Weekly Book Series: Easter
Hippity Hoppity, Easter’s on its way! We picked 2 books for this week - one that is geared more to those who celebrate and one that is geared more to those who don’t celebrate but still like to get into the bunny spirit. Check them out below!
Turkey’s Eggcellent Easter by Wendi Silvano
From the publisher:
Easter is almost here―and Turkey knows just how to celebrate. He’s going to win the eggstra-special Easter egg hunt! The only problem is that animals aren’t allowed to enter. So he and his barnyard friends come up with a top-secret plan. With his trademark disguises and a whole lot of help, Turkey goes undercover. Will his basket of tricks help him win a prize?
Frequent speech sounds in the book include:
initial /t/ (e.g., turkey)
initial and medial /k/ (e.g., costume, turkey)
initial, medial, and final /g/ (e.g., gobble, disguise, egg)
initial and medial /b/ (e.g., bad, gobble)
Key language concepts in the book include:
Sequencing: order of disguises that Turkey tried or order of events that led the animals to the big prize
Vocabulary: special, prize, disguise, costume, daffodil, mission, accomplished
Grammar: regular and irregular past tense, mental state, and action verbs
Text Features: bolded or colored font
Problem Solving: Turkey’s animal friends helped him make a disguise to participate in the egg hunt
Predicting: make some guesses - What will be Turkey’s next disguise/costume?
Real-Life Connection: Decorate and hide Easter eggs (bonus: disguise the eggs as other things to make them harder to find) and go on an Easter egg hunt.
Too Many Carrots by Katy Hudson
From the publisher:
Rabbit loves carrots and that's a big problem! Rabbit loves carrots a little too much. In fact, his carrots are crowding him out of his cozy burrow. When his friends offer to help, they're just asking for trouble, a lot of trouble! This shows how friendships get us over the rough spots in life, even if the going gets a little bumpy.
Frequent speech sounds in the book include:
initial /k/ (e.g., carrot)
initial /r/ (e.g., rabbit)
medial and final “er” (e.g., squirrel, beaver)
medial “or” (e.g., tortoise)
initial and medial /b/ (e.g., bird, rabbit)
medial /r/ (e.g., carrots)
final /s/ (e.g., house)
initial “sl” (e.g., sleep)
Key language concepts in the book include:
Sequencing: order of animals that try to help
Vocabulary: trespassing, collection, burrowed, perhaps, hauled, bewildered, offered, told, suggested, said, replied, groaned, whimpered, grumbled, called, yelled, cried
Figurative Language: onomatopoeia
Grammar: adjectives, past tense verbs
Text Features: moving text, dialogue, exclamation marks, large text, change in font, capitals
Problem Solving: Rabbit’s friends offer to let him stay with them
Predicting: make some guesses - What will happen in each house?
Inferencing: make some guesses - Why is each house getting destroyed?
Character Analysis: Rabbit was so focused on storing his beloved carrots that he did not pay attention to how his friends were getting frustrated but then he realizes that it’s better to share his carrots than collect them
Social/Emotional: facial expressions and reactions of animals to Rabbit, thinking of others, sharing
Real-Life Connection: Have a carrot snack - there are so many options!
Size: whole carrots, baby carrots, carrot chips or slices, chopped or diced carrots, shredded carrots
Color: orange, red, purple, yellow, white
Preparation: raw with dip, blended into a dip (e.g., carrot hummus), pickled, roasted (e.g., carrot fries or tots), glazed, baked (e.g., carrot chips), made into noodles, mixed into a cake or muffins
Flavors: sweet (honey, maple, cinnamon, brown sugar), savory (herbs, garlic, butter, parmesan, ranch, dijon), spiced (cumin, paprika, ginger, chili), acidic/sour (balsamic, citrus), other fruits/veggies (e.g., zucchini, pumpkin, butternut squash, cauliflower)
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