Squirrel's New Years Resolution Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
First Grade Roars
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Grade Levels
1st - 2nd
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.1.1
CCSSRL.1.2
CCSSRL.1.3
CCSSRL.1.7
CCSSRL.1.9
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
73 pages
First Grade Roars
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What a fun unit to use coming back from break to get us back into the swing of things! My kids loved it and were so engaged!
My students loved this resource when we came back from break. I like the fact that First Grade Roars Book Companions are similar in format and kids know what to expect and first graders can work independently.
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Description
This adorable story is a perfect way to bring in the new year. I will be reading this story on our first day back from winter break. There are loads of literature connections, word work activities, a fun squirrel resolution craft and many teaching posters to help guide instruction. In addition, there are several writing opportunities.
Anchor Text:
- Squirrel's New Year's Resolution by Miller
Colorful Posters:
- Main Idea/Details/Retelling 7 pgs.
- Characters/Setting 8 pgs.
- Questioning Cards 1 pg.
- What do you think a resolution is? Poster
- Predicting Card/Poster
Comprehension Activities:
- Predicting 2 versions
- Main Idea & Details 2 versions
- Features of Fiction
- Story Mapping
- True or False
- Character Senses
- Character Analysis
- Character Trait
- Beginning/Middle/End 3 versions
- Text to Self 2
- Retelling Cut and Paste cards 2 versions
- Cause and Effect Cut and Paste
Writing Activities:
- Class Book Cover Page (colorful)
- Class Book Insert Fill in the Blank Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution was, My resolution is.
- Web: List of resolution ideas
- Writing Here are my promises and resolutions for the new year
- Retell Prewriting
- Retell Writing (2 different lines of paper)
- My book of resolutions mini book copy 2 per page. Resolutions for school, family, friends and mother earth
Craft:
- Squirrel Craft
- 2 different writing activities for the craft.
Extras:
- Rhyming Page
- Vocabulary Page (resolution)
- ABC Order
- Making Words (new years resolution)
- Syllables
- Word Search
Some of my other Winter Favorites:
- Jan Brett The Mitten, Hat, Snowy Nap, & Cozy
- Snowmen Bundle
- Morning Message & Meeting Slides January
- Snowman in a Cup
- Squirrel's New Year's Resolutions
- Digital Winter Theme Days
- Solve the Mystery of the Missing Snowman's Nose
- Solve the Mystery Winter Games
- January Crafts
- January Reading Comprehension BUNDLE
- January Writing Paper Pencil & Digital
- Arctic Animals Research & Writing
- Welcome Winter Nonfiction Unit
- Winter Theme Days
- Snow Movement Breaks ELA & Math
- Dramatic Play Ski Lodge
- January Calendar
- January Digital Calendar
- Winter Bingo
- Winter Games
- January Paired Passages
- January Poetry
- January Task Card Centers
- January Daily Math Review
If you like this, you may also like my non-fiction unit on New Years. It pairs well with this story.
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Total Pages
73 pages
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSSRL.1.2
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
CCSSRL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CCSSRL.1.7
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
CCSSRL.1.9
Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
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