We’re So Happy You’re Here Book Companion- New Student Welcome Activity

Description

This New Student Welcome Activity is a book companion to pair with We’re So Happy You’re Here: A Warm Welcome for Our New Student.

After reading the book aloud, your students can come together to create a personalized welcome booklet full of compliments, encouraging messages, and thoughtful drawings for the new student.

The finished product becomes a treasured memento for the new student to take home, as a reminder that their new teacher and students are happy to have them as a part of the class!

When getting a new student, it can be a big transition—for the child, their classmates, and even the teacher.

This book companion is a simple, helpful way of making that that child feel a sense of belonging in their new surroundings, right from the start.

✨ What’s Included with this Resource:

• 4 booklet cover options (for the new student to color)
• Multiple options for student writing page templates with both dotted lines and regular lines
• Sentence frame starters to support all levels of writers- a list that can be displayed on projector, or printed as paper copies for students to keep in a writing folder.
• Illustration space on each writing page for students to add a drawing
• Helpful teacher tips and suggestions for utilizing the resource

💡 Ways to Use This Book Companion in the Classroom:

• Pair with the read-aloud We’re So Happy You’re Here as a welcome activity for a new student
• Use as a social-emotional learning activity for students to practice important lifeskills such as kindness, empathy, and inclusion
• Make it a tradition as part of your classroom community routines, so you’re always ready for a new student
• Bind, staple, or tie the pages together with ribbon or yarn to create the special welcome book

This resource is a simple yet meaningful way to help a new student (and reassure the child’s parents/guardians) that they’re entering a safe, caring environment with their new teacher and classmates.

A special way of welcoming a new student into your class family!