How to Catch the Easter Bunny is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
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SUMMARY
"How to Catch the Easter Bunny" by Adam Wallace is an enchanting children's book that brings excitement and adventure to the Easter season. The story follows a group of determined kids as they brainstorm and set up traps in an effort to catch the elusive Easter Bunny. With colorful illustrations and playful text, the book guides readers through a series of imaginative and creative attempts, from building elaborate contraptions to laying out enticing Easter treats. As the children embark on their quest, they encounter unexpected surprises and learn important lessons about patience, teamwork, and the joy of the Easter celebration. With its whimsical charm and engaging storytelling, "How to Catch the Easter Bunny" captures the magic and anticipation of Easter, inspiring young readers to embrace the spirit of the holiday and spread joy to others.
 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Have students sequence the important events in the story. This is an important skill when it comes to retelling a story.
- Have students practice their questioning skills as you read the book.
- Teach students how contractions are used.
- Introduce and act out action verbs.
- Discuss how problem solving was used throughout the story.
- Have a class discussion on the importance of sportsmanship.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30Â writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- Turkey’s Eggcellent Easter by Wendi Silvano
- The Easter Bunny’s Assistant by Jan Thomas
- The Easter Egg by Jan Brett
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