Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet

Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas is a book companion for educators working with students with emergent literacy skills or complex communication needs. This packet provides resources to use during shared reading activities, including a picture walkthrough, repeated readings, and story props. Additional activities build identifying and using the letter focus. Guidance facilitates balancing exposure and practice for core and fringe vocabulary from the book. CROWD questions further reading comprehension. Sentence stems assist writing predictable charts. Character webs target multiple language and communication skills. This packet works for individual, small group, or whole class instruction. Three hands-on art/science activities complement the literacy content. Suitable for early learning through 1st grade and speech therapy or special education settings.