Bowerbird Blues has been selected for the National Simultaneous Storytime 2024 and is one of the shortlisted CBCA Books of the Year Awards for Picture Book of the Year 2024

These tasks are for the delightful book – Bowerbird Blues. Use these printables to explore this text in depth and build on reading responses.

Pre Reading Tasks

• Predictions from the cover
• Predict what will happen after two pages
• Interactive Flap page for recording predictions

Vocabulary Tasks

• Alphabet Key
• Word Wall
• Is-have-can for a sloth
• Noun, Proper Noun, Verb and Adverb sorting task
• Vocabulary Detective task
• Wordfind

Summary

• Make a list of collected items
• Beginning. Middle, End with two options
• Somebody, wanted, but, so, then
• First, next, then, after that, last or finally
• Recount

Print and Go

• I see, I think, I wonder
• 3-2-1 facts-opinions-questions
• Plus, minus, and interesting parts

Craft

• Make a bower

Write an Informational Report

• Rubrics
• Planners
• Fact cards
• Photos for your display
• Lined paper

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