Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Here We Are 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 responsibility, this Here We Are picture book by Oliver Jeffers 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!
Engage Your Students with Here We Are Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Here We Are. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
- Download the book companion to make lesson planning simple with Here We Are reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
HERE WE ARE SUMMARY
Oliver Jeffers book Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth is a guide for readers. Written for his son, it’s as if Jeffers is talking directly to readers, teaching them about the different parts of the planet. Jeffers starts off big, discussing outer space and narrows in to teach about the human body.
Not only does Oliver Jeffers teach facts about the planet, he discusses how to be a good citizen on planet earth. The planet is filled with many different people and animals, all of them are different shapes, sizes and colors. It is our job to take care of the earth, because it is the only one we have. At the end, Jeffers reminds readers that they are never alone on earth, so if they need help, all they have to do is ask.
HERE WE ARE 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 Here We Are reading comprehension questions focus on:
- point of view
- identifying theme | message | moral
- author’s purpose
- analyzing illustrations
- sequencing
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- responsibility
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- contractions
- adverbs
- plural nouns
- pronouns
HERE WE ARE 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 Here We Are?
- Lexile® Measure: AD530L
- 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 Oliver Jeffers. It was illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.
What genre is Here We Are?
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 48 pages long.
