10 pages. Common Core State State Standards: RI.K.5, RI.K.6, RI.K.9, RI.K.10, RL.K.2, RL.K.3, RL.K.6, RL.K.9, L.K.1d, RI.1.9, RL.1.2, RL.1.3

A variety of fun reading and writing activities to go along with the book, First Day Jitters, that will help reinforce the above Common Core State Standards.

Packet includes:

• A beginning-middle-end story map that will help students retell First Day Jitters
  
• A "favorite part" retelling "writing prompt" bookmark
• A compare and contrast Venn diagram with The Kissing Hand
  
• Character, Setting and Event cards. (Laminate, put magnets on the back and put them up on your white board. Write down students' answers under the cards.)
• Question Words activity sheet, reinforcing the who, what, why, when, where, how words.
• Cover of book to label book parts + review author and illustrator
• Feelings Worksheet and writing prompt
• Feelings graphing extension
• Jitters synonym discussion-worksheet