If you know me at all, you know my favorite children’s book is The Giving Tree. I’m in love. I have a hardback copy that I displayed on a shelf in my classroom last year as one of my favorites. However, that copy is going on the shelf this year for the kids to love on as it is being replaced with this 50th anniversary METALLIC special edition!
Yes, I know all teachers have heard of The Giving Tree, but I feel like it is my personal duty to advocate for the use of The Giving Tree in the classroom.
I have used The Giving Tree to teach…
thinking aloud / tracking thinking.
questioning.
making predictions.
finding patterns.
understanding characters.
You could also use The Giving Tree to teach…
plot.
sequencing.
sequencing.
character development.
personification.
fiction/nonfiction.
bibliotherapy (kindness, selflessness).
creative writing.
SCIENCE!
trees, life cycles, plants, etc.
MATH!
time, measurement, simple addition & subtraction
SOCIAL STUDIES!
timelines, chronological order, goods and services
The teaching opportunities are truly endless, not to mention all of the cute crafts you can make to go along with what you taught!
I’ll leave you with this:
SWOON!
How do you like to use The Giving Tree?
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