Extend students enjoyment of jannell cannons stellaluna with these printables. Either download the stellaluna super pack or this individual word work package to access lesson plans, interactive games and fun worksheets that directly tie word study to your classroom reading. Free stellaluna study unit worksheets for teachers to print. In this author studies lesson plan, which is adaptable for any grade level, students use brainpop resources to explore the life and works of their favorite writer. Save hours of prep time with our online treasure trove of readytogo lessons, printables, and activities for every grade, subject, and skill level.
Nys p12 common core learning standards for english language arts and literacy and mathematics. This resource has reading comprehension questions, writing prompts and social emotional learning lessons through literacy as well as vocabulary worksheets and more. Stellaluna readaloud to first grade lart 3005 youtube. Show students the cover of the book stellaluna by janell cannon and ask them what they notice. Stellaluna by janell cannon lesson plans and teaching resources animal study. We will be using the book stellaluna by jannell cannon. The premise of a bat trying to live with birds is humorous, fully exploited in illustrations.
When done right, it can be such a fun learning experience for both the. Swoop in on these nine activities to be used with the book, stellaluna by janell cannon. In this story, stellaluna is a baby bat who becomes separated from her mother when an owl swoops down. Grade 1, unit 1this quick and easy sequencing activity is ready to use and available in ablack and white or color version. In 2003, the book was published and became the first young adult novel to prominently feature a transgender character, making it a huge stride for lgbtq literature. Point out how realistic the illustration is and explain that upon entering into the world of personification, it looks very real, but we will soon see that it is a fantastic world. This awardwinning book by janell cannon has sold over 500,000 copies and was on.
Students can participate in internetbased learning activities for additional study. Im going to have to search and see if there is a linky for 2nd grade ccif not, there needs to be. Students will read two or more books by their selected author and compose their own original book inspired by the author they researched. They base their information on the story,stellaluna by janell cannon. The kit contains the awardwinning 47minute dvd and teachers guidebook complete with reference information, bibliography, appendices and glossary. Parents love our learn to read collections for kids. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. My struggling kiddos were alphabetizing by first letter only. Books for lunar new year second grade considerations my. First grade stellaluna resource activities by the climbing grapevine. Book clubs in first grade it may seem like a stretch, but the spring is such a great time to get your students ready and used to reading, thinking about, and discussing books with their peers instead of me, the teacher.
Children first identify possible factual information from works of fiction which are read aloud, then they listen to read. The first lessons incorporate two instructional shifts. Repeated readings help support their budding abilities. A first grade classroom library should be a place that inspires kids to want to read. Determining the authors message is a tricky skill to learn in first grade because developmentally, six year olds are concrete, literal learners.
Luna starts off with regan, the main character, waking up to find that her sister has come into her room and is flouncing around in pretty clothes. Luna may be about typical adolescent angst and the pains of growing up, but julie anne peterss book is a landmark. Books that build vocabulary for first grade greatschools. If youre pairing this with a homeschool or classroom lesson you may be interested in the national geographic bats readercontinue reading.
Our family loves stellaluna so i was thrilled when i found this free printable activity sheet pack to pair up with the stellaluna book. Introduce the book stellaluna using the invitation outlined above. Students will make personal connections with the animal character by imagining they are the main character and writing personal letters to another character in the book. Tonight is the very first time his papa and grandpa are taking him to work. The goal during the first read is for students to enjoy the book, taking in both the. Students will practice summarizing skills by answering who, what, when, why, where and how.
Baby bat stellalunas life is flitting along right on scheduleuntil an owl attacks her mother one night, knocking the bewildered batlet out of her mothers loving grasp. As you continue to read the story, do you notice stellaluna changing. There are two versions of the head and body template for you to choose from to give to your students. Prompt students to zoom in on the physical characteristics of the bat as. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Stellaluna comprehension task cards are designed for first grade to third grade to provide your students with practice with identifying character traits, feelings and physical traits of characters in the story. Students give text based evidence and describe how stellaluna changes throughout the story as well as describe events from the different characters point of view. First grade lesson making connections, drawing the conclusions. However, in transit to the lunar station the earth is engulfed in nuclear explosions and the world as they knew it is gone.
When working with a book, im very strategic in the vocabulary i choose for students to learn. The eva luna lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. Across the year, baskets of books might rotate in and rotate out to support the work of each particular unit, while also keeping the library fresh and new. We red several nonfiction books about bats and used the info to help us fill out our venn diagram. Students give text based evidence and describe how stellaluna changes throughout the story as well as describe events. Stellaluna is such a fun book to use for a halloween or bat unit.
But i want to share this stellaluna book study that i have taught for the last 4 years. The finished bat book report project measures 20 inches x 9 inches. Her family is also running a surf camp, in which luna and her friends help with. It should be brimming with beautiful and interesting books that kids can read all by themselves. Please know that i strive to make my products straightforward and easytouse. Stellaluna lesson plans and teaching resources for book written by janell cannon. Stellaluna book study unit task cards activities and more. The pictures are beautiful and i just love the silhouetted colors. Stellaluna first draft creative writing worksheet for project. When stellaluna is separated from her mother before she is. Students turn and talk after reading chunks of text.
