Prek and kindergarten friendship and sharing lesson plan. Discussion guide for the popcorn shop by alice low. A vocabulary list featuring frog life cycle, tadpole stage. The two boys learn about the history of popcorn in the americas, how much popcorn is eaten on an annual basis, and methods of popping corn. Jun 02, 20 when we read the book, we kept our anchor chart of vocabulary. Popcorn sensory bin add some popcorn containers too who needs a sandbox when you can play in popcorn. Believe it or not, popcorn has a long history that goes back thousands of years to mexico, where corn was first grown for food. They turned out adorable and it was a great way to practice reading our new vocabulary words. The site is called my kids and i had so much fun reading through the funky and interesting facts about popcorn. They can both be excellent tools for teaching prek and kindergarten students the importance of sharing with our friends. Resources for this book save to list other books you might like related book resources. These free teachers notes will help you and your classes get the most from your nanny mcphee and the big bang popcorn elt reader. Worksheets are, name more than just a snack food, informational passages rc, peanuts and popcorn, popcorn elt readers teachers notes hachiko, popcorn elt readers teachers notes, noun adjective verb popcorn activity, exploring corn.
This product goes along with the book the popcorn book, by tomie depaola. Im a fourth grade teacher and we did a stem project where we had to make a popcorn container. Sams halloween party is poppingwith a massive amount of popcorn. Build vocabulary in a way that will get the taste buds and other senses excited, with this sensebased minibook. The popcorn book lesson students in grades k3 read and use tomie depaolas the popcorn book to study corn and complete math and language arts activities. As i read the book, we stop at several places to hold a quick discussion. Popcorn readers teachers notes using the book with your class the book can be read in a number of ways, depending on the size of your class, the age and language level of your students and the teaching time available.
In this lesson, students make connections to themselves, their knowledge, and their experiences and help complete a kwl chart as the book is read aloud. Download and print out fun and educational worksheets for children. Popcorn elt readers teachers notes welcome to the popcorn elt readers series, a graded readers series for lowlevel learners of english. Brothers tiny and tony are hungry for a snack, and their mother allows them to make some popcorn. Jul 19, 2010 vocabulary jam compete headtohead in realtime to see which team can answer the most questions correctly. The following are some suggestions for ways of reading the book. Popcorn elt readers teachers notes meet the animals from madagascar 1 before looking at the book, ask students do you know the film madagascar. Fill in graphic organizer information web web categories. The popcorn book probably represents my first forray into foodthemed literature. Displaying all worksheets related to the popcorn book.
Sam bear invites his friends to an impromptu halloween party and asks them. Start a jam and invite your friends and classmates to join. Sign language on this site is the authenticity of culturally deaf people and codas who speak asl and other signed languages as their first language. This seemed like a good book to read before the unit but oh man, it applied to our curriculum and i love that it included the characters researching in the book. Mar 10, 2015 sams halloween party is poppingwith a massive amount of popcorn. Rieman adorable craft to go with the