Showing posts with label seasons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seasons. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Friday, September 14, 2012
THURSDAY THEMES and LIBRARY LESSON PLANS ABOUT "FALL"
Hey friends....Fall is in the air in Utah. I love Fall! Leaves are turning the color of burnt red
and orange pumpkins. The hills and mountains are becoming vibrant and there is a definite
chill in the air. It is my favorite season of all and I love the long, too long, summer days to
go "bye, bye." I'm happy to be teaching and to be the librarian at a great school. All this
makes me very happy. Here are some Amazon picks, but many of them are my favorites,
especially "Read Leaf, Yellow Leaf" and "Leaf Man" by Lois Ehlert and Shrinking Days,
Frosty Nights: Poems about Fall (A+ Books: Poetry) by Laura Purdie Salas. I enjoy anything
by Seymour Simon.
Discussion Questions:
1. Have you noticed something different about the weather today or lately.
2. How do the leaves look? Are they changing colors? What colors are they turning?
3. What season is it going to be on Sept. 21st?
4. What season has it been for the last 3 months.
5. What other changes happen in the Fall? What is another name for Fall
6. What sorts of things do we do in the Fall? What about in our yard?
7. What season is next? What do we do to get ready for this season?
8. What is your favorite season?
Art Project:
Go outside on a nature walk when there are a bunch of leaves, but not too crunchy. Let
the kids rake them up and then collect their favorites, not to many, in a bag of their own.
See "Leaf Man" below. Let them glue them together to create a leaf man, after you read the book, by Lois Ehlert!
It's adorable. Give them googly eyes or construction paper for additional features.
These 2 are big favorites of mine as well:
and orange pumpkins. The hills and mountains are becoming vibrant and there is a definite
chill in the air. It is my favorite season of all and I love the long, too long, summer days to
go "bye, bye." I'm happy to be teaching and to be the librarian at a great school. All this
makes me very happy. Here are some Amazon picks, but many of them are my favorites,
especially "Read Leaf, Yellow Leaf" and "Leaf Man" by Lois Ehlert and Shrinking Days,
Frosty Nights: Poems about Fall (A+ Books: Poetry) by Laura Purdie Salas. I enjoy anything
by Seymour Simon.
Discussion Questions:
1. Have you noticed something different about the weather today or lately.
2. How do the leaves look? Are they changing colors? What colors are they turning?
3. What season is it going to be on Sept. 21st?
4. What season has it been for the last 3 months.
5. What other changes happen in the Fall? What is another name for Fall
6. What sorts of things do we do in the Fall? What about in our yard?
7. What season is next? What do we do to get ready for this season?
8. What is your favorite season?
Art Project:
Go outside on a nature walk when there are a bunch of leaves, but not too crunchy. Let
the kids rake them up and then collect their favorites, not to many, in a bag of their own.
See "Leaf Man" below. Let them glue them together to create a leaf man, after you read the book, by Lois Ehlert!
It's adorable. Give them googly eyes or construction paper for additional features.
These 2 are big favorites of mine as well:
6.
Animals in Fall: Preparing for Winter
(Cloverleaf Books: Fall's Here!)
by Martha E. H. Rustad and Amanda Enright (Sep 2011)
9.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
THURSDAY'S Cherished Picture Book of the Week & Lesson Plan
City Dog, Country Frog, by Mo Willems Ill. by Jon N Muth
Publication date: June 8, 2010, ages 3 and up.
This is one of my favorite books, both because of the message and the gorgeous watercolor pictures. I could eat the dog and the frog up, they are so cute!
The front cover flap tells part of the story! City Dog needs a friend and in the Spring he meets Country Frog and they play country games. In the Summer, they play City Dog games, but in the Fall, they only play "remembering" games, because Frog is tired. In the winter, the frog is not there. (Thus the sad doggy face above.) In the Spring though, he meets a chipmunk and a brand new, different sort of friendship forms.
This is such a lovely book. The story is so simple but it speaks volumes about love, friendship, loss, and change ... and living a life full of memories. To view a delightful video of Mo Willems talking about his inspiration for writing this book, visit the link below.
HERE IS A SIMPLE LESSON PLAN IDEA:
TOPIC: Seasons
Text-to-Text Connections: City Mouse, Country Mouse
Life Cycle of a Frog:
This book is a great one to show the seasons. During the season of winter, frog does not come out to play. He could be hibernating since frogs hibernate. I think the reader can read this book on many levels. For the youngest child, the focus on the seasons, hibernation, and playing is enough. For the older reader, a discussion about meeting new friends, coping with change, and enjoying life as it comes to us can happen. Maybe the frog did diec but the reader is not told. I choose to think he is just hibernating and will join dog and chipmunk later.
Text-to-Text Connections: City Mouse, Country Mouse
Life Cycle of a Frog:
This book is a great one to show the seasons. During the season of winter, frog does not come out to play. He could be hibernating since frogs hibernate. I think the reader can read this book on many levels. For the youngest child, the focus on the seasons, hibernation, and playing is enough. For the older reader, a discussion about meeting new friends, coping with change, and enjoying life as it comes to us can happen. Maybe the frog did diec but the reader is not told. I choose to think he is just hibernating and will join dog and chipmunk later.
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