Looking for a book to celebrate Grandparent's Day in your classroom? Do you want a read aloud that is all about a girl's relationship with her family? We love The Hello, Goodbye Window. This sweet story is all about the visits a young girl has with her grandparents. Be sure to check out this book if you are looking for a family themed read aloud. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
In The Hello, Goodbye Window, a little girl describes what visits to her Nanna and Poppy’s house are like. She tells readers all the different things she likes to do at their house: look at the stars, work in her Nanna’s garden, and eat dinner by the window.Â
The girl’s favorite part of their house is the big window inside their kitchen, she calls it the Hello, Goodbye Window. This is where she stops first when visiting their house. She peeks inside the window and makes funny faces through the class with her Nanna and Poppy. When it is time to go home, she always makes sure to look in the window and wave goodbye. The main character shares all of her special memories from time spent at her grandparents house. When she grows up, she hopes to have a house with a window just like theirs.Â
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
The Hello, Goodbye Window lends itself to teaching so many different skills in addition to a lesson on grandparents and family. Check out just some of the skills our book companion covers:
- Help students to analyze the character and how they feel.
- Practice making personal connections to the story.
- Integrate letter writing by having students write letters to their grandparents.
- Engage students in descriptive writing activities.
- Teach students about nouns and adjectives.
- Practice using prepositions and compound words
- Lead a class discussion family.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities, 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
If you are looking for a resource to teach The Hello, Goodbye Window in your classroom, you will want our Starts With a Story Book Companion. Our goal with these book companions is to help make planning read alouds easier for teachers!
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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