Our family absolutely loves Elephant and Piggie books! I look for any opportunity to include them in our reading lessons.
This lesson teaches character, setting, and parts of a story by using the Elephant and Piggie Book “There’s a Bird on Your Head” by Mo Willems. The activities can be split throughout a week to create a unit on teaching the parts of a story. Approximate days have also been included to help you divide the activities across multiple days.
Outline
* Build Interest- discussion questions
* Watch- one song video with activity and discussion guidance
* Read- one book with option of YouTube online reading and discussion questions
* Discussion and Activity- Tips for guiding discussion and activity idea
* Art- puppet craft with external link to free pattern download
* Watch- One YouTube video with vocabulary words
* Field Trip- field trip idea with virtual field trip option (YouTube)
* More Art- two art ideas and one YouTube video
* Extension Activities- two external links to the author’s official website
* Let’s Recap- discussion questions and glossary
Learning Objectives:
I can…
* Describe the characters, setting, and parts of a story
Grade Levels
Pre-K through 2nd
Estimated Time
Multiple Days
| Grades | PreK, K, 1st, 2nd |
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My name is Michelle North. I previously taught public school for seventeen years. In 2021, I began homeschooling my daughter. Most of my lessons and activities are for teachers and homeschooling in elementary school grades. 😊
Certification: B.A. K-8 Elementary Educ., M.S. K-5 Elem. Reading & Math, Ed.S K-12 Administration & Supervision, Cert. K-12 School Library Media. Highly Qualified in grades K-6, Educational Specialist K-12 , Library Media Specialist K-12
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