Marley and the Great Easter Egg Hunt

Title: Marley and the Great Easter Egg Hunt

Author: John Grogan

Copyright Date: 2013

Publisher: Harper

Possible Theme: Easter, Dogs, Humor 

Personal Response: I very much enjoyed the original adult book Marley and Me. I recommend it highly. When the author came out with Marley books for elementary age readers I couldn’t wait to check them out! The star of every book is the ever-hyper Marley (a Labrador retriever). In this book he goes with his family on an eggstravagant egg hunt only to find mischief along the way. This is a cute read around Easter. The kids love to read about Marley and tell hilarious stories about their own dogs.

Student Journal Entry: Marley really enjoyed his Easter egg hunt. Write about a time you went on an Easter egg hunt. If you have never done this, write about a pretend day with the ever-wild Marley.

Activity: Hide Easter eggs around the room for the students to find. Inside the eggs put their spelling words on a piece of paper. When they find the eggs they must bring them to the teacher and spell the word inside.

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