Indiana bat, kids, and caves oh my an activity book for teachers. With as much or as little help as needed, students fill out their reading response sheets each day. This book has a compelling plot about a young bat trying to find her home and family. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Welcome to the walton arts center performance guide, published by the programming department of walton arts center. You and your students will love learning about bats with this easy to. Oct 12, 2012 and soon i was coming up with some fun stellaluna book activities to do together. An anticipation guide is a comprehension strategy that is used before reading to activate students prior knowledge and build curiosity about a new topic. This guide is designed to enhance your learning in the arts. It is a childrens classic which my children and i love, particularly for the humorous moments and stunning illustrations. Bats preschool and kindergarten activities, lessons, games, and crafts.
Find stellaluna lesson plans and teaching resources. Before reading stellaluna have the children do a word web on bats. Stellaluna stellaluna is a baby bat who is separated from her mother at a young age. 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 meets a family of birds who takes care of her and accepts her into their nest. 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. After 11yearold stella and her little brother, jojo, see the burning cross and the men in white, members of the african american community in their small north carolina town gather at stellas house to discuss the danger, but the.
Anticipation guide classroom strategies reading rockets. Grade 2 lesson plan the fantastic world of stellaluna. See how i craft lessons around the book, stellaluna. Students use different units of measurement, both standard and nonstandard. Click the download button and then print it when youre ready to use it. Improve your students reading comprehension with readworks. Children first identify possible factual information from works of fiction which are read aloud, then they listen to read. Choose a song, poem, or scene in a book, movie or tv show, and write an essay on how the characters show. The stellaluna activities are ideal for teaching and how a character responds to major events and changes as a result in first, second, and third grade. These resources are provided for teachers to help students with severe disabilities participate in the general curriculum. Use these stellaluna activities in your elementary classroom.
Extension activity for stellaluna by janell cannon. Our family loves stellaluna so i was thrilled when i found this free printable activity sheet pack to pair up with the stellaluna book. The lessons of selfacceptance and accepting others are demonstrated throughout the book. The jpas arts adventure series provides low cost, full length performances to students k12 in a field trip format. And building anticipation for what might happen next is an easy way to make reading fun. Stellaluna, a bat, escaped from an owl but lost her mother in the attack. The endearing book, stellaluna, helps children see fruit bats as harmless and beloved creatures. Stellaluna by janell cannon lesson plans and teaching resources. This activity kit includes a trivia quiz, coloring sheets, and reproducible activities featuring the beloved fruit bat.
Your family will learn about the habits of fruit bats and birds, and engage with. After a couple days stellaluna gets lost but her mom finds her. Stellaluna is not only an excellent anchor text for teaching comprehension strategies, it also pairs well with a phonics lesson about long e words. Stellaluna activities for the elementary classroom. The lessons will gently help him grow academically, yet still be enjoyable. This uniquely shaped book report project contains 3 worksheet templates that assemble into the shape of a bat. If youre pairing this with a homeschool or classroom lesson you may be interested in the national geographic bats readercontinue reading. It is an excellent book to cover in an elementary classroom because the book teaches students about friendship.
Great story for studying community and problemsolving. By prompting readers to wonder what might happen next and whether or not their prediction will come true, youll quickly boost reading comprehension and engagement. Some adults reading the book aloud, however, may find that the text lacks the vibrancy of the illustrations. And soon i was coming up with some fun stellaluna book activities to do together. Interpretation stellalunais an uplifting story that demonstrates the difficulty of assimilation. Book activities for there was an old lady who swallowed a bat vocabulary, beforeafter reading ideas, classroom photos, printables, and teaching ideas.
Stellaluna book study and bat unit tunstalls teaching tidbits this is a week long book study geared toward first grade but certainly applicable to second graders. Stellaluna lesson plans, teaching resources, summary, and. Ask, what lesson do these comparisons help teach the three birds and stellaluna. Show students the cover of the book stellaluna by janell cannon and ask them what they notice. Score a books 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. 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.
Book now for weddings, private parties, festivals, fundraisers, bars, and more. A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text book stellaluna by janell cannon. Adopted by a mother bird, she learned to live like a bird until she was reunited with her mother. I chose to teach these lessons because our class has been learning how to make. It also makes for a great readaloud in celebration of janell cannons birthday. For example, students will examine feelings and write a letter to stellaluna. Free stellaluna bat activities and printables stellaluna.
