If you are looking for some engaging activities for this hilarious story, you have come to the right place! Using this Alexander Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Book Extension Activity Printable, children in Kindergarten, Grade 1 or Grade 2 will develop their vocabulary, sequencing and story re-telling skills, as well as learn about story elements and cause & effect.
The book is perfect for kicking of a conversation about how it is ok to have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day sometimes.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Printable
What you’ll need:
- Alexander and the Terrible Printables
- Scissors
- Glue
- Coloring pencils/ markers
Activity 1: Vocabulary
How to use this resource:
Print out the poster and cards on A3 paper. Laminate and cut out the cards. Stick a vocabulary card on the space provided. Read the definitions and synonyms and ask the children which ones fit each vocabulary word, then stick these cards the spaces provided. Clap each vocabulary word, then write the number of syllables in the space provided with a whiteboard marker. Ask the children to make sentences and write these in the space provided.
Word, definition and syllable:
- * terrible: causing terror or awe – horrible, dreadful, awful
- * horrible: causing a feeling of fear or horror – terrible, dreadful, fearful
- * car pool: A group of people travelling together in a car to work or school – car sharing, ridesharing
- * invisible: not able to be seen, not visible – unnoticed, unseen
- * tack: A small, short sharp-pointed nail with a broad, flat head – pin
- * elevator: A device that moves up and down in a building, carrying people – lift
- * drain: to gradually make dry, to carry away surface water – empty (out), clear (out)
Activity 2: Cause & Effect
How to use this resource:
1.Print out and laminate the ‘What is Cause & Effect?’ poster. Print out, laminate and cut the Cause & Effect cards. Use the poster and Cause & Effect cards during morning meeting or as a Literacy Center. (Talk about the book and the causes and effects. Hand out the cards and ask the children to find the effect that matches the cause). Print out and copy the activity sheet. Ask children to work in pairs or groups to complete the activity, by listing some causes and effects from the book.
Activity 3: Story Elements
How to use this resource:
Print out and laminate the ‘Story Elements’ poster. Talk about all the elements with the children after reading the story. Write these down on the whiteboard. Ask the children to complete the activity sheet by drawing pictures or writing sentences.
Activity 4: 5 Finger Re-Tell
How to use this resource:
Print out and laminate the ‘5 Finger Retelling’ poster. Print out and copy the activity sheets. Children complete the activity after having a class discussion.
Activity 5: Adjectives
How to use this resource:
Print out and laminate the ‘Adjectives’ poster. Use the following table as an example to brainstorm some adjectives and write these on the poster.
| How a noun looks | Ugly, beautiful |
| What color? | Green, white, yellow |
| How something sounds | Loud, soft, quiet, pretty |
| How something feels | Spikey, rocky, bumpy, soft, hard |
| How many? | Twenty, three, one |
| The size | Big, small, humongous |
| How something behaves | Graceful, silly, mad |
Print out and copy the activity sheets. Ask the children to complete these.
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