Hello everyone! We hope you are all excited for Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola! Leanna and I have put together a bunch of fun activities and crafts for the little ones. Starting on Today, Monday October 5th, the kits will be available to pick up for our online storytime."Strega Nona" by Tomie dePaolaWhen Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.Go to: https://www.storylineonline.net/books/strega-nona/Kits include: • a cop
We’re well into week three of our Tomie dePaola author study and knee deep in Strega Nona’s world! My class has fallen in love with the characters in these books. Their folkloric quality, Big Anthony’s bumbling, Bambolona’s brusqueness and Strega Nona’s endearing ways have captured their hearts and their attention. We began this part of […]
Hello everyone! We hope you are all excited for Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola! Leanna and I have put together a bunch of fun activities and crafts for the little ones. Starting on Today, Monday October 5th, the kits will be available to pick up for our online storytime."Strega Nona" by Tomie dePaolaWhen Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.Go to: https://www.storylineonline.net/books/strega-nona/Kits include: • a cop
We had another themed play day the other day, and the kiddos loved it, so I thought I'd share our fun with you. This time we planned ou...
Are you looking for Strega Nona printable and TpT digital activities to share with your students? These fun activity sheets highlighting Strega Nona and Big Anthony are perfect for kids. Strega Nona, written by Tomie dePaola, is a wonderful book to teach your students the importance of listening and following directions. This resource has a Easel Activity for distance learning already created for students to input their responses in answer boxes and to use other tools to draw and highlight. It is an Interactive layer over the original PDF. Click here to learn more about TpT’s digital activities. You can even edit the digital overlay or use it as is. After purchasing this resource, click the red Open in Easel button. This resource includes: Story Elements graphic organizer (with possible answers) Character Webs for Strega Nona and Big Anthony (with possible answers) Strega Nona and Big Anthony can/has/is graphic organizers (with possible answers) Wh Questions graphic organizer (with possible answers) Parts of a Book graphic organizer Fast Facts about Tomie dePaola Tomie dePaola fact organizer Character Traits Using Text Evidence activity sheet (with possible answers) Text to Self Connections activity sheets (with possible answers) Summarizing (beginning, middle, end) graphic organizer (with possible answers) Changing Actions activity sheet (with possible answers) Retelling graphic organizers (with possible answers) Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Strega Nona and Big Anthony (with possible answers) Pictures vs. Words graphic organizer (with possible answers) Problem and Solution graphic organizer (with possible answers) Big Anthony Writes a Letter writing activity (with possible answer) Analyzing Strega Nona's Words activity (with possible answers) Check out these resources: Chrysanthemum Activities - Kevin Henkes Book Study Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse Activities - Kevin Henkes Book Study Owen Activities - Kevin Henkes Book Study Wemberly Worried Activities Elephant and Piggie - Mo Willems Book Study Knuffle Bunny - Mo Willems Book Study Pigeon - Mo Willems Book Study Mo Willems Bundle - Pigeon, Elephant & Piggie, and Knuffle Bunny Laura Numeroff Bundle Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type - Doreen Cronin Book Study Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Novel Study Titanic Magic Tree House Research Guide - Book Study Thank you for showing an interest in this resource. Please FOLLOW ME so you can see more resources that I create. If you purchase this resource, please PROVIDE FEEDBACK. You will earn credits to use on future TpT purchases. Thank you! :) Laurie Kraus
Hello everyone! We hope you are all excited for Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola! Leanna and I have put together a bunch of fun activities and crafts for the little ones. Starting on Today, Monday October 5th, the kits will be available to pick up for our online storytime."Strega Nona" by Tomie dePaolaWhen Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.Go to: https://www.storylineonline.net/books/strega-nona/Kits include: • a cop
This Strega Nona: Retell Song Lyrics Worksheet is suitable for Kindergarten - 2nd Grade. Need a fun way to retell a great story? Here are song lyrics that retell the Tomi De Palo classic, Strega Nona. There are two songs, the first tells the story of Strega Nona (sung to the tune of "Are You Sleeping?") and the second warns Big Anthony about the pasta pot (sung to the tune of "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush").
A collection of Strega Nona activities, books, and videos for kids to explore! Inspired by author and illustrator Tomie dePaola explore the world of Strega Nona Books with your child.
