Peter's Chair 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
In "Peter's Chair" by Ezra Jack Keats, Peter, a young boy, struggles with the arrival of his new baby sister. When his parents paint his old crib and high chair pink for the baby, Peter feels left out and upset. In an attempt to reclaim his space, Peter takes his old chair and tries to run away with it. However, after some reflection, Peter decides to bring the chair back home. He paints it blue and helps set up a special space for his baby sister, showing that he can share and adapt to change. The book explores themes of sibling rivalry, jealousy, and finding a sense of belonging. With Keats' signature collage-style illustrations and heartfelt storytelling, "Peter's Chair" captures the emotions and growth of a young child navigating the challenges of a growing family.
 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.
- Encourage students to use their summarizing and retelling strategies.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Teach a lesson on making connections to enhance comprehension.
- Teach a mini lesson on past tense verbs using examples from the book.
- Introduce students to quotation marks and provide examples from the book.
- Teach students how contractions are used.
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.
- Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams
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