Welcome Autumn
Let me just say once again, I love Autumn!
We have been putting on our science jackets and investigating the life-cycle of a pumpkin. We have been learning about Johnny Appleseed and Reading about Fall with all the changes around us.
It has been fun!
1st Graders
We worked on several writing projects this past week. We have been talking about How To Carve A Pumpkin. We Shared the story of the Bumpy Little Pumpkin By Margery Cuyler. Then we created this anchor chart as we brainstormed what our books will look like when we complete them.
Our completed books! They turned out great!
We shared another book called Earl The Squirrel by Don Freeman
This is one of my favorite fall stories. The kiddo's loved it too. When we finished reading we created another anchor chart of ideas to help us in our writing.
Kindergarten
Shared the story of Johnny Appleseed by Aliki we also read 3 stories about fall
Leaves, Apples, and Pumpkins.
We then shared the story of Pumpkin Circle and created our own Pumpkin Life Cycles.
Kindergarten did a fantastic job.
Preparing My Fall Book Basket
One
of my great loves in life is reading, along with books of all kinds. I
also love Halloween-not the scary, ghoulish, gory kind, but the fun
costumes, trick or treating, sugar cookies, and pumpkins on the porch
kind. To celebrate both of these, I created a Halloween Book
Countdown, a really fun way to count down the 31 days to
Halloween starting with October 1st. I found a black tub at Target in
the holiday section, added some ribbon and vinyl, and our book countdown
was ready! Whether you label the books and go in order like an advent
calendar, pull numbers out of a hat, or just let kids choose randomly,
this can be a super fun way to enjoy the holiday together. I can't wait
to share these books with my grandsons Carter and Ollie, again this year.
Here is my list of 31 books: (most of these books are targeted for ages 3-8)
1. Too Many Pumpkins, Linda White
1. Too Many Pumpkins, Linda White
2. Pumpkin Soup, Helen Cooper
3. The Biggest Pumpkin Ever, Steven Kroll
4. Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden, George Levenson
5. How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, Margaret McNamara
6. Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Jeanne Titherington
7. In the Haunted House, Eve Bunting
8. Room on the Broom, Julie Donaldson
9. The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything, Linda Williams
10. The Night Before Halloween, Natasha Wing
11. The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat, Stan & Jan Berenstain
12. The Big Pumpkin, Erica Silverman
13. The Vanishing Pumpkin, By Johnston
14. Humbug Witch, Lorna Balian
15. Moonlight The Halloween Cat By Cynthia Rylant
16. Five Little Pumpkins, Iris Van Rynbach
17. Scary, Scary, Halloween, Eve Bunting
18. Boo! By Robert Munsch
19. The Halloweiner By Dave Pilkey
20. It’s Halloween!, Jack Prelutsky
21. Creepy Monster, Sleepy Monster By
22. Bats in the Library By: Brian Lies
23. Where's My Mummy By: Carolyn Crimi
24. The Bumpy Little Pumpkin,By: Margery Cuyler
25. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat By: Lucille Colandro
26. Clifford's Halloween By: Norman Bridwell
27. Mouse's First Halloween By: Lauren Thompson
28. The Runaway Pumpkin By: Kevin Lewis
29. Skeleton Hiccups, By:Margery Cuyler
30. The Ugly Pumpkin, By: Dave Horowitz
31. The Perfect Pumpkin Pie By Denys Cazet
READING CHALLENGE
Kennedy Students:
I have started a fall book challenge: This can be for kiddo's or adults...It is supposed to be fun but also challenging. For me it will definitely be a challenge. Leave me comments or posts if you will be joining in on the fun. I would love to know what you are reading. Kiddo's can earn a special reward for completing this challenge. All they have to do is turn in the titles of the books they read or had read to them at home to qualify.
1. Read a book written by an author you have never read before.
2. Read a book you already have at home but haven't gotten around to yet.
3. Read a book about a dog as the main character. (ex:Clifford's Manners)
4. Read a book about a career you are interested in (Ex: Firefighters Fight Fires)
5. Read a book with a color word in the title. (ex: Red Are The Apples)
6. Read a book with a number word in the title. (ex: The Three Little Pigs)
7. Read a Dr. Seuss Book
8. Read a holiday book (any holiday)
9. Read a book about the tooth fairy
10. Re-read a book you enjoy.
11. Read a book about the fall.
12. Read 3 books from three different genres (ex: Fairytale, Realistic Fiction, Informational Text)
1. Read a book written by an author you have never read before
2. Read a book you already have at home but haven't gotten around to yet:
3. Read a book written in the decade you were born
4. Read a book that takes place in the state/province you were born (Illinois)
5. Read a book titled The ____'s Daughter or The ____'s Wife
6. Read a book originally written in a language other than English
7. Read a book with a number in the title. It could be an actual digit or a number like "hundred" or "thousand." No arbitrary numbers allowed (several, few, many, ect.)
8. Read a book set during Christmas or another winter holiday
9. Read a book written by an author who shares your initials
10. Read a Pulitzer Prize winner or finalist for fiction.
11. Re-Read a book
12. Read three books from three different genres (one book for each genre)
Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
As you may have guessed it is my most favorite time of year.
I want to share a link to ABC family 13 nights of Halloween.
ABC Family 13 Nights of Halloween
3 Months
14 Books
1 Challenge
October 1-December 15
I have started a fall book challenge: This can be for kiddo's or adults...It is supposed to be fun but also challenging. For me it will definitely be a challenge. Leave me comments or posts if you will be joining in on the fun. I would love to know what you are reading. Kiddo's can earn a special reward for completing this challenge. All they have to do is turn in the titles of the books they read or had read to them at home to qualify.
Kennedy Students:
2. Read a book you already have at home but haven't gotten around to yet.
3. Read a book about a dog as the main character. (ex:Clifford's Manners)
4. Read a book about a career you are interested in (Ex: Firefighters Fight Fires)
5. Read a book with a color word in the title. (ex: Red Are The Apples)
6. Read a book with a number word in the title. (ex: The Three Little Pigs)
7. Read a Dr. Seuss Book
8. Read a holiday book (any holiday)
9. Read a book about the tooth fairy
10. Re-read a book you enjoy.
11. Read a book about the fall.
12. Read 3 books from three different genres (ex: Fairytale, Realistic Fiction, Informational Text)
Adult
1. Read a book written by an author you have never read before
2. Read a book you already have at home but haven't gotten around to yet:
3. Read a book written in the decade you were born
4. Read a book that takes place in the state/province you were born (Illinois)
5. Read a book titled The ____'s Daughter or The ____'s Wife
6. Read a book originally written in a language other than English
7. Read a book with a number in the title. It could be an actual digit or a number like "hundred" or "thousand." No arbitrary numbers allowed (several, few, many, ect.)
8. Read a book set during Christmas or another winter holiday
9. Read a book written by an author who shares your initials
10. Read a Pulitzer Prize winner or finalist for fiction.
11. Re-Read a book
12. Read three books from three different genres (one book for each genre)
Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
I want to share a link to ABC family 13 nights of Halloween.
ABC Family 13 Nights of Halloween
Happy Reading!
Mrs. Shamhart
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