If you are looking for a read aloud as the end of the year approaches, we recommend Lizzie and the Last Day of School. The end of the school year brings up a lot of different feelings from students, some are excited for summer while others feel sad about the end of the year. This read aloud is a great way to start the conversation about the end of the year and check in with your students. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
Lizzie has always loved school. She loved preschool and was very sad when kindergarten was over. When it came time for first grade, Lizzie was excited to be in school for a whole year! Lizzie’s teacher was Miss G and this was her first class. Over the year the class shared many memories together: reading 100 books, learning to hop, skip, and jump, planting a garden, and eating all their vegetables before dessert at lunch.
She then asked students to bring in a bag since it was almost the last day of school and they would be taking their supplies home. Lizzie really struggled with first grade being over, and she left on the last day without saying goodbye! Lizzie decides to sneak back to school to give Miss G a hug, and she finds that Miss G is also sad about the last day. Suddenly, the two find out Miss G will be teaching summer school in the park! Lizzie is happy she gets to go to school over the summer with Miss G!
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
All of our book companions come with reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, grammar activities, and social emotional learning topics. Take a look at the list below to get an idea of some of the skills our lessons for Lizzie and the Last Day of School includes.
- Encourage students to make personal connections regarding the last day of school.
- Identify character traits and describe why Lizzie felt the way she did throughout the book.
- Have students write a list of things they enjoyed about the school year.
- Ask students to write about their plans for the summer.
- Teach a lesson on possessive nouns.
- Introduce students to titles and how to punctuate them.
- Have a class discussion regarding students’ feelings about the last day of school.
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
- 30 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
The last day of school can be really crazy. We love planning a read aloud where the class can meet and hear one last story together. These worksheets and activities are the perfect way to spend the last day or days leading up to the last day of school.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will also love these similar books:
- Last Day Blues by Julie Danneberg
- A Letter to My Teacher by Deborah Hopkinson
- When It’s the Last Day of School by Maribeth Boelts
- Mrs. Spitzer's Garden by Edith Pattou
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