First Grade Jitters

FIRST GRADE JITTERS

First Grade Jitters by Robert Quackenbush is a great back to school story that many new first graders can relate to. And this read aloud, paired with these book companion activities, will help students practice important literacy and reading comprehension skills in an engaging way!

FIRST GRADE JITTERS BOOK ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING IDEAS

Aidan is nervous to begin first grade because he doesn't know what to expect. What if his teacher talks in gibberish and he can't understand her? Will his friends be there? What will he do in first grade?

This book study unit is packed with fun activities that will help your Kindergarten and First Grade students with story elements, making predictions, character traits, making text to self connections, author's purpose, main idea, making inferences, vocabulary, writing, giving opinions and advice, problem and solution, story retell, reading comprehension, and much more!

These activities can be used for whole class instruction, 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!

FIRST GRADE JITTERS CLASS BOOK

This class book has students sharing what they were nervous about on their first day of school. When the pages are compiled into a book it will be a student favorite in your classroom library!

FIRST GRADE JITTERS CRAFT

This First Grade Jitters craftivity has students sharing a snapshot of their first day of school. This is a great follow-up activity after reading the book, and the craft makes a fun back to school bulletin board display, to showcase student learning.