Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The Easter Bunny’s Assistant will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With a theme of self-regulation, this The Easter Bunny’s Assistant picture book by Jan Thomas is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with The Easter Bunny’s Assistant Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of The Easter Bunny’s Assistant. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
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THE EASTER BUNNY'S ASSISTANT SUMMARY
This book is all about the Easter Bunny and his assistant, Skunk. The two characters are here to teach readers how to decorate Easter eggs. Throughout the book, the Easter Bunny narrates the different steps for decorating an egg. Skunk is just so excited that he can’t help but cause a stink in the room. The Easter Bunny asks him to control himself, but Skunk can’t do it and the Easter Bunny removes him from the room.
Easter Bunny continues with his instructions while Skunk knocks on the window from outside. Eventually, Easter Bunny asks readers if they think he should let Skunk back in and help him hide the eggs. When the two return together, readers can see that the Easter Bunny has decided to wear a clothespin on his nose. Students will laugh out loud while reading this short but very entertaining story.
THE EASTER BUNNY’S ASSISTANT LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based The Easter Bunny’s Assistant reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making predictions
- summarize / retell
- analyzing character
- making connections
- plot | problem – solution
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- self-regulation
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- adjectives
- action verbs
- synonyms
- onomatopoeia
THE EASTER BUNNY’S ASSISTANT ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for The Easter Bunny’s Assistant?
- Lexile® Measure: AD350L
- Guided Reading Level: H
- DRA Level: 14
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 1.1
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written and illustrated by Jan Thomas.
What genre is The Easter Bunny’s Assistant?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 40 pages long.
