The Mumblefossick Guided Notes for Text Evidence
A guided-notes packet for 3rd graders reading HMH Into Reading's The Mumblefossick, with fill-in tables and prompts that train students to find page-number proof for their answers. It targets comparing characters' reactions, explaining motivation, and tracking how a character changes while noting what stays the same, and it works well as a short companion during the reading.
“guided notes for HMH into reading The Mumblefossick focusing on finding text evidence to answer questions such as why do Sarah and the MUmblefossick have different reactions when they hear the vacuum, why does the Mumblefossick give sarah the coins, how does he feel about this, how has mumblefossick's live changed, what is still the same.”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this during or right after reading The Mumblefossick in a 30-40 minute small-group or whole-class literacy block, pausing at the vacuum scene and the coin scene so students can record evidence as they go.
- Discussion question: How do Sarah and the Mumblefossick react differently to the vacuum, and what words in the story show you that?
- Discussion question: Why does the Mumblefossick give Sarah the coins, and what does that tell you about how he feels about her?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Model one row of the evidence table together, pointing out the sentence and page number, then have students find a second example with a partner before working alone.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to write a short paragraph explaining how the Mumblefossick has changed from the start of the story to the end, citing at least two pages as proof and noting one trait that stays the same.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this during or right after reading The Mumblefossick in a 30-40 minute small-group or whole-class literacy block, pausing at the vacuum scene and the coin scene so students can record evidence as they go.
- Discussion question: How do Sarah and the Mumblefossick react differently to the vacuum, and what words in the story show you that?
- Discussion question: Why does the Mumblefossick give Sarah the coins, and what does that tell you about how he feels about her?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Model one row of the evidence table together, pointing out the sentence and page number, then have students find a second example with a partner before working alone.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to write a short paragraph explaining how the Mumblefossick has changed from the start of the story to the end, citing at least two pages as proof and noting one trait that stays the same.
The Mumblefossick Guided Notes for Text Evidence
A guided-notes packet for 3rd graders reading HMH Into Reading's The Mumblefossick, with fill-in tables and prompts that train students to find page-number proof for their answers. It targets comparing characters' reactions, explaining motivation, and tracking how a character changes while noting what stays the same, and it works well as a short companion during the reading.
What is Diffit?
Teachers use Diffit to get quality materials for their unique classrooms. Adjust difficulty, add scaffolds, or change the topic to get started.
Try Diffit for free