Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn activities and lesson plan ideas

Our Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn Activities are now digital for distance learning with editable teaching slides and worksheets based on Kenard Pak's book. Read aloud the picture book then use the printables or go paperless with Google or Seesaw to practice standards-based skills.    THIS READING UNIT FOCUSES ON USING THE MENTOR TEXT TO TEACH: ◼️ READING STRATEGIES ☐ summarizing and retelling ☐ visualizing ☐ analyzing setting ☐ identifying the main idea ☐ cause and effect   ◼️ SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING TOPICS ☐ mindfulness   ◼️ GRAMMAR & LANGUAGE CONCEPTS ☐ irregular verbs ☐ nouns ☐ adjectives ☐ homophones   SUMMARY OF THE MENTOR TEXT:  A young girl is going on a walk through her community. She notices the new winds that are cool, making the trees move in the wind. Animals are preparing for the colder weather as they search for food and make homes. The girl notices the changes in plants, some of them are blooming for the first time, changing color, or reaching for the last bit of su