🌾Rosie the Scarecrow and her animal friends set off for the Harvest Moon Fair, hit a problem on the way and solve it together. The illustrated story is included, so you can read it on Monday and spend the rest of the week retelling, rhyming, counting and writing about it.
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Rosie's Wagon Ride is a fall read aloud and book companion for PreK, kindergarten and 1st grade built around an original rhyming story. Because the illustrated 12-page story is part of the download, there is no separate picture book to buy before you start.
In the story, Rosie the Scarecrow and her animal friends travel to the Harvest Moon Fair, run into a problem and work it out as a team. That simple plot carries themes of kindness, teamwork and friendship, and it gives young listeners a clear beginning, middle and end to retell.
Retelling is the heart of the pack. Children can rebuild the story with a Wagon Retell craft or a Story Wheel craft, put events in order with two levels of sequencing, and act it out with six character headbands, stick puppets and verb cards. Comprehension pages cover character traits, cause and effect, a story map, Who Said It? and Story Check questions.
The same story also feeds early phonics and math. Story word cards, rhyming activities, two levels of word mapping and self-checking CVC Pumpkin Puzzles build reading skills, while Number Word Wagons for 1–20, color by number word and addition story problems within 5 bring in number sense.
Three differentiated writing prompts, a How to Draw Rosie directed drawing, Kindness Team awards, a 5-day lesson plan, teacher notes and answer keys complete the 65 black and white pages for autumn literacy centers, small groups, morning work, sub plans and homeschool.
📖 Teaching guide · 13 min readOne Story, Five Days: Planning a Scarecrow Read Aloud Week for PreK–1st GradeRead the guide →One short, rhyming story becomes the anchor for a whole week, so children revisit the same characters while practicing retelling, rhyming, counting and writing. The story is included and the 5-day plan is laid out, which keeps prep light and the learning connected.
No. The original story, Rosie's Wagon Ride, is included as a 12-page illustrated read aloud, along with a student mini-book.
It is designed for PreK, kindergarten and 1st grade, and it also suits homeschool families.
Story sequencing and word mapping come in Level A and Level B, and there are three differentiated writing prompts.
Yes. A 5-day lesson plan, teacher notes, discussion stopping points and complete answer keys are included.
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