Description
Bring Marcenia Lyle’s inspiring true story to life with this hands-on Catching the Moon Companion—perfect for Grades 3–5! Through rich narrative nonfiction and targeted thinking exercises, students explore how one challenge leads to another and how Marcenia overcomes each obstacle on her path to her baseball dreams.
What’s Included:
A detailed lesson plan to guide instruction
Graphic organizers for vocabulary, problem & solution, sensory images, figurative language, and symbolism
Vocabulary poke cards to build academic and context-based word knowledge
Discussion cards to spark deeper thinking and class conversation
A color-by-code parts of speech activity using vocabulary from the book—ideal for engaging early finishers
Bonus enrichment: prompts to analyze sensory imagery, figurative language, and author’s purpose
Why Teachers Love It:
Helps students identify and discuss problem–solution chains, a critical reading and comprehension skill
Enriched with vocabulary development and literary analysis, from sensory imagery to symbolism
Standards-aligned with CCSS and Virginia SOLs, ensuring instructional relevance
Suitable for guided reading, literature circles, centers, or whole-class lessons – printable and ready to use
This Catching the Moon Companion is more than a reading aid. It’s a multidimensional learning experience centered on perseverance, literary skills, and narrative structure. Marcenia’s journey becomes not just a story, but a bridge to analyzing real-world challenges and finding solutions.
The book is NOT included.
Included in:
Narrative Nonfiction BUNDLE
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