Straw 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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"Straw" by Amy Krouse Rosenthal is about a straw who had a thirst for being first. Straw wanted to be the first to do everything, and whenever he was drinking something, he needed to be the first to finish. One day, Straw runs into a big problem with doing this quickly and he gets a big brain freeze when trying to drink a frozen drink too quickly. One of Straw’s glassmates teaches him the importance of slowing down and smelling the milkshake. Straw learns how to be mindful and pay attention to all the great things happening around him. He learns that being first is not what is the most important, and to take time to enjoy things rather than rush through them to be first!Â
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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.
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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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