Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The Hello, Goodbye Window 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 family, this The Hello, Goodbye Window picture book by Norston Juster 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 The Hello, Goodbye Window Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of The Hello, Goodbye Window. 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 The Hello, Goodbye Window reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
THE HELLO, GOODBYE WINDOW SUMMARY
In The Hello, Goodbye Window, a little girl describes what visits to her Nanna and Poppy’s house are like. She tells readers all the different things she likes to do at their house: look at the stars, work in her Nanna’s garden, and eat dinner by the window.
The girl’s favorite part of their house is the big window inside their kitchen, she calls it the Hello, Goodbye Window. This is where she stops first when visiting their house. She peeks inside the window and makes funny faces through the glass with her Nanna and Poppy. When it is time to go home, she always makes sure to look in the window and wave goodbye. The main character shares all of her special memories from time spent at her grandparents house. When she grows up, she hopes to have a house with a window just like theirs.
THE HELLO, GOODBYE WINDOW 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 The Hello, Goodbye Window reading comprehension questions focus on:
- summarize/retell
- visualizing
- analyzing character
- making connections
- sequencing
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- family
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- nouns
- adjectives
- compound words
- prepositions
THE HELLO, GOODBYE WINDOW 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 The Hello, Goodbye Window?
- Lexile® Measure: AD670L
- Guided Reading Level: P
- DRA Level: 36-38
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3.7-3.9
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Norston Juster. It was illustrated by Chris Raschka.
What genre is The Hello, Goodbye Window?
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 32 pages long.
