Resources, activities, and free printables to go along with books by Laura Numeroff. Includes ideas for the If You Give series.
This book-inspired Moose & Muffin Letter Recognition Activity is a fun way for pre-readers to practice capital and lowercase letters!
Last week we were focusing on cause and effect. The perfect stories for one thing leading to another are Laura Numeroff’s “If you”… stories. We chose to stick to her food themed stories because we all love to eat right? Not to mention all of the food is sweet and delicious. Fortunately for me, I […]
This 130 page author study focuses on all of Laura Numeroff's "If You Give..." books. These circular texts are favorites of my students. The activities in this packet can be completed in as little as one week or as long as a month. It is up to you for pacing. The activities in this packet are of varying ability levels. Pick and choose what works for you and your students. I like to do this packet towards the beginning of the year in first grade. Activities Included: Laura Numeroff Chart: This anchor chart can be used to compare the different "If You Give Books." Writing Prompts: These eight writing prompts can be hung up in the hall or compiled into class-made books. They can be done as extension activities after reading the book or as independent literacy center activities. Venn Diagrams: These five Venn Diagrams come with picture cards to glue onto the Venn Diagrams. T-Chart: This t-chart compares reality vs. fantasy for the story If You Give a Moose a Muffin. Art Projects: Two art center projects utilize following directions to create the cat from If You Give a Cat a Cupcake and the mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Math Project: Two difficulty levels of this Cat's cupcake math project are included in this packet. Story Unscramble: This activity goes with If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. It is a bit challenging for first graders. I recommend doing it whole class or only a sentence of it. Second grade and up could do it independently if you provide them with copies of the book. Listening Center: This packet includes eight listening response logs. File Folder Word Walls: There are five file folder word walls with pictures included in this packet. They work nicely with the writing prompts. Writer's Workshop Lesson: The lesson included follows the Common Core Standards. It should be done as a cumulating activity for the author study. Phonics Activities: There are three simple phonics activities included in this packet. Two word family activities and one initial sound sort. Alliteration Chart: This chart is meant to help your students recognize alliteration and use it in their own writing If You Give Mini Book: This book provides an outline for your students to write their own "If You Give" books. Literacy Centers: I have updated the packet to include literacy centers. Included - If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Themed Tiny Words Search, Search/Read/Write the Room for -at and -ap words, Sort the -at and -ap words, Sort the -ig and -og words, Stamp the words, Build a Sentence, Spin a -at and -ap word. Math Centers: I have updated this packet to include the following math centers - Domino Fact Families and Number Order. -Erica Bohrer www.ericabohrer.blogspot.com
Free Printable Cookie & Milk Letter Match Activity: preschoolers will match capital and lowercase letters and develop fine motor skills.
Are you looking for If You Give a Dog a Donut Activities? I have created an activity pack that has activities for toddlers and preschoolers!
This study covers 20 different books with various options. This set lets you take a closer look at Laura Numeroff's one-of-a-kind stories! This is a great document to use in your own lessons. Just print, get the books, and use with the class. Simple and effective! These activities can also be used to keep students accountable during stations! This set ALSO comes with a writing graphic organizer and template to write an opinion essay on any of the given books. Along with the writing, you also get a craftivity as an incentive for students to finish drafting/editing/publishing their writing! This is great for displaying in the hall or as a project! Here's the Table of Contents: p.2- Thanks p.3-5 – Preview p.6 – Table of Contents p.7 – Author Biography p.8-10 – AR Tracking Pages p.11- All About the Author Writing p.12 – Author Analysis p.13-17 – Book Characters Analysis p.18-23 – Compare and Contrast p.24-35 – Cause and Effect p.36-47 – Story Elements p.48-49 – Sequence Writing p.50-52 – Craftivity p.53 - Standards p.54 - Credit Books Needed for this Study: -If You Give ... ---A Mouse a Cookie ---A Dog a Donut ---A Moose a Muffin ---A Cat a Cupcake ---A Pig a Pancake ---A Pig a Party -If You Take a Mouse to the Movies -If You Take a Mouse to School -What Daddies Do Best -What Mommies Do Best -What Grandpas Do Best -What Grandmas Do Best -What Aunts Do Best -What Uncles Do Best -What Brothers Do Best -What Sisters Do Best Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.6 With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.9 With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.5 Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, andhow to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.2 Recount stories. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.9 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series) _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_ You may also enjoy these author studies! Robert Munsch Patricia Polacco Leo Lionni Doreen Cronin Mercer Mayer Eric Carle Kevin Henkes Cynthia Rylant Marc Brown Dr. Seuss Tomie dePaola Laura Numeroff Mo Willems Aesop Judy Schachner Donald Crews H. A. Rey Lois Lowry Beatrix Potter Norman Bridwell _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_
Resources, activities, and free printables to go along with books by Laura Numeroff. Includes ideas for the If You Give series.