Stellaluna is not only an excellent anchor text for teaching comprehension strategies, it also pairs well with a phonics lesson about long e words. Close reading with any book in kindergarten and 1st grade duration. That lander has astronauts inside, not crashtest dummies. Find stellaluna lesson plans and teaching resources. Printables to encourage reading in your classroom, book picks for first graders, and worksheets that youd want to print. Improve your students reading comprehension with readworks. A mother bat and her child, stellaluna are separated when attacked by an owl. There is also a math tub included called stellalunas stars which works on addition. This guide is designed to enhance your learning in the arts. Indiana bat, kids, and caves oh my an activity book for teachers.
Includes 2 week pacing guide with literacy centers and foldable character study booklet. Stellaluna is a very beautifully illustrated story which is rather like the ugly duckling. Lets look at some fun and engaging writing activities that can support your unit on stellaluna. Dec 03, 2014 i have been doing lunar new year presentations in my childs class since he was a two year old in preschool. Stellaluna comprehension task cards are a great activity to incorporate into your guided. First grade reading first grade math second grade grade 2 sequencing activities book activities stellaluna schools first readers workshop 17 pages stellaluna unit free order numbers, 100 chart bat, st blend worksheet, abc order, word find, birdbat venn diagram, bat body parts diagram. I set out a few handson bat themed activities at our literacy stations, too. The tiny bat is lucky enough to land in a nest of baby birds, but her whole world has just turned upside down. Includes 2 week lesson plan, fluency activities anchor charts, book talk task cards, and foldable character study booklet. Click the download button and then print it when youre ready to use it.
These bat lesson plans include anchor charts, a bat cave, story map and more. Maybe this would normally be an annoying but typical sisterly thing to do, but it turns out that luna is regans brother, liam. Free stellaluna activities graphic organizer summarizing worksheet. Books that build vocabulary for first grade reading is the best way for your first grader to learn new words.
First, because its almost halloween, and learning about bats. Accidentally dropped by her mother, helpless stellaluna falls into a nest of bird fledglings, where she is graciously accepted as one of the family as long as she acts like a bird and doesnt confuse her adoptive siblings. I thought id go ahead and post a few things that we will be doing in my first grade classroom this coming week in case you needed a quick printable yourself. Free stellaluna worksheets and literature unit for teachers. I chose to teach stellaluna at this time in the school year for lots of reasons. Students practice story sequencing, vocabulary, writing skills, parts of speech adjectives, comprehension, proofreading skills, word work, and more.
Children first identify possible factual information from works of fiction. At the end of the story, all of the delightful characters find that, with a little respect and experience, none of us are so different, after all. Examining the benefits of interactive readalouds on young. Amazons choice for first grade math book channies one page a day double digit math problem workbook for 1st 3rd grade simply tear off on page a day for. Reading comprehension task cards, vocabulary definitions and words task cards, matching game, reading comprehension worksheets, parts of a story graphic organizer, parts of a fruit bat, bat and bird facts, and more. I then read stellaluna reading stellaluna to my students stopping on pages 3, 9, 35, and 41 to show the pictures just a little longer and to reread key sentences. Teachers use our high quality, affordable books in over 50,000 schools. Luna s mom is a threetime surf champion of the world, and luna feels pressured to get 1st place in a surf contest.
Some adults reading the book aloud, however, may find that the text lacks the vibrancy of the illustrations. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Stellaluna is a baby bat who is separated from her mother at a young age. When stellaluna is separated from her mother before she is old enough to fly, she finds out that not all winged. Welcome to the walton arts center performance guide, published by the programming department of walton arts center. Stellaluna bat activities are perfect during the fall and around halloween. I teach 2nd grade, but some of those graphic organizers are excellent to use for my kids as well.
Common core book study 1st grade unit 2 teacher idea. Luna meets a guy, david, that she starts to really like. See the activities we do with this wonderful book to help turn my. This activity is excellent for first grade and kindergarten, and is aligned with common core standards. Clark county school district stellaluna recommended for grade k.
Share the information from the bat notes at the back of the book, including the fact that there are two major types of bats and nearly a thousand different varieties. Stellaluna is a popular book used in schools to support reading and writing skills. First graders discuss the strategy of asking yourself questions while reading. Lets face it, i could teach bats every day of october and still have a pile of things i didnt get to fit in. All the above pictures came from the stellaluna book study. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. This is the first lesson i have truly stepped away from the confines of the district pacing guide and adopted ela resources in order to give my students a richer and deeper reading and thinking experience with ccra. I am looking forward to another fun filled week of learning. Last week we read the book stellaluna and some non fiction books about bats on epic books its like netflix for books and its free for teachers we did a little mini unit on bats. Stellaluna free printable is an instant download on this post and has reading comprehension pages as well as halloween coloring pages to print. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or readers workshop. The shifts also help all students gain a deeper understanding of and. Stellaluna is the tender story of a lost young bat who finally finds her way safely home to her mother and friends. Each partnership will go through the book and find 23 places where they can infer how stellaluna is feeling.
