Summer Break & Summer Response Activity Kindergarten & First - Oral Storytelling

Are your students leaving OR returning from Spring Break OR Summer break?

Looking for an engaging activity that supports oral storytelling, help facilitates conversations about life experiences when they return to school? ...or an activity to get them thinking about goals or what they would like to do during their break from school?

Quick, grab this resource!

Let's "croc" about summer (or spring break) is a fun & engaging activity to get kids talking! Students will color their croc, glue the gems they choose which are meaningful to them that help tell their story. Once completed, student will take their paper croc & pair up to have a conversation with a partner ...or two!

Croc (picture) gems include:

• camping tent
• jump rope
• ticket to a theme park
• bike
• baseball
• compass
• ice cream
• fish
• book
• slide
• video game
• cookie
• art easel
• boat
• soccer ball

NOTE: these gems/pictures are meant to "trigger" their story...

For example: the baseball could be: to go to watch a baseball game OR to play a baseball game OR to practice hitting the baseball so they are a better batter! I would recommend briefly discussing or reviewing each gem/picture before students get started so they understand what each gem could convey!

Also includes:

• 2 activity keys (that match the gems) for writing/labeling support
• an oral storytelling versions with 2 crocs to add gems to - no labeling
• both spring break & summer break versions