Back to School Book Study: David Goes to School

Do you need a way to help students evaluate behavior, make connections and transition students back into school mode? The book responses for this back to school favorite are just what you need! This book study on David Goes to School by David Shannon is full of reading response pages that can be used to familiarize students with school rules, the effects of bad choices and a great jump start to many fundamental reading comprehension skills.

Includes 8 ANSWER KEYS to make this an easy quick and print activity to leave for a substitute -or- for advanced readers who are completing an independent book study who are ready for critical and challenging questions.

Here's what other teachers are saying:

Exactly the right pair my students needed to tackle the story and show their understanding of David Goes to School, while also evaluating behavior. :)

-Stephanie T.

Great variation of worksheets! I loved how engaging and connected it was to school. This packet asks great questions and have students really think about what the book is about as well as making plenty of connections.

-Jessica

Featured Pages:

Reading Strategy Worksheets

• Story Retell: Characters, Setting, Problem and Solution
• Story Sequencing: Beginning, Middle and End
• Book Summary: Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
• Central Idea: Identify Central Idea and support with Three Details
• Character Traits: David, actions and reasons for actions
• What Will Happen Next: Make a Prediction
• Book Review: Favorite Part and Author's Purpose

Bonus Worksheets

• Learning School Rules: Fill in the blank school rules.
• Cause and Effect: Identify David's actions and the effect of his actions.

Creative Writing Activities

• Lesson Learned: What lesson does David learn?
• Learning School Rules: What is one of your teacher's rules and why is it important?

For Texas Teachers, this resource relates to the following 2019-2020 TEKS:

1.6A (K.5A, 2.6A) Establish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected texts with adult assistance.

1.6C (K.5C, 2.6C) Make, correct, or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures with adult assistance. 

1.6E (K.5E, 2.6E)  Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society with adult assistance.

1.7D (K.6D, 2.7D) Retell texts in ways that maintain meaning. 

1.7E (K.6E, 2.7E) Interact with sources in meaningful ways such as illustrating or writing. 

1.8B (K.7B, 2.8B) Describe the main character(s) and the reason(s) for their actions. 

1.8C (K.7C, 2.8C) Describe plot elements, including the main events, the problem, and the resolution, for texts read aloud and independently. 

1.9Di (K.8Di, 2.9Di) Recognize the central idea and supporting evidence with adult assistance.

This resource relates to the following Common Core Standards:

RL.1.2(K.2, 2.2) Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

RL.1.3(K.3, 2.3) Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

RL.1.7(K.7, 2.7) Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

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