First Day Jitters!!

Surprise!  The teacher has the JITTERS about meeting her class!

Your students will enjoy this story and it leads into a wonderful discussion about those first day feelings of coming to school.

Find it here.

I love the craft that works as a page topper.

Students can create their own emotions on the faces and then write about their first day.

A poem is fun to read and for older students allows for discussion about the text and comparing it to themselves.

The alarm clock rang and I threw back the covers

I jumped out of bed with my heart all a flutter.

It was the first day of school after a long summer break...

There is a first day poster for students and an idea gathering page for them to share information about their first day.

Comprehension includes:

Text to self, recall, story elements and author's purpose.

I love the "how to" activities.

What do you do to get ready for school?

Lot's of opportunity to talk about emotions.

And a little word work.

There are also three differentiated writing pages for final writes.