Showing posts with label literature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label literature. Show all posts

Friday, May 15, 2020

Strega Nona Book Ideas

Strega Nona was written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.

Language Arts
Watch: Strega Nona read by Mary Steenburgen

Social Studies & Geography
Research to find to find which country Calabria is located in Italy.
Locate it on a map.
Learn more about Italy.

Storyline Online

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear Book Ideas

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
- 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.

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Children's Literature Resources

Activities, Books, Stories Online, and Worksheets
Beantime Stories Preschool through all ages
Beantime Stories @ Chateau Meddybemps Including parent and teachers guide to help children learn
Children's Literature - texts and illustrations 
Children Storybooks Online Books to Read, Sounds, Riddles, Maze, and Coloring Books
Children's Books Online: the Rosetta Project, Inc. 70 children's books published in the 19th and early 20th century.  Some include animal books, rhymes, games, and more
ClassicReader.com - Read, search, and annotate classic literature Fiction, Non-fiction, Children, Poetry, Shakespeare, Short Stories, and Drama.
Eclectic Homeschool Online: Book List Blank Sheet (pdf) A blank sheet for the books your child reads, the author, and the date your child reads each book.
Kids' Corner Some stories you can read and others that are read to you.  Stories/Books read to you include: A Christmas Carol by  Charles Dickens, The Tale of Two Bad Mice, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Fairy Tales from The Brothers Grimm: King Grizzly Beard, Queen Bee, and Tom Thumb, The Frog Prince, Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling: How the Leopard Got Its Spots, The Beginning of the Armadillos, The Crab That Played with the Sea
LearningPage.com E-Books Preview Books for different ages that you can read online or print to read offline. (You need to become a member to view these books but they only ask a few simple questions.)
Stories, Poems, Articles - by & for Kids - Outdoor Sports Web - KidzKorner
Sunshine Online - Bookclub: Reading Online Homework Sheets, Web & Learning Activities
The On-Line Books Page Books online for all ages of children and for adults in lots of subjects
The Amazing Adventure Series
The Weekly Reader Pre-kindergarten through High School

Activities and Lesson Plans
A to Z Teachers Stuff Children's Literature Activities Index - Indexed by Book Title (Note: The eduplace links are broken.)
Book Activities at Theteachersguide.com K-10th Grade
Kiddyhouse.com: Literature-Based Lesson Plans and Resources

Book, Story Teller and Magazine Companies
Funfelt.com The Story Teller - Felt Educational Products for Kids, Teachers, Parents, and Homeschoolers| Felt Board Sets for Story boards, Dolls, Activity Books, Masks, Puppets, and Fingerplays, Preschool/K, Religious, Christmas, Farm Friends, Science, Math, & Social Studies
Fun Books Books, games and other materials to produce life-long learners
HarperCollins Children Books Books, Games (coloring pages, & activities), Links to lots of author & illustrator sites, and more
Scholastic Books

Children Literature Links including Book Lists
CanTeach: English Language Arts: Theme Book Lists
Children Literature Ring
CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide Sites to authors, book lists, resources for storytellers, and more.
Houghton Mifflin Reading & Language Arts Center (Grades K through 8.)
Snickerdoodle for Kids Teacher Resources (Ages 3-8), Links, Storytelling, Coloring Pages, Songs, and More
Tippity Witchet's Most Amazing Book Lists Counting, Alphabet, Fall, Winter, Dinosaurs, Families, Foods, Friends, Growing Things, The Farm, and Interactive Books