My winter classroom winter literacy activities, winter kindergarten. Aug 6, 2019 explore zplus10moms board snowballs by lois ehlert. If every month were december, these pictures would be perfect pinups for a calendar. Best winter picture books for preschoolers prek pages. Lesson plan snowballs lesson plan students listen to a read aloud of lois ehlerts snowballs and collect mittens for a graphing activity.
Snow dad, mom, children, and dog incorporate cutpaper shapes with real materials such as bolivian hats, african kente cloth, dried corn, and crayonbright buttons. Sep 09, 2017 snowballs by lois ehlert blue pine tree. Lois ehlert has created many picture books, including leaf man, pie in the sky, in my world, growing vegetable soup, planting a rainbow, and the bestselling waiting for wings. If possible go visit a local flower shop and find flowers that ehlert lists in her book. Vibrant collages and a spare text stretch boldly across pages that must be turned sideways to be read.
In 1990, ehlerts color zoo received a prestigious caldecott honor award. Students listen to a read aloud of lois ehlert s snowballs and collect mittens for a graphing. I love lois ehlerts books, especially her collage illustrations. Sep 17, 2012 exploring shapes and colors with color farm and color zoo by lois ehlert virtual book club for kids this months virtual book club for kids author is lois ehlert. Chicka chicka boom boom and chicka chicka 1, 2,3 have become two of the most loved and well read picture books of all time. Exploring shapes and colors with color farm and color zoo by lois ehlert virtual book club for kids this months virtual book club for kids author is lois ehlert. This collaborative literacy project is the perfect cure for the january blues. Snowballs by lois ehlert, ehlert, paperback barnes. The project is based upon the popular book, snowballs, by lois ehlert. Students listen to a read aloud of lois ehlert s snowballs and collect mittens for a graphing activity.
You walk into your first encounter with snowballs with the vague sense that this is going to be yet another winter picture book containing figures made out of cut paper. Pull on your mittens and head outside with lois ehlert for a snowball day. And when the shoppings done, the gang heads to the dog park for some serious playing. In this exuberant new picture book, lois ehlert takes us on a trip to the farmers market with a group of friendly, furry, and mostly wellbehaved pups. Following her graduation from milwaukees layton school of art in 1957, lois ehlert published her first childrens book, growing vegetable soup, which used both words and pictures to demonstrate. Using the book eating the alphabet by lois ehlert, enjoy a shared reading with children that includes key vocabulary to focus on, ideas for helping children make connections, ways to share the book together as well as follow up and extension activities. Jan 31, 2017 in preparation for the kindergarten collage project i am reading the book snowballs to my classes. See more ideas about lois ehlert, winter theme and snowball. But, hey, with all the kids who have sblend goals on my caseload. Students use the book snowballs, by lois ehlert, to study the elements of art and create an original collage art project. This idea can be applied to any book, that a project can be taken from. Lois ehlert is an awardwinning childrens author and illustrator. A book you can count on by lois ehlert online at alibris.
Lois ehlert s beautiful picture book snowballs provides the context for a flurry of activities, games, crafts and rhymes focusing on all things snow. Apr, 2015 for this project i picked the author lois ehlert. Her books are a delight and her collage illustration style is what drew me in initially. Exploring shapes and colors with color farm and color zoo. Social distancing with kids during the coronavirus and quarantined indoors is not easy, but here is an activity that will span over multiple subjects as well over multiple hours. Lois ehlert books and an activity booking across the usa.
Leaf man by lois ehlert is one of my favoriteist picture books ever. Welcome to ckls pathfinder centarl lois ehlert website. As children jump into the winter spirit, they learn new sight words, sequence, discover patterns, create, sing, dance, construct simple sentences, count by tens, and extend their knowledge. Many of the illustrations take up two pages and you have to flip the book to be able to see them. Students listen to a read aloud of lois ehlerts snowballs and collect mittens for a graphing activity. In preparation for the kindergarten collage project i am reading the book snowballs to my classes. Use it to hold the kids attention give each student a picture, have them listen for their word during the story, provide visual assistance to kids who need it, have an assistant use the folder with a student who needs some extra support during. Student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs. Lois ehlerts beautiful picture book snowballs provides the context for a flurry of activities, games, crafts and rhymes focusing on all things snow. See more ideas about lois ehlert, book activities and activities.
Kids usually are so excited to make snowballs and snowmen. The children in this book are doing just that, waiting for the perfect snowball day. Snowballs by lois ehlert young children always find. Feb 28, 2012 we printcutlaminatevelcro the visuals from most books we use during largegroup activities.
As children jump into the winter spirit, they learn new sight words, sequence, discover patterns, create, sing, dance, construct simple. I will use every snowrelated material i can get my hands on. Make a foundobject snowman as an activity to go with the book snowballs by lois ehlert. The students read the book, create their own 3d snowy sculptures, and create a descriptive writing piece based on their snowmen. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. This snowballs lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten. The entire website is dedicated to the works of lois ehlert including works she has both written and illustrated a s well as works she has only illustrated. A miniunit about childrens author and illustrator lois ehlert, including biographical information and description of her artistic style plus directions for computer activities for three of her books fish eyes, snowballs, and eating the alphabet. Ehlert is an artist who isnt afraid to wire, sew, glue, cut, paint, or photograph. Lois ehlert s highly original books continue to stretch the limits of traditional bookmaking. In this exclusive video interview with reading rockets, ehlert discusses her early love for art and how she continually strives to create highly original childrens books. Miss abby read the book to our class and as she came to each new snowman, she stopped and let w for winter theme. Nevertheless, it is a very attractive book, may work for an older audience, although not really a.
