Description
This is everything you need to share the beautiful book, The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson with your students.
- 10 printable activities available in full page and journal size versions
- 10 digital versions of the activities
- A class collaboration project
- A classroom poster with a book quote
These activities are available as printable pages as well as digital slides:
- Name 5 unique things about yourself.
- Name three things that someone may not know about you when they meet you.
- Have you ever felt on the outside of something? How did you feel?
- How can you make sure that everyone feels welcome instead of on the outside?
- Tell a story that only YOU can tell.
- What are some qualities of a good friend?
- A picture of yourself.
- The first day of school.
- 5 things you could say or ask someone when you first meet to get to know them better.
- Thoughts and feelings
You will love getting to know your students while sharing this book.
This resources is part of Set One of the “Read On” series of read aloud activities. You can find that HERE.
If you’d like the “All Access Pass” which includes access to all 60 read aloud activities for the year, you can find that HERE.
If you have any questions, please email me at jen@twolittlebirdsteaching.com.
Emily D. –
I love doing this with my class at the beginning of the year.
Aaron G. –
Worked great in my class! Kids loved it and was easy to use and implement.
Shara S. –
Easy to use resource for the teacher and my students loved it
Lilies and Laughter –
This worked out great. I am glad that I made the purchase. Thank you.
Nicki B. –
I love using this book to start off my morning meetings on the first week of school. This resource paired with it perfectly!
Caroline Russell –
A great supplement to the book! A great first week of school activity!
Ashley H. –
This is a great book to read at the beginning of the year and this was a great supplemental resource to use with it.
Amanda Harvey –
This is an absolutely fabulous resource! I use it in my third grade classroom.
Ericka B. –
This was great to use at the beginning of the year. Thank you!
Britt S. –
A lovely companion activity to a great BTS read aloud.
Jennifer V. –
Thank you for a great resource. My students loved this activity!
Danielle Morrow –
Great resource, my students loved it and they were engaged!!
Blooming Tool Kit –
This is great. It works well for my school community.
Terri Stahlheber –
This was wonderful to use with my third grade class during the first week of school.
Mrs Bees Kindergarten Glee –
My students loved this resource. It worked perfectly for our classroom. Thank you!
Elise Coleman –
This went perfect with the read aloud! It was very engaging and my students had a lot of fun completing the activities.
Jennifer F. –
Great resource! Perfect for the first few days of school!
LANA T. –
My students are loving this resource and I will continue with my kiddos
Traica D. –
This had several options of activities for this amazing read aloud.
Danna Hope –
This was the first time to use this book for Back to School first week and I LOVED IT. Thanks for the useful activities to go along with it.
TLB –
Hi Danna,
Thanks for taking the time to write a comment.
I hope you have a fantastic new school year,
Two Little Birds