Who’s enjoying a great fall? I’m back to share 2 more books I will be
using in my speech room this week and next. There is also a link to a freebie and craft ideas! Amazon Affiliate Links included
Sharing the Bread: an Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story by Pat Z. Miller and Jill
McElmurry. A sweet, rhythmic book. Maybe a book you wouldn’t normally pick out, but it has exceptional language targets.
McElmurry. A sweet, rhythmic book. Maybe a book you wouldn’t normally pick out, but it has exceptional language targets.
Vocabulary: fetch, squat,
blazing, kneed, gallon, jug, mug, festive, hearty. I find it is good to
offer a quick synonym during the reading with each word. For instance, when
reading I’ll say, “Mom, fetch the
pot. Fetch means get.” Then I will
keep on reading. After the reading, I go back through the book, read the
sentence again and ask, “who remembers what fetch
means?”
blazing, kneed, gallon, jug, mug, festive, hearty. I find it is good to
offer a quick synonym during the reading with each word. For instance, when
reading I’ll say, “Mom, fetch the
pot. Fetch means get.” Then I will
keep on reading. After the reading, I go back through the book, read the
sentence again and ask, “who remembers what fetch
means?”
Every
member of this family has a “job” to help prepare the Thanksgiving meal – including the baby. Even
today we all like the baby to sleep, LOL! Ask your students what they do or
could do to help get ready for Thanksgiving. Here are the tasks they each have:
Mom, fetch the pot. Daddy, make it hot. Sister, knead the bread. Brother, baste
the turkey. Grandpa, cook the berries. Grandma, bake your pumpkin pie. Auntie,
mash potatoes now. Uncle, swing the cider jug. Baby, be a sleeping mouse.
member of this family has a “job” to help prepare the Thanksgiving meal – including the baby. Even
today we all like the baby to sleep, LOL! Ask your students what they do or
could do to help get ready for Thanksgiving. Here are the tasks they each have:
Mom, fetch the pot. Daddy, make it hot. Sister, knead the bread. Brother, baste
the turkey. Grandpa, cook the berries. Grandma, bake your pumpkin pie. Auntie,
mash potatoes now. Uncle, swing the cider jug. Baby, be a sleeping mouse.
Rhyming
to notice (play a game to find the rhyme): pot/squat/hot, dough/grow/row,
smell/well, pie/sky, treat/eat, hats/mats, place/space/grace, bread/ fed.
to notice (play a game to find the rhyme): pot/squat/hot, dough/grow/row,
smell/well, pie/sky, treat/eat, hats/mats, place/space/grace, bread/ fed.
Compare
this family’s Thanksgiving to how your student celebrates. Do they have family
come over? What food do they eat? Do they watch a parade?
this family’s Thanksgiving to how your student celebrates. Do they have family
come over? What food do they eat? Do they watch a parade?
Eve
Bunting is one of my favorite children’s authors and she has written a
delightful book, “A Turkey For Thanksgiving.” The warm watercolor illustrations
bring to life this funny surprise-ending story.
Bunting is one of my favorite children’s authors and she has written a
delightful book, “A Turkey For Thanksgiving.” The warm watercolor illustrations
bring to life this funny surprise-ending story.
Vocabulary: nuzzled, bare, hooves, perch, bellowed, bleat, peering, blundered,
lumbered, insist, stammered.
lumbered, insist, stammered.
Who
was invited? Sheep, Rabbit, Porcupine, Mr. and Mrs. Goat
was invited? Sheep, Rabbit, Porcupine, Mr. and Mrs. Goat
Questions
to ask for comprehension: How was the table decorated? Two paper pilgrims at each end of the table and paper turkey between
two candles. What does Mrs. Moose want? A
turkey. Where did the Goats say they saw a turkey? A fat one, down by the river.
to ask for comprehension: How was the table decorated? Two paper pilgrims at each end of the table and paper turkey between
two candles. What does Mrs. Moose want? A
turkey. Where did the Goats say they saw a turkey? A fat one, down by the river.
What
did they eat? Acorns, alfalfa sprouts,
willow bark and cured grasses and wild parsley, pressed leaves.
did they eat? Acorns, alfalfa sprouts,
willow bark and cured grasses and wild parsley, pressed leaves.
Why
was the turkey worried? “I thought you’d
be worrying about how I’d taste.”
was the turkey worried? “I thought you’d
be worrying about how I’d taste.”
Recall
the order of animals he sees along the way:
the order of animals he sees along the way:
Rabbit
then The Goats then Sheep then Porcupine. This is a great activity for
sequencing (first, next, then, last).
then The Goats then Sheep then Porcupine. This is a great activity for
sequencing (first, next, then, last).
Several
examples of figurative language used throughout this book. “Mr. Moose’s warm
breath hung white in front of him.” (personification) “Snow crunched under his
hooves.” (onomatopoeia)
examples of figurative language used throughout this book. “Mr. Moose’s warm
breath hung white in front of him.” (personification) “Snow crunched under his
hooves.” (onomatopoeia)
“Sheep
was looking round as a fur ball in his winter coat.” (simile)
was looking round as a fur ball in his winter coat.” (simile)
“The
earth smelled of ice and moss.” (personification)
earth smelled of ice and moss.” (personification)
“A
crow hung, black as a puff of wood smoke.” (personification)
crow hung, black as a puff of wood smoke.” (personification)
If
you need more activities to use for fall and Thanksgiving, I have several
articulation and no-prep language products in my TpT store!
you need more activities to use for fall and Thanksgiving, I have several
articulation and no-prep language products in my TpT store!
Here are a few cute treats and crafts that I found on Pinterest that I will be incorporating next week. Raise your hand if you like an excuse to bring in chocolate!! The pumpkin pie craft with tissue paper and pumpkin strips with things you are thankful for will be great to send home to parents.
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hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
