Daddy's Back to School Shopping Adventure

Find it here.

What a delightful story Alan Sitomer has created. It is enhanced by the adorable illustrations of Abby Carter.

Every student has certainly experienced the "back to school shopping trip" so making connections to Jake and Jenny's adventure will be so much fun!

The activities in the packet are designed to meet early readers and more advanced by differentiation.

I have created a packet to follow the story and it includes:

18 colorful vocabulary cards with pictures for posting, sorting, ABC order.

Word Work:

ABC order

Word Search

Definition...nostalgia Making Words

Vocabulary Sort for school supplies (by picture and word)

Writing:

Making a list

Opinion: Only buy items on the list

Story Comprehension:

Story Elements

Story Order

Character Identification

Text to self connections

Sensory

Math:

Shopping...money (two levels of difficulty)

Read the story and spend an entire day filling curriculum expectations and standards!!

Listen to the story here.

Find it here.

To accompany the packet I created these Google Slides.

They are ideal for Distance Learning OR the Computer/Literacy Center.

The activities include click and drag and some typing.

Slide One:  Match school supply to word

Slide Two:  Click and Drag school supplies to the shopping cart.

Slide Three:  ABC Order

Slide Four:  Write a paragraph about school supply shopping.

Slide Five:  Read and type B M E of story.

Slide Six:  Making words from the letters in NOSTALGIA  (click, drag, type)

Slide Seven:  Shop for supplies and add the total cost.

Simple and an extension to the story shared.