This page has reading comprehension questions, vocabulary cards, and puzzles. Included are sample plans, author information, vocabularybuilding ideas, and crosscurricular activities. Student worksheets see lesson the chocolate touch by patrick skene. Predict whether john will be happy with his new chocolate touch ability. Chocolate crafts and activities for national chocolate day. Teaching the chocolate touch and chocolate fever book units. The units contain vocabulary booklets, comprehension printables, and constructive writing exercises.
This download contains both a printable format as well as. Jan 26, 2017 this video is intended for the elementary students at griffith public schools. Thank you for purchasing the following ebook another. If you like to ability group students into different reading groups, chocolate. This is a complete novel study that includes many individual products. Chocolate books for a theme or unit teaching heart.
Students investigate language arts by answering story study questions. This page has reading comprehension questions, vocabulary worksheets, puzzles, and vocabulary cards. Day 6 read chapters 1112, pages 110126 writingbloggingtell me about a difficult choice you had to make in your life. Suddenly, everything johns lips touch turns to chocolate.
Daily reading journal go beyond a simple book report. I say this because this book only has 128 pages and has an interesting plot which is about a greedy boy who all he eats is chocolate page 24. John is a nice boy who gets in trouble once in a while but is mostly good. Johns troubles are relatable and teach simple lessons at the same time. The chocolate touch novel unit is a common core standard aligned book study to be used with the chocolate touch by patrick skene catling. When john opened his box of chocolates he found only one chocolate, wrapped in gold foil, sitting in the center. The chocolate touch is technically a late third grade or early fourth grade read. Your child will enjoy completing the packet in response to each chapter.
A guide for using the chocolate touch in each book in this series is a guide for using a wellknown piece of literature in the classroom. A guide for using the chocolate touch in the classroom 0014467023373. This book is rich with vocabulary and a story that almost all students can make connections with. The chocolate touch kindle edition by catling, patrick. He has a nice mom and dad, a little sister, and lives a happy life. He spends all his lunch money on chocolate, sneaks chocolate before meals, and.
The chocolate touch is the story of a boy that acquires a magical gift which turns everything his lips touch into chocolate. When we finished reading the chocolate touch, each student made their own chocolate bar filled with a yummy book report. I also liked this book because it teaching a lot of life lessons. See more ideas about the chocolate touch, book study and 4th grade reading. Have students write down what their favorite food or favorite activity. We wrote our stories on a paper shaped like a large hersheys kiss. This is an engaging novel study students will enjoy.
Chocolate touch questions the chocolate touch, this or that. The chocolate touch book unit created by gay miller welcome to book units teacher i love teaching. John was going to his friend susans house when he turned the. This the chocolate touch book club meeting focuses on examining the main characters feelings to help determine theme. The book is great and the kids really enjoyed reading it. Chocolate book units if you like to ability group students into different reading groups, chocolate. Students easily relate to the setting and the main characters love of chocolate in the book. Patrick skene catling tells the story of a young boy who wanted chocolate so. Prereading activities the chocolate touch before the book tales or stories like the chocolate touch teach a lesson in a way that makes what the author wants to say easier to understand. Comprehension questions reading comprehension the chocolate touch middle school ela good student vocabulary cards printable worksheets literacy classroom ideas. Put events from the book in the order that they happened. Chocolate fever book unit created by gay miller welcome to book units teacher i love teaching.
The chocolate touch this page has worksheets and activities to use with patrick skene catlings novel, the chocolate touch. This book makes it easy to teach characterization, theme, problemsolution and plot, but most of all its my favorite strategy for teaching. Students naturally love the dilemmas faced by john in patrick skene catlings book the chocolate touch. Johns one bad fault is that he is a pig about eating candy. This book club super pack includes a common core aligned lesson plan and set of resources. The chocolate touch novel study book unit distance learning tpt. Oct 20, 2019 the chocolate touch novel unit is a common core standard aligned book study to be used with the chocolate touch by patrick skene catling. Then one day, john finds a strange coin on the sidewalk and uses it to buy a box of chocolate at a mysterious new candy store. This video is intended for the elementary students at griffith public schools. Chocolate touch grades 45 my students and i just finished reading the book the chocolate touch. This unit includes prereading, during reading and postreading activities surrounding vocabulary as well as comprehension questions and activities that focus on various levels of thinking. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. The chocolate touch by patrick skene catling scholastic. This is the first chapter in the novel the chocolate touch.
