This is the perfect READ ALOUD for those first few days of school!
It opens discussion for so many topics:
How do you feel about back to school?
How do your parents feel about back to school?
What great things did you do over the summer?
I absolutely LOVE this story.
The family had enjoyed a wonderful summer and now it is time to head back to school.
The twist is guess who is nervous about going back to school?
There is colorful vocabulary for posting with pictures.
I love posting them near the read aloud on a small word chart.
Word work includes a word search, ABC order, and a word study about the word NERVOUS!
These are idea of literacy centers or whole group.
Activities include:
How do you think your parents felt?
How did you feel?
A compare and contrast of text to self.
Activities allow for drawing or writing to meet the needs of all students.
Comprehension includes:
Read and cut and paste sequence.
Read and circle Beginning, Middle, or End of story.
Story Elements and a sensory page.
Writing activities include:
Graphic organizer for gathering thoughts.
Pre write for what students did on their first day.
Making a list of what they did at school.
Making a list of summer activities and drawing favorite.
There are also two math games themed for the story that focus on addition to 12, greater than and less than. Perfect for your math center.
Best yet they can be sent home and parents can play with their child as well!
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