Activities for 4 of kevin henkes most popular books. As the first day of school approaches, she meets another special mouse who is just as worried as she. We have been working with the story wemberly worried. Lesson plans, activities and ideas for kindergarten classrooms, including math problemsolving, reading workshop, writers workshop, inquirybased science. But then wemberly worried that there wouldnt be enough cake. Kindergarten reading teaching reading teaching ideas guided reading learning kindergarten rocks kindergarten classroom teaching tools beginning of school. The superbly paced narrative will leave children giggling at wemberlys worries but never laughing at. Today we are going to use context clues and prior knowledge to dig further into the meaning of some of the words and phrases used in the story. Wemberly s parents think that she worries too much. This book can be used to teach reading skills such as main idea and details, cause and effect and character traits. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book.
Can be used for guided reading, small group instruction, homework, or literacy centers. Ask the class to recall events that helped their worries about school to go away. Wemberlys worry list lesson plan for 1st 3rd grade. In the story wemberly worries about big things and little things and her parents are concerned she worries too much.
Young scholars read the book wemberly worried and complete language arts and math activities that go along with the book. Ask them if they remember how they felt before their first day of school. Guided reading lexile measure grade level equivalent dra level. Kevin henkes author study lessons, ideas, printables. Surprisingly, she finds friends who are worried as well. Wemberly worried first grade writing, teaching first grade. So naturally, she is worried about her first day of school. We have focused on why she is worried, but today we are going to focus on how the character, wemberly, changes from the beginning to the end of the story. In the beginning she is worried, scared, and sad, but in the end she is shy, friendly, and excited. Her teacher pairs her with another student who appears to be as worried as she. Here are some activities for those back to school worries. First grade lesson wemberly worried expanding vocabulary. By spending time together and having fun, the friends forget to be worried.
Activities for kevin henkes back to school story, wemberly. A mouse named wemberly was worried about everything, especially the first day of school source by pa. Wemberly worried no prep this packet includes several different writing and reading comprehension activities to go along with the book wemberly worried by kevin henkes. Ask them to identify the first letter of wemberly worried and the sound of the letter. Are you looking for wemberly worried activities to share with your students. Add a beginning, middle, and end to stretch out your stories. We read wemberly worried on the first day of school and then make this puppet to talk about what we were worried about before starting first grade. This wemberlys worry list lesson plan is suitable for 1st 3rd grade. She worries her way through her first day of school and discovers that maybe its not so worrisome. Wemberly worried read aloud lesson ideas and activities. Wemberly worried printables, classroom activities, teacher.
Wemberly worried is a great book choice for launching a conversation about the worries that students have about the first day o. On her birthday, wemberly worried that no one would come to her party. This book is great to read aloud, especially when talking or teaching about anxiety and worrying. Chrysanthemum book coloring pages krazy for kevin henkes. In this language arts and math lesson plan, students read the book given and do activities that include connect the dots, a maze, matching, coloring, a word search, puppetry, and more. Giveaway wemberly worried by kevin henkes sponsored by harper collins publishing hosted by the educators spin on it. Aug 23, 2014 this is one of my favorite beginning of year activities to do. Wemberly worried wemberly worried that if she didnt stop worrying, petal would have no ears left at all. Writepost the guiding question so that its visible to students. Use the link to view some of the other lessons shared. At the bottom of the chart we write a sentence that tells how wemberly has changed. Wemberly worries about everythingespecially about making friends. Its a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children. These activities for wemberly worried will be a big hit in your kindergarten or first grade classroom.
Wemberly worried is also a great book to give as gift. For this wemberly worries worksheet, students list 3 of their worries. Apr 27, 2010 wemberly worried is a great book for teachers and parents. Wemberly worried activities by robin wilson first grade love. For the past several years, weve featured kevin henkes. Wemberly worried by kevin henkes is a great book to read to children to help them with their feelings of anxiety about the world around them and starting school. One side is the beginning and the other side is the end. This packet includes several different writing and reading comprehension activities to go along with the book wemberly worried by kevin henkes. This is one of my favorite activities that i use with this book. I want students to have a deeper understanding about what happens in the story to cause the character to change. Model how to complete the first row of the handout. Aug 23, 2014 wemberly worried good video to compare and contrast with the book. Teaching with favorite books printable lesson plans and ideas.
She worries about every possible thing there is to worry about, even when her parents tell her not to. Come join our virtual book club for some great activities for your child. Beloved authorillustrator kevin henkes speaks to the heart of worriers everywhere in this tender, universal story. High school students present a popular story with original music, voice recordings, and sound effects. Oct 14, 2012 wemberly art wemberly head wemberly shirt inside mouse ears text to self connection to go with their art. This picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6.
