Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First 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 First 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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A LETTER FROM YOUR TEACHER: ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL SUMMARY
This uplifting story is written by a teacher to her incoming students. She shares that she cannot wait to get to know each student and what makes them unique. She looks forward to creating memories and conquering challenges together.
She’s excited to hear about everyone’s summer breaks, whether they traveled or did fun things at home. The teacher then shares her goals, from teaching math to showing students how to be empathetic. She hopes her class will develop resilience and kindness, and most of all, a community!
A LETTER FROM YOUR TEACHER: ON THE FIRST 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 First 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 points
- conjunctions
A LETTER FROM YOUR TEACHER: ON THE FIRST 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 First 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 First 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 31 pages long.
