Author Study- Mem Fox

I really enjoyed the many author studies we did each week. We did an author study on Mem Fox and did many activities that I wasn't able to get pictures of but I have a few.

Below are a few of the stories we read by Mem Fox. We focused on characterization and comparing characteristics between these stories.

With"Feathers and Fools," we focused on the characteristics between the two birds in the story. We created a Venn Diagram as a class and discussed similar and different characteristics! They did such a great job!

With "Hattie and the Fox," the students individually created a graphic organizer to list character traits. I traced the cover of the book and gave students construction paper to tear an glued onto their hen. We used a googley eye which was a cute touch!

The last story was "Boo to a Goose." Instead of character traits on this book, I decided to have the children write something they "would do,but wouldn't do." In the story, the author writes silly things like, "I would......, but wouldn't say, "boo to a goose!" The ones the students wrote were hilarious!