Title: Kitten's First Full Moon
Author and Illustrator: Kevin Henkes
About the author: Kevin Henkes had a love of books beginning at a young age. He always dreamed of becoming an artist. In high school he combined his love of drawing with his newfound interest in writing. At nineteen years old he took his work to New York City in hope to find a publisher. He returned with a contract from Greenwillow Books. Ever since, he has been working as a children’s writer and illustrator. Henkes has written many books children books (most commonly featuring the mice characters) and a young adult novel.
Genre: Fiction
Age Levels: 3-6 years old
Synopsis: This is a story about a kitten who thinks that the moon is a big bowl of milk. The kitten is persistent to get “the bowl of milk.” The kitten tries and tries. Finally the kitten goes home to find a nice big bowl of milk.
Pre-Reading Activities: Students will do a picture walk to predict what the book may be about. The teacher will ask students if they have ever been on an adventure or have gone exploring. The teacher will discuss with students what exploring is. The teacher will ask if they have ever run into trouble on an adventure or if they were exploring and how they solved the problem.
Post-Reading Activities: Students will learn about the moon and the different phases of the moon. The teacher will provide a lesson on the phases of the moon. Each student will get Vanilla Wafers. The students will create the phases of the moon with the Wafers to portray what each phase looks like. They will place the phases in the correct order and glue the wafers to construction paper. The finished products will be displayed for all to see
My Reflection: This was such a cute book! I love how the kitten went on a silly adventure. I think this book could be a different way to introduce a lesson on the phases of the moon. Many times we use non-fiction books when working on a project. I think this would be a fun way to integrate a fiction and picture book into a lesson on science. I also like the underlying message that we should chase after our dreams!
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I agree that this is a cute book! Kevin Henkes is an amazing children's author. I like how you connected this fiction text to science. It is always nice to be able to use both non fiction and fiction with content. Good connection!
ReplyDeleteI love any books by Kevin Henkes! He is such a great author. If I can use fiction and link it to a content area on a topic that I am teaching, I think that is great. I love using read-alouds and if I can use them as a teachable moment, then even better!
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