School's First Day

of School
 Introducing the Vocabulary
A look at the Author and Illustrator.
Day 1 What type of book is this? Can we make predictions about what this book will be
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about?

Review the Vocabulary

What's one way we are like the author or the illustrator? (Connections)
Day 2 Read Aloud
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Oral Comprehension: Who were the characters, settings, and events?

Take a trip around the school- Talk about the different places that we will be visiting
throughout the school year and how we should act when visiting these places.
Day 3 Label the map: Once we get back to the classroom, we will be labeling our map to show Finished?
the different places that we visited and we will review how we should act in these
areas.

Vocabulary: Use the vocabulary words to talk to your friends.

Do you remember some of the main details in this story? Who were the characters,
Day 4 where did the story take place, and what events took place?
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Help me answer these questions and then, we will reread to see if we were right!

Writing: How could we make our school feel better and show it how much we love and
Day 5 care about it?
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 Vocabulary words
Foundation- The cement that is under a building and holds the whole building up.
Elementary- The very beginning and basic parts of a subject.
Janitor- A person employed as a caretaker of a building; a custodian.
Lockers- A small lockable closet or compartment, typically as one of a number placed together for public or
general use, e.g., in schools, gymnasiums, or train stations.
Freckles- A small patch of light brown color on the skin that comes out when you're in the sun.
Embarrassed- A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness.
 Author
Adam Rex is the author and illustrator.
He has credit to more than forty books
for kids.
These include New York Times bestselling picture books
like Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, School’s First Day
of School, (with illustrator Christian Robinson), and
Chu’s Day (with author Neil Gaiman). His work has been
adapted for film and television.
He lives in Tucson, Arizona, with his cat, dog, son, and wife.
all information was found on https://www.adamrex.com/about
Illustrator
Christian Robinson is an illustrator, author,
animator, and designer based in Oakland, California.
He was born in Los Angeles and grew up in a small
one-bedroom apartment with his brother, two
cousins, aunt, and grandmother. Drawing became a
way to make space for himself and to create the
kind of world he wanted to see. He studied
animation at the California Institute of the Arts and
would later work with the Sesame Workshop and
Pixar Animation Studios before becoming an
illustrator of books for children.
all information found at https://www.theartoffun.com/about
 Fiction VS. Nonfiction
What do we know about fiction and
nonfiction books?
Fiction = Fake Nonfiction =
Fiction books have NOT Fake
charactters, setting,
and events.

Read for INFO!

Nonfiction books
have actual dates and
facts and give you
Read for FUN!
more information.
 Vocabulary words
Foundation- The cement that is under a building and holds the whole building up.
Elementary- The very beginning and basic parts of a subject.
Janitor- A person employed as a caretaker of a building; a custodian.
Lockers- A small lockable closet or compartment, typically as one of a number placed together for public or
general use, e.g., in schools, gymnasiums, or train stations.
Freckles- A small patch of light brown color on the skin that comes out when you're in the sun.
Embarrassed- A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness.
 How am I like the author or the illustrator?
*Review the Author/Illustrator Slide and make
connections with the students."

I am like Adam Rex because I live with my family.

I am like Christian Robinson because I enjoy drawing.
Can you think of someone that you are like? How are
you like this person?
Read Aloud: School's First
day of School
Characters Setting Events
 Map of my School:
Use shapes to create a map of your School!
 Map of my Classroom:
Use shapes to create a map of your classroom!
 School Field Trip
Where do we go in our School and how should we treat our
school in these places?

Where did I go? How should I treat School there?

Characters Setting Events
 Cheer Up School:
Let's share some love with school. Draw the nicest picture
of school that you can and tell School what you like about
him!

I like that school helps me to learn my ABC's.

I like School because it has the best
playground.
I like School because it has the best people to
show me new things.
Name: Date:

Draw a picture to show

Vocabulary Word What does the word mean?
what the word means!
Use this outline of a school to draw and create your own school!