Book Study: The Great Fire: Pre-Reading Activity

Prepare students for reading The Great Fire by facilitating a picture walk through the first chapters’ images, pictures, and maps. Geared toward fifth-and-sixth-grade learners, this pre-reading activity invites readers to explore the images and maps in the first three chapters of The Great Fire, document their observations, and make inferences about the text features. Part of a larger book study unit on The Great Fire by Jim Murphy, this one-page worksheet is a great tool to generate discussion among students about the visual content of the book before they begin reading. Click “View answer key” to see sample student responses and context. And don't miss the full set of worksheets related to The Great Fire for more book-specific resources and activities.