Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for A Letter From Your Teacher on the Last Day of School will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of emotions, growth mindset and teamwork, this A Letter From Your Teacher on the Last Day of School picture book by Shannon Olsen is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
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- Read a summary of A Letter From Your Teacher on the Last Day of School. You can find it in the section below.
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A LETTER FROM YOUR TEACHER ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL SUMMARY
This beautiful story is written as a letter from a teacher to her students. Set on the last few days of school, the teacher reminisces about Crazy Hair Day, field trips, and Science Fairs. She acknowledges students’ mistakes, their successes, and the fact that they have become a family.
The stunning illustrations matched with the rhyming rhythm makes this a great read to share at the close of the school year!
A LETTER FROM YOUR TEACHER ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based A Letter From Your Teacher on the Last Day of School reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing illustrations
- authors purpose
- making connections
- point of view
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- emotions
- growth mindset
- teamwork
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- pronouns
- exclamation point
- conjunctions
A LETTER FROM YOUR TEACHER ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for A Letter From Your Teacher on the Last Day of School?
- Lexile® Measure: N/A
- Guided Reading Level: N/A
- DRA Level: N/A
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): N/A
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Shannon Olsen. It was illustrated by Sandie Sonke.
What genre is A Letter From Your Teacher on the Last Day of School?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 38 pages long.