Find the latest books, games, and printable activities featuring Dog from the If You Give…Books by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond.
This Mouse & Cookie Pre-Writing Activity is a fun way for pre-writers to work on writing strokes, pencil grip, fine motor skills, and more!
This craft and activity set is perfect for the story If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff. Set includes the following: Mouse Craftivity & Bulletin Board Set Bulletin Board Letters: If You Take a Mouse to School Cutting Practice Tracing Practice Sequencing the Story Writing Activity Counting Activity Tracing Letters and Numbers
Kids can make a paper plate PANCAKE craft that looks good enough to eat! Also included are directions to make SYRUP out of craft supplies to put on top.
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This month we are featuring books by Laura Numeroff for our Virtual Book Club for Kids! We read If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff and did a simple cupcake craft. To make
This book by Laura Numeroff and Illustrated by Felicia Bond is so cute! My kids loved it! I thought it would be fun to create a Mouse Paper Bag Puppet to go with the story. I'll read the story using my puppet. Then the students can trace and cut the overalls, paws, ears, cookie and milk... Because "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie" he's going to want a glass of milk to go with it! Here is the pattern you can print out: I used colored card stock and a glue stick for the paper and tacky glue for the googly eyes, yarn whiskers, pom pom nose and overall buttons. The base of the milk can be cut on a fold - that way you can just glue the edges and put the straw inside. I'll make my own with them so they can see how it all goes together and where to draw the eyebrows, stitching, mouth, etc... There is a piece of pink under the flap of the bag for the inside of the mouth and the cookie or straw will fit inside if they want to pretend he's drinking his milk - or eating his cookie. Lots of imaginative play can ensue once this little guy is complete!
These 'If You Take a Mouse to School' activities are perfect for your first week of school. We love using Laura Numeroff's books and this one is always a favorite to use at the start of the year. In this blog post you'll find a bunch of different activities as well as free downloads to
IF YOU TAKE A MOUSE TO SCHOOL - Story Extension Activities for Grades K-1 If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff is one of our favorite picture books to read on the first day of school. It's been a go-to story during the back to school season for as far back as I can remember, and justifiably so... the children love it! This year, we created some related resources to extend the story in ways that are both fun and tied to ELA standards in the early grades (K-1). Our favorite part of the resource is the student book (Mouse Goes to School) and the directed drawing activity where kids learn step-by-step how to draw a mouse, but there are several other pages that help support reading comprehension. ⭐️ Check out the preview to see more. THE SET INCLUDES: Reading comprehension worksheets covering skills for comparing & contrasting, making personal connections, examining character traits, and understanding story sequence. An open-ended written response template that provides a space for students to draw and write about their favorite part of the story. One student book that differentiates the text from the picture book. This printable text provides children with an opportunity for repeated readings and engaging sight word work as they trace high frequency words in their own book. A directed drawing activity showing children step-by-step how to draw a mouse. The illustration and writing prompts encourage individual creativity and provide a space for students to write a complete sentence. Colorful game cards for playing Memory, but with a comprehension twist. When a student makes a match, he or she shares a key detail from the story that is prompted by the picture on the cards. More Back to School Resources Your Kids Will Love: The Pigeon Has to Go to School - Grades K-1 Chrysanthemum Activities to Extend the Story - Grades 1-2 Partner Pairing Cards - 10 Differentiated Sets Wemberly Worried Activities for Grades 1-2 Back to School Writing Templates Thank you for your interest in this item. After purchasing, REMEMBER TO LEAVE FEEDBACK. Each review leads to TPT CREDIT you can use for future purchases! Copyright © Andrea Knight All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Extend their learning with these after-reading activities for the book If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff. These 8 engaging activities are perfect for children ages 3-6.
