Donavan's word jar book report

Find books like donavans word jar from the worlds largest community of readers. Jul 16, 2008 donavans double trouble is monalisa degrosss followup to donavans word jar. How can he make room for new words without giving up all the terrific words already in his jar. Every time he learns a new word, he writes it down and puts it in a word jar, until one day when he realizes that his jar is full. Abby takes a stand the adventures of captain underpants.

Donavans word jar printables, classroom activities, teacher. Introduce the formula somebody wanted but so then as a method for summarizing. Big words, small words, fancy words, simple words, written on tiny slips of paper. The bookmobile parked outside glenmount elementarymiddle school in northeast baltimore on friday to give students the book donavans word jar by author monalisa degross, whos from baltimore. Anne frank flip book could be used for any book book report projects. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Feb 07, 2019 donavan allen doesnt collect coins, comics, or trading cards like most kids.

Literature units and book picks for second graders. Donavans father, who is busy preparing to open his own roofing business, takes time to discuss donavans dilemma. Donavan allen doesnt collect coins, comics, or trading cards like most kids. Well, in the book donavans word jar, the main character, donavan, collected words. Many of his friends in class collect things, such as baseball cards, buttons, coins and comics. But one day, donavan discovers that his word jar is full. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more.

This chapter book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 5 to 7 who are ready to read independently. Donovans word jar lesson plan template and teaching resources. Whenever donavan finds a new word, he writes it on a slip of paper and puts it in his word jar. Donavans word jar by monalisa degross, cheryl hanna. But one day the jar is almost full and donavan has a dilemma. He savors each word as he learns to say it and discovers its meaning. Building classroom community with the name jar theimaginationnook. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. A close reading activity based on the story, donavans word jar and includes instructions for implementation, text dependent questions, vocabulary and additional tasks. He cant put any new words in the classic story about the power of words. This is a novel study unit for donavan s word jar by monalisa degross.

He keeps the words he collects on slips of paper in a big glass jar. Or other interested party in support of african american childrens literature. Book unit for donavans word jar 3rd grade books, book study. This collection of best selling titles was hand selected to provide you with the best books at the best prices. Donavans word jar overviewreflection2 lesson plan 3. Home faq about log in subscribe now 30day free trial java games. They say no matter what he does or how hard he tries, he wont understand until he has some sort of a math breakthrough. When his word jar becomes filled to the brim with the slips of paper on which the words he s collected and memorized are written, donavan has a problem. Donavan s word jar donovan s word jar double fudge dr. Monalisa degross wrote donavans word jar and granddaddys street songs. Jul 18, 2014 resources for the novel donovans word jar by monalisa degross. Book report form donavans word jar book report form pdf file customize the donavans word jar book report. Keep adding to it as you read more stories and articles.

Donavans word jar book companion pack provides multiple. Harcourt school publishers storytown rdg prgm 080910 wt paperback 1 april. Dec 31, 2018 donavan s word jar trophy chapter book degross, monalisa, hanna, cheryl on. She works at the enoch pratt free library in baltimore as project manager of the family reading circle, where she meets and observes children of all ages. Barney frank, the family functions, support the fight against breast cancer, angelina giardina, cafe world advantage, baltimore tattoo arts convention, dwayne the rock johnson, adeles music, ralph e. Every time he sees a new wordon a billboard, a cereal box, a store sign, etc. Donavans word jar printables, classroom activities. Vail mountain school expands students vocabularies. Free donavan s word jar study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Slj explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Its a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a supplement for activity books for children.

The bookmobile parked outside glenmount elementarymiddle school in northeast baltimore on friday to give students the book donavan s word jar by author monalisa degross, who s from baltimore. They also answer study questions about the book and define a list of vocabulary terms. We offer discounted pricing, free shipping and unparalleled expertise and customer service. Appropriate titles of equal value may be substituted if any of the listed titles are unavailable at shipping time. For my class, this book worked very well with our curriculum because it had a reading level that was compatible for most of the students. Degross lives in baltimore, maryland, near her children, donavan and nikki, and her grandchildren, shaundrea, annalisa, and august. Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. One day, after reading the word nutrition and liking the feel of it on his tongue, donavan decides to collect words. Apr 01, 2006 donavans word jar library book grade 3. Write your favorite english word with its definition on a flash card. Have students write a story summary of donavans word jar in the form of s simple book report. Donavans word jar trophy chapter books paperback by.

