FREE Book Companion for “The Tent Mouse and the RV Mouse”
Perfect for Kindergarten and 1st Grade - Camping Theme
Great for camping theme! Picture book addition for Camping Week, End of Year Campout, Camping Activity! Need a new picture book to accompany your camping week? Get the book and the printables here.
This free printable is a Book Companion for “The Tent Mouse and the RV Mouse.” It is listed on my new Teachers Pay Teachers store. It is also available to downlaod below. Use with Camping theme lesson plans, Camping week activities, and End of Year Campout.
Book Companion Contains:
- Pre-Reading Discussion
- Story Elements (key details of story: characters, setting, major events, problems, resolution)
- Story Summary (draw then write beginning, middle, end)
- Compare & Contrast (character study)
- Reading Response (5 options to choose from, personal connection)
- Syllable: Cut, Sort & Paste (camping words found in book, one-two-three syllable words)
- Graphing: Would you rather… (math activity, tally marks and bar graph)
- Coloring Sheet (2 options)
Camping Theme: Preschool & Pre-K Camping Printable Pack
FREE Camping-Themed Printable Pack
Are you looking for activities and FREE printables for your camping week school theme? Homeschooling? Headed on a family camping trip? Here are some Free Camping Printables perfect for Preschool and Pre-K - sure to make everyone a happy camper!
This free Camping Theme: Preschool & Pre-K Camping Printable Pack is listed on my new Teachers Pay Teachers store. It is also available to downlaod below.
Preschool & Pre-K camping printables! Ideal for centers, morning work, weekly practice, or in small groups. Also ideal for homeschool or a family camping trip. Use with Camping theme lesson plans, Camping week activities, and End of Year Campout. Combination of colorful images sure to make happy campers, and black and white images for coloring.
This FREE Camping-Themed Printable Pack Contains:
- Coloring Sheet
- Number Puzzle
- Missing Letters
- Trace the Shapes
- Measurement
- Simple Square Puzzles
- Beginning Letter Sounds
- Patterns
- Draw and Write
Discussion/Activity Guide "The Tent Mouse and the RV Mouse"
Common Core State Standards-Aligned Discussion/Activity Guide
Grades Kindergarten & 1st
- Pre-Reading Discussion
- Post-Reading Discussion
- Compare & Contrast Foldable
- Word Games
- Instruction Cards
- Word Cards
- Word Search & Word Search Answers
- Common Core State Standards Alignment
Pre-Reading Discussion
Consider the illustration on the cover of the book:
- Describe the action taking place in the illustration. What are the mice doing?
- Examine the setting. Identify the two forms of shelter depicted in the background of the illustration.
- Tell why the mice are seated by a fire.
- Identify the type of instrument one of the mice is playing.
- What is the other mouse doing? How do you know?
- Is this scene taking place during the daytime or the nighttime? How do you know?
- After analyzing this illustration, predict what this story is going to be about.
Camping Theme: K & 1st Grade Camping Printable Pack
FREE Kindergarten and 1st Grade Camping Printable Pack
Great for camping theme! Kindergarten and 1st Grade camping printables! Ideal for centers, morning work, weekly practice, or in small groups. Also ideal for homeschool or a family camping trip.
This free Camping Theme: Preschool & Pre-K Camping Printable Pack is listed on my new Teachers Pay Teachers store. It is also available to downlaod below.
K-1st Camping-Themed Printable Pack Contains:
- Coloring Sheet
- Living and Non-Living
- Beginning Letter Sounds
- Patterns
- Syllable: Cut, Sort & Paste
- Trace the Shapes
- Word Find
- Ten Frames
- Measurement
- Draw and Write
Camping Word Cards for your Classroom Word Walls
Are you getting ready for Camping Week in your classroom?
These camping-themed Word Cards are perfect for your Word Walls. This FREE packet contains 20+ Word Cards and a colorful picture for each card, perfect for younger campers. Ideal for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade.
This free printable is titled Camping Word Cards for your Word Walls. It is listed on my new Teachers Pay Teachers store. It is also available to downlaod below.
Post word cards around the classroom during Camping Week, and…
- Use with Letter Manipulatives, such as letter beads and magnetic letters,
to build the words. - Play Flashlight Tag: Turn off the lights and use a flashlight to shine light on each word card. Children should say the words as you flash on them.
- Scientific Classification: Sort by living and non-living.
- Word Classification: Sort words by numbers of letters, words with double letters, compound words, words with the same beginning or ending letter, etc.
- Writing Center: Put cards on a book ring and let students flip through for writing inspiration.
- Syllables: Practice clapping or moving to the syllables of each word.
- Practice Writing Words: Whiteboards, shaving cream on desks, chalk outside.
- Play Stepping Stones: Place word cards (stepping stones) on the floor. Children take turns stepping on the stones, saying the word as they step on each card.
- Playdough Words: Children form words out of playdough. (For this activity, you may want to laminate cards or place them in a plastic bag.)
Camping Theme: Preschool Counting Book About Camping
FREE Preschool Counting Book, Camping Activity
Great for camping week! Preschool counting book, camping activity. This mini, interactive counting book is a great way to reinforce the numbers 1-10 with your students.
Ideal for centers, morning work, weekly practice, or in small group math centers. Also a great addition to homeschool or a family camping trip.
This free Preschool Counting Book About Camping is listed on my new Teachers Pay Teachers store. It is also available to downlaod below. Hope you like it!
Each page features two images, yielding two books per printing. (You will only need to print for half your number of students.)
All images black & white so students can color and work those fine motor skills.
- Page 1: Cover, color camping scene
- Pages 2 - 11: Tracing Numbers 1 through 10, counting the camping-themed objects, coloring the camping-themed objects
- Page 12: Trace word “camping” and color camping images
Free Activities and Printables
Campsite Bingo
RV Coloring Sheet
RV Coloring Sheet
There is also a Campsite Bingo game at the end of "Goodnight, Campsite," where families can opt for a more competitive hike around their camp.
RV Coloring Sheet
RV Coloring Sheet
RV Coloring Sheet
Below is a free coloring sheet, featuring RV types, to help little ones learn all about these vehicles. You can also print two copies and make a memory matching game.
Pinterest Page
RV Coloring Sheet
Pinterest Page
Looking for more ideas about camping with kids, check out the Goodnight Campsite Pinterest page