OFFICER BUCKLE & GLORIA: READING LESSONS & SAFETY ACTIVITIES:Journeys-2nd Grade

What is safety and how do you explain it to children in a fun way?

Officer Buckle and Gloria will win the hearts of your children....while they learn about safety and stranger danger too.

Children need to understand how important safety is and this humorous tale is a perfect way to help them understand.

This activity guide is designed for 2nd grade students using the Journeys curriculum. The guide includes reading lessons and safety activities that are based on the popular children's book, Officer Buckle & Gloria, written by Peggy Rathmann. This packet of reading skills and strategies was created to use with the book.

The guide features a variety of reading strategies and activities that are aligned with the Common Core State Standards. These strategies include predicting, making connections, visualizing, questioning, and summarizing. The safety activities are designed to help students learn important safety rules and procedures, such as fire safety, stranger danger, and bike safety.

The guide includes detailed lesson plans, discussion questions, vocabulary activities, and assessment tools to help teachers effectively teach the material. The lessons are interactive and engaging, incorporating a variety of activities, such as group discussions, partner work, and independent reading.

Overall, the Teacher Guide for Officer Buckle & Gloria: Reading Lessons & Safety Activities is a comprehensive resource that provides teachers with everything they need to successfully teach reading and safety skills to their 2nd grade students.

Children learn about safety with Officer Buckle and Gloria. This packet of ready-to-use ELA resources includes reading comprehension and activities for the book Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann. (Part of 2nd Grade Journeys)

It includes:

. direct comprehension questions

. sequencing activity

. additional writing prompts

Officer Buckle and Gloria is a great book to use at the beginning of the school year (and during) to talk about safety rules and how kids can follow rules to feel safe at home, at school and in their community.



This resource was created to complement the Journeys Reading Series, but can very well be used with the story even if you do not use Journeys.