Hank the Tank Activity Book: 50+ Activities and Games for Decoding, Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Speech (HOT ROD Decodable Books)

AWARD WINNING BOOK that earned acclaim for the prestigious NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS as a finalist. The Hank the Tank Activity Book is based on the decodable chapter book, Hank the Tank: Animal in the Spotlight from the HOT ROD Series of Decodable Books. The chapter book is needed to complete many, but not all, of the activities. In the Activity Book, you will explore strategies like Pair and Share reading. Use the downloadable PDFs that come with the book and online Boom Card games to enjoy over 50 different games and activities supporting the components of reading, writing, and speech-language development. Learn how the activities described below fit into the 24 categories of Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy. See the introduction to each section to learn how activities connect to the Science of Reading. Use this resource in person or via tele-education. Developed for teachers, dyslexia interventionists, speech-language pathologists, and parent educators, it promotes collaboration between these groups.

DECODING & ARTICULATION:
Target Word Flashcards explore ck, sh, th, ch, tch, ng, nk, th, wh, and qu and are available in printable PDFs and online.

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS:
Say It Again, Sam - Work on deletion by repeating words and leaving out sounds or syllables.
Sound Tracks- Change one sound at a time to create new words
Feel the Beat – Underline stressed words and practice reading with prosody and stress.
Rhyme Time – Circle rhymes, and underline alliterations. Write a sentence and a poem.

COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY: Sort words by phonological and semantic features.

MORPHOLOGY: Explore Suffix ING, Prefix RE, Root TRACT, and bear etymology.

VOCABULARY: 15 different activities explore words before, during, and after reading.
Students learn strategies for using Context Clues to understand word meanings. They create Vocabulary Foldables for target words and use them to play Matching Games. They learn Idioms and Multiple Meanings. During Scavenger Hunts they reread to find words.

SENTENCE AWARENESS & CONSTRUCTION: Sentence Mania - Explore helping verbs and learn how verbs can be used as adjectives. Sentence Combining - Combine short sentences using coordinating conjunctions. Who is Doing What? – Answer questions to build sentences. Identifying Complete Sentences – Judge if sentences are complete or incomplete.

PLOT STRUCTURE: Complete a Story Frames storyboard. Use it for story retells and summaries.

NOTETAKING & GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS: Fun Facts - Listen to the Background Information. Make a list of fun facts. Venn Diagrams – Compare and Contrast black bears and grizzlies.

COMPREHENSION: PAGES Strategy – Learn an acronym to use while reading. What’s the Big Idea – Distinguish between the Main Idea and supporting details. Comprehension Questions - Practice answering in complete sentences and turning short answers into RACE responses.

PARAGRAPH & ESSAY WRITING: High Five – Brainstorm paragraphs based on writing prompts. Then construct a Compare & Contrast essay.

CREATE: Have fun with creative writing prompts.