One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo, The

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One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo, The - Study Guide

Find out what it's like to be the middle child and what it means to be able to stand out and feel special.

Students gain a deeper understanding of their own mind to visualize what makes them unique. Written to Bloom's Taxonomy, the worksheets incorporate a variety of scaffolding strategies along with additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key.

Sort words from the story as short a or long a vowels.
Complete quotes from the story with their missing quotation marks.
Recognize whether Freddy practiced for his part before or after he showed how well he could jump.
Students draw their own interpretation of Freddy's costume for the play, and explain how it fits and some of its important details.
Brainstorm things that would make a good play and things that would make a bad play.
Students compare themselves to Freddy in a Venn Diagram graphic organizer.

Novel Summary: Freddy Dissel feels trapped between an older brother and younger sister. As the middle child, he feels neglected by everyone around him. He lost his room to his younger sister, and now shares with his older brother. He doesn't get new clothes of his own, but instead wears his brother's hand-me-downs. He is too young to play with his older brother, but too old to play with his younger sister. One day, Freddy learns of a school play and decides to try out for it. The only problem being, it's only for the fifth and sixth graders. But that doesn't stop Freddy. He lands a special part as the green kangaroo. Now Freddy can shine out front, no longer stuck in the middle.

Note: The novel The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo is not included and must be purchased separately.