We the Kids 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
"We the Kids" by David Catrow is the perfect story to pair with a lesson about Constitution Day! This book dives into the preamble of the document! As the author explains, the Constitution is really a how-to guide with rules on fairness and justice. Each page takes a phrase from the preamble and is paired with an illustration, depicting on what exactly the words may mean for kids. This text provides a great resource for discussing this historical document, along with how it can be referred to in today’s culture and world!
 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.
- Have students practice their questioning skills as you read the book.
- Introduce students to proper nouns using examples from the story.
- Introduce pronouns and practice using them.
- Discuss the importance of self-advocacy and strategies students can use to advocate for themselves.
- Explore how characters in the book resolved their conflict.
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.
- I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff and David Catrow
- Grace for President by Kelly Dipucchio
- If I Ran for President by Catherine Stier
- Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty
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