Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar | Book Activities

WHO TOOK THE COOKIES FROM THE COOKIE JAR?

Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar is a timeless favorite, because it involves a mystery to solve! Everyone loves a who-done-it. In this story, some cookies go missing. Who took the cookies? Your Kindergarten and First Grade students will love guessing as they follow the story's clues! Pair the book with this book companion to help students practice essential literacy and reading comprehension skills in a fun and engaging way.

WHO TOOK THE COOKIES FROM THE COOKIE JAR BOOK ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING IDEAS

Skunk has baked a fresh batch of cookies. But now the cookie jar stands empty. He follows a trail of crumbs right to mouse. But mouse didn't take them...mice prefer to eat cheese!

On goes skunk, following clues that reach the next suspect. Each suspect is an animal that prefers to eat other foods- this is great for teaching students about a variety of different animals and what they eat.

It's also a great book for making predictions- who do your students think took the cookies from the cookie jar?

The story is also a popular game! Clapping to a beat, students chant "Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?" "Name took the cookies from the cookie jar!" "Who me?" "Yes, you!" "Couldn't be!" "Then who?" etc. inserting classmates' names until everyone has had a turn.

This book companion will help your students work on story elements, character traits, making text to self connections, problem and solution, story retell, vocabulary, writing, making inferences, main idea, author's purpose, making predictions, offering opinions and advice, reading comprehension, and much more!

The activities can be used for whole class learning, 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!

This book study unit will save you tons of time, is no prep, and is great to leave for a sub!

This book activities unit meets learning standards in Kindergarten and First Grade. Learning standards charts for Common Core, TEKS, and VA SOL are included in the pack.