Back to School Read Aloud Books and Activities, Book Companions & Writing Crafts

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The Day the Crayons Quit, Stick and Stone, Chrysanthemum, Enemy Pie, My Mouth is a Volcano, Mean Jean the Recess Queen and Officer Buckle and Gloria are back to school read aloud favorites! Take back to school read aloud comprehension activities to the next level with these back to school unit read alouds, crafts, reading responses, writing prompts and worksheets. These reading and writing activities are all differentiated for K-3.

Please note, you will need a copy of each book (The Day the Crayons Quit, Stick and Stone, Chrysanthemum, Enemy Pie, My Mouth is a Volcano, Mean Jean the Recess Queen and Officer Buckle and Gloria) in order to use this resource.

Suggested Timeline for Back to School Unit Read Alouds:

• Week 1 – The Day the Crayons Quit
• Week 2 – Stick and Stone
• Week 3 – Chrysanthemum
• Week 4 – Enemy Pie
• Week 5 – My Mouth is a Volcano
• Week 6 – Mean Jean the Recess Queen
• Week 7 – Officer Buckle and Gloria

Each book can also be taught in one single day or together.

EACH Back to School Reading Comprehension Companion INCLUDES All of the Following:

(This means you will get all of the following for The Day the Crayons Quit, Stick and Stone, Chrysanthemum, Enemy Pie, My Mouth is a Volcano, Mean Jean the Recess Queen and Officer Buckle and Gloria)

* 7 reading response activities:

• Making Predictions
• Answering Questions
• Story Elements (Character, Setting, Problem, Solution)
• Making Connections (text to text, text to self, text to world)
• Character Changes
• Compare/Contrast
• Favorite Part

* 2 reading crafts:

• Story Element Flip Book
• First, Then, Next, Last Flip Book

*4 writing prompts and crafts:

• Narrative
• Informative
• Opinion
• How To

*5 FUN word work and writing activities:

• Unscramble Words
• Word Search
• Decoding Words
• Make a Word
• Directed Draw & Write

Answer keys are included for most pages. Pages in which many answers could apply do not have answer keys.

All reading and writing pages are differentiated to include:

• Traceable sentence stems
• Fill in the blank sentence stems
• Long answer blank replies

These activities are PERFECT for whole group reading, reading centers, holidays, substitutes, student teachers, parent read alouds, morning work, independent work, small group reading and more.

Stretch these out for a week, or use all of the activities to fill a slow morning. With so many options and differentiated versions, the possibilities are endless.

Grab the 40 READ ALOUD ACTIVITIES BUNDLE to have a WHOLE YEAR of reading centers, crafts and activities done for you.

Please ask all questions before purchasing. Are you looking for a different book? Email me at [email protected] to put in a request!

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