Saturday 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
"Saturday" by Oge Mora is a captivating children's book that explores the power of resilience and finding joy in unexpected circumstances. The story follows a young girl named Ava and her mother as they plan a special Saturday together filled with fun and adventure. However, their plans encounter one obstacle after another, leaving Ava feeling disappointed. Despite the setbacks, Ava and her mother adapt and discover the beauty of spontaneous moments and the strength of their bond. With vibrant and expressive illustrations, "Saturday" conveys a heartfelt message about embracing life's imperfections and finding happiness in the present moment. The book celebrates the love between a parent and child, while also imparting valuable lessons about resilience, flexibility, and appreciating the small joys that come our way. It serves as a reminder that even when things don't go as planned, a day can still be filled with love and laughter.
 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.
- Analyze the illustrations in the story. Discuss how they provide meaning that the words might not.
- Help students to analyze what the author’s purpose for writing the book might be.
- Cause and effect can be a difficult skill for students. This book is a perfect mentor text for teaching this skill.
- Introduce or review how and why author’s use ellipses.
- Explore what onomatopoeia is and how authors use it in their writing.
- Explore how characters in the book resolved their conflict.
- Use this book to discuss a variety of emotions with students and how to manage them.
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.
- The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Oge Mora
- Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora
- The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
- Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
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