Learn all about the critters that wiggle their way through the dirt and buzz around the garden. Students will recall logic, sequencing skills and creativity to recreate a family recipe. For advanced students, the child may phonetically spell i can or the entire phrase i can make the earth happy. Later, when adversity in the form of a hurricane enters the picture, it is stone s turn to come to stick s aid.
Along comes pinecone, who makes fun of needles stone. Educate your students about the stone age with this lesson plan. Stick and stone read aloud and lesson plans we fell in love with stick. These lesson plans will guide you through 35 daily interactive reading lessons. Students will get to know other kids with team building activities that teach social skills to young children. Pass the different materials around for children to explore and ask them to tell you what they already know about these materials. This sticks and stones lesson plan is suitable for prek 4th grade. Nature art activities for kids art lesson plans by grade. Kindness rules the day, and humor, rather than obvious lessonteaching, moves the story along.
This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with stick and stone by beth ferry. This is the perfect companion to an interactive read aloud of stick and stone by beth ferry. If the student is unable to draw a circle, have a circle drawn previously, or allow the child to use a circle stencil. For this lesson we will focus on writing a howto book as a back to school activity however the lesson can be adjusted for any time of year. Preschool lesson plans based on books simple living mama. Im slightly obsessed with childrens literature and putting together lesson plans based around those books. These lesson plans guide students to evaluate conflicting evidence by. They love the book even more once they start to understand the humor in the story.
Discuss similarities between stone fox and little willy particularly their feelings about land. Early in the year it is a lowstress entry point back into writing since all students know how to do something and the structure of a howto book is fairly simple. I tried to include activities that will reach kindergarten students up to 2nd grade. Jan 3, 2017 stick and stone is a great book about being a good friend. Stead amos mcgee visits his friends each day at the zoo. Sep 01, 2017 you can purchase these stick and stone readaloud lesson plans, text dependent questions, graphic organizers, and craftivity here. This friendship activity is the perfect companion to the book stick and stone by beth ferry. Garden critters, worms, snails, ladybugs, bees, caterpillars and butterflies are the focus of these preschool lesson plans and activities. Every classroom needs this book and these activities. Now as i read the book, the children shout out what the stick will be next.
This book is a great springboard to talk to students about friendship. Cut a 10inch piece of duct tape for each student and stick it to a place where you can easily retrieve it. Stick and stone is a brilliant picture book for students aged 4 7. The children play in pairs and takes turns selecting one popsicle stick at a time. Our craft and structure text dependent questions really helped us dive deep into the text. Kids will roll a number and add that many pieces of candy to the rainbow.
They read the number on the top of the stick and count that many stones to place on the dots. Many of the books in the recommended list include suggestions for activities. Stone soup retold by heather forest illustrated by susan gaber outcome. As a class, we have read this book at least three times. There are opportunities for discussions about bullying, as well as perseverance and friendship. Resources developed by teachers and curriculum specialists, vetted by scholastic. Childrens books are the kind of books that tend to stick with you for a lifetime. Rainbow climb growing book by book this literacy activity is packed with color, language play and a good dose of gross motor exercise. Pinecone also provides an opportunity to have a meaningful discussion about bullying. Its a very simple book with a very important lesson about friendship and kindness, and, by golly, its cute. Gather some sticks, stones and a few other items and youre ready to learn and play. Students will write to promote a connection between the spoken and written word. But stick defends stone, pinecone leaves, and stick and stone become the best of friends.
The new pals head off on an adventure and discover that friendship really rocks. Stick and stone houghton mifflin harcourt written by beth ferry. It was fun to talk with the students about the phrases and complete the phrase meanings activity. Step into the shoes of a history detective and tackle some of historys toughest mysteries. Each day students will interact with the book for a different purpose and then complete a corresponding activity. Gather some sticks, stones and a few other items and.
Stick and stone have energy, emotion, and personality to spare and share a story of kindness and friendship that all will enjoy. Mar 31, 2005 stick kids lesson plan book spiralbound march 31, 2005 by creative teaching press author. The children try to jump over the river without landing in it. Print this sheet to send home with the children after sunday school or vbs. Stick and stone by beth ferry scholastic books for kids. They will view a video lesson, take a followup quiz, and participate in activities that will help to solidify major learning concepts. Place wide masking tape, sticky side up, in a long line in a large area. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or readers workshop. May 12, 2017 its a very simple book with a very important lesson about friendship and kindness, and, by golly, its cute. Bugs and garden critters preschool activities and crafts. To make the game, i used 14 popsicle sticks and marked one number 09 on each one with the corresponding number of placement dots for counting the stones. Student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs.
