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Table of Contents Click on any option below to be taken directly to that page in the resource.

Teacher Notes ………… 5

Post-It Note Template … 6

Chapter Stickies ……… 7

Chapters 1-6 8

Chapters 7-12 9

Chapters 13-18 10

Chapters 19-24 11

Chapters 25-30 12

Chapters 31-36 13

Chapters 36-42 14

Chapters 43-48 15

Chapters 49-51 16

Group Stickies* ………… *exact numbers on the next page*

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Printing on Sticky Notes 69


Table of Contents Click on any option below to be taken directly to that page in the resource.

1 In Trouble Again ………………… 18

2 Yellow Card ……………………… 19

3 Never Up to Me ………………… 20

4 Bird in a Cage …………………… 21

5 Silver Dollars and Wooden Nickels 22

6 Triple-Sided Coin ………………… 23

7 No Grandpas Here ……………… 24

8 Real Trouble ……………………… 25

9 Bag Full of Nothing ……………… 26

10 Promises, Promises... …………… 27

11 Scrambled Egg …………………… 28

12 What’s Your Problem, Albert? … 29

13 Trouble with Flowers …………… 30

14 Boxed In and Boxed Out ………… 31

15 Ungreased Gears ……………… 32

16 What I’ve Got …………………… 33

17 Misfit Lunch ……………………… 34

18 Truths and Untruths ……………… 35

19 Not-So-Sweet Secret …………… 36

20 Is This a Good Thing? …………… 37

21 Butterfly Wishes ………………… 38

22 No Way to Treat a Queen ……… 39

23 Words That Breathe …………… 40

24 Imaginary Hero …………………… 41

25 Celebration or Devastation? …… 42

26 Stalling …………………………… 43

27 Half-Baked Afternoon …………… 44

28 Deal of a Lifetime ………………… 45

29 Fish in a Tree …………………… 46

30 Miserable King …………………… 47

31 Lots of Ways Home …………… 48

32 Screen Time ……………………… 49

33 Possibilities ……………………… 50

34 Birth of a Star …………………… 51

35 A Picture is Worth a Gazillion Words 52

36 In the Game of Life ……………… 53

37 A Chicken, a Wolf, and a Problem 54

38 Loser for President ……………… 55

39 To-Shay …………………………… 56

40 Tears of Different Kinds ………… 57

41 Not-So-Secret Letter 58

42 The Gifts of No Excuses, Scotch Tape, and Antibiotics ………………

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43 Set the World on Fire …………… 60

44 Tales of a Sixth Grade Something 61

45 My Brother’s Question …………… 62

46 Flying Tigers and Baby Elephants 63

47 Great Minds Don’t Think Alike … 64

48 Oliver’s Idea of Lucky …………… 65

49 I See the Light …………………… 66

50 A Hero’s Job ……………………… 67

51 C-O-U-R-A-Genius ……………… 68


Thank you for purchasing my Read Aloud Discussion Questions for Fish in a Tree. My students and I really enjoy read-aloud novels that we share as a class. They definitely lead to some wonderful conversations. Sometimes, though, the conversation takes a little while to get moving. That is why I created discussion questions to prompt my students. These questions are NOT meant for students to answer on their own. They are to be discussed in partners, groups or as a whole class. These questions are also NOT meant to be a comprehension check or have a written response. My goal is for them to be thought-provoking and interactive. The questions do not have right or wrong answers. Some of the questions are even repeated, as students may think differently as the novel progresses. Some chapters, you will use all the questions. Some chapters you may only use one question or none at all. Don’t feel as though you need to use every single question. I print the questions right on sticky notes, which then allows me to stick them right at the end of each chapter before I even start reading the novel. Then I am all set! Not sure how to print on post-it notes? Head to the last page (click here) of this resource for directions! You could also easily print the questions out on regular paper instead. Print on cardstock and laminate the cards. Then the questions could be placed on a ring for easy access as you read the novel.

Enjoy! Sara J

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Teacher Notes



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The Chapter Stickies have one set of questions for each chapter. I print these out on sticky notes and place them at the end of each chapter in my book.

They could also be printed on cardstock and placed on a key ring for easy access while you are reading the

novel aloud.

Chapter Stickies


Chapter 1: In Trouble Again

1.  What do you think of Ally? 2.  Do you think her teacher is

treating her fairly? 3.  Why is Ally upset? 4.  What do you think Ally should

do instead? 5.  What do you think the teacher

should have done instead? 6.  Do you think Mrs. Hall likes

Ally?

Chapter 2: Yellow Card

1.  Do you think Mrs. Hall should have gotten upset about the card?

2.  “Everything inside shrinks” – how does Ally feel?

3.  Could Mrs. Hall have reacted differently?

4.  What do you think Mrs. Silver thinks of Ally?

Chapter 3: Never Up to Me

1.  How does Ally feel about herself?

2.  “It’s never up to me” – what does Ally mean by this?

3.  Why doesn’t Ally read the poster?

4.  Do you think she deserves to walk?

Chapter 4: Bird in a Cage

1.  Would you rather your parents be mad or sad? Why?

2.  “A pin hidden in a candy bar” – what does this mean?

3.  Why do you think Ally doesn’t have any friends?

4.  Is it easy to make friends, especially in a new place?

Chapter 5: Silver Dollars & Wooden Nickels

Chapter 6: Triple Sided Coin

1.  What triggers memories for you (smells, music, colors, etc.)

2.  Do you think Ally has low expectations of herself?

3.  Do other people have low expectations of her? Who?

4.  How can she use this to her advantage?

1.  What would make a silver dollar day?

2.  What would cause a wooden nickel day?

3.  What does Travis mean when he says “we’re like oil and water, school and me”?

4.  Do you think Ally is clowning around in school on purpose?

5.  Do you think Ally’s mom will ever understand how she feels?


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The Group Stickies have six sets of questions for each chapter. I print these out on sticky notes or cardstock and hand them out to groups of students at the end

of each chapter.

Each group receives a set of questions. They discuss the questions within their group and then we talk

about all the questions as a whole class.

Group Stickies







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Ally?






Ally?






Ally?






Ally?






Ally?


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Directions for printing on sticky notes: 1.  To print on the sticky notes, print out only the template page

first (the page with all the boxes). 2.  Place sticky notes directly on top of each box. 3.  Place it back in the printer. 4.  Print only the page with the questions on it. For more visual printing directions, click here. Every printer is different, so you may need to play around with yours first to figure out the best way to print them.

Printing on Sticky Notes

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Fish in a tree - The Colorful Apple...Thank you for purchasing my Read Aloud Discussion Questions for Fish in a Tree. My students and I really enjoy read-aloud novels that we share