Camping theme emergent reader "If You Give a Moose a Marshmallow" A Camping book for Prek, Kindergarten, 1st, inspired by the Laura Numeroff series. Students can read this book individually or as a class! This could be a great small group activity, a literacy center, or to accompany a camping unit...
The story If You Give A Mouse A Brownie by Laura Numeroff is a great book to engage student learning for young and emerging readers. This resource is a fun silly way to learn about sequencing. Here are some no-prep worksheet activities. This book companion activity is great for a literacy and math practice for early elementary learners and adapted for use in special education classrooms. This resource includes: - Sequencing Cut and Paste (Color/B&W) - Which One is Different Worksheets (B&W) - Complete the Pattern Cut and Paste Worksheets (B&W) - Coloring Mouse/Brownie Patterns (B&W) - Spelling Worksheets - Line Tracing - Horizontal (Color/B&W) - Bingo Dotter Fine Motor Activity (Color/B&W) - Matching Shapes (Color/B&W) - Number Counting Cards: Counting Mouse 1-10 - Story Picture Cards (Color/B&W) - Word Cards - Vocabulary Hunt Graphic Organizer - Writing Prompts: If I had a brownie... (Adapted Version Available) - Rate the Book (up to 5 stars) Explain your rating. (Adapted Version Available) I hope your students love and enjoy this book, Have Fun!!!
The story If You Take A Mouse To School by Laura Numeroff is a great book to engage student learning for young and emerging readers. This resource is a fun silly way to learn about sequencing especially at school! Here are some no-prep worksheet activities. This book companion activity is great for a literacy and math practice with early elementary learners and adapted for use in special education classrooms. This resource includes: - Sequencing Cut and Paste (Color/B&W) - Which One is Different Worksheets (B&W) - Complete the Pattern Cut and Paste Worksheets (B&W) - Coloring Mouse Patterns (B&W) - Spelling Worksheets - Line Tracing - Horizontal (Color/B&W) - Bingo Dotter Fine Motor Activity (Color/B&W) - Matching Shapes (Color/B&W) - Number Counting Cards: Counting Mouse 1-10 - Story Picture Cards (Color/B&W) - Word Cards - Vocabulary Hunt Graphic Organizer - Writing Prompts: If I Saw A Mouse At School (Adapted Version Available) - Rate the Book (up to 5 stars) Explain your rating. (Adapted Version Available) I hope your students love and enjoy this book, Have Fun!!!
This is a pattern inspired by the book "If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff. You will get the pattern for the moose and a writing sheet in this mini craftivity pack.
"Beatrice Doesn't Want To" by Laura Numeroff is the PERFECT Back to School story (or any other time throughout the year when your students might need a little pick-me-up in the reading department...)I've designed this unit to be used during a weekly unit and have included materials to build vocabula...
Use this powerpoint presentation to help guide your students during writer's workshop. Each day features a learning target and ideas on how to create books modeled on Laura Numeroff's books. There is a summary on what I do during this 10 day unit at the end. The kids LOVE writing like Laura Numer...
Are you looking for a new way to have your students respond in writing after your author study of Laura Numeroff? These flap journals are a perfect way to engage your students in responding to a Laura Numeroff text. The books covered in this unit are ... - If You Give a Moose a Muffin - If You Give...
If You Take a Mouse to School Whole Group Sequencing Activity & Writing Prompt Start the school year off right with this fun activity. After reading the book "If You Take A Mouse to School" by Laura Numeroff, retell the story using the whole group sequencing cards. Then, have your children co...
These free If You Give a Mouse a Cookie printables are the perfect way to help your preschooler focus on math and literacy skills with their favorite mouse! Download and print them now for hours of fun learning!
