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Introduction

Thank you for downloading this sample of The Best Christmas Pageant

Ever Book Unit. What a terrific book this is for the Christmas season!!

One thing I truly love about this book is that it can be used with children

from a wide variety of grade levels. The third graders at our school read

this book every year. I have used it with fourth, fifth, and sixth graders.

All enjoyed the book and found the humor wonderful. I hope your class

enjoys the book as well.

This unit contains vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, and

constructive response questions. You will also find a number of skill

pages. Because it is the holiday season, I tried to make the skill

activities more game like. For example, the character and descriptions

activity forms a Christmas tree when the students match the answers

correctly. I have also included a few snack and craft ideas to make the

book fun. At the end of the packet, you will find the password

information for the interactive quizzes online. My students actually ask if

they will “get” to take a test after reading. You can’t beat that!

I really appreciate the wonderful e-mails I have received regarding the

book units I have created. I used many of your suggestions in creating

this unit.

I would love to hear how this unit works in your classroom. Any

suggestions for improvement are most welcome. Please e-mail me at

[email protected]. If you are happy with the unit, I would

love for you to return to Teachers Pay Teachers and leave feedback.

Again thank you for your purchase.

Gay Miller

Interest Level

Grades 3 - 5

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 5.1

Lexile Measure®: 930L

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Unit Created by Gay Miller

Table of Contents

Table of Contents 3

Password for Interactive Quizzes 5

Password for Interactive Task Cards Hosted by Boom Learning 6

Password for Activities for Google Slides 8

Lesson Plans at a Glance 11

Vocabulary 12

Teacher Information 13

Vocabulary Pocket 16

Vocabulary List 20

Book Marks 23

Vocabulary Word Cards 25

Vocabulary Practice 1 28

Vocabulary Practice 2 30

Vocabulary Test 32

BUMP Games for Context Clues (Vocabulary) 33

Comprehension and Writing 41

Comprehension Quiz for Chapter 1 42

Constructed Response – Characters – The Herdmans 44


Constructed Response – Comparing Characters 48

Constructed Response – Point of View 51


Constructed Response – Problems and Solutions 57


Constructed Response – Comparing Stories 61


Constructed Response - Predictions 65

Summarizing and Comparing Activity 66


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Constructed Response - Summarizing 74


Constructed Response – Character Change the Herdmans 79

Constructed Response – Plot Development 81

Constructed Response – Character Change 84

Constructed Response – Theme 85

Constructed Response – Comparing the Book to the Movie 88

Common Core Alignment 94

Skill Pages 98

Figurative Language and Sound Devices 99

Character Traits Puzzle 103

Cause and Effect Card Activity 105

Timeline of Events 111

Activities 113

Science Experiment Fire Extinguisher 114

Doughnut Fun 115

Edible Fire Trucks 116

The Herdmans’ Cat 117

Collect Canned Food 118

Invitation Posters 119

Applesauce Cake 120

Apple Dessert 121

Christmas Song Activities 122

Draw the Herdmans 123

Would You Rather? Writing Prompt Cards 124

Answer Keys 128

Credits 133


Lesson Plans for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Vocabulary Reading Comprehension

Questions

Constructed Response

Questions/Skills Practice

Extra Activities

Chapter 1 contagious penitentiary

Pages 1 - 14 Chapter 1 Characters – The Herdmans

Fire Extinguisher Doughnut Fun Edible Fire Trucks

The Herdmans’ Cat

Chapter 2 privet sentiment

BUMP Chapters 1-2

Pages 15 - 24 Chapter 2 Characters – Comparing the Narrator’s Family to

the Herdman Family Point of View

Chapter 3 sacrilegious

barge

Pages 25 - 37 Chapter 3 Problems and

Solutions

Christmas

Pageant Poster

Chapter 4 espoused vengeance Practice Page #1

Pages 38 - 48 Chapter 4 Compare and Contrast Stories

Chapter 5 villain hustle BUMP

Chapters 3-5

Pages 49 - 59 Chapter 5 Prediction

Chapter 6 congregation milling

Pages 60 - 69 Chapter 6 Summarizing Story Apple Recipe

Chapter 7 charitable confer Practice Page #2

BUMP Chapters 6-7

Pages 70 - 80 Chapter 7 Character Change Plot Development Character Change Theme Comparing the Book to the Movie

Christmas Song Games

End of the Book

Activities

Vocabulary Test

Skill Activities Figurative Language & Sound Devices Cube

Character Traits Puzzle

Cause and Effect Card Activity

Timeline of Events

Collect Canned Goods for Charity

Watch the Movie


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1. Characters – The Herdmans

