How to Catch Santa | Book Study Activities, Class Book, Craftivity

This is a book study literacy unit for How to Catch Santa by Jean Reagan. The unit is packed with Common Core aligned activities for Kindergarten and First Grade. The craftivity makes a wonderful bulletin board display to showcase learning.

This book study unit can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, or as part of a book club. Copy a pack for each student and you're ready to go!

THIS UNIT INCLUDES:

STORY ELEMENTS ACTIVITIES

• student unit cover page
• story elements
• making predictions
• story retell
• story events
• story clues
• can-have-are-need graphic organizers

MAKING CONNECTIONS ACTIVITIES

• making mental images
• giving my opinion
• giving my advice
• text-to-self connections

WRITING ACTIVITIES

• writing retell pages
• writing story prompt
• procedural writing: How I Would Catch Santa
• class book

VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES

• making words
• vocabulary word search
• matching activity
• alphabetical order
• syllable sorting

COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES

• problems and solutions
• author's purpose
• main idea/theme
• fiction and non-fiction story elements
• true or false comprehension questions
• reading notes
• personal response page
• things NOT to do to catch Santa
• things TO do to catch Santa

CRAFTIVITY

• My Santa-Catching Plans craftivity

LEARNING STANDARDS CHECKLISTS

• learning standards checklist charts for Common Core, TEKS, VA SOL

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