Wemberly worried with images beginning of school, text to self. Wemberly worried, written by kevin henkes, is a wonderful book to teach your students about not worrying so much, especially on the first day of school. Customize your guided reading program with these bestselling titles in guided reading six book sets. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Fun counting activities smart first graders 5 years ago oceans of first grade fun.
Much of this books gentle humor is in the illustrations. This wemberly worried lesson plan is suitable for prek 1st grade. First day of school activities book activities wemberly worried text to self connection language lessons language arts author studies first grade grade 1 wemberly worried speech language pathology speech and language wemberly worried kevin henkes sight words therapy ideas learn to read speech therapy dont worry. Wemberly worried activities by robin wilson first grade.
Wemberly worried good video to compare and contrast with. Wemberly worried text to self connections wemberly worried activity great for text to self connections. If you ever worry or know someone who does, this is the book for you. In this lesson, students will read the story wemberly worried by kevin henkes. Tell the children that the story is about a little mouse named wemberly who worried about everything, especially about the first day of school. See more ideas about wemberly worried, author studies and beginning of school. These activities for wemberly worried will be a big hit in your kindergarten or firstgrade classroom. The activities were shared by teaching heart visitors who entered the 2005 back to school contest. In this picture book, the main character, a mouse named wemberly, constantly worries about big and small things. Wemberly worried is a great book for teachers and parents. It is about a little mouse named wemberly who feels worried about many things. Aug 12, 2017 every year, each grade level team hosts an author study evening for our students and families. Children will develop language, literacy, problemsolving, and social skills as they engage in activities and discussions about the book. Theres a little bit of wemberly in all of us, but in this case you dont need.
Aug 22, 2012 wemberly worried by kevin henkes is a great book to read to children to help them with their feelings of anxiety about the world around them and starting school. Taking the worry out of wemberly in this lesson, students will read. Kevin henkes lesson plans for wemberly worried, more. Jan 01, 2000 wemberly worried is a great book about a little mouse who worries all the time. It was a little more work getting the kids to fill out the writing part, so i didnt get any pictures of that, but the good news is, i have a post from last year that you can check out here to see what the whole thing is about. Wemberly worried first grade writing, teaching first. Wemberly activity guide activities ranging from coloring and connectthedots to puppets, writing, and comprehension questions. Aug 04, 2011 we read wemberly worried on the first day of school and then make this puppet to talk about what we were worried about before starting first grade. Robin wilson first grade love with wemberly worried activities and book companion, help students with fun and engaging activities to understand the plot, with games, vocabulary, grammar, fluency, phonics, comprehension strategies, sequencing, writing, and a comprehension test with answer key. Invite them to think of other words that begin with the letter w work, writing, walruses, etc.
Wemberly worried is a great book about a little mouse who worries all the time. This wemberly s worry list lesson plan is suitable for 1st 3rd grade. In teaching the common core standards, i know students need to be adept at making inferences. This is an activity pack to accompany the story, wemberly worried by kevin henkes.
With wemberly worried activities and book companion, help students with fun and engaging activities to understand the plot, with games, vocabulary, grammar, fluency, phonics, comprehension strategies, sequencing, writing, and a comprehension test with answer key. I love how it addresses some common worries of children so that they can relate to her and know that they are not. So imagine how poor wemberly feels on the first day of school. He pairs wemberly with the ideal classmate to make her first day of school a great success. But when she meets a fellow worrywart in her class, wemberly realizes that school is. Im guest blogging for the darling kristen while she is away on vacation. Reading comprehension questions and response activities. Write wemberly worried about on a sheet of chart paper. Meet wemberly, winsome worrywart and newest mouse heroine from the creator of lillys purple plastic purse and the caldecott honor book owen. Use these activities with the book wemberly worried by kevin henkes to get your students excited about being in school. Students will enjoy these fun wemberly worried activity sheets. Beginning of the school year new school year first day of school retelling activities book activities teaching first grade teaching reading teaching. Wemberly worries about everything, especially the first day of school.
With that in mind, i designed these superfun writing prompt craftivities, wh. Chrysanthemum activities chrysanthemum book kevin henkes books wemberly worried character trait character education author studies first grade reading kindergarten literacy hi new friends. Each set has 6 copies of the title at a great low price. The superbly paced narrative will leave children giggling at wemberlys worries but never laughing at wemberly. Wemberly worried is a great book choice for launching a conversation about the worries that students have about the first day of school. Wemberly worried lesson plan scholastic books for kids. Henkes book, wemberly worried, an alltime favorite back to school story. Wemberly worried about spilling her juice, about shrinking in the bathtub, even about snakes in the radiator. Jun 10, 2018 wemberly art wemberly head wemberly shirt inside mouse ears text to self connection to go with their art. Ask students to share their writing with the class. The kevin henkes wemberly character reminds students that everyone has worries and may want to share them with a parent, teacher, or friend. By spending time together and having fun, the friends forget to. Below you will find activities to match three of kevin henkes most popular books.
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