"The Panda Problem" Lesson Plan and Activities

This product contains PDF activities based on The Panda Problem by Deborah Underwood. The first activity has students brainstorm ideas for a book about a panda. The second activity has students analyze the challenges the panda creates in the story. Finally, students will read a nonfiction paragraph about pandas and identify the main idea and key details.

Recommended for Grades: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

A great book and activity for National Panda Day or any day with an easy to follow guide to make sub plans easy.

The students will have to:
*read The Panda Problem by Deborah Underwood
*plan a narrative writing piece about a panda

*analyze the character's challenges

*read a nonfiction paragraph and notice the main idea and details

Standards:

• CCSSRL.1.3, CCSSRL.2.3, CCSSRL.3.3, CCSSRL.4.3, CCSSRI.1.2, CCSSRI.2.2, CCSSRI.3.2, CCSSRI.4.2, CCSSRI.5.2, CCSSW.1.3, CCSSW.2.3, CCSSW.3.3, CCSSW.4.3, CCSSW.5.3, CSSCCRA.R.3, CSSCCRA.R.2, CSSCCRA.W.3, CSSCCRA.5.5

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