These writing, research and craft tasks are for the delightful book – Are We There Yet? by Young and McKenzie. Use these printables to explore this text and build on reading deep responses.

Pre-Reading Tasks

• predictions from the cover

• predictions for what will happen after two pages

• Interactive Flap Page for recording predictions

Book Responses

• Alphabet Key – write down words or phrases from the text

• Travel Journal – print as many of the second pages as you want. Record the destination and draw a picture and then add a description.

• My Travel Journal for a Dream Trip – make up your adventure

• Different perspectives – how would each of the members feel about a certain place

• What would you pack?

• Compare two places visited

• Text-to-text, self and world template

Send a Postcard

• Let students choose which postcard they wish to write on and then print the pages you need

• Students can write a message on the postcard themselves or use the information sheets in this pack to help

• Design your stamp

• Cut out the two sections and glue the front to the back

• Hang in your classroom as a display of places visited

• There is a blank template if you want to choose your destination

• Destinations are listed on the contents page

Information Sheets

• There is a fact sheet to go with each postcard.

• You can print these off or use the jpegs in the zipped file to upload to Google Classroom.

Recount Response

There are two options

• Option One is a caravan outline with two different inside lined pages to choose from

• Option Two provides space for an illustration and then the text. There is an extra lined page provided.

Narrative Response

Use the templates to plan and write your narrative about taking a trip.

• Use the rubric to guide your plan and assessment.

• Four differentiated planners are provided

• There are our options for lined paper

Make a Caravan

• Make a caravan using the template.

• There are instructions, including photos.

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