Back to School Activities First Day Beginning of the Year Book Companions

This resource is packed full of activities for the first few weeks of school. This back to school collection features printables, activities, crafts, sorts, and games to go along with If you Take a Mouse to School, Wemberly Worried, Chrysanthemum, Froggy Goes to School, First Day Jitters, & The Kissing Hand. Grab this bundle and you are sure to have loads of activities.

This pack is a value bundle. It includes activities for the stories:

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If You Take a Mouse to School

Included you will receive:

• Character Analysis

• Main Idea and Details

• Make a List

• Writing the Alphabet in Uppercase

• Writing the Alphabet in Lowercase

• Needs vs. Does

• Save vs. Different

• Recall

• “ou” vs. “oo” word sort

• Text to Self

• Fill in the blank story focusing on recall

• 1st Day fun information sheet

• Mouse’s First Day of School writing mini book-copy 2 per page

• Retell Writing Activity with Prewriting Template

• Odd vs. Even counting

• ABC Order

• Syllables

• Mouse Craft

Wemberly Worried:

Reading Strategies:

• Predicting
• Retell Beginning, Middle, End
• Question/Answer 2 pages
• Setting 2 options
• Characters 2 options
• Check for Understanding
• Text Evidence
• Character Analysis 2 Options
• Key Events
• Features of Fiction
• Sequencing 5 cards cut & paste 2 options
• Wemberly’s Worries Recall
• Character Feelings
• Main Idea and Details
• Text to Self
• Text Connections
• Problem & Solution
• Problem
• Solution
• Real or Fantasy Sort

Word Work:

• ABC Order
• Making Words
• Syllables
• Word Search

Colorful Posters:

• 6 questions cards
• Details/sequencing cards
• Characters
• Setting
• Vocabulary

Writing:

• Descriptive Writing “All about Wemberly”
• My Worries
• Retell Prewriting & Writing
• Opinion Prewriting & Writing

Math:

• Roll & Move Board Game
• Survey, Tally, Graph
• Roll & Cover

Wemberly Paper Topper Craft

Worry Jar Craft

Letters ”Wemberly Worried” 2 per page

Letters ”Worry Jars” 2 per page

Chrysanthemum

Reading Strategies:

• Predicting
• Question/Answer 2 pages
• Retell Beginning, Middle, End
• Setting 2 options
• Characters 2 options
• Yes or No
• Check for Understanding
• Text Evidence
• Character Analysis 2 options
• Key Events
• Features of Fiction
• Character Feelings
• Main Idea and Details
• Text to Self
• Text Connections
• Sequencing 5 cards cut & paste 2 options
• Problem & Solution

Word Work:

• ABC Order
• Making Words
• Syllables
• Word Search

Colorful Posters

• 6 questions cards
• Details/sequencing cards
• Characters
• Setting
• Vocabulary

Writing:

• This is Me, I am Special
• Descriptive Writing
• A Good Friend
• Retell Prewriting & Writing
• Opinion Prewriting & Writing

Math:

• Roll & Move Board Game
• My Name Letters
• Survey, Tally, Graph
• Class Data
• Class Graph

Chrysanthemum Craft

Chrysanthemum Topper Craft

Flower Craft

Letters ”Chrysanthemum” 2 per page

Froggy Goes to School

Reading Strategies:

• Predicting 2 options
• Main Idea and Details
• Sequencing 8 cards cut & paste
• Beginning, Middle, End 3 options
• Text Connections 2 options
• Author’s Purpose
• Fiction or Nonfiction
• Story Mapping
• Character Analysis 2 options
• My Opinion
• Question & Answer
• Key Events
• Features of Fiction
• Problem
• Solution
• Check for Understanding 2 options
• Point of View
• Character Feeling
• True or False
• Mini Book 9 pages copy 2 per page
• Characters
• Setting

Word Work:

• Uppercase Letters
• Lowercase Letters
• “op” words
• L Blend Sorting Activity in color and black and white
• Short Vowel Sort in Color or black and white

Colorful Posters

• 6 questions cards
• Main idea
• Details/sequencing cards
• Characters
• Setting
• Problem & Solution

Writing:

• Fill in the Blank
• Retell
• Question
• Write & Label

Math:

• Writing numbers on number grid
• Counting by 2’s
• Counting by 1’s
• Counting by 10’s
• Survey, Tally, Graph
• Number/Ten Frame Puzzles 1-9 color and B&W

Froggy & Frogilina Head Craft

Full body Froggy Craft

Letters: Froggy Goes to School

The Kissing Hand

Included you will receive:

• 2 Handprint activities

• Patterns

• Beginning, Middle, and End

• I LOVE writing

• Questioning

• Character Change

• Character Senses

• Main Idea and Details

• Facts Yes or No

• Making Predictions

• Retelling

• Characters

• Setting

• Counting by 1’s, 2’s, and 5’s

• Alphabetizing

• Discussion of Nocturnal

• Real vs. Nonsense

• Surveying

• Mini Back to School book copy 2 per page

• Chester Craft

First Day Jitters

Included you will receive:

• Letter to Parents

• Describe what you brought to school

• True/False

• Character Analysis

• Main Idea and Details

• Needs vs. Does

• Same vs. Different

• Recall

• Predicting

• Sorting

• Certificate

• Text to Self

• Labels for Jitter snack: black and white and color

• Jitter Glitter poem and labels

• Jitter Mini book; staple two per page

• Retell Writing Activity with Prewriting Template

• Jitter Jar Craft

Bonus File:

1st Day Hooray

Included you will receive:

• Make a List

• Draw a List

• True/False

• Character Analysis

• Main Idea and Details

• School Jobs

• Class Survey

• Letter to Children

• 1st Writing Activity

• School Tour Checklist

• My First Day of School Mini Book: Copy 2 per page

• Math Game

• Pencil Craft

• Retell Writing Activity with Prewriting Template

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