Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato Book Activities

Bring Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato to life in your classroom with this engaging book companion pack. Students will love following along as Jamie searches for a way to solve his family’s problem and gets more help than he ever expected. It’s a fun way to build literacy skills while exploring Irish folktales and character traits.

It’s a fun way to build literacy skills while encouraging creative thinking.

Inside, you’ll find hands-on activities for sequencing, retelling, vocabulary, and writing, along with meaningful cross-curricular extensions in math, science, and STEM to keep students engaged across multiple days.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

⭐ Teacher Tools
• Getting Started Tips
• Book Poster
• Author & Illustrator Poster (Tomie dePaola)
• Before/During/After Discussion Cards
• Guided Comprehension Questions
• Comprehension Worksheet + Answer Key

⭐ Vocabulary Activities
• Vocabulary Word Wall Cards
• Vocabulary Support Cards
• Vocabulary Practice Worksheets
• ABC Order Activity

⭐ Story Elements & Reading Skills
• Story Elements Poster & Worksheets (Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution)
• Flip Book Activity
• Making Predictions, Author’s Purpose, Main Idea, Opinion, Favorite Part
• Problem & Solution Activities
• Character Traits Circle Maps, Sorts, and Worksheets
• Moral Poster and Moral Response Pages
• Cause & Effect Poster and Puzzle Activities
• Making Connections Worksheets
• Fiction vs. Nonfiction Activity
• Folktales Anchor Chart and Poster

⭐ Crafts & Retelling
• Jamie O’Rourke Character Craft
• Writing Craftivity Options
• Popsicle Stick Retelling Puppets
• Additional Craft Option

⭐ Readers & Sequencing
• “I See Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato” Emergent Reader
• “A Potato Grows” Life Cycle Reader
• Sequencing Worksheets and Cut-and-Paste Activities
• Read and Sequence Activity
• Story Event Sequencing Cards

⭐ Science & STEM Extensions
• Potato Life Cycle Poster and Worksheet
• Label the Potato Activities
• Root Vegetables Worksheets
• Potato Eye Observation Experiment
• “It Won’t Budge” STEM Challenge

⭐ Math Extensions
• Graphing and Survey Worksheets
• Counting Worksheets
• Potato Math Mats (Make 10 / Make 20) with Recording Sheets
• Add and Subtract Mats

This is a companion resource designed to pair with Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie dePaola. The book itself is not included. This resource was created by A Dab of Glue Will Do and is not endorsed or affiliated with the author or publisher in any way.

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