Stellaluna by janell cannon lesson plans and teaching resources free english learning and teaching resources from varsity tutors. Browse stellaluna sequencing resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. Grade 1, unit 1this quick and easy sequencing activity is ready to use and available in ablack and white or color version. Students will listen to a beautifully illustrated picture book read aloud and use.
Stellaluna is a baby bat who is separated from her mother at a young age. This is a great introductory book study for first grade. Students can participate in internetbased learning activities for additional study. Throughout our book study we make character booklets and include our summaries as well as responses students write after each of our lessons. Aug 01, 2007 when young fruit bat stellaluna is separated from her mother, shes adopted by a family of birds with very different habits in this awardwinning and bestselling picture book classic. Bats lesson plans, themes, printouts, crafts, and clipart. A single centre retrospective study of low dose prophylaxis with extended half. Before reading, students listen to or read several statements about key concepts presented in the text. Bats activities, lessons, printables, and teaching theme. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Although there really is nothing to fear about bats, and they dont really attack people to drink their blood nor are they blind, its fun to let your imagination run wild, especially around halloween.
This book is also available in spanish titled stelaluna. The pictures are beautiful and i just love the silhouetted colors. The book and lessons are designed with simplicity in mind. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Please know that i strive to make my products straightforward and easytouse. A mother bat and her child, stellaluna are separated when attacked by an owl. Stellaluna author janell cannon lesson plans for teachers blue bullet point stellaluna, written by janell cannon, is the story. Stellaluna by janell cannon lesson plans and teaching.
Bat study for early elementary activities for stellaluna and other literature about bats. After 11yearold stella and her little brother, jojo, see the burning cross and. These are a perfect introduction to literaturebased unit studies for your little one. There are soooo many activities out there to go along with this book, but i needed a few to go along with what we were working on in ela and math. Childrens bible stories bible activities kids bible songs. There are 4 adorable and motivating reading response graphic organizers as well as a kid and teacher friendly scoring rubric. There are 5 comprehension lessons in the teaching power point that address. The vocabulary words from stellaluna by janelle cannon learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. This is a huge bundle of activities to supplement your stellaluna book unit. This awardwinning book by janell cannon has sold over 500,000 copies and was on the bestseller list for more than two years.
Stellalunas mother might thank mama bird for taking care of her child. Stellaluna is a fruit bat who becomes separated from her mother, and. A lovely story portraying the power of resilience and friendship. Life science read a book about bats math because you are measuring different parts of the bat this fun activity can be used with any picture or object. Come to a world where critters are like humans, where they talk, feel, share, and think like we do.
It has many fun multidisciplinary ideas that are unique and original which will help with student motivation. Bats preschool activities, crafts, and lessons kidssoup. Copies of vocabulary words with four square vocabulary sheet. Nys p12 common core learning standards for english language arts and literacy and mathematics. Stellaluna is a teachers dream for working on comprehension. With the touchstone text stellaluna as a guide, students will complete a shared reading of our informational text. Access thousands of highquality, free k12 articles, and create online assignments with them for your students. This stellaluna lesson plan is suitable for 1st grade. 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 stellaluna anchor chart is one of several creative lessons and teaching ideas in this post. Despite their differences, stellaluna and the baby birds remain great friends. Lets face it, i could teach bats every day of october and still have a pile of things i didnt get to fit in. See the activities we do with this wonderful book to help turn my readers into. This process also provides an opportunity to become more intimate with the cards.
Knocked from her mothers safe embrace by an attacking owl, stellaluna lands headfirst in a birds nest. But i want to share this stellaluna book study that i have taught for the last 4 years. Stellaluna is the tender story of a lost young bat who finally finds her way safely home to her mother and friends. The best books from harlequins fantasy imprint luna. Stellaluna by janell cannon lesson plans and teaching resources animal study. This lesson includes extension ideas and resources to go with the book. Example of assembled project your students will go batty completing this fun book report project that requires them to write about the beginning, middle, and end of the story. It is a classic tale of similarities and differences. Besides beautiful illustrations, the book also has a wonderful story about a little baby fruit bat, separated from her mother and adopted by a bird family. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Grades 9 to 12 personal health series empathy when life seems so fastpaced that we have difficulty taking time for ourselves, its easy to be less compassionate toward those around us.