Peek under the first top flap and bottom flap to find below is what you will. My students love completing the fun projects that i have created specifically for this book and i hope that your students enjoy them as well all of the teaching resources on this page include a second version of each worksheet that contains british spelling. It has full lesson plans for organizing and writing an informative piece, and fun at the same time as students create a bat and birdhouse with bird. Access thousands of highquality, free k12 articles, and create online assignments with them for your students. Stellaluna teaching activities building vocabulary and reading. Stellaluna lesson plans, teaching resources, summary, and. First grade grammar worksheets and printables begin to plant the writing seed in young learners with our first grade grammar worksheets.
Science level a spanish printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. Stellaluna stellaluna stellaluna stellaluna stellaluna stellaluna stellaluna. Several hours after neil armstrong and buzz aldrin became the first mortals to step onto the moon, the soviet spaceship dropped out of lunar orbit, apparently crashed and was never heard from again. Scholastic teachables formerly scholastic printables. Stellaluna book study by reagan tunstall teachers pay. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Scholastic teachables browse all worksheets, resources, printables, and more for the classroom. Stellaluna is written and illustrated by janell cannon and read by pamela reed. This book by jannell cannon is a great halloween read aloud.
Stellaluna common core character and book study for gr. This brief bat unit study from royal baloo features seven pages you can ive been trying to put together some units for baloo where he would be in free bat unit study read batunitystudy this unit study is intended for kids this bat unit study is designed to go with bats by gail gibbons. Enjoy the performance, and thanks for being part of the 200809 kleenex kids series. It includes stellaluna coloring sheets, activity sheets and trivia quizzes. Below you will find some of the stellaluna lesson plans that i have developed over the years as i have read this book to my students. Before reading stellaluna have the children do a word web on bats. The lessons of selfacceptance and accepting others are demonstrated throughout the book. Inside youll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzeshomework assignments, tests, and more. This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with stellaluna by janell cannon. After a couple days stellaluna gets lost but her mom finds her. Be sure that emotions elicited by bats are included as well as physical descriptions. Stellaluna anchor chart i love this book for so many reasons. The vocabulary words from stellaluna by janelle cannon learn with flashcards, games, and more for free.
Stellaluna is a fruit bat who becomes separated from her mother, and undergoes many adventures on her way home. Explore this list of authors and illustrators to find a good match for younger readers. After reading the book stellaluna, students discuss the beginning, middle and end of the story. From fiction to facts this lesson describes how to use selected fiction and nonfiction literature and careful questioning techniques to help students identify factual information about animals. They then explore a selection of nonfiction books on bats and bats. Im offering a free reading comprehension graphic organizer. Finally, students will brainstorm the four elements of fiction on a graphic organizer and write a variation on the book stellaluna, which will include them in the plot. Literature and books for first graders first grade. I am learning that the shifts help my instruction become betterrounded.
First, since a spacecraft can go as fast as 18,000 miles per hour 29,000 kmhour on its way to the moon, it needs to slow way down. The kids loooooove this sometimes we forget how much kids get into our little science studies i have shared my soil unit before, but i worked on adding to it, cleaning it up, and am now ready to share. Stellaluna readaloud to first grade lart 3005 richelle hawkins. Each partnership will go through the book and find 23 places where they. Read on for ideas to do your own stellaluna book study to help you turn your readers into comprehenders and get your students writing about what they are reading. This lesson includes extension ideas and resources to go with the book. Thanks to delightful illustrations and colorful characters, kids will be begging you to print out these fun lessons that teach everything from plural nouns and parts of speech to sentence structure and. The nys education department has classroom videos available in ela 3 elementary, 1 secondary, mathematics 2 elementary, 2 secondary, and a european history lesson. This week we will be doing our first real book study. Fortunately, she survives and is adopted by a mother bird and her three chicks. This book provides an introduction to the moon and its features and behavior using a questionandanswer format. There are 4 adorable and motivating reading response graphic organizers as well as a kid and teacher friendly scoring rubric. On the first template, students draw their own face and on the second template, stellalunas face has already been drawn. Stellaluna lesson plan for 1st grade lesson planet.
This activity kit includes a trivia quiz, coloring sheets, and reproducible activities featuring the beloved fruit bat. The book unit for stellaluna by janell cannon is all inclusive 75 pages. This awardwinning picture book, a clever, original variation on the theme of the ugly duckling, follows the adventures of a lost baby fruit bat and her efforts to fit in. This story starts off with the main character maxwell and his crew aboard the spacecraft luna on its way to a base on the moon. From ages 2 6, i have always read the same two books, bringing in the new year, by grace lin and lanterns and firecrakers. Baby fruit bat stellaluna is separated from her mother one evening during an owl attack.
An author study is an excellent way to investigate and celebrate the work of a writer. We will be finishing up our study of the night sky with one of my favs, stellaluna. Check out our selection of books to help boost your childs vocabulary. Along with other fun things speech activities, class.
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