Dec 05, 2015 7 ways to practice retelling that wont put your students to sleep. Whether youre reading about the mouse, the dog, the moose, or any of her other stories, here are some crafts that will make great followup activities. Young scholars complete activities with the book a promise is a promise by robert munsch and michael kusugak. Posted on december 5, 2015 by alison 0 comments when i moved up from kindergarten to 2nd grade, i discovered something a little shocking. Here are some of the fun things weve done with some of his favourite books of mine most have been related to play dough. See more ideas about book activities, 2nd grade books and books. Retelling is such a great exercise to reinforce understanding of sequence.
Robert munsch was born in america but moved to canada and is now a. The paper bag princess by robert munsch is a terrific book to introduce to a class at the beginning, middle or end of the year, since the theme of conflict resolution is a necessary reminder year round. The paper bag princess fairy tale fun retelling puppets by glyph girls. Show or project a photograph of the childrens author robert munsch, and tell students he is the author of many books for children, including ones about a paper bag princess, a mud puddle, and. Here at prek pages, im committed to helping teachers just like you teach better, save time, and live more by providing you with everything you need to create a fun and engaging learning environment, lesson plans, and activities for your little learners. Book summary annas mother is always warning her not to climb on everything, but anna never listens. Invite teachers to share story props at a team meeting. An entire unit filled with extension activities for robert munschs books. A fun unit to accompany the adorable book the paper bag princess by robert munsch i love this author. I made it up way back in 1971 when i was a student teacher at wellesley college child studies nursery school. Children can listen to a story and recall the characters, what they characters say, and details. So i made up a story about a little boy who didnt like to go to bed. Encourage reluctant writers with a fun contest that incorporates creative writing, public speaking and team work. I made up this story in fort quappelle, saskatchewan in 1982 for a kid with 4 missing front teeth.
For an alphabet poem, you need one word for each letter of the alphabet. Every summer, i read every robert munsch book that i own to my kids within a week or so time span. Robert munsch has written lots of funny books, i wasnt comfortable reading all of them at school, but stephanies ponytail is a great story about being unique and not following the crowd. Andrews loose tooth the official website of robert munsch. See more ideas about author studies, activities and book character day. He gets lots of emails so it is better to send him a letter. In honor of the new school year, ive gathered some of my favorite preschool book and activity ideas for each month of the year.
Student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education. Robert munsch books, author biography, and reading level. Someone had scheduled me to go to watson lake but they had. Click on the triangle on the left of the word activities under the website contents list to discover videos, audio, and specific activities for some of robert munschs books. Laura is a mom to twin boys and the author of sunny day family, where she shares fun activities and easy organizing tips. Retelling flap journal your students will practice retelling 4 famous robert munsch texts by writing out the beginning, middle, and end. Sequence journal your students will practice sequencing a story.
They also think about what happened first, next, then and last. The second page is a retell prompt, providing students with transitional words. Students can also make a paper crown to pretend to be the princeprincess using the floral jewel crown worksheet. A lesson plan on the paper bag princess by robert munsch. Using puppets for storytelling is a wonderful learning activity for preschoolers, and spring is here is the perfect book for a spring storytime. We are excited about your newest book in our class. Students create a booklet about the author to serve as a keepsake memory. This contains ideas for retelling, introducing onomatopoeia, and a story map. See more ideas about princess activities, author studies and fairy tales unit.
Robert munsch books, author biography, and reading level stillborn, author. Early readers will have fun with this active story about princess elizabeth and her quest to save prince ronald from a nasty dragon. This is a 10page set of worksheets for the story zoom by robert munsch. Bestselling authorillustrator duo robert munsch and michael martche. Dec, 20 my first grade students orally retold the paper bag princess by robert n. These flap journals are a perfect way to engage your students in responding to a robert munsch text. Teacher support package for wide open childrens theatre. Robert munsch was born in america but moved to canada and is now a canadian citizen. The paper bag princess language activities are perfect for a follow up activity after reading the book by robert munsch.
