This twopage comprehension sheet has questions about the book stone fox. Stone fox by john reynolds gardiner, greg hargreaves. His only hope to keep the farm is to win a dog sled race, but the legendary dog sled racer, stone fox, has also entered the race. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Introduce students to unfamiliar words they will find in the book by john reynolds gardiner. Foster, the bank manager, said willy and his grandfather should. Stone fox by john reynolds gardiner activity sheets attached movie. What book was john reynolds gardiners first published work. Remember you are writing a new ending to the story. Stone fox has a change of heart and even though he could have won, he allows willy to carry his dog over the finish line and win.
Write a different ending to chapter 10 of stone fox. Stone fox chapter questions and vocabulary questions and vocabulary words. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on one chapter of stone fox and is comprised of five different activities. Her skin was tan and her face was covered with wrinkles. He just lay there and stared at the ceiling and looked sad.
Chapter 1 comprehension for students 4th 7th in this reading comprehension learning exercise, students will complete 8 short answer questions after reading chapter one of the book stone fox. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. A guide for using stone fox in the classroom, grades 35 by teacher created resources this resource is directly related to its literature equivalent and filled with a variety of crosscurricular lessons to do before, during, and after reading the book. With buddy ebsen, joey cramer, belinda montgomery, gordon tootoosis. It was hard work living on a potato farm, but it was also a lot of fun. This was actually considered to be his best novel, in spite of later books he published.
Medcram medical lectures explained clearly recommended for you. An introduction to working with these exercises and the book in general which both. Illustrated by greg hargreaves new providence school. Stone fox by john reynolds gardiner suggestions and expectations this curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stone fox harper trophy book. Choose from 500 different sets of stone fox chapter 5 flashcards on quizlet.
Stone fox chapter 5 worksheet for 3rd 4th grade lesson planet. The book was originally published in 1980 and at the time it sold over three million copies. Make up a practical joke that grandfather could have played on little willy and write about it on this page. Then stone fox pulled out his rifle and shot in the air. All 109 exercises from the print version of the book here are all 109 exercises from the printed book, but formatted as individual a4 worksheets. Stone fox chapter 1 comprehension questions lesson plans. This 28page guide for stone fox by john reynolds gardiner includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 10 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis.
In the story, a boy named willy enters a sled dog race to help raise money to save his grandfathers farm. Based on a rocky mountain legend, stone fox tells the story of little willy, who lives with his grandfather in wyoming. Stone fox a thorough list of activities involving technology integration. It tells the story of willy and how he must try to save his grandfathers farm. As he fed grandfather his oatmeal, he tried to hide his eye. Stone fox was acclaimed and very popular when it was published in 1980. Stone fox is a short childrens novel by john reynolds gardiner. This page has printable worksheets, activities, and puzzles to go along with the popular chapter book, stone fox. He went inside the barn, and he saw the five samoyeds. Stone fox resources research project prereading webquest that looks very, very good but has many broken research links and the rubric link is no longer there, however, if anyone wants to do this i am sure that we can find new links and work something out, if nothing else it may be a good source of ideas.
Willys major opponent is the native american stone fox who races his team of malamutes each year and inevitably wins, using the prize money to buy back land he feels the white settlers have stolen from his people. What did willy see when he went past his house during. Vocabulary and comprehension of chapters of stone fox. Chapter 5 the way little willy was worried about his grandfather so he went to doc smith, but before he got there he remembered what grandfather said, if theres a will theres a way. Ideas for using these worksheets are offered in the introduction mentioned above. Stone fox harper trophy book kindle edition by gardiner, john reynolds, greg hargreaves. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. Read stone fox by john reynolds gardiner and complete at least 5 of the chapter activities. Learn reading vocabulary chapter 5 stone fox with free interactive flashcards. Stone fox by john reynolds gardiner i read this book aloud to my kids today, and let me tell you. Stone fox a chapter book study by julies learning corner tpt. Learn stone fox chapter 5 with free interactive flashcards. Little willy lived with his grandfather on a small potato farm in wyoming.
Stone fox is a 1980 childrens novel by john reynolds gardiner. Little willy little willy is the main protagonist of the book and is central to the bildungsroman narrative. Vocabulary ready to go 9 homework lists for chapters of stone fox each list has. Grandfather is sick and ten year old little willie is left to care for the farm and find a way to pay the taxes. Read this title for free and explore over 1 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and current magazines with kindle unlimited. The character analysis and reflection are required to be completed in addition to the 5 chapter activities. Teachers are encouraged to copy and paste them into their own document for classroom use. In this reading worksheet, students answer 9 comprehension questions about chapter 5 of stone fox. See more ideas about stone fox, 3rd grade reading and teaching reading. Stone fox this lesson helps students understand the concepts of income, capital, saving, taxes, and credit. This stone fox chapter 5 worksheet is suitable for 3rd 4th grade. This works best for me with a classroom set of the book, but it can also be done as a read aloud.
Willy becomes responsible for taking care of his grandfather and the entirety of the farm after grandfather. This product contains comprehension questions for each chapter as well as an answer key. Choose from 500 different sets of reading vocabulary chapter 5 stone fox flashcards on quizlet. Stone fox is a childrens novel which was the first novel written by john gardiner. The first few words of each answer are given to help students write complete sentences. Chapter 1 comprehension for students 4th 7th in this reading comprehension learning exercise, students will complete 8 short answer questions after reading chapter one of the book. Doc smith had snow white hair and wore a long black dress. Its a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom. Students will read the book stone fox about a dog, a boy, and their friendship. Stone fox harper trophy book kindle edition by gardiner. He is a 10yearold boy who lives with his grandfather and his dog, searchlight, on a potato farm in wyoming. Searchlight, willys dog, gives it her all, but her heart bursts just ten feet from the finish line.
Except this time, bubs nearly 7 wasnt rolling his eyes. Dec 09, 20 our turtle house digital fireside with john bytheway, meg johnson, and hank smith. What did doc smith say was wrong with willys grandpa. I really hope my students appreciate reading stone fox with full comprehension as transitional readers from spanish to english. Our turtle house digital fireside with john bytheway, meg johnson, and hank smith. It sold three million copies and was turned into a television movie starring buddy ebsen, joey cramer, and gordon tootoosis and directed by harvey hart in. This product goes along with the book stone fox, by john reynolds gardiner. Finally when he got there she was making a fuss about his taxes. Little willy asked stone fox if searchlight was dead.
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