One of my favorite children's book is called,
The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear.
It was written by Don and Audrey Wood. It was illustrated by Don Wood.
Don Wood was born on May 4 in the United States. To read more about this
author, visit:
Don Wood: Scholastic.
The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear Book Ideas
Literature
Recommended grades for this book are Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade.
Of course, adults enjoy reading this book too. :0)
Read the book or have it read to you by visiting the below YouTuber.
Read Aloud
Reading with Miss Sara and Friends - YouTube
Note: Her YouTube channel was created in March 2020. She has the comments turned off.
Snack Ideas
Eat strawberries like the mouse did in the book.
Crafts
- Draw a mouse eating a strawberry. Add any detail to your drawing.
- Draw yourself eating a strawberry with or without the mouse.
Language Arts
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Look for different parts of speech in the book. You can list them on
the board, white board, etc. For example, the below words you will find
these words in the title of the book.
- Create an activity for the age of the children.
The following words are
adjectives: little, big, hungry, red, ripe
The following words are
nouns: mouse, bear, strawberry
The following word is a
conjunction: and
The following word is a
determiner: the
For
Grade 1, the typical course of study includes adjectives and nouns.
Skill: Use and identify common, proper, and possessive nouns
- You can talk about common nouns that are found in this book (mouse, bear, strawberry, etc.).
- What type of noun is the word...?
Resources:
Core Standards: ELA: Language: Grade 1
Other grades are listed at
World Book Typical Course of Study for the different subjects.
Science
I will add ideas to this section at a later time.
* Research on the below nouns that are found in this book.
Strawberries
Mouse
Bear
Math
I will add ideas to this section at a later time.
