The followup activities can go across the curriculum. My students and i just finished reading the book the chocolate touch. When we finished reading the chocolate touch, each student made their own chocolate bar filled with a yummy book report. This tour was one of the best educational tours ive ever been on. It is version of the story of a king whose touch turned everything to gold.
The chocolate touch is one novel that i will be using around valentines day. Chocolate touch the chocolate touch, vocabulary word walls. See more ideas about the chocolate touch, book study and literature circles. Teaching the chocolate touch and chocolate fever book. This page has reading comprehension questions, vocabulary worksheets, puzzles, and vocabulary cards.
Free the chocolate touch study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Or, it makes a nice book to pair with a second more complex title, providing a wonderful stepping stone to a more challenging read. Midas want john to eat other foods besides candy so that he will be healthy. Of course, it is engaging for children to read a book that is all about chocolate at least on the surface. Free the chocolate touch worksheets and literature unit. The chocolate touch by patrick skene catling and margot apple.
Greek mythology may seem a little too high brow for your students. The chocolate touch, by patrick skene catling, is a version of the story of king midas. John midas loves chocolate, but in this book his selfishness proves to be detrimental. Chapter vocabulary lists 20152016 the chocolate touch. Charlie and the chocolate factory activities little bins. This time the main character magically turns things into his favorite food chocolate. John is a nice boy who gets in trouble once in a while but is mostly good. Free the chocolate touch worksheets and literature unit for. Ditch those boring worksheets and get students engaged and moving with these fun activities about the novel the chocolate touch. Click download or read online button to get the chocolate touch book now. John was going to his friend susans house when he turned the. On a mission to eat more chocolate, john buys chocolate from a candy store.
The chocolate touch activities and lesson plan ideas that are. John midas comes under a spell, and everything he touches into chocolate. This novel study for the chocolate touch by patrick skene catling contains 88 pages of resources, including comprehension, vocabulary, common core activities, assessments, and more. Prereading activities the chocolate touch before the book tales or stories like the chocolate touch teach a lesson in a way that makes what the author wants to say easier to understand. Your child will enjoy completing the packet in response to each chapter. After you read the book, take the quiz and see how you do. The chocolate touch is a book by patrick skene catlin. He spends all his lunch money on chocolate, sneaks chocolate before meals, and. I say this because this book only has 128 pages and has an interesting plot which is about a greedy boy who all he eats is chocolate page 24. The chocolate touch is the perfect novel for doing just that. The chocolate touch book unit created by gay miller welcome to book units teacher i love teaching. Enter your word in the box and click on the magnifying glass to get your definition. While the students read the book in small groups one member of each group brings in chocolate.
Teaching the chocolate touch and chocolate fever book units. The chocolate touch i havent read this book yet but it is on my list. What happens when everything he touches turns into chocolate. They research where chocolate comes from and how it is grown.
Then one day, john finds a strange coin on the sidewalk and uses it to buy a box of chocolate at a mysterious new candy store. This packet is based off the book, the chocolate touch, by patrick catling. The chocolate touch kindle edition by catling, patrick. When he did, he touched the heads of his two hounds. The chocolate touch printables, classroom activities. See more ideas about the chocolate touch, book study, novel studies. What happened after john ate the piece of chocolate candy from the shopkeeper. This book is rich with vocabulary and a story that almost all students can make connections with.
Thank you for purchasing the following ebook another. Jan 26, 2017 this video is intended for the elementary students at griffith public schools. We wrote our stories on a paper shaped like a large hersheys kiss. I love to incorporate themed ela units with holidays. The chocolate touch this page has worksheets and activities to use with patrick skene catlings novel, the chocolate touch. These humorous stories teach students what can happen when too much chocolate is eaten. The chocolate touch novel unit is a common core standard aligned book study to be used with the chocolate touch by patrick skene catling. There is a worksheet activity included for every chapter. Drop me a note and let me know what you think of this product. Chocolate touch grades 45 my students and i just finished reading the book the chocolate touch. The chocolate touch lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. This is a great packet to use for guided reading groups, literature circles, individual reading, or whole class novel study. I especially love interactive notebooks, anchor charts, handson activities, great books, and making learning fun. Childrens literature explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book.
Jan 05, 2014 the chocolate touch is the perfect novel for doing just that. Displaying top 8 worksheets found for chocolate touch. Activities for the chocolate touch by patrick skene. The chocolate touch is a charming little retelling of the king midas story only this time its young john midas who can turn everything intochocolate why should you read that. This page has worksheets and activities to use with patrick skene catlings novel, the chocolate touch. Suddenly, everything johns lips touch turns to chocolate.