Christopher, garrett is the author of donavans word jar. Degross lives in baltimore, maryland, near her children, donavan and nikki, and her grandchildren, shaundrea, annalisa. Free donavans word jar study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Harcourt school publishers storytown rdg prgm 080910 wt paperback 1 april 2006. Mike got the word chortle, and i actually heard him giggle, she said laughing. Create a classroom word jar as you read stories in this basal text. This is a complete unit for students independent completion of the text donavans word jar. This is a novel study unit for donavans word jar by monalisa degross. He collects wordsbig words, little words, soft words, and silly words. Donavans word jar trophy chapter book degross, monalisa, hanna, cheryl on. Youngsters read the fictional story donavans word jar. Free donavans word jar worksheets and literature unit for. Dec 31, 2018 donavan allen doesnt collect coins, comics, or trading cards like most kids. Donavans word jar is a story about a young boy who collects words.

Try to choose books that your child is interested in and that will challenge them, but not frustrate them. Lingo as she reads, donavans word jar by monalisa degross. Donavans search for the perfect solution is at the center of this story featuring his loving, supportive africanamerican family. See more ideas about teaching reading, words and jar. Daily reading journal go beyond a simple book report. Donavan knows his friends are right, but he read the full article. The novel donovans word jar is a story about a young boy who loves words and collects them in his word jar.

Demonstrate comprehension understanding before reading, during. It must be spelled correctly, we will display these on our door. Donavans word jar novel study by the literacy garden tpt. They seem to leap out at him from books, signs, even the back of cereal boxes. Identify the authors purpose and type, using various genre. Earth day easter egg eat my dust henry fords first race step into reading epossumondas plays possum everything is different at nonnas house fancy nancy halloween or bust. This can be a bell wok assignment to be discussed once a week or do it daily. Fancy nancy splendiferous christmas fancy nancy at the museum. Donavans mother watches over the family, preparing healthy meals and keeping the kids on schedule. After her teacher read the book aloud to the class, jj wanted to start a word collection jar at home.

This book is perfect for young readers building their vocabulary. Jul 18, 2014 resources for the novel donovan s word jar by monalisa degross. Monalisa degross wrote donavan s word jar and granddaddy s street songs. Donavans word jar objectives tswbat read a text out loud with accuracy and fluency. Donavan doesnt collect baseball cards like other kidshe collects words for his word jar, and they bring an unexpected delight. Jul 27, 20 our word collections began with donavans word jar. Donavans double trouble written by monalisa degross illustrated by amy bates published by harpercollins, 2008 donavans friends say he has a math block. See more ideas about guided reading lessons, reading lessons and s word. Then they discuss word usage and phonetics in class. He chooses words that sound smart, silly or mysterious.

Well, in the book donavan s word jar, the main character, donavan, collected words. This book was an interesting read, and i recommend it to anyone looking for a short, heartwarming book. Lingo as she reads, donavan s word jar by monalisa degross. A to z mysteries the lucky lottery by ron roy charlottes web by e. Wednesday 1024 our book character costumes were great this morning. She is pleased by donavans growing word collection. Maryland book bank celebrates 1 millionth book giveaway. This meager, sluggish story centers on donavan, a boy who collects words. Mar 08, 2018 sign in to report inappropriate content. Postit pages for monitoring comprehension while reading are. At the end of each day, he writes his new words in purple ink on yellow slips of paper and puts them in a jar. Goodreads members who liked donavans word jar also liked.

Donavans word jar written by monalisa degross donavan doesnt collect baseball cards like other kidshe collects words for his word jar, and they bring an unexpected delight. Donavan s search for the perfect solution is at the center of this story featuring his loving, supportive africanamerican family. Book reports will be due on the first day of school. His journey continues as he finds a way to keep all his words and collect new ones. Novelties study guides, published 1999 under isbn 9780767522021 and isbn 0767522028. This chapter book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 5 to 7 w.