One of my very favorite ways to teach homeschool preschool is with simple preschool lesson plans based on books. Activity sheets, lesson plans, and more, covering all subjects and themes. Bugs and garden critters preschool and kindergarten activities, crafts, games, and lessons. Mar 28, 2012 the title of the book is not a stick by antoinette portis. These retelling sticks are so much for the kids to create and use as they retell the story in their own words. New low price printable worksheets, activities, lesson. This printabledigital readaloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities. Helpingyoucreateconnections,meaningandvalue created from concepts in made to stick. Stick and stone by beth ferry stick and stone are lonely until pinecone makes fun of stone and stick sticks up for him. The book is very simple to read and the basic idea is to get childrens imaginations going by imagining the stick in the book is anything but a stick. Place all of the adhesive materials in the center of the table. To increase the childrens appreciation for literature, foster vocabulary growth, practice prediction skills, practice speaking to groups, develop creative writing skills, and facilitate group interaction through discussion. In this character development lesson, students discuss verbal and nonverbal bullying. Weve lined up 9 activities you can do with your little people after reading this book.
Stick and stone is a sweet story all about friendship. A stone spearhead would be made in a manner similar to a hand ax, inserted into a groove cut in a wooden stick or shaft, held in place with pitch or some other type of glue, and secured by. They could even write the whole sentence i can make the earth happy by their idea here. May 30, 2019 this lesson uses the book miss nelson is missing by harry allard and james marshall. Stick and stone are each alone, and each are lonely until a pinecone comes along and makes fun of stone. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. A book club meeting will be richer if you can plan an activity that relates in some way to the book youre reading. This is a great book for back to school and learning about kindness and friendship. Authors purpose helps the students understand why the author wrote the story.
Lesson plan using miss nelson is missing thoughtco. Discuss, after about 30 minutes of viewing time, the differences between the book and the movie. May 12, 2015 stick and stone by beth ferry this sweet new book about an unlikely friendship between stick and stone is perfect for any primary classroom. Stick and stone are on their own, until a chance encounter with a boorish bully pine cone, inspires stick to stick up for stone. Soak seeds in a bowl with 1 teaspoon bleach so the seeds do not mold for 5 minutes. Using the sticks and stones adage, students write a sentence describing a hurtful act on a gray piece of paper, crumple it to resemble a rock, and discuss that the wrinkles never go away. Later, when adversity in the form of a hurricane enters the picture, it is stones turn to come to sticks aid. The kinderart club features standardsbased art lessons which are designed to work in small or large group settings, with a range of ages from 5 to 11 years. Get everything you need to deliver meaningful reading instruction using stick and stone by beth ferry. Invite groups of five or six children to participate in the activity. Stick and stone, by beth ferry is the focus of this literature unit for k2nd grade. This is a tender story about an unlikely friendship between stick and stone. A great readaloud for teaching how to stand up for your friends.
Youll find rock crafts for toddlers and preschoolers, painted rock art projects for pretweeds and teens and youll see how we use rocks for science experiments and a variety of fun and educational activities both indoors and out. Read the story again, but this time, have one student drop a rock in the coffee can when something bad happened to the character and another student drop a flower in the coffee can when something good happened to the character. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. Students will enjoy working with a partner as they complete hands on friendship stations and w. Need we say its the start of a wonderful friendship. Stick and stone childrens books by tom lichtenheld. Stick and stone are each alone, and each are lonely until a pinecone comes along. Stick and stone interactive readaloud the core coaches. His friends are worried and come to find out what is wrong.
Print copies of the seed growth recording sheet printable for each student. Christy farnbauch, community engagement strategist, strategic links, llc. You can purchase it individually, or in our september k1 back to school interactive readaloud lesson plans. The activity could be as simple as making paper airplanes or as complex as a field trip to a museum. This lesson plan uses a text lesson and discussion questions to help students understand the importance theodore roosevelt played in shaping u. Either download the stick and stone super pack or this individual word work package to access lesson plans, interactive games, and fun worksheets that directly tie word study to your classroom reading. This activity guide supports books with unique characters for grades 35. The stick and stone book companion is a set of seven different literature connection activities plus coloring pages. Stick and stone is not only an excellent anchor text for teaching comprehension strategies, but it also pairs well with a phonics lesson about ck digraphs.