In a fun a colorful way ehlert provides children with the facts of how and where vegetables grow. Lois grew up in beaver dam, wisconsin and now lives in milwaukee. This is not my video but my daughter used this and passed the idea on to her. Snowballs by lois ehlert is a wonderfully colorful book for young children about the joy of a snowy day. Ehlert was not limited by the traditional orientation of books. This website offers cool activity ideas concerning the shapes in ehlerts color zoo. Making lois ehlert style paper plate snowmen in preschool. Her book, snowballs, is a great treat for my students when they are anxiously awaiting a snow day. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities. Members of a snow family created by an unseen young narrator of few words are decorated with items one might find around the house or in a winter yard. Figured i should post about this book before winter officially ends. Students would love to hear from the flower shop owner, and learn more about the different flowers that they can smell and touch. Winter can get boring after awhile so this book injected some creativity once the snow had become a little old. Lois ehlert s unique childrens books, such as color zoo, reflect her creative and curious mind.
This is a cute very short book using collage to show items used to create not only the pictures but of the actual snowman. Students complete a variety of activities related to the ch consonant digraph. And though you are well aware of ezra jack keatss the snowy day, you decide to give lois ehlerts book a go anyway. While teaching upper and lowercase letters to preschoolers, ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. Lois ehlerts work with other authors has created some of the most cherished books of all time. I love the large snowman illustrations throughout the book and so do my students. This website has been created for use by patrons and librarians of the central kansas library system.
Dec 08, 2014 creative art projects for busy teachers. This was another bright educational book in which she showed children the spots and patterns that occur in nature. The book is unique because you turn it sideways to see the large detailed pictures of the snowfamily that the children create. In this book birds are making all the snow people and a squirrel comes to help them out. Find lois ehlert lesson plans and teaching resources. We have read many of her books over the years so my plan was to pick something we hadnt read for the book club but the lil divas had other ideas. Up next the biggest snowball ever by john rogan read aloud books for kindergarten duration. We have read many of her books over the years so my plan was to pick something we. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time i comment. In this lesson, students will learn about ehlerts life, books and awards, and will use this knowledge to create a collage using. Lois ehlert s work with other authors has created some of the most cherished books of all time. Making lois ehlert style paper plate snowmen in preschool snowballs by lois ehlert is such a great book.
Members of a snow family created by an unseen young narrator of few words are decorated. The whole package is fun to look at, fun to read, and fun. A with the growing health consciousness across the world, this provide a great forum to discuss healthy eating choices with children. As you read, point out the different items used for the snow peoples winter clothing. I love the large snowman illustrations throughout the book and so do my students miss abby read the book to our class and as she came to each new snowman, she stopped and let the children explore what was new and different about each one. A video interview with lois ehlert reading rockets. Snowballs, snow people, and snowflakes take center stage. We have had such a mild one here in chicagoland that books about snowmen almost dont feel appropriate. Snowballs by lois ehlert is a whimsical childrens picture book containing a. In this lesson, students will learn about ehlert s life, books and awards, and will use this knowledge to create a collage using. Winter picture books for preschool, prek, and kindergarten classroom. Lois ehlerts seasonal classicavailable for the first time as a board. In book after book lois serves up a good story, vivid artwork and real learning a sort of literary triple threat and makes it all look like fun.
Lois ehlerts book, snowballs, is yet another inspiring book for elementary school art. It was a fun surprise to get to the page where you had to open the book vertically. I have offered links to websites that contain biographical information as well as some offering activities that accompany her books. Stacey mitchell, kindergarten teacher as a literature extension activity for lois ehlerts book snowballs, have students create their own snowpeople for a striking classroom display. Involving children in a movement activity reinforces the idea that story time. Lois ehlerts unique childrens books, such as color zoo, reflect her creative and curious mind. We had so much fun choosing a book to do an activity from and we are excited to share it with you.
Snowballs by lois ehlert meet your next favorite book. I hope you enjoy the book by lois ehlert as much as we do. This activity finds your students collecting mittens. They describe and write about the snowmans they created. Although it is an autumn book, it can be uses for leaf observation at any time of year. Nov 01, 1995 snowballs paperback by lois ehlert used as a resource for kindergarten to show the idea of sequence and family with snowmen. See more ideas about lois ehlert, book activities and preschool books. The entire website is dedicated to the works of lois ehlert including works she has both written and illustrated as well as works she has only illustrated. Exploring shapes and colors with color farm and color zoo by. Ehlert creates art with scissors, paper, glue, wire, thread, textiles, and even things she finds on the sidewalk. See more ideas about lois ehlert, lois ehlert author study and book activities.
This lesson is a mash up of two projects from my book, draw. Resources for this book save to list other books you might like. The sweet story of the leaf mans journey always makes me happy, and ive never met a kid who didnt feel the same way. Her vivid colors, unique book shapes, intricate page cuts, and photographed collages also catch the eyes of curious young children and invites them to participate. Ehlert, lois 1934lois jane ehlert personalborn november 9, 1934, in beaver dam, wi.
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