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If you haven’t read Ricky the Rock that Couldn’t Roll by Jan Miletsky then you need to go check it out immediately! My students and I all LOVE this heartwarming story about a flat rock who couldn’t roll like his friends!
Another major appeal of this book is that it’s the perfect mentor text for so many different skills. You can easily reuse it for multiple skills and students will never get tired of reading it!
Skills to Teach with this Book
- Theme – the last page states a beautiful message to young readers!
- Problem/Solution
- Sequencing Events
- Character Traits and Emotions
- Speech bubbles -You’ll definitely want to read all of the speech bubbles in the book since they’re sure to make you laugh!
- Retelling – I use this book to practice three different retelling strategies to help students remember what they read. Click to find out more!
Download the FREE retelling strategies anchor chart we use with the Ricky the Rock book!
Have you used this book with your students? What other skills/strategies have you used it to teach? Share in the comments!
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