Jack and the Beanstalk Read Aloud Activities with Crafts for Fairy Tale Unit

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Jack and the Beanstalk is a fairy tale unit read aloud favorite! These Jack and the Beanstalk activities, fairy tale crafts, Jack and the Beanstalk crafts, reading responses, writing prompts and worksheets will make your classroom fun and ready to dive into your fairy tale unit! These Jack and the Beanstalk activities are all differentiated for K-3.

Please note, you will need a copy of the original version of Jack and the Beanstalk in order to use this resource.

There are 7 Jack and the Beanstalk reading response activities:

1. Making Predictions
2. Answering Questions
3. Story Elements (Character, Setting, Problem, Solution)
4. Making Connections (text to text, text to self, text to world)
5. Character Changes
6. Compare/Contrast
7. Favorite Part

As well as 2 Jack and the Beanstalk reading crafts:

• Story Element Jack and the Beanstalk Craft and Flip Book
• First, Then, Next, Last Castle in the Clouds Craft and Flip Book

There are 4 Jack and the Beanstalk writing prompts and crafts:

1. Narrative Writing Prompt in Primary and Intermediate with Magic Beans Craft
2. Informative Writing Prompt in Primary and Intermediate with Golden Hens Craft
3. Opinion Writing Prompt in Primary and Intermediate with Jack and the Beanstalk Craft
4. How To Writing Prompt in Primary and Intermediate with Bean Sprout Craft

There are also 5 other fun Jack and the Beanstalk word work and writing activities included:

1. Unscramble Words
2. Word Search
3. Decoding Words
4. Make a Word
5. Directed Draw & Write

Answer keys are included for most pages. Pages in which many answers could apply do not have answer keys.

Each reading and writing pages are differentiated to include:

• Traceable sentence stems
• Fill in the blank sentence stems
• Long answer blank replies

These read aloud activities are differentiated to work with kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade students.

Jack and the Beanstalk Bulletin Board Ideas:

Both the writing and reading crafts make great reading bulletin boards. Pin their final crafts to your writing or reading bulletin boards for the perfect Jack and the Beanstalk bulletin board!

When to use the Jack and the Beanstalk Read Aloud Activities:

These read aloud activities are PERFECT for whole group reading, reading centers, holidays, substitutes, student teachers, parent read alouds, morning work, independent work, small group reading and more.

Timeline for Jack and the Beanstalk Read Aloud Activities:

Stretch each read aloud out for a week, or use all of the activities to fill a slow morning. With so many options and differentiated versions, the possibilities are endless.

Who are the Read Aloud Companions For?

All read aloud activities are differentiated for K-3, but are best suited for 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade centers and can be used with assistance for high kindergarten students.

Grab the 40 READ ALOUD ACTIVITIES BUNDLE to have a WHOLE YEAR of reading centers, crafts and activities done for you.

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