School's First Day of School Read Aloud Lesson Plans and Activities

Are you struggling to find simple, adaptable, and ready-to-go upper elementary activities to round out your read aloud for School's First Day of School by Adam Rex? These book companion activities are the perfect supplement to any reading curriculum. Full of comprehension skill and strategy practice, as well as vocabulary, writing, and cross-curricular extension activities, this customizable unit will be a game-changer and help you save your precious plan time.

This Rounding out the Read Aloud includes fun & engaging vocabulary activities perfect for upper elementary:

1. Lesson plans with discussion prompt cards
2. 6 extension activities with accompanying organizers, task cards/student directions, and classroom materials list
3. Reading skills and strategies foldable (Schema, Connect, Draw Conclusions, Evaluate, Infer, Predict, Figurative Language, Cause and Effect, Analyze Characters, Point of View, Genre, Author's Purpose, Theme)
4. Writing prompt with booklets which include built-in rubrics covering the 6+1 traits of writing
5. Digital Getting Started Guide with complete implementation details and recommendations
6. Organizational material (binder cover and spine; assignment checklists)

The activities provided with this unit are great to use alongside your current curriculum. Use the activities for differentiation, extension, small group work, or even homework.

The best part? The activities have been created to activate the ultimate engagement among your students. This product truly rounds out the read aloud experience by incorporating meaningful activities that transform our favorite children’s books into authentic learning opportunities.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mike D. says, "Thank you for this! My students will love the math extension activities."

The 6 extension activities are:

1. Sight Words Practice
2. Vocabulary Review
3. SEL Connection
4. Art Connection
5. Math Connection
6. Shared Notebook

Save Time with Minimal Prep! We understand the importance of precious plan time and the need for easy implementation which is why all activities are minimal prep … grab a copy of the book, select the activities for your students, then print and go! 

Note, we are updating this product to focus on upper elementary. Once it is updated, you will receive the current and updated files.

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