Bud, Not Buddy - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

By Marie-Helen Goyetche

Run off to Grand Rapids on a humorous adventure filled with interesting characters, all leading to a place to call home. Pose questions that will initiate great conversation and discussion in any classroom. Discuss the concept of perseverance, and determine why it is an important quality to have. Match characters to their statements. Determine the purpose of the author's intentional use of spelling mistakes in the novel. Match vocabulary words to their definitions before using them in a sentence. Students create their own family tree to compare with Bud's. Aligned to your State Standards, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.

About the Novel:
A touching and humorous story about a ten-year-old boy on the run. Foster child Bud Caldwell leaves Flint, Michigan during the height of the Great Depression in 1936. When Bud eventually arrives in Grand Rapids, he meets Herman Calloway and all the members of the band who welcome him into their lives. As the story comes to a close, we learn that Calloway is Bud’s grandfather, and Bud at last has a place to call “home”. A captivating story told in Bud’s point of view, this novel is an excellent read aloud. The historical setting, intriguing cast of characters and themes of racial and societal prejudice, all provide excellent opportunities for teaching, learning and discussion.

• Language: English
• Publisher: CCP Interactive
• Release date: Jan 3, 2007
• ISBN: 9781553198703

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A Literature Kit™ FOR

Bud, Not Buddy

By Christopher Paul Curtis

Written by Mary-Helen Goyetche

GRADES 5 - 6

Classroom Complete Press

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San Diego, CA 92159

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ISBN-13: 978-1-55319-334-0

ISBN-10: 1-55319-334-2

eISBN: 978-1-55319-870-3

© 2007

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Permission is granted to the individual teacher who purchases one copy of this book to reproduce the student activity material for use in his or her classroom only. Reproduction of these materials for colleagues, an entire school or school system, or for commercial sale is strictly prohibited. No part of this publication may be transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for our publishing activities. Printed in Canada. All rights reserved.

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Bud, Not Buddy

Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy

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Bud, Not Buddy

Teacher Guide

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Introduction

This is the touching and humorous story about ten-year-old Bud Caldwell who is on the run. Having lived in and an orphanage and a handful of