Bring reading to life with our Our Table activities; for grades PK-3 to enhance literacy and STEM skills. This rich collection of activities invites young learners to trace and color the main character, design festive tables, and engage deeply with the story through cutting, pasting, and sequencing exercises. They’ll refine their writing with vocabulary exercises and prompts, and enhance comprehension with thoughtful discussion questions. Character analysis becomes tangible as they describe Violet using specific traits, and no-prep STEM challenges make learning interactive and hands-on.

Ideal for any time of year, these activities shine especially during family-centric seasons such as Thanksgiving, winter holidays, and back-to-school, making them perfect for connecting lessons with real-world experiences. Whether building a table from shapes or engaging in social skill-enhancing group activities, readers will develop critical thinking and fine motor skills, all while enjoying a sense of community at their own tables.

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

• Trace and color the main character.
• Design and decorate a special table.
• Illustrate activities done at your table.
• Cut and paste shapes to build a table.
• Sequence the story.
• Write sentences with story vocabulary.
• Illustrate story elements.
• Use character traits to describe Violet.
• Participate in no prep STEM challenges.
• 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 design a table.
• Participate in a connectivity challenge. 

These versatile activities are perfect for whole-group instruction, station or center work, or for offering student choice, making them an excellent tool for differentiation and targeted skill development. They adapt flexibly to meet diverse learning goals, ensuring every student can thrive.

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About the Book

Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life, distractions, and technology pulled them all away from each other. They used to gather at the table, with food and love, to make memories, share their lives, and revel in time spent together. But now her family has been drifting apart, and with nobody to gather around it, the table grows smaller and smaller. Can Violet remind her family of the warmth of time spent together, and gather around the table once more?

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