The Starkeeper 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
"The Starkeeper" by Faith Pray is a magical children's book that takes readers on an enchanting journey through the night sky. The story centers around a young girl, who dreams of becoming a starkeeper and painting the sky with stars. After seeing multiple people who need the help of her star, the girl learns about the importance of imagination, kindness, wonder, and the power of helping. With her trusty star, she embarks on a mission to bring light and joy to the world. Through lyrical prose and stunning illustrations, the book sparks a sense of awe and inspires young readers to embrace their creativity and pursue their dreams. It beautifully captures the transformative power of imagination and encourages children to find their own unique way to make the world a brighter place.
 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.
- Analyze the illustrations in the story. Discuss how they provide meaning that the words might not.
- Teach a lesson on making connections to enhance comprehension.
- Help students to analyze what the author’s purpose for writing the book might be.
- Examine why writers might use italics.
- Discuss the importance of kindness.
- Encourage students to think about ways they can show compassion.
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.
- Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
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- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
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