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Our Class is a Family Book Companion - Back to School Reading Activities

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The Southern Teach
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2nd - 4th
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This is such a great resource to use at the beginning of the year! Loved the sense of community this resource provides my classroom.
My students seemed to enjoy the work and it kept their attention. I like how it was well thought out and connected to the learning in our classroom.
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Description

Get your upper elementary students excited to start the school year using the Our Class is a Family Book Companion! With 16 pages of engaging activities targeting vocabulary, reading skills, and comprehension, this book companion makes a great back to school resource for the first week of school!

Reduce the stress of prepping for back to school with these easy-to-assign activities!

Students will learn about and review poetry elements featured in the book and will reflect on being a friend and respecting every classmate's unique abilities.

**Printable and Google Slides versions are updated for 2023!**

What's Included:

This beginning of the year resource includes 9 different activities to pair with the book with options to differentiate with all levels of learners in your classroom!

  • Vocabulary
  • Metaphors
  • Compare and Contrast
  • Find Someone Who... Activity
  • Imagery in Poetry
  • Making Connections
  • Writing Prompt
  • Book Review
  • Book Reflection

Printable and Digital Options:

This resource includes a printable PDF version, 14 pre-loaded Seesaw activity links, and Google Drive version, as well as detailed instructions on how to use for distance learning!

This book companion is a supplemental resource to the Our Class is a Family book by Shannon Olsen. The activities in this product support understanding of concepts taught in the book and do not replace the actual book. You can click here to purchase the book!

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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

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