This is a book study unit with literacy printables, class book, and a craft for From Head to Toe by Eric Carle. This From Head to Toe book companion unit is packed with Common Core aligned reading activities for Kindergarten and First Grade. These read aloud book activities help students practice important literacy and reading comprehension skills in a fun and engaging way. The craft makes a wonderful bulletin board display to showcase student learning. The class book will be a favorite in your classroom library!

WAYS TO USE THE BOOK ACTIVITIES

• for whole class learning
• during small group guided reading time
• as individual student work
• as part of a book club
• homeschool instruction
• leave for a sub

Copy a pack for each student and you're ready to go!

WHAT TEACHERS LOVE

• differentiate to suit your students' learning abilities and needs
• saves planning time
• standards based learning
• great to leave for a sub
• no prep - print and go

THIS UNIT INCLUDES:

STORY ELEMENTS ACTIVITIES

• student unit cover page (in color & bw)
• story elements
• making predictions
• character cards
• character action cards
• story retell
• story events
• story clues
• can-have-are-need graphic organizers
• schema

MAKING CONNECTIONS ACTIVITIES

• making mental images
• giving my opinion
• text-to-self connections
• design a book cover

WRITING ACTIVITIES

• class book 'We Can Do It'

VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES

• making words
• labeling page
• vocabulary word search
• syllable counting
• alphabetical order
• action words in the story

COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES

• making inferences
• author's purpose
• main idea/theme
• fiction and non-fiction story elements
• true or false comprehension questions
• favorite part of the story
• story response
• book reccomendation
• story notes

CRAFTIVITY

• Look What I Can Do craft

LEARNING STANDARDS CHECKLISTS

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

LEARNING STANDARDS COVERED:

Common Core

• RL.K.1, RL.K.2, RL.K.3, RL.K.6, RL.K.7
• RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.1.3, RL.1.7

TEKS

• K.5.C, K.5.D, K.5.E, K.5.F, K.6.A, K.6.B, K.6.C, K.6.D, K.6.E, K.7.A, K.7.B, K.7.C, K.7.D, K.9.A
• 1.6.C, 1.6.D, 1.6.E, 1.6.F, 1.7.A, 1.7.C, 1.7.D, 1.7.E, 1.8.A, 1.8.B, 1.8.C, 1.8.D, 1.10.A

VA SOL

• R.K.8.a, R.K.8.b, R.K.8.c, R.K.8.d, R.K.8.e
• R.1.9.c, R.1.9.d, R.1.9.e, R.1.9.f, R.1.9.g, R.1.9.h

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