All About Authors: Leo Lionni. Book list, activities, biographical information, and resources for this 4-time Caldecott recipient, best known for Frederick and Little Blue and Little Yellow.
Are you feeling tired of winter, do you miss the colors of spring and the fresh summer fruit and vegetables? If so, you totally understand how...
Invite kids to create art in the style of Leo Lionni to go along with the book Pezzettino.
This activity is designed to go along with the story "A Color of His Own" by Leo Lionni. It was made to help students identify colors and learn association of things with the same color. Students can paint the chameleon the color of their choice and write in the answers at the bottom of the sheet.
En la isla Pedregosa, vivían tres ranas: Marilyn, Augusto y otra que siempre andaba por ahí vagando. Esa otra se llamaba Jessica. A Jessica todo le parecía maravilloso. Daba largos paseos por la is…
Collection of resources and activities available for teaching kids about books written by Leo Lionni
Last week we took a copy of Leo Lionni's It's Mine out of the library, published by Dragonfly Books. The book is about "three selfish frogs [who] bicker all day long. A bad storm and a big brown toad help them realize that sharing is much more fun". The book comes with a craft idea called make your own toad. Here is photo workbook of a simplified version made with felt and googly eyes. We made three frogs: Milton, Rupert, and Lydia, and the kindly big brown toad. To make a frog, you will need: rocks, paint, googly eyes or buttons, felt or construction paper, children's glue and scissors. We started with some rocks and washable poster paint. While the 3 frog rocks were drying we came across a perfectly toad-shaped rock. He was already brown, so we didn't paint him. Next, we glued on some googly eyes, using children's craft glue. Then we cut out felt arms (skinny rectangle with one slit cut at the ends) and legs (thicker rectangle with two slits at the ends, then pulled apart a little) and a lily pad. Then we glued on the legs and placed each frog and toad on a lily pad.
Leo Lionni's books are such well-written and illustrated books. That is why so many are award-winning. His books also have a clear...
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Paint garden stones just like Frederick the Mouse with this fun craft for kids! Inspired by Frederick by Leo Lionni, kids will love to learn how to paint rocks that can be used in the garden or for decoration.
We love connecting projects to books, and we're always inspired by the amazing group of bloggers who participate in the Virtual Book Club for Kids (you can also check the club out on Facebook) as the group comes up with some great extension activities each month. This month's author was Leo Lionni. We chose to read and do a project using a book we've really been enjoying lately, A Color of His Own. This is the sweet tale of a little chameleon who is looking for one color to stay all the time, but keeps running into that challenge that chameleons change color. In the end, he winds up finding a friend to always be with so they can at least always be the same color together. I've used this book in the past as a primary teacher. It's a great way to talk about friendship and also about what makes us each unique. My boys have been loving the simple tale and the colorful illustrations this spring. For our activity extension we decided to use cray-pas and watercolors. I love how colorful this art technique can be. I sketched several chameleon outlines onto white drawing paper using permanent marker. (I'm including a printable copy here in case you just want to print one out, or use the printable to trace onto thicker paper.) Afterwards the boys and I each colored in a chameleon using the cray-pas. Big Brother and I thought about ways to create different patterns. Little Brother focused on just coloring his in, using mostly one color. After we were done coloring, we watercolored on top of the cray-pas. The watercolor doesn't stick to the cray-pas, and fills all the white spaces around it. We all had different strategies for painting. When they were done I cut the three chameleons out and we hung them in our play room. I love how they are a set but each one unique. That's part of what can also make this project a great classroom activity, especially for the start of a school year. Or turn it into a fun family project, with each family member creating a chameleon to represent themselves. What Leo Lionni books does your family enjoy? Have you read this one yet? This post may also have been shared at some of these terrific link parties.
A simple and fun painting/stamping activity to extend the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni; perfect for a fish or ocean unit for preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten
This fine motor mosaic craft for preschool is a great way to extend the experience of reading Leo Lionni's A Color of His Own.
Are you reading Swimmy by Leo Lionni? Be sure to incorporate this cute, DIY Swimmy stamp craft! It's fun for the kids & easy to set up!
Números (Duros) : Rubio, Antonio, Lionni, Leo, Ballesteros, Xosé: Amazon.es: Libros
Frederick: Ausgezeichnet: Caldecott Honor Book, 1966, Ausgezeichnet: Library of Congress Children's Books of the Year, 1966, Ausgezeichnet: New York ... Library Journal Best Book of the Year, 1967 | Lionni, Leo | ISBN: 9780399555527 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon.
