Skinny Bones is an excellent Read-aloud, reading group, or full group book. It is not long, has lots to offer for skills, and all kids relate to it well. It's a good first of the year book. This is the first chapter Smart Board set of 10 slides. It is designed to be used from 3rd - 6th grade. Includes Vocabulary drill, figurative language exploration, writing proper address, learning to take notes, detail recal game, and a text to self comparison writing activity. Due to the size of the chapter