These are fun activities to enhance your learning and you get to use what you learned in the story. Rotate around the classroom and observe students as they reenact the story. Im vanessa, a prek teacher with more than 20 years of classroom teaching experience. Robert munsch writes books, about different peoples looks. This mini unit includes activities for robert munsch s book. Reading comprehension activitiesreading fluencyreading strategies. To save money, we bought most ingredients in the bulk section of our local grocer. This graphic organizer and retell prompt is used with the robert munsch text. Fairy tales robert munsch style well we continued fairy talestorytelling activities this week and as promised, i have paper bag princess and mud puddle activities to share. Jun 16, 2017 explore margaret6614s board munsch, munsch. Amanda and jeremiah just sort of fell into the book. A list of the best childrens books written by robert munsch score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Since retelling and sequencing a story are standards i have to teach, i wanted to design a simple and fun little craft that my young 5s could make, to use as a handson manipulative, which would prompt them as to the sequence of the story, so they could retell it.
Readers think about who the most important characters in the book were. Story elements, retelling, predicting, inferencing. The important book is great to emphasize descriptive language. Robert munsch pigs activity pack sorting activities, pigs, the book. I was there because the grade 2 had won me in a scholastic usa bookclub contest. The paper bag princess by robert munsch a fairy tale with a twist. I was doing a tour of yukon territory for childrens book week. Students use the organizer to write down important characters, setting, problem, and solution. Poetry write an alphabet or a quatrain poem about your favorite robert munsch book.
Robert munsch 15 sharon place guelph, ontario, canada n1h7v2 most importantly, have fun. The package provides an opportunity for children to complete the following activities. Play dough should be sealed, and will store in the refrigerator for up. Give students time to reenact the story as prince ronald, princess elizabeth, the dragon, etc. There can be so many lessons that can be discussed after reading this book. Apr 11, 2015 cut out holes in the brown paper bag for a head and arms. Before reading show the children the book up, up, down. Cut out holes in the brown paper bag for a head and arms. Each of these standardsized books features five of robert munschs bestloved stories. Objective children will engage in activities that encourage the development of literacy, language, creativethinking, and observational skills.
It went over very well and i started to use it whenever i told stories to grades one, two or three, where lots of kids have loose teeth. After reading and responding to many munsch books, ask students to consider why so many children enjoy robert munschs stories. This graphic organizer and retell prompt is used with the robert munsch text princess. My first grade students orally retold the paper bag princess by robert n. In this picture book lesson, students complete prereading activities to find nunavet on a map and discuss the inuktitut. Below, youll find more than 35 handson activities to go with laura numeroffs books. Retelling the story teachingenglish british council bbc. Its a fun, classic fairy tale with a twistfeaturing a princess who rescues a rather arrogant prince. Robert munsch zoom worksheets robert munsch, teaching. It went over very well and i started to use it whenever i told stories to grades one, two or. The paper bag princess speech activities if only i had super powers.
When you are finished mail it to the following address. Munsch package for teachers wide open childrens theatre. Children can listen to a story and recall the characters, what. See more ideas about author studies, book activities and writing activities. See more ideas about author studies, childrens books and book activities. Retelling a story is a skill prereaders need to practice in order to gain experience with later reading comprehension. Draw him a picture, tell him a story, tell him about your school, or anything you want. Telling stories is what robert munsch does and loves best. What makes robert munsch such an effective storyteller. After looking at the robert munsch website see below, i realize that i dont own all of his books. Based on the book the paper bag princess by robert munsch, this 11 page. Robert munsch an author study robert munschs website. See more ideas about princess activities, author studies and book activities. And finally, in 1998 it was going to be a book and i still had no kids for the story, so i started looking for kids, and i found them at a school in pontiac, michigan.
Angelas airplane the paper bag princess 50 below zero pigs a promise is a promise coauthored with michael kusugak to add to the fun, each tale is preceded by a page entitled where did this. In munsch minitreasury one, readers will find the original version of these classics. See more ideas about retelling, book activities and story retell. From the first time he stood in front of a group of children as a student teacher at a nursery school in 1972, his jaunty, animated presentation grabbed hold of the imaginations of his listeners and he hasnt let go since. Teaching with robert munsch books fun and creative teaching activities using six favourite stories. Encourage reluctant writers with a fun contest that incorporates. Retelling fiction after a reader finishes reading a book about make believe characters and events, they think about the important characters, events and authors message.
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