Squirrel's New Year's Resolution Comprehension, Writing Kindergarten
Your students will love reading about Squirrel and his friends' New Year’s resolutions, and you’ll love how engaging and rigorous this January read-aloud is! This science of reading-aligned comprehension resource includes comprehension lessons and activities to help students understand a story.
How I Use This Resource in My Classroom
This is one of those easy-yes resources you’ll find yourself reaching for again and again.
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Language building: Perfect for getting kids talking and thinking
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Literacy: A great option for meaningful reading and writing practice that doesn’t feel like work to kids.
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STEM: Hands-on STEM activity to celebrate while building fine motor skills!
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Hats-to make learning fun
Basically… it fits wherever you need it to fit.
This Is Perfect For…
- Teachers building a fun, cohesive New Year’s unit without reinventing the wheel.
- Classrooms that love sneaky learning—ELA mixed with a little social studies and math.
- Educators who know kids learn best when they can talk, create, draw, and DO.
Why This Works (Teacher-to-Teacher Truth)
This resource was designed the way we actually teach in real classrooms and used in a real classroom. It blends reading, writing, discussion, and hands-on learning so students stay engaged and understand what they’re learning.
The visuals, diagrams, and differentiated activities make concepts clear for all learners, andhelp ideas stick (because kids remember what they make!). When learning is meaningful and fun, comprehension and retention go way up.
🎉 Ready to kick off the New Year with purpose, engagement, and a little classroom joy? Click Add to Cart and let your students set goals, share big ideas, and start the year feeling successful.
Here's what you'll get:
- Suggested Lesson Sequence
- Detailed Lesson Plans
- Directions for each activity
- Labels to make graphic organizers
- Recording sheets
- Rubrics
- Hats
- Comprehension questions
- Essential Questions
Your students will love making connections to the story, sequencing the story, writing their resolutions, identifying problems and solutions, and much more!
The included comprehension skills:
- Predictions
- Story map
- Text To Self connections
- Sequencing
- Problem/Solution
- Character traits
- Writing
- Resolutions
- STEM - Make a Confetti Popper
- Hats
- Vocabulary
Others Have Said…
- Karley D. says: “This was perfect for New Year's week. The students loved the book and I loved how easily I could teach important comprehension skills.”
- Dulce B. says: “This is a great resource. My Kinders really enjoyed the pictures, which prompted them to ask many open-ended questions, which then lead to inquiries and wonders. Thank you again, such a great resource.”
- Mary G. says: “I felt resources and I was looking for a good book for NYE. This was perfect and I love how engaged my kiddos get with the activities. Thank you!”
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Greg & Jason Warren
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Squirrel's New Year's Resolution Comprehension, Writing Kindergarten