The Leaf Thief Book Companion · Fall Read-Aloud Activities

Looking for The Leaf Thief activities? Make your fall read-aloud count with 10 no-prep printable pages for kindergarten, first and second grade.
Use them with The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming for comprehension, vocabulary, retelling and writing, one activity per page.

WHAT'S INSIDE (14-page printable PDF)
- Before-reading prediction page (1 page)
- Story map: characters, setting, problem, solution (1 page)
- Story order: 5 picture-free story cards with simple icons; students write 1-5, no cutting or gluing (1 page)
- Comprehension: 4 multiple-choice questions (1 page)
- Think and write: 2 written-response questions (1 page)
- Character feelings: circle the face (1 page)
- Story words: 6 kid-friendly vocabulary words with meanings and draw boxes (1 page)
- Retell: beginning, middle and end (1 page)
- Writing prompt with a picture box: what you like to do when leaves fall (1 page)
- Craft and drawing page: design your own fall leaf (1 page)
- Answer key with teacher notes (2 pages)

WHY TEACHERS LIKE IT
- One activity per page, big kid-friendly print
- No answers given away: questions, story map, story order and writing pages have nothing filled in; the Story Words page shows one gray example. Every answer is in the answer key
- Colorful fall pages with original Learning Press art; writing and drawing spaces stay light
- K pages work with directions read aloud; grades 1-2 can work on their own

WHO IT'S FOR
- K-2 classrooms during read-aloud week in October or November
- Literacy centers and small groups
- Sub plans and early finishers
- Homeschool and reading tutors

You will need your own copy of The Leaf Thief.

This is an independent companion resource. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the author or publisher. The book is not included.