You're Finally Here! Book Activities and a Craftivity for Back to School

YOU'RE FINALLY HERE

You're Finally Here by Melanie Watt is a great back to school read aloud for Kindergarten and First Grade! In the story, the main character is waiting for the reader to show up. It explains what he does while he waits...and how it is hard to be patient! This entertaining read aloud, paired with these book companion activities, will help students practice important literacy and reading comprehension skills in a fun and engaging way!

YOU'RE FINALLY HERE BOOK ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING IDEAS

The main character goes through a range of emotions, from excited to impatient, to bored, to upset... It is a great book to talk about character traits and feelings with your students.

This book is great to use as a Back to School story, as the character has been waiting for the students to show up. He is SO EXCITED to see you, and a little bit upset that you made him wait :)

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!

This You're Finally Here book companion will save you tons of planning time, is no prep, and is great to leave for a sub!

YOU'RE FINALLY HERE CLASS BOOK

In the class book, students can use the templates to write about what they were doing when they weren't at school. This student-made book is sure to be a favorite in your classroom library! Students will love to see what their friends were up to over the break.

YOU'RE FINALLY HERE CRAFT

The craftivity has students telling what they will be doing now that they have arrived at school! This craft makes a fun Back to School bulletin board display, to showcase student learning.