Students are given the first few words of the answer in italics to help them respond in a complete sentence. It sold three million copies and was turned into a television movie starring buddy ebsen, joey cramer, and gordon tootoosis and directed by harvey hart in 1987. A guide for using stone fox in the classroom, grades 35 by teacher created resources this resource is directly related to its literature equivalent and filled with a variety of crosscurricular lessons to do before, during, and after reading the book. This was actually considered to be his best novel, in spite of later books he published. Stone fox is a childrens novel which was the first novel written by john gardiner.
This guide or comprehension packet includes vocabulary lists for discussion, comprehension questions, and also allows students to write and illustrate an epilogue. At the general store, willy sees a poster advertising a five hundred dollar reward for a dogsled competition. Stone fox is a childrens novella by john reynolds gardiner. Stone fox by john reynolds gardiner activity sheets attached movie. Vocabulary and comprehension of chapters of stone fox. Sentence unit lesson 5 combining two simple sentences with coordinating conjunctions 1. Cheyenne probably because its about how stone fox helped little willy even though little willy is a white person and stone fox islikes white people for whatmore probably because its about how stone fox helped little willy even though little willy is a white person and stone fox islikes white people for what they did to his indian tribe.
Little willy left the bank with a stack of ten dollar gold pieces five of them to be exact. Stone fox tells the story of little willy, a ten year old who enters a challenging dogsled race in hopes of winning money to pay the back taxes on his. Teachers utilize this lesson to challenge your students comprehension and critical thinking skills. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more.
Chapter 1 grandfather chapter 3 searchlight twentyfour words surrounded encircled by. Students will read the book stone fox about a dog, a boy, and their friendship. Searchlight, willys dog, gives it her all, but her heart bursts just ten feet from the finish line. Read stone fox by john reynolds gardiner and complete at least 5 of the chapter activities. What was stone fox going to do with the money if he won the race. Where did willy get the money to enter the dogsled race. How did willy feel after he paid the money to enter the race. The odds were good that stone fox would win the race. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of stone fox by john reynolds gardiner.
The activities in this book are based on sentences and. Discuss similarities between stone fox and little willy particularly their feelings about land. All of the lesson plans and activities included in this package are aligned to the common core standards for third grade. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. See more ideas about stone fox, activities and fox. Teachers are encouraged to copy and paste them into their own document for classroom use.
The stone fox progeny press study guide by progeny press stone fox is the adventurous story of willy, who lives with his suddenly illgrandfather. This 28page guide for stone fox by john reynolds gardiner includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 10 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. This page contains questions, worksheets, lessons, puzzles, and activities to go along with john reynolds gardiners book, stone fox. This page has printable worksheets, activities, and puzzles to go along with the popular chapter book, stone fox. Very helpful guide for teachers using the stone fox book. It tells the story of willy and how he must try to save his grandfathers farm. Free stone fox worksheets and literature unit for teachers. When willy arrived at the doctors house she didnt seem to be in a. For this reading worksheet, students answer 6 comprehension questions about chapter 3 of stone fox. Stone fox novel unit complete set of reading activities this is a complete bundle 31 pages in all of worksheet activities for the novel stone fox written by john reynolds gardiner. Write a different ending to chapter 10 of stone fox.
The book was originally published in 1980 and at the time it sold over three million copies. You will continue to read stone fox and use your strong 4th grade reading skills to work through meaningful literature activities. Illustrated by greg hargreaves new providence school. Stone fox a thorough list of activities involving technology integration. I choked up at the ending just like i did when i read it in elementary school so long ago. Little willy asked stone fox if searchlight was dead. He went inside the barn, and he saw the five samoyeds. Stone fox this lesson helps students understand the concepts of income, capital, saving, taxes, and credit. When the state of wyoming threatens to take his grandfathers farm, willy enters a dog sled race hoping to win enough money to pay the taxes. I recently read stone fox and wrote study questions and activity ideas for my fifth grade daughter. Stone fox chapter book and literature notebook estimated time.
Why did willy think his grandfather staying in bed was a trick. The character analysis and reflection are required to be completed in addition to the 5 chapter activities. You can customize the printable with the options shown below, or you can just click the. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. He just lay there and stared at the ceiling and looked sad. Stone fox resources research project prereading webquest that looks very, very good but has many broken research links and the rubric link is no longer there, however, if anyone wants to do this i am sure that we can find new links and work something out, if nothing else it may be a good source of ideas. Free stone fox study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Includes activities and comprehension questions that will engage your students.
Stone fox chapter questions and vocabulary questions and vocabulary words. Willys major opponent is the native american stone fox who races his team of malamutes each year and inevitably wins, using the prize money to buy back land he feels the white settlers have stolen from his people. Includes questions about the legendary dogsled racer stone fox and willys decision to. In this lesson, students use the book, stone fox, to understand income, capital, saving, taxes, and credit. This stone fox chapter 6 worksheet is suitable for 3rd 4th grade. Watch 30 more minutes of the movie, after which the students will be able to name more. Then stone fox pulled out his rifle and shot in the air. This lesson helps continue the discussion of willy and his grandfather, as well as the rocky mountain ranges of north america. I really hope my students appreciate reading stone fox with full comprehension as transitional readers from spanish to english. Make up a practical joke that grandfather could have played on little willy and write about it on this page. Vocabulary stone fox by john reynolds gardiner vocabulary lists with definitions arranged in book order set one. Assign these questions for students to work independently or in a group. Each student was given a hard copy of the stone fox book and the stone fox literature notebook. A guide for using stone fox in the classroom literature units.
There are several activities attached including a venn diagram we use during the. Stone fox resources research project prereading webquest that looks very, very good but has many broken research links and the rubric link is no longer there, however, if anyone wants to do this i am sure that we can. Discuss, after about 30 minutes of viewing time, the differences between the book and the movie. Little willy lived with his grandfather on a small. Willy has to take out all of the money he has saved up to pay the entrance fee for the race.
Remember you are writing a new ending to the story. Stone fox chapter 6 worksheet for 3rd 4th grade lesson planet. Elated, willy decides that he and searchlight can enter and win the contest to save the farm. With buddy ebsen, joey cramer, belinda montgomery, gordon tootoosis. Stone fox has a change of heart and even though he could have won, he allows willy to carry his dog over the finish line and win. Stone fox by john reynolds gardiner suggestions and expectations this curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on one chapter of stone fox and is comprised of five different activities. Stone fox is a 1980 childrens novel by john reynolds gardiner. This is a novel study for stone fox by john reynolds gardiner. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. In this reading worksheet, students answer 9 comprehension questions about chapter 6 of stone fox. When little willy stepped out of the city hall building, he felt ten feet tall. Spanish translation of book club management resources for use with stone fox by john reynolds gardiner. This works best for me with a classroom set of the book, but it can also be done as a read aloud.