The Day It Rained Hearts 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
SUMMARY
"The Day It Rained Hearts" by Felicia Bond is a charming children's book that follows the story of a young girl named Cornelia Augusta. One day, Cornelia finds herself standing under a sky filled with raining hearts, each one unique and special. She collects the hearts and decides to turn them into heartfelt gifts for her friends. Using her creativity and imagination, Cornelia uses the hearts to create personalized gifts that perfectly match her friends' interests and personalities. Through vivid illustrations and descriptive text, the book showcases Cornelia's thoughtful gestures and the joy she brings to her friends' lives. As Cornelia's friends receive their heartfelt gifts, they are touched by her kindness and appreciate the effort she put into making them feel special. "The Day It Rained Hearts" is a heartwarming story that celebrates friendship, creativity, and the power of small acts of kindness.
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.
- Have students sequence the important events in the story. This is an important skill when it comes to retelling a story.
- Teach a lesson on making connections to enhance comprehension.
- Discuss the different adjectives used in the book.
- Teach a lesson on irregular verbs.
- Discuss the importance of kindness.
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
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
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