Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Christmas | Book Study Activities, Class Book, Craftivity, and a Freebie!

MRS WISHY-WASHY'S CHRISTMAS

Our book study this week was Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Christmas by Joy Cowley. Kindergarten and First Grade students LOVE Mrs. Wishy-Washy, and this read aloud is perfect for the holiday season!

MRS WISHY-WASHY'S CHRISTMAS BOOK ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING IDEAS

We used these picture and word cards on the pocket chart to learn vocabulary from the story:

This cut & paste story mapping activity provided a visual, showing how the story unfolds:

My book activities unit to go with Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Christmas contains companion activities that help to connect this engaging read aloud with important reading skills. It's full of literacy printables, reading companion worksheets, lesson ideas, a class book, a craftivity, a write the room activity, matching cards, character cards, and MORE!

This book activities unit includes literacy components that will help your Kindergarten and First Grade students practice key reading skills as they engage in meaningful activities they will love!

This unit is packed with fun activities that will help your students work on story elements, character traits, story retell, writing activities, sequencing events, problem & solution, making text to self connections, and visualizing the story by making mental images.

The unit also includes activities to develop story vocabulary, define the author's purpose, think about the story's main idea or theme, offer opinions and advice, recognize cause & effect, and check for understanding with comprehension questions.

This book study unit can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, or as part of a book club. Copy a pack for each student and you're ready to go!

These literacy activities are aligned to the Common Core, TEKS, and VA SOL learning standards. Checklists for the learning standards are included in the unit, to aid in lesson planning.

This companion unit for Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Christmas will save you tons of time, is no prep, and is great to leave for a sub!

My Kindergarten students love Mrs. Wishy-Washy, and this book gives an inspired message while being fun and engaging.

This Christmas favorite features Mrs. Wishy-Washy and her animal friends...all about making mistakes, being sorry, receiving forgiveness, and showing love. The spirit of Christmas at its best!

The unit includes a class book! Students can each make themselves in the cold tin tub using the template, then compile the pages and add the cover. This Wishy-Washy book will be a student favorite in your classroom library!