The Smart Cookie by Jory John Retelling and Sequencing Activity BUNDLE

Have you read The Smart Cookie by Jory John and Pete Oswald?

Teach your students that with a sprinkle of confidence and a dash of hard work, they can imagine what The Smart Cookie felt like at the end of the story!

It's a perfect book for making SEL connections with literacy! This LITERACY KIT includes text dependent questions, comprehension materials and lots of no-prep options to help your readers practice retelling and sequencing with hands on activities. This book companion will help you target many common core standards while enjoying read aloud time in your classroom! Using these materials will help you keep your readers engaged and digging deeper into the story! As a former reading specialist, I always had to work extra hard to find materials that would reach a large range of abilities. This companion has differentiated materials so that you can "pick and choose" the right fit for your learners!

Here's what is included with the Book Companion: *76 pages

• I am a Smart Cookie Craft
• Story Sequencing Cards
• Story Time Participation Ideas
• Small Group Ideas and Suggestions
• Pocket Chart Ideas and Suggestions
• Story Recall
• Retelling Work
• Sequencing
• Sprinkle Some Encouragement Activity
• AHA! moments
• Text to Text Connections
• Making Connections
• Compare and Contrast
• Smart Cookie Syllables
• Story Mat in Color
• Story Mat in Black and White
• Sequencing with Pictures
• Sequencing with Text
• Story Elements
• Smart Cookie Story Settings
• Character Traits and looking for Text Evidence
• Ms. Biscotti Character Traits
• Differentiated Cause and Effect *3 levels of difficulty
• ABC order with story vocabulary
• Wh Questions page
• Smart Cookie Comprehension Game: game board, 32 comprehension cards and directions for playing
• Smart Cookie Word Search
• True or False
• Smart Cookie's Cookie Jar
• Summarizing the Story
• Go inside the book activity pages for story recall: children will look at the picture from the story and then write what was happening.
• Problem and Solution
• Beginning, Middle and End *differentiated
• The Smart Cookie *open ended writing page...teacher can assign any response to reading question and there is a space for drawing and writing.

Here's What is included with the Flip Book Set: 30 pages

FIVE Flip Books to go along with the book The Smart Cookie by Jory John and Pete Oswald. It's a great book to use for SEL and self confidence!

Super easy....print, cut and staple!

Cookie didn't feel so smart and no matter how hard she tries, she feels like she is "lost at sea". That is until her teacher, Ms. Biscotti helps her find something she is good at!

Teach your students that with a sprinkle of confidence and a dash of hard work, they can imagine what The Smart Cookie felt like at the end of the story!

Story Elements Flip Book: (2 options)

This flip book has pages for....

• Setting
• Characters
• Problem
• Solution
• Favorite Part

Option #1 has graphics for the setting and character pages that the students can color and label! The rest of the pages are blank for writing and drawing.

Option #2 has lined pages for writing! A great differentiated option for those students who need more of a challenge!

The Smart Cookie Sequencing Flip Book: (2 options)

• Somebody
• Wanted
• But
• Then
• Finally

This sequencing activity follows the "somebody, wanted, but, then. finally" format.

Option #1 has blank boxes for children to illustrate, write or use a combination of both to sequence the story events.

Option #2 has lined pages for all writing.

The Smart Cookie Comprehension Flip Book:

• Who *Who was the story about?
• Where *Where did the story take place?
• What *What was the problem in the story?
• When *When did the story take place?
• How *How did the story end?

Children can draw, write or use a combination of both on each of the flip book pages.

You can use these for a whole group activities, small literacy groups, or if you have an age level where they can work independently, put these at a literacy center along with multiple copies of the book and use it as a literacy center activity!