Camping Spree with Mr Magee Activities

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Are you looking for a fun way to incorporate books into your camping activities for kids? These free Camping Spree with Mr. Magee activities are just what you need!

Designed for use with kids in kindergarten and early elementary grades, these print-and-go worksheets can be used to supplement your existing camping-themed lessons or as the basis for an entire book-based unit study for kids.

Because these activities require no advanced preparation, they’re perfect for use at home and in the classroom. They can even be incorporated into your children’s story hour at the local library.

Completing book-based activities is a fun way for kids to learn as they dive into the book in a brand new way.

After reading A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee by Chris Van Dusen, your kids can complete some or all of the worksheets in this pack to further their learning.

These worksheets cover skills such as contractions, compound words, root words, and more.

In A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee, Mr. Magee and his trusty dog, Dee, are enjoying a peaceful camping trip when along comes a lumbering, marshmallow-loving bear and the excitement begins. The next thing the two campers know, they are plunging down a mountain, racing down a river, and teetering on the edge of a waterfall! How will Mr. Magee and Dee find their way out of this slippery situation?

A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee Activities

Below, you’ll find some fun teaching ideas and a printable book companion to help make this a meaningful read-aloud for your kids.

After reading the story with your kids, choose a fun snack and a craft to extend the experience.

The book companion below goes perfectly with this story. The activities will help you dig deeper into the book with your kids.

If you don’t have a copy of A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee on hand, you can show the video below to your kids before moving onto the activities.

FUN CONNECTIONS TO MAKE

• Camping – Mr. Magee and his dog, Dee, are headed out for a camping trip. Ask kids if they’ve ever been camping. What was their favorite part? You can talk about safe camping practices (keeping food safe, leaving no trace behind, etc.). You could also set up a backyard campout for your kids.

• Wildlife – As you read the story, kids can notice the wildlife Mr. Magee and Dee encounter on their campout. In addition to the marshmallow-loving bear, each two-page spread shows trees, flowers, and animals that live in the woods.

• Pets – Dee is Mr. Magee’s pet dog. Do your students have pets? What chores do they have to help care for the pet?

Camping Activities for Kids

Are you looking for a fun way to get your kids excited about your upcoming camping trip? Use these camping movies for kids to do just that!

This post from Grade Onederful is packed with so many ways to teach literacy skills with A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee.

These Llama Llama Loves Camping printable is so much fun for preschool and kindergarten kiddos. These free printables feature worksheets that help preschoolers work on handwriting, counting, and more with their favorite llama in a red shirt.

Kids will love this tasty literary snack idea based on A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee!

Print these camping scavenger hunt clues before you head to the campsite. Can your kids find all of the items on the list?

A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee Printables

This pack of book-based worksheets is perfect for your camping lesson plans. There are eight activities which include:

• a word search
• sequencing page
• syllables
• verb tenses
• compound words
• contractions
• ABC order
• root words

More Mr. Magee Books

Fill your book basket with a great collection of Mr. Magee books. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore.

If you have a hard time finding them, you can order them through my Amazon affiliate links by clicking the images below.

 

More Camping Fun for Kids

Camping never felt so cuddly! Set up camp in the playroom with this adorable, personalized campout kit, complete with a smiling marshmallow, water flask and campfire. 

This fun interactive game of Camp Charades will keep your camping trip fun. With 17 pages (8 cards per page) of exciting charade cards, your campfire moments just got more fun.

With a felt hiking map, compass, and hatchet, your kids will have all they need for a fun (pretend) hike through the woods.