What If Everybody Did That is a must read during the beginning of the school year. Teachers can use this book to introduce rules, expectations, and the importance of making good choices. This read aloud will help teachers start creating a respectful and responsible classroom environment. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
The story What if Everybody Did That? Is about a boy who struggles to use his manners and make good choices. He does things like push his grocery cart as fast as it will go, throw his garbage out the window of the car, interrupt his teacher, and splash in the pool. Whenever he makes a poor decision, the adults around him ask “What if everybody did that?” The boy then has to reflect on what would happen if everyone was making the same decision that he was choosing to make. The boy uses his reflections to make better choices.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Check out some of the different ways you can use What If Everybody Did That? in your classroom.
- Practice identifying the main idea of a story.
- Examine the cause and effect of the character's actions.
- Ask students to write a list of rules for the classroom.
- Ask students to reflect about the importance of good behavior.
- Introduce students to interjections and what they are used for.
- Practice using action verbs.
- Lead a class discussion on interrupting.
- Discuss the importance of manners and making good choices.
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
All you’ll need to do is select the student pages you want to use and print!
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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