This post is part of the 31 MORE Days of Literature Unit Studies series. You can find all of the links to the thirty-one studies in this post. If you’d like to use these ideas to create your own unit study, this post has step-by-step instructions as well as a free unit study planner. (Want to know more about what, exactly, a unit study is? This post will help.)
While you’re reading and working on your unit study, you can download this free printables pack of graphic organizers for reading. It has a plot chart, venn diagram, KWL chart, two mini book report organizers, a character analysis chart, a plot outline chart, and a reading response sheet where students can record facts while reading.

Book Information
Title- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Author- Judith Viorst
Synopsis- Alexander’s day gets off to a bad start when he steps out of bed and trips on his skateboard. The day continues to unravel with everything going wrong- breakfast, the ride to school, annoyances at school, a dentist visit. Although we would like a happy ending, Alexander’s day ends almost as disappointingly as it began. But readers learn an important lesson from his mom- Everyone has days like this, and it’s okay.
Language Arts Ideas
Social Studies- Learn about Australia
Crafts and Fun
This fun- and simple- Sydney Harbour Bridge Craft would be fun when you’re talking about Australia.

Booklist
Books about Feelings
Books about Australia
Other Resources
Barnes and Noble has a video of Judith Viorst reading the book. (Scroll to the bottom of the page.)
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