However, it was originally published in 1952 so much of the verbiage is challenging for even a fourth or fifth grader. Now you can teach challenging reading comprehension skills through novels without having to spend all those hours preparing for literature circles or book clubs. Curious george goes to a chocolate factory by margret rey. From bestselling and awardwinning author andrew clements, a quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of words that will. The world is a thirsty place, he thought as he nearly emptied his fourth pitcher of the day. Teach with the chocolate touch by patrick skene catling. In this word sorting lesson, students read the book the chocolate touch and answer questions regarding the characters, language and conflict in the story. If the name john midas and the title the chocolate touch makes you think of a greek story called the midas touch, youre right on. Jan 26, 2020 print some of these fun, free chocolate printables and worksheets to make yoru own chocolate theme perfect for valentines day in febraury, national chocolate day on october 28th, learning about the mayans ancient civilization, or with a childrens book like charlie in the chocolate factory chocolate touch. The chocolate touch worksheets and literature unit. Here is the place for me to share some of the things i love. The chocolate touch by patrick skene catling is a fun, low prep novel study for students that is ccss aligned.
The chocolate touch is one novel that i will be using around valentines day. The chocolate touch is a young adult novel by patrick skene catling, based on the story of king midas, who turned into gold everything he touched. Free the chocolate touch study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Chocolate touch students can visit this website and practice the vocabulary.
The chocolate touch is a bit more challenging with a lexile measure of 770. Free the chocolate touch worksheets and literature unit for. Patrick skene catling tells the story of a young boy who wanted chocolate so much that he was not concerned with anything else. Describe what john found when he opened his special box of chocolates. Chocolate touch audiocassette by patrick skene catling. If he could, john midas would eat nothing but chocolate all the time, and hed never share it with. I especially love interactive notebooks, anchor charts, handson activities, great books, and making learning fun.
We used the kisses to write descriptive paragraphs using the five senses. The chocolate touch is the perfect novel for doing just that. While this book is a wellloved book that will keep your nine to twelve year olds attention, this free, printable reading packet will engage them. The chocolate touch is still in print, and is often used in grade school curricula throughout the united states. Jan 20, 2017 the chocolate touch novel study is a common core standard aligned book unit to be used with the chocolate touch by patrick skene catling. The chocolate touch by melissa mcclone, paperback barnes. Students will use the text as evidence to identify how john is feeling and what that emotion may say about the theme. Be sure to check out all four versions of the chocolate. Midas want john to eat other foods besides candy so that he will be healthy. After you read the book, take the quiz and see how you do.
For example, the chocolate touch was a quick and short book with an interesting plot. The chocolate touch novel study is a common core standard aligned book unit to be used with the chocolate touch by patrick skene catling. Jan 05, 2014 the chocolate touch is the perfect novel for doing just that. Print some of these fun, free chocolate printables and worksheets to make yoru own chocolate theme perfect for valentines day in febraury, national chocolate day on october 28th, learning about the mayans ancient civilization, or with a childrens book like charlie in the chocolate factory chocolate touch. Chocolate a unit study this goes along great with the book charlie and the chocolate factory or after watching the movie about the wonderful willy wonka. The chocolate touch novel study unit chocolate touch novel. The chocolate touch novel study by katie conklin tpt.
In the chocolate touch, john midas is a boy who is selfish, dishonest, and cannot get enough chocolate. Use these chocolate lesson plans to enhance your childrens literature unit. Click the download button and then print it when youre ready to use it. The chocolate touch novel study guide grades 3 to 4 ebook. Show students the cover of the book, then have them read the description. The chocolate touch and chocolate fever book units bundle will.
Respond to each short answer question on the lines below. The chocolate touch and chocolate fever book unit to determine which best fits your teaching needs. The chocolate touch teacher guide by novel units novel units on. Check out the student samples below the pictures show the outside wrappers students decorated and the 4 page book reports inside. I love to incorporate themed ela units with holidays. One unique aspect about the unit is the skill practice. This chocolate touch novel study provides a wide range of reading activities. Chocolate toothpaste and chocolate water fountains are great, but things get complicated when john cant play the trumpet or bob for apples. A guide for using the chocolate touch in the classroom.
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