The beginning of November was spent using the book, The little old lady who was not afraid of anything. It was a great transition from Halloween to scarecrows. Here are some of the activities we did as an extension.
We learned that farmers use scarecrows to scare away crows. Then we finished the sentence prompt," I scare away . . ." For the art part we did a directed drawing activity. I love how they turned out.
These two say, "I scare away scorpions."
"I scare away roaches."
When we did a scarecrow circle map one of my little sweeties told me scarecrows scare away roaches. Um, not exactly.
The book is perfect for learning onomatopoeia. Here is the anchor chart we made.
We sang this song. The kids still break out in song whenever they hear an onomatopoeia word in a book we are reading.
You can download it below.
We sequenced the book and retold the story using the picture clues drawn by classmates.
We also labeled the scarecrow.
11 comments:
This is one of my favorite Halloween/Fall books to read aloud to my students. I love the activities you have to go along with it. Thank you so much for sharing!
❤Mrs. McKown
Little Literacy Learners
Love all these activities! How creative!
Jennifer
First Grade Blue SKies
Your ideas are great! I am a children's author on maternity leave looking for some fun things to do with my older daughter and JACKPOT! Thank you!
Maria
www.mariadismondy.com
Oh my gosh--Jessica--you are so famous! lol. I was browsing around pinterest, saw a cute idea someone random had pinned, and it brought me to your blog! :)
LOVE THE ONOMATOPOEIA SONG! WHAT IS THE TUNE? THANKS!
I am giving you the Sunshine Award! Happy Thanksgiving!
I love your song and your scarecrows. The guided drawing is a great idea- It looks terrific and I like the class book idea too. I have done this book for many years but had not thought of introducing the word onomatopoeia. Thanks for the great ideas.
Regards from Western Canada,
Anna
ANYONE KNOW THE TUNE FOR THE CUTE SONG?
sorry guys the song does not have a tune. I just made one up, kinda more of a chant. I will post the directed drawing activity soon.
Will you be my child's teacher? That is pretty much the strongest compliment I can give for your resourcefulness, creativity, and enthusiasm for our profession!
The onomatopoeia poem is so cute. Thank you for sharing.
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