Below is a list of adapted literature available through the sherlock center resource library. Stellaluna is a fictional story suited for students in kindergarten to third grade. Stellaluna book study by reagan tunstall teachers pay teachers. To me, this picture book emphasizes that its always best to be yourself and to appreciate the differences in other people. Stellaluna, the story of a baby bat that learns to live with birds, is a mustread on any booklist when students begin a study of bats. The premise of a bat trying to live with birds is humorous, fully exploited in illustrations.
Stellaluna printables, classroom activities, teacher resources rif. Stellaluna book study by reagan tunstall teachers pay. If you havent read the book, you owe it to yourself, and your kids, to find a copy. Bats lesson nonfiction and fiction stellaluna book includes. 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.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. But stellaluna doesnt forget her bird friends, who took care of her and helped her survive. It includes stellaluna coloring sheets, activity sheets and trivia quizzes. Janell cannon books, author biography, and reading level. Dance to a wide variety of music from pop, country, rock, and more. We will be finishing up our study of the night sky with one of my favs, stellaluna. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education. First graders discuss the strategy of asking yourself questions while reading. Extend students enjoyment of jannell cannons stellaluna with these printables. There is also a math tub included called stellaluna s stars which works on addition. See the activities we do with this wonderful book to help turn my readers into comprehenders. Stella luna and the satellites high energy indianapolis. What does stellaluna learn about herself and her bird friends when she loses her.
Stellaluna printables, classroom activities, teacher. 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. Enjoy the performance, and thanks for being part of the 200809 kleenex kids series. Stellaluna activities to complete after reading the book. Kindergartenage children understand and appreciate janell cannons picture book about a young fruit bat stellaluna who becomes separated from her mother and is. The series is enhanced by a fully researched and illustrated study companion which integrates core subjects such as language arts, mathematics and science with the arts, preparing the teacher and student for a more enjoyable cultural experience. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Like this lesson share janell cannons stellaluna is a wonderful book for teaching students about fruit bats, what it feels like to be different, and the power of poetic language.
Finally, students will brainstorm the four elements of fiction on a graphic organizer and write a variation on the book stellaluna, which. The kit contains the awardwinning 47minute dvd and teachers guidebook complete with reference information, bibliography, appendices and glossary. 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. Stellaluna is a charming picture book, written and illustrated by janell cannon, about a baby fruit bat who gets separated from her mother and ends up in a nest of friendly baby birds. Family fun pack subscription box, childrens bible stories, prayers, bible songs for kids and rhymes and are simply written for your children to get the basic understanding of many of the wellknown stories of the bible check our video to learn more about bible time. Read the book stellaluna by janell cannon, a charming story about a fruit bat whose world is turned upside down. Students can then make comparisons to the different measurements. Besides beautiful illustrations, the book also has a wonderful story about a little baby fruit bat, separated from her. Stellaluna lesson plan for 1st grade lesson planet. Adopted by a mother bird, she learned to live like a bird until she was reunited with her. Whether you need a classic kids book or classroomproven teaching materials, discover it at scholastic. Be sure that emotions elicited by bats are included as well as physical descriptions. Stellaluna tries to show her bird friends how to be bats, but realizes that they are better at just being birds, much as she is better at being a bat. Luna may be about typical adolescent angst and the pains of growing up, but julie anne peterss book is a landmark.
These high engagement, and differentiated stellaluna activities include detailed, scripted lesson plans with a 5 or 10day pacing guide, a teaching power point, literacy centers, and a culminating foldable stellaluna booklet. My daughters 1st grade class just did a study of bats last week, but i passed it along to her teacher so maybe she can use it for future. Fun and easy kids bible lessons, crafts and activities about the 10 commandments from bible time. Stellaluna is a fruit bat who becomes separated from her mother, and undergoes many adventures on her way home. The archetypes and symbols on the cards resonate with both the conscious and subconscious minds and messages received through the meditation process can be useful in gaining clarity and insight. Prompt students to zoom in on the physical characteristics of the. To me, this picture book emphasizes that its always best to be yourself and to appreciate the differences in other people this endearing picture book has become a favorite of teachers and children because of the lessons that are. Stellaluna, written by janell cannon, is the story about a baby fruit bat that gets separated from her mother during an owl attack. Stellaluna and bats mini lesson is a two week bats and book study.