This book-inspired Mouse Shape Craft is a fun way for kids to learn about shapes and work on listening comprehension and fine motor skills.
I love, love, love Laura Numeroff ! I know right?! She is just such a clever lady... she is one of my literary heroes! Of course, one...
QR (Quick Response) for Laura Numeroff If you Give books. Great idea for the listening center. ...
Pirate Pack Update: This Pirate Math and Literacy pack now features brand new font and clip art. This download is 98 pages in length. What's included? pages 4-69 If You Give a Pirate a Pretzel: Book for PreK, Kindergarten, and 1st, inspired by Laura Numeroff. This is perfect for your Pirate Units and Talk Like a Pirate Day! Simply print, cut, and staple! Students can read this Pirate book individually, or as a class! This could be used in small group activity, in a literature center! Each Pirate book(4 differentiated books total) is 12 pages in length, including a cover page. Students will love reading the book, filling in the blanks, and cutting and pasting the cutouts to make this fun pirate book just in time for the summer holiday! *Please Note: All student version booklets now come with two booklets per page for easy cutting and copying. pages 70-74- Pirate Vocabulary Cards There are 24 in total. pages 75-95- Pirate Literacy Center R controlled word sorting center(-AR, -ER, -IR, -OR, -UR) pages 96-99 Pirate Printables pages 100-106 Pirate Math Also included in the pirate packet, a Treasure Matching Game, original number matching activity. This Pirate Treasure Number Match activity INCLUDES: match the number of gold coins(ten frames) to the correct pirates (numerals) and the pirate ships(number words). This would be great for math centers/ work stations to practice counting and number recognition. Are you looking for more Literacy Themes? Bear Literacy Easter Literacy Mother's Day Literacy Pond Literacy Spring Literacy Dinosaur Literacy Three Little Pigs Literacy Camping Literacy Pirate Literacy Zoo Literacy Ocean Literacy
Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi, illustrated by Brendan Wenzel. Beach Lane Books, 2014. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 0-4 Some Bugs is a fun, concise, poetic description of some of the common and unique characteristics found in the insect world. Simple repetition and rhyme are effective in pointing out that Some bugs sting. Some…
I LOVE Laura Numeroff books! We read If you Take a Mouse to School as our last read aloud of preschool. To accompany this sweet book, I...
Laura Numeroff's adorable circle style stories beginning with If You Give a Mouse a Cookie are great for teaching so many concepts from sequencing to gleaning knowledge from the illustrations and more. This activity gives your student a chance to create his own Laura Numeroff style title and illust...
Finish off your classroom library with these adorable storybook character posters! (DIGITAL DOWNLOAD) All posters are digitally drawn from various popular storybooks! Preview of all images are shown in the pictures above. This listing contains 21 different posters! Poster Size: Each poster is 8.5x11 inches (this includes the black border and white edges). If interested in cutting the white border off, the poster is about 7.5 inches wide by 10 inches long (border to border). Printing Tips: I recommend printing the posters on 65 lbs. white cardstock, which can then be laminated to increase durability. Upon purchase, you will notice that there are 2 versions of the posters. One version is the original posters/colours, while the second version has a filter placed on each poster (slightly less vibrant). You can choose which version best suits your personal style/classroom! This file contains 23 different posters, including characters from the books: - The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers - The Smart Cookie by Jory John and Pete Oswald - Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus by Mo Willems - Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el and Tim Bowers - Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister - The Cool Bean by Jory John and Pete Oswald - Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes - That's What Dinosaurs Do by Jory John and Pete Oswald - The Couch Potato by Jory John and Pete Oswald - If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond - The Bad Seed by Jory John and Pete Oswald - The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko - Elephant and Piggie Series by Mo Willems - Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri - The Good Egg by Jory John and Pete Oswald - I Am Human by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - The Cat In The Hat by Dr. Seuss - Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White and Garth Williams - *Recent Addition Update: Wonder by R.J. Palacio - *Recent Addition Update: Pete The Cat by Eric Litwin and James Dean **For personal use only** ***I do not own these images*** If you have any questions or character requests, feel free to email me!
