Pig the Elf

PIG THE ELF

Do your students LOVE Pig the Pug? Then they will sure love the Christmas themed book Pig the Elf by Aaron Blabey! It's the perfect holiday read aloud, and your Kindergarten and First Grade students will laugh out loud at Pig and his greedy festive antics.

PIG THE ELF BOOK ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING IDEAS

No one loves Christmas more than Pig, the world's greediest Pug. He's going to stay up all night to get his presents! Will he be put on Santa's naughty list? And what about his poor friend, Trevor? You'll have to read the book to find out!

These book activities with literacy printables, reading comprehension companion activities, and lesson ideas will help you connect this fun Christmas read aloud with key literacy learning skills.

The book study is packed with activities that will help your students work on story elements, character traits, story retell, writing activities, problem & solution, and making text to self connections.

The book study also offers activities to help your students develop story vocabulary, define the author's purpose think about the story's main idea or theme, offer opinions and advice, recognize cause & effect, and check for understanding with comprehension questions.

The activities in this Pig the Elf literacy unit are aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and VA SOL learning standards. Checklists for the standards are included in the unit, to aid with lesson planning.

This book study companion unit can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, or as part of a book club. Copy a pack for each student and you're ready to go!