Memoirs of a Parrot activities and lesson plan ideas

Our Memoirs of a Parrott Activities are now digital for distance learning with editable teaching slides and worksheets based on Devin Scillian's book. Read aloud the picture book then use the printables or go paperless with Google or Seesaw to practice standards-based skills.    THIS READING UNIT FOCUSES ON USING THE MENTOR TEXT TO TEACH: ◼️ READING STRATEGIES ☐ point of view ☐ summarizing and retelling ☐ comparing and contrasting ☐ analyzing character ☐ asking and answering questions ☐ identifying theme, message or moral   ◼️ SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING TOPICS ☐ friendship   ◼️ GRAMMAR & LANGUAGE CONCEPTS ☐ shades of meaning ☐ pronouns ☐ adverbs ☐ synonyms   SUMMARY OF THE MENTOR TEXT: Brock is a parrot living in Wilbur’s Pet Shop. He can’t stand when customers come in and stare at him, asking if he wants a cracker. Brock can’t seem to understand why they think his name is Polly. One day, a man named Todd comes into the store and buys Brock. Right away, Brock doesn’t like Todd. His