One of my very favorite children’s authors is Tomie de Paola. I love all his books and have shared most of them with my kids. My favorite is Strega Nona. Read the book and extend the learning with this unit study.This post is part of the 31 Days of Literature Unit Ideas series. You can find all
About Big Anthony: His Story Fans of Tomie dePaola’s kindly Strega Nona will love this charming look at the early days of her good-hearted but clumsy helper Big Anthony. From the day he is born, Big Anthony never pays attention. As a boy, he leaves the gates of the farm open and all the animals escape. As a young man off to make his fortune in the world, he accidentally “fixes” the leaning Tower of Pisa. Will Italy survive the hilarious mishaps of Big Anthony? “Readers of all ages can be grateful that dePaola continues to practice his magic so well.” —The New York Times Book Review “Big Anthony and Strega Nona certainly qualify as celebrities in the realm of picture books, and this latest installment will bring smiles to the faces of their young fans.” —School Library Journal
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Tomie dePaola is a popular author for the middle grades. This post about his Strega Nona books is just what you need for characterization.
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Creative and hands-on Tomie dePaola book activities for teaching author's viewpoint, problem/solution, cause and effect and more.
I love Tomie dePaola stories, and Strega Nona has always been one of my favorites. What's not to love about never ending pasta!?! This week, we've been working on cause-effect relationships, which can be pretty tricky for students. I love to use folktales and fables as anchor texts for teaching cause and effect, because there is always a moral or lesson to be learned as a result of a character's choices. This time I used Strega Nona. I always introduce cause and effect by pushing a student on my rolling desk chair. Kids love anything to do with the rolly chair. Ask- What happened to Student? She rolled across the room. Why? She rolled across the room, because Mrs. Maiorino pushed her. Cause- The chair was pushed. Effect- Student rolled across the room. That led us to a few more real-world examples before diving into the story Since many of my kids had already read or heard Strega Nona, I introduced my anchor chart and set the purpose for listening. What happens as a result of Big Anthony touching the pasta pot? After reading, we discussed the purpose for listening in pairs at the carpet. Then, in their table groups, students were given a noodle that I made using yellow bulletin board paper. On the noodle, each group had to write one effect that came from Big Anthony disobeying Strega Nona. Each group shared out, and we added the noodles the pot. Sidenote- I had a pretty vision of how this would look once the chart was complete. The noodles are a little limp in the pot. Oh well. #realclassrooms The noodles read: The pot overflowed with pasta. The pot began to overflow, and the townspeople were panicking! The town was covered in pasta. Strega Nona and the townspeople get mad at Big Anthony. The town is covered in pasta. Big Anthony had to eat all of the pasta, because he touched the pot. Lastly, students completed two cause-effect prompts in their literacy journals. You can grab a copy here. They did a really great job. Cause and effect is hard, but these kiddos got it! I was super proud of them. They loved the story, and they especially loved the big noodles. Thanks for stopping by!
Creative and hands-on Tomie dePaola book activities for teaching author's viewpoint, problem/solution, cause and effect and more.
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Creative and hands-on Tomie dePaola book activities for teaching author's viewpoint, problem/solution, cause and effect and more.
Tomie dePaola’s book is full of chaos, bad pasta, and mixed-up lessons about doing the right thing.
I love Tomie dePaola stories, and Strega Nona has always been one of my favorites. What's not to love about never ending pasta!?! This week, we've been working on cause-effect relationships, which can be pretty tricky for students. I love to use folktales and fables as anchor texts for teaching cause and effect, because there is always a moral or lesson to be learned as a result of a character's choices. This time I used Strega Nona. I always introduce cause and effect by pushing a student on my rolling desk chair. Kids love anything to do with the rolly chair. Ask- What happened to Student? She rolled across the room. Why? She rolled across the room, because Mrs. Maiorino pushed her. Cause- The chair was pushed. Effect- Student rolled across the room. That led us to a few more real-world examples before diving into the story Since many of my kids had already read or heard Strega Nona, I introduced my anchor chart and set the purpose for listening. What happens as a result of Big Anthony touching the pasta pot? After reading, we discussed the purpose for listening in pairs at the carpet. Then, in their table groups, students were given a noodle that I made using yellow bulletin board paper. On the noodle, each group had to write one effect that came from Big Anthony disobeying Strega Nona. Each group shared out, and we added the noodles the pot. Sidenote- I had a pretty vision of how this would look once the chart was complete. The noodles are a little limp in the pot. Oh well. #realclassrooms The noodles read: The pot overflowed with pasta. The pot began to overflow, and the townspeople were panicking! The town was covered in pasta. Strega Nona and the townspeople get mad at Big Anthony. The town is covered in pasta. Big Anthony had to eat all of the pasta, because he touched the pot. Lastly, students completed two cause-effect prompts in their literacy journals. You can grab a copy here. They did a really great job. Cause and effect is hard, but these kiddos got it! I was super proud of them. They loved the story, and they especially loved the big noodles. Thanks for stopping by!
