“A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day of School” Book Companion

Description

This book companion can be used as an extension activity after reading aloud A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School by Shannon Olsen. It is a booklet of writing prompts (or a “letter”) for students to write in response to their teacher after listening to the story. The pages can be copied and stapled together in a packet, or however you might choose to bind them. You can use all of the pages provided, or just pick and choose specific ones you want to include.

This resource comes with:

-2 book cover options (boy and girl)

-Greeting page with space for an illustration of student and teacher

-Multiple pages of “get to know you” writing prompts that connect with the book, with spaces for students to illustrate. Please see the preview tab to view these pages.

• Greeting page
• “There are a few important things I’d like for you to know…”
• “All the things that make me ME!”
• “You’ll get to meet my family”
• “I will celebrate with you when I have exciting news…”
• “I’ll greet you every morning!”
• “I want to set high goals”
• “Learning isn’t just about the schoolwork that I do…”
• Closing page

-Writing page templates, in case you would like to have students write an actual letter in the traditional letter-writing format. These pages could also be utilized for a writing center at a later time in the school year. Pages with primary dotted writing lines and regular writing lines are provided to meet the needs of your students.

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