How to Catch Santa!

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From the author and illustrator of HOW TO BABYSIT GRANDMA AND GRANDPA comes another delightful story...HOW TO CATCH SANTA!

It is perfect for enhancing creative thinking and writing "how to" pieces.

I created a packet filled with activities to support comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and even a little mathematics.

Vocabulary for posting (holiday cards with pictures and color)

Writing...

What questions do you have for Santa?

What would you like to ask Santa?

An opinion page

A "how to" page

Writing final copy pages with differentiated levels of writing pages.

Comprehension...

Roll and discuss (a dice game focusing on comprehension)

Cause and Effect...The children did...so what would happen?

Story Elements

Predict...did they catch Santa?

Summarize...somebody, wanted, but, so...

Word Work...

Parts of Speech

ABC order

Black and White vocabulary cards to match the words (students can color and take home)

Roll and Read...have fun reading words loudly, softly, silly, slowly, quickly

Word Search

Holiday Senses...smell, touch, taste, hear, see

Santa Sounds...reindeer on roof, ho, ho, ho!

What's in Santa's bag...

Text to Self ...make a connection

Mathematics...roll and catch Santa using mathematics (game boards)

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Wouldn't it be fun to catch Santa?

This resource was written to accompany the story How to Catch Santa by Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish.

It is interactive and engages students with click and drag and typing activities.

Slide One:  Click and Drag...Would you like to catch Santa?  Type...reasoning for answer.

Slide Two:  If you caught Santa what questions would you ask?  Click and drag from the selection and come up with one of their own.

Using the ideas from the story which would you use to catch Santa.  Click and drag.

Slide Three:  Let's Write..what supplies need and sequence how you would catch Santa.

What is you favorite Santa sound?  Click and drag from the ideas listed.

Slide Four:  When Santa comes to your house what will he see, taste, leave...click and drag using pictures shown.

Slide Five:  Click and drag...Story Elements, Cause and Effect

Perfect for distance learning or a computer center.

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We teamed up the interactive google slides with the paper pencil resource for the perfect classroom pair!

 

Santa Around the World

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Whether it's "ho ho ho" or "Feliz Navidad",

A broom stick or a sleigh,

Santa visits families all around the world in different ways.

He brings joy, laughter and gifts.

This resource is filled with activities to support sharing with your class about Santa Around the World.

Netherlands, Italy, Spain, USA, France Russia

Filled with informational text and graphic organizers for students to gather facts and then write about their discovery.  

Finally there are three activities for a "wish list", a note to Santa and drawing items in Santa's bag.

A bonus is information on Saint Nicholas Day.

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These slides fit so perfectly with the Paper Pencil Resource.

Make a wonderful presentation on the white board.

It ends with a click and drag the Santa to match and a fill in the missing information to compare Santa.

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Click, Clack...Ho Ho Ho!!

Oh no!  Duck is at it again.  

Never a dull moment on Farmer Brown's Farm.

Cute craft and page topper.

Vocabulary for posting and activities to support.

Comprehension activities...recall, cause and effect, story elements.

Read and sequence the activities.

Math activities to support a full day of curriculum while having fun!

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Click, Clack Ho! Ho! Ho!

 

What is that sound?

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Oh what fun this packet will be to accompany this wonderful story.

And look at this cut page topper for showcasing student writing.

There  is colorful vocabulary for posting.

The comprehension activities are differentiated for choosing one or all.

There is a narrative writing piece as well a a wish list.

Word work activities are perfect for your literacy centers.

There is sequencing and a math game.

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How to Catch Santa!!

Your class will love making predictions on how to catch Santa.  It is perfect for the "how to" standard in writing and for using some creative input and problem solving skills..

The text is delightful and the ideas shared on how these children would catch Santa will bring a smile to everyone's face.  

The packet is filled with word work, writing, comprehension activities, mathematics and the cute little writing topper attached.  Bright vocabulary cards are also included in the packet with pictures.

Oh what fun!!

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Holiday "How to..." book!

There was...
How to Babysit Grandpa and How to Babysit Grandma...

NOW from that same special author Jean Reagan there is...

I guarantee this book will not disappoint you but bring a smile to your face.

It is clever and filled with ideas that will spark the imagination!

The creative ideas suggested are delightful!

Pages that I have prepared to accompany the story.

First what questions do you have for Santa?

And what do you want to tell Santa?

What fun for the writing center!!

And you must ask the kiddos how they would catch Santa.

There is a pre write and then pages for final drafts.  Also under writing there is an opinion page.

To encourage discussion there is a roll and discuss page.  

There are comprehension pages to support cause/effect, predictions, main idea, and summarizing.

The packet is filled with vocabulary activities to included in your "word work" center or they can be completed independently.  Vocabulary cards are included.

Games to enhance math skills are included with different levels.

Roll and subtract from 10...

Roll and move...

Roll and add 2...

Who will catch Santa first?

Enjoy this amazing new story!!

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And a FREEBIE for you!

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