Back-to-school season, or at any time, is perfect for helping students build a growth mindset, and the Eraser activities are here to help! Additionally, they support essential literacy and social-emotional skills through coloring, sketching, and writing about the story’s message. They’ll sequence, explore, and respond to theme-based prompts. Strengthen students’ background knowledge with vocabulary practice and define key terms, too. For a fully interactive and immersive read-aloud be sure to use the included learning extensions like collaborative games and digital emotion sharing. From motor skill development to class-wide discussions, Eraser activities create a supportive learning environment that celebrates effort, empathy, and new beginnings.

As a result of the included activities, students will be able to:

• Color the main character.
• Sketch school supply characters.
• Write about taking care of school supplies.
• Illustrate a personal mistake and how it was solved.
• Write about the story’s lesson.
• Complete sentence starters.
• Write sentences with story vocabulary.
• Sequence the story with images.
• Illustrate and write about the problem and solution.
• Alphabetize school supplies.
• Define story vocabulary.
• Respond to prompts related to the story’s theme.
• Apply Writing Skills with included writing templates and prompts.
• Practice Reading Comprehension with included discussion questions for the beginning, middle, and end of the book.
• Engage in Social Skills with included whole group prompts and activities.
• Develop Fine Motor Skills with included coloring, tracing, cutting, and gluing activities.
• Use digital tools to identify and share feelings.
• Collaboratively participate in a charades-like activity.

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💙Once you’ve downloaded the Eraser activities, sharpen your read-aloud with the soundscape in your Novel Effect app. It really rules!

These activities turn your Eraser read-aloud into a classroom favorite that builds confidence, connection, and a community of learners ready to try again.

About the Book and Soundscape

Eraser spends her days cleaning up everyone else’s messes, but no one seems to appreciate her... until she realizes the power in helping others shine. With school-supply puns galore ("You rock, paper!" and "Oh my graphite!") and a feel-good finale, this soundscape features ruler boings, scribbles, and even a juice box slurp. It’s a story that proves even a humble eraser can make a mark.

Stay sharp and add the book to your back-to-school collection.