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Locomotive Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources Collection

Invite students to learn all about the first trains to cross America. Brian Floca’s award-winning picture book puts readers front and center on America’s Transcontinental Railroad. Students will make predictions about the journey, use details to visualize powerful locomotives, and learn to ask questions while reading. Each picture in this book tells the story of one family's journey from Omaha to Sacramento, and if you look closely, you'll discover hundreds of hidden details about life on the first locomotives. All aboard!

  • Included in this collection
  • 5 comprehension strategy lesson plans and student resources for Locomotive
  • Comprehension worksheets and answer keys
  • Text-based reader's notebook prompts
  • Word work lesson plan and activities focused on Onomatopoeias
  • Interactive vocabulary games and activities
  • Running record assessment
  • Comprehension assessment
  • Skills sheets
  • Resources translated to Spanish
  • Note: This set of instructional resources is for use with the book Locomotive by Brian Floca. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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Invite students to learn all about the first trains to cross America. Brian Floca’s award-winning picture book puts readers front and center on America’s Transcontinental Railroad. Students will make predictions about the journey, use details to visualize powerful locomotives, and learn to ask questions while reading. Each picture in this book tells the story of one family's journey from Omaha to Sacramento, and if you look closely, you'll discover hundreds of hidden details about life on the first locomotives. All aboard!

  • Included in this collection
  • 5 comprehension strategy lesson plans and student resources for Locomotive
  • Comprehension worksheets and answer keys
  • Text-based reader's notebook prompts
  • Word work lesson plan and activities focused on Onomatopoeias
  • Interactive vocabulary games and activities
  • Running record assessment
  • Comprehension assessment
  • Skills sheets
  • Resources translated to Spanish
  • This set of instructional resources is for use with the book Locomotive by Brian Floca. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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Book Title:
Locomotive
Book Author:
Brian Floca
Grade Level:
3
Genre(s):
Informational, Nonfiction
F&P Guided Reading Level:
O
DRA Level:
34
Reading Recovery Level:
34
Theme(s):
Award Winners, History
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Asking Questions:
RI.3.1, RI.3.4, RI.3.10, RF.3.3, RF.3.4, SL.3.1c, SL.3.1d, SL.3.2, SL.3.3, W.3.8, L.3.6
Identifying the Author's Purpose:
RI.3.2, RI.3.4, RI.3.7, RI.3.10, RF.3.3, RF.3.4, SL.3.1d, SL.3.2, SL.3.3, W.3.8, L.3.6
Making Predictions:
RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.5, RI.3.10, RF.3.3, RF.3.4, SL.3.1d, SL.3.2, SL.3.3, W.3.8, L.3.6
Retelling & Summarizing:
RI.3.2, RL.3.4, RI.3.7, RI.3.10, RF.3.3, RF.3.4, SL.3.1d, SL.3.2, SL.3.3, W.3.8, L.3.6
Visualizing:
RI.3.1, RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.3.10, RF.3.3, RF.3.4, SL.3.1d, SL.3.2, SL.3.3, W.3.8, L.3.6
Vocabulary Connections:
L.3.4a, L.3.5b, L.3.6
Word Work:
RF.3.3, RF.3.4
Asking Questions:
3.1A, 3.1C, 3.1D, 3.1E, 3.6A, 3.6B, 3.6I, 3.7B, 3.7C, 3.7D, 3.7E, 3.7F, 3.7G, 3.9D(i), 3.9D(ii), 3.9D(iii), 3.13A, 3.13C, 3.13E, 3.13H
Identifying the Author's Purpose:
3.1A, 3.1C, 3.1D, 3.1E, 3.6A, 3.6B, 3.6I, 3.7A, 3.7B, 3.7C, 3.7D, 3.7E, 3.7F, 3.7G, 3.8C, 3.9D(i), 3.9D(ii), 3.9D(iii), 3.10A, 3.10B, 3.10C, 3.10D, 3.10F, 3.13C, 3.13E, 3.13H
Making Predictions:
3.1A, 3.1C, 3.1D, 3.1E, 3.6A, 3.6B, 3.6C, 3.6I, 3.7A, 3.7B, 3.7C, 3.7D, 3.7E, 3.7F, 3.7G, 3.9D(i), 3.9D(ii), 3.9D(iii), 3.13C, 3.13E, 3.13H
Retelling & Summarizing:
3.1A, 3.1C, 3.1D, 3.1E, 3.6A, 3.6G, 3.6I, 3.7B, 3.7C, 3.7D, 3.7E, 3.7F, 3.7G, 3.8D, 3.9D(i), 3.9D(ii), 3.9D(iii), 3.13C, 3.13E, 3.13H
Visualizing:
3.1A, 3.1C, 3.1D, 3.1E, 3.6A, 3.6D, 3.6E, 3.6I, 3.7A, 3.7B, 3.7C, 3.7E, 3.7F, 3.9D(i), 3.9D(ii), 3.9D(iii), 3.10C, 3.13C, 3.13E, 3.13H
Vocabulary Connections:
3.7E, 3.7F, 3.3A, 3.3B
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