Let’s Go Camping

September 9, 2025 No Comments

After this packet you’ll wish there was “s’more”!!

These are wonderful activities for the fall of the year, for a class reward day, or for the end of the year. Each activity is designed to support the Common Core ELA Standards using a camping theme.

So…grab a flashlight and a sleeping bag or towel and let’s enjoy the day!

Camping is always an adventure, and Froggy discovers just how fun it can be in Jonathon London’s story Froggy Goes to Camp.

This engaging resource is packed with literacy activities designed to support early readers and works beautifully for Guided Reading. Colorful vocabulary cards and word work activities connect directly to the story text. A variety of comprehension options are included—such as story elements, recall, cause and effect, and author’s purpose—giving you flexibility to meet student needs.

Writing is supported with paragraph organizers for opinion, narrative, and informational pieces, along with a cute craft to display student work.

Learners will also take a class poll about camping, collect data, and analyze results.

To round it all out, the resource features three math games: addition to 12, ways to make 12, and doubles practice.

Camping is always an adventure—and Froggy learns just how fun it can be in Jonathon London’s Froggy Goes to Camp!
This Tech-Friendly Interactive Google Slides resource brings the story to life with engaging literacy activities. Students will practice click-and-drag skills and simple typing while working through activities such as:
Opinion

  • Do you like to camp?
  • Choosing favorite camping activities

Comprehension

  • Story Elements (match)
  • Cause and Effect

Word Work

  • Making words with campfire
  • ABC Order

Writing

  • Text to Self connections
  • Story Retell

Perfect for early readers, Guided Reading, and interactive literacy centers!

Camping can be so much fun—but can you imagine doing it in the icy cold of Antarctica? In Helen Lester’s delightful story Tacky Goes to Camp, Tacky not only enjoys the adventure but also finds a way to save all his penguin friends!

This Book Companion bundle brings tech-friendly activities right into your literacy block. Perfect for Guided Reading or the literacy portion of your day, the lessons are designed to strengthen reading strategies while keeping students actively engaged.

Camping can be so much fun—but can you imagine doing it in the cold and icy winter? In Helen Lester’s delightful story Tacky Goes to Camp, Tacky not only enjoys camping but also finds a way to save all his penguin friends!

This engaging resource is packed with literacy activities to support early readers and works perfectly for Guided Reading. Colorful vocabulary cards and word work activities connect directly to the story text, while comprehension options include story elements, recall, cause and effect, and author’s purpose. Writing is supported with paragraph organizers for opinion, narrative, and informational pieces.

Students will also take a poll on how they feel about camping in winter, collect class data, and analyze results. To top it off, the resource features three fun math games: addition to 12, ways to make 12, and doubles.

Camping can be so much fun—but can you imagine doing it in the icy cold of Antarctica? In Helen Lester’s delightful story Tacky Goes to Camp, Tacky not only enjoys the adventure but also finds a way to save all his penguin friends!
This Tech-Friendly Interactive Google Slides resource brings the story to life with engaging literacy activities. Students will build skills through click-and-drag tasks and simple typing while exploring:
Informational Text

  • Facts about Antarctica and penguins
  • Identifying Tacky’s unique characteristics

Comprehension

  • Sorting items packed by Tacky and the Penguins
  • Story Elements

Word Work

  • Making words with flashlight
  • ABC Order

Writing

  • Journal page for Tacky
  • Opinion writing prompt

Perfect for early readers, Guided Reading, and interactive literacy centers!

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I’m Michele a retired educator who loved every minute of being in the classroom and creating an environment where students loved coming and materials were presented that inspired learning. After retirement 5 years ago I knew I wanted to stay connected to the classroom and education. I began pulling my materials together and creating resources for TpT. I hope you will peek at them!! Together my husband and I have raised three amazing sons who now are busy beginning families of their own. To date I only have one grandson but he is such a joy! My husband, miniature dachshund Rubee, and I love being on the water, boating and walking outside. So if you see sunglasses you know where we are!! Together we spend time at our lake house in Michigan and our winter home in Florida. We are creating so many wonderful memories.

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