One of our favourite stories is Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins! Have you seen the video? A firm favourite in Rainbow and Sunshine! Many of us are unable to access You Tube at school due to filters. You could try downloading it onto a Recordable CD.
The music playing in the video is called "Turkey in the Straw." I haven't been able to find out who the musicians are in the video ~ let me know if you do please! The following video features Martin Gross playing the song - I plan to use the music for dance.
You can find other resources for the story by clicking Autumn Term and scrolling down the page until you come to Rosie's Walk.
One of my favourite ways to encourage independent writing is to have stationery at the writing table/center. I have started keep a file folder of stationery for "every occasion" ~ from topic themes to holidays. Take a peek at some of sites that offer free children's stationery: Teacher View Primary games for "younger writers" Primary games for "older writers" Activity Village Lee Hansen Graphics stationery Lee Hansen Graphics notes
4,000 parents of 2- 11 year olds responded to a survey to mark World Book Day 2010. And the results? The number one favourite bedtime story, written in 1969, is the classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle!
The story follows the very hungry caterpillar as it grows from egg to cocoon to beautiful butterfly, munching on a variety of foods along the way. Eric Carle's illustrations, which are actually made from collage, are coulorful and fun, making this the perfect picture book!
Great Britain's top 20 favourite bedtime stories: 1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle 2. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis 3. BFG, Roald Dahl 4. Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne 5. The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson 6. Famous Five, Enid Blyton 7. Matilda, Roald Dahl 8. The Tales of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter 9. Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll 10. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett 11. Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie 12. Mr Men, Roger Hargreaves 13. The Witches, Roald Dahl 14. The Twits, Roald Dahl 15. James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl 16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame 17. The Cat in the Hat, Dr Suess 18. Hans Christian Fairy Tales, H.C. Andersen 19. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, J.K.Rowling 20. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens How many of your favourites are on the list?
March 2, 2010, marks the 106th birthday of the famous children's author, Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss was born in Springfield Massachusetts in 1904 and has been a favourite author and illustrator of children's books for over four generations. In 1937, he wrote his first children's book called, And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street, about the sights and sounds that Marco hears on the street as he walks along. Twenty years later, in 1957, the classic story about that very special cat was published, The Cat in the Hat. Dr. Seuss died on September 24,1991 and is still a best-selling author of children's books around the world.
To read more about the life of Theodor Geisel go to Wikipedia.org and to the biography sections in the links below.
Join in the celebration for Dr. Seuss's Birthday, his wonderful characters and books now, or anytime at all!
There are many links available on the internet but the following are the best and most popular!
seussville.com - Too much to mention it all! Go straight to the Playground for Click and Play games, Print and Play Activiites and Seussville StoryMaker!
seussville.com/university - This site has four areas to discover: Science, Reasoning, Math, and Reading.
Special Mention to the talented Cindy at Skip to my Lou for directions to make "Thing" pencils, adorable Cat in the Hat cupcakes, Oobleck and a Hat like the cat's!!
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
Visit Booktrust Booktime for FunnyBones Resources! Build a skeleton, make a mask and identify parts of the body... and more! Enjoy great downloadable resources (PDF)
