Daddy's Back to School Shopping Adventure

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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.

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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.

Daddy's Shopping Adventure!

Anyone who has ever gone SCHOOL SUPPLY SHOPPING with they children knows what an experience it can be!  If it makes you smile this book will make you giggle!!

One rule:  Only buy what is on the LIST!

Will they follow it?

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There are 18 colorful vocabulary cards for posting with the story or in you word work center.

Laminate them and you can use them for sorting by syllables or ABC order.  They have pictures to support early readers.

Activities include:

Match the supply (one by words and one cut and paste.)

ABC Order

Making words (an opportunity to talk about the meaning of nostalgia).

Word Search (not shown)

Activities are differentiated to meet the Grade 1 and 2 level student. 

The activities shown above students can write or draw or both.

Recall story details.

Sensory

What was the rule?

More difficult include:

Sequencing

Story Elements

Finding Beginning, Middle and End

There is a match us up by word or a cut and paste.

There is a make a list.

Students will sort what to bring to school and what to bring home. (there is a picture one as well)

Finally students will GO SHOPPING!

Level 2

Level 1

Back to School Shopping Adventure with Daddy!

This story is so much fun.  It will bring a smile to your face as well as your students.

I bet many of them will even relate to the experience this family had.

The book can be found on Amazon.

Kiddos can practice adding prices of school supplies.

Word work includes colorful vocabulary cards for posting.

I love the comprehension with story recall, story elements and sensory.

Then your class can work with what goes to school and what stays home, making their own list and matching supply to the word.

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