Stories about six bs chapter 1 has a beautiful little list of johns fathers story topics. Printable worksheets and activities to go along with the book, chocolate fever, by robert kimmel smith. We used the kisses to write descriptive paragraphs using the five senses. This is the first chapter in the novel the chocolate touch. Activities for the chocolate touch by patrick skene catling 1952 1. The chocolate touch by patrick skene catling, margot apple. Have students prepare for reading by assembling a book in. Activities for use during reading of the chocolate touch once reading is under way, increase comprehension by pausing often and having students complete enrichment activities. It follows the tale of a boy named john whos cursed so that everything he puts into his mouth turns into chocolate.
Activities for the chocolate touch by patrick skene catling. Inside youll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzeshomework assignments, tests, and more. While he was walking and thinking, the king reached out to smell a flower. The chocolate touch activities and lesson plan ideas that. It includes the history of chocolate, handson activities, and even making your own chocolate bar. The chocolate touch kindle edition by catling, patrick skene, apple, margo. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Patrick skene catling tells the story of a young boy who wanted chocolate so much that he was not concerned with anything else.
Have students write down what their favorite food or favorite activity. Instantly, they both turned to graceful statues of gold. Students investigate concepts found in the reading of the chocolate touch. The chocolate touch is a young adult novel by patrick skene catling, based on the story of king midas, who turned into gold everything he touched. It seems fun at first, but the fun can only last for so long. The chocolate touch by patrick skene catling was written in 1952 and it is still a popular book to read to your students. Chocolate toothpaste and chocolate water fountains are great, but things get complicated when john cant play the trumpet or bob for apples. If you like to ability group students into different reading groups, chocolate. Questions and activities are easily adaptable for every learner. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The chocolate touch and chocolate fever book units bundle will save you worlds of time. Chocolate crafts and activities for national chocolate day.
The chocolate touch unit includes journaling activities, a quiz, a minibook, and more resources for the chocolate touch by patrick skene catling. Jan 26, 2020 print some of these fun, free chocolate printables and worksheets to make yoru own chocolate theme perfect for valentines day in febraury, national chocolate day on october 28th, learning about the mayans ancient civilization, or with a childrens book like charlie in the chocolate factory chocolate touch. Use the midas touch to connect students to the novel the chocolate touch. Halloween candy experiments candy is a treat for the senses just like our favorite character charlie is a treat for our ears and eyes as we listen to the book, charlie and the chocolate factory, and watch the movie. The bellmawr school district invites you to read the chocolate touch with us. Here is the place for me to share some of the things i love. My blogging friend, jennifer, has a cute sensory poem templat e to use with the above poetry lesson for young children. The chocolate touch by patrick skene catling scholastic. Aligned to your state standards and written to blooms taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. I also liked this book because it teaching a lot of life lessons. Write a successful book report with the help of a graphic organizer.
In the chocolate touch, john midas is a boy who is selfish, dishonest, and cannot get enough chocolate. The chocolate touch prereading activities before the book cont. Students will be entertained by this classic story about a boy who learns to be careful what you wish for. The purpose of this packet is for students to respond to each chapter as they read and to organ. Prereading activities for the chocolate touch the midas touch. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The chocolate touch download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The chocolate touch printables, classroom activities, teacher.
Enjoy the chocolate, enjoy the healthy message, enjoy the wisdom all things in moderation of the chocolate touch. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the chocolate touch. In this case, john midas loves chocolate and, through some sort of magic, is suddenly able to turn everything that touches his lips to chocolate. This video is intended for the elementary students at griffith public schools. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. The book is great and the kids really enjoyed reading it. For some writing activities with chocolate, we wrote a five senses poem on chocolate using this lesson plan.
The chocolate touch is a sweet classic from 1952, but the lessons are timeless. Johns one bad fault is that he is a pig about eating candy. For example, the chocolate touch was a quick and short book with an interesting plot. The chocolate touch novel study guide grades 3 to 4. Some of the worksheets for this concept are name, hastily very quickly, chocolate touch, literature novel unit study and lapbook chocolate touch, learning is sweet a chocolate world of reading math, chocolate 01 01, chocolate tasting s, the story of chocolate. While this book is a wellloved book that will keep your nine to twelve year olds attention, this free, printable reading packet will engage them.
He has a nice mom and dad, a little sister, and lives a happy life. Taste, touch, see, smell, and hear our candy activities below. The chocolate touch is a reimagined story of a young boy who turns everything he eats into chocolate. The list may be somewhat dated as the chocolate touch was written back in 1952, so choose. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more.
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