2. Characters – Comparing the Narrator’s Family to the

Herdmans

3. Point of View

4. Problems and Solutions

5. Compare and Contrast Stories

6. Prediction

7. Summarizing Story

8. Character Change

9. Plot Development

10. Character Change

11. Theme

12. Comparing the Book to the Movie

13. Figurative Language & Sound Devices Cube

14. Character Traits Puzzle

15. Cause and Effect Card Activity

16. Timeline of Events

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Chapter 1 Pages 1 - 14 1. The Herdmans were ------.

a) rich, clean, spoiled brats

b) the smartest kids in town

c) the worst kids in the history of the world

d) always the teachers' best students

2. The fire in the toolhouse was started by ----.

a) matches

b) a chemistry set

c) a cigar

d) a magnifying glass

3. The Herdmans loved -----.

a) to help put out fires

b) the talks the fire chief gave

c) the sound of the fire sirens

d) the free doughnuts that were given to the firemen

4. The people in town were glad about the fire because ----.

a) the firemen were able to practice their firefighting skills on a small fire

b) it taught the kids in town a lesson

c) the toolhouse looked awful and was sure to bring rats

5. Show-and-Tell turned into a disaster when Claude brought -----.

a) a rat

b) a squirrel

c) his goldfish

d) his cat

6. At Woodrow Wilson School, the Herdmans were always

-----.

a) passed to the next grade

b) liked by their classmates

c) the favorites in every classroom

d) the best students in the class

7. Imogene blackmailed everyone who was ----.

a) tall

b) smart

c) rich

d) fat

8. Why was Alice called "Cooties"?

a) She never took a bath.

b) She had stinky feet.

c) She got head lice.

d) She had a rash.


9. A good title for Chapter 1 could be ----.

a) Imogene's Mean Streak

b) Doughnuts

c) The Toolhouse Fire

d) Meet the Herdmans

10. Read this passage from Chapter 1.

"Why, he shouldn't be in school with red spots! It could be measles or chicken pox . . .

any number of things. . . contagious things.”

The word contagious most likely means ------.

a) to gather in one place

b) a disease that is catching

c) going on and on

d) being selfish

11. The effect of Claude Herdman taking his cat to Show-and-Tell was -----.

a) he received an A on his report card

b) everyone learned to get along in the classroom

c) Claude learned his ABC's

d) the first grade class emptied in three minutes flat

12. Imogene blackmailed the students at school. She took all of the following EXCEPT ----.

a) ten cents a week from Floyd Brush

b) Alice Wendleken's hair band she made when she went to summer camp

c) Lucille Golden's imitation alligator pocketbook with "Souvenir of Florida" written on it

d) Wanda Pierce's charm bracelet

13. Who is telling the story?

a) Imogene

b) Fred Shoemaker

c) the daughter of the Christmas pageant director

d) the social service worker

14. Which of the following events happened first in Chapter 1?

a) Imogene wrote down the weight of each student in her class.

b) Miss Brandel had Show-and-Tell in her classroom.

c) Alice went to the school nurse to have her hair combed.

d) Fred Shoemaker's toolhouse burned down.


Constructed Response – Characters

RL.1 details and examples in text

including inferences

Use the clues from the story to fill in the chart with the names, ages

and any facts you have learned about the Herdmans.

Name of the Herdman Information You Have Learned

• _______________________________________

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Constructed Response – Characters (Answer Key) RL.1 details and examples in text

including inferences

Use the clues from the story to fill in the chart with the names, ages

and any facts you have learned about the Herdmans.

Clue 1 – One day Claude Herdman emptied the whole first grade in three minutes flat

when he took the cat to Show-and-Tell.

Clue 2 – When it came time for Claude Herdman to pass to the second grade he didn’t

know his ABC’s or his numbers or his colors or his shapes or his “Three Bears” or how to

get along with anybody. But Miss Brandel passed him anyway. For one thing, she knew

she’d have Ollie Herdman the next year.

Clue 3 – So the Herdmans pretty much looked after themselves. Ralph looked after

Imogene, and Imogene looked after Leroy, and Leroy looked after Claude and so on

down the line.

Clue 4 - … the meanest Herdman of all was Gladys, the youngest.

Name of the Herdman Information You Have Learned

•oldest Ralph

•blackmailed everyone by saying she would tell their weight Imogene

•stole the Young Einstein chemistry set Leroy

•in first grade brought his cat to Show-and-Tell

•passed to second grade even though he didn't know first grade skills

Claude

•youngest boy Ollie

•youngest Herdman

•meanest Gladys

oldest

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Answer Keys

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

1. (c)

2. (b)

3. (d)

4. (c)

5. (d)

6. (a)

7. (d)

8. (c)

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12 Constructive Response Questions

with Graphic Organizers for

Students to Plan Answers

Two Vocabulary Words for Each

Chapter

Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz

for each Chapter

Skill Practice

Three Context Clues Bump Games

Figurative Language Cube

Character Traits Puzzle

Cause and Effect Card Sort

Timeline of Events

Activities

Eleven Activity Ideas with

Photo Illustrations

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