How to Catch a Star and Laura's Star Activities | I Am a Star Craft and Writing | SEL, Self Esteem and Classroom Community

Bring your star-themed read alouds to life with this adorable Star Craft and Writing Activity! This engaging K–2 craftivity is a perfect companion for How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers, Laura’s Star, Laura’s Christmas Star, Mae Among the Stars, Star in the Jar, and other books about stars, individuality, friendship, confidence, and believing in yourself. Students will love creating a character that represents them while holding a bright star! With 23 different face and hairstyle options and 8 clothing choices, students can create up to 184 different character combinations, making your classroom or hallway display wonderfully unique and inclusive. The writing component gives students several opportunities to reflect on what makes them special, what they are proud of, how they shine, and the positive qualities they bring to their classroom community. This makes the activity perfect for social emotional learning, self-esteem, classroom community, back-to-school writing, response to literature, growth mindset, friendship lessons, winter activities, Christmas activities, and year-round writing practice. What’s Included Writing Prompt Ideas Students can respond to prompts such as: I am a star because… I shine when… I am special because… I am proud of… One thing I do well is… I can help others by… I am a good friend because… I feel proud when… Something I love about myself is… I can make a difference by… The variety of sentence frames makes it easy to differentiate writing for your students while keeping everyone working on the same adorable star-themed project. This resource is especially fun to pair with How to Catch a Star, but it also works beautifully with Laura’s Star, Laura’s Christmas Star, Mae Among the Stars, Star in the Jar, or virtually any read aloud about stars, dreams, kindness, individuality, confidence, friendship, or self-esteem. Perfect For How to Catch a Star activities • Laura’s Star activities • star crafts • star writing activities • SEL activities • self-esteem activities • back-to-school writing • classroom community • growth mindset • friendship activities • response to literature • winter writing • Christmas writing • bulletin boards • hallway displays • first grade writing • kindergarten writing • second grade writing The finished projects make an especially eye-catching bulletin board or hallway display, and with so many face and clothing combinations, every child can create a star character that feels uniquely their own. Let your students celebrate what makes them shine with a craft and writing activity that is meaningful, creative, and absolutely adorable! Great for SEL activities, growth mindset, classroom community, and kindergarten writing for kindergarten through second grade. This resource is an independent teaching supplement and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the book's author, illustrator, or publisher.

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What's included

• 23 face and hairstyle options and 8 mix-and-match clothing options (184 character combinations)
• 5 star-themed writing pages with multiple prompt choices
• Star Sentence Frames reference page
• Blackline masters students color and personalize
• Pairs with How to Catch a Star, Laura's Star, and other read-alouds about stars
• 41-page PDF