About this book
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8
Lexile Measure: 240L
Guided Reading Level: I
Age: Age 6, Age 7, Age 5
Genre: Poetry and Rhymes
Subject: Individuality, Pride and Self-Esteem
My Own Animal Storybook
MATERIALS
- Glue sticks
- Drawn animal pictures
- Animal stamps
- Magazines to cut up
- Crayons and markers
- Quick as a Cricket
Remind children of the boy's bulletin board at the end of the book. Ask them what pictures were important to him and how the pictures helped him tell a story about himself.
Invite children to create a book with one animal on each page. They may use magazine pictures, stamps, and/or stickers to create their storybook. Encourage children to include animals to which they can compare themselves.
Guide children in labeling their pictures. Allow children to tell the class a story about themselves using their collection of pictures. Give classmates the opportunity to ask questions.
Observation: Notice how children listen to one another as they share their storybooks.
- Subjects:Arts and Crafts, Listening Comprehension, Public Speaking, Writing, Animals, Individuality, Understanding Self and Others
- Skills:Compare and Contrast, Listening Comprehension, Writing
