How to Catch Santa

 

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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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This is the paper pencil resource.

So cute!!

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)

An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves

What AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED SOME LEAVES?

This delightful  rhyme story will provide opportunities for you to introduce reading strategies while having fun.

Sequencing, Cause and Effect, Word Work, Writing, and more!

There are activities for your literacy centers and a cute craft for posting on your students writing page.

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If You Give A Cat A Cupcake

When you give a cat a cupcake a whole number of events happen.

When you give me a cupcake...I just love to eat it up!!

Your class will love listening to and retelling the story.

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I love the two crafts that accompany this packet and both very easy to create.

Word work is plentiful...syllables, abc order, word search and vocabulary cards for posting.

What happens if you give a student a cupcake?  Your class will have fun sharing with you.

Students will collect data, design a super duper cupcake and write "how to" make a cupcake.

There are many activities that support comprehension...sequencing, retelling, recalling details.

There are two math games with a cupcake theme for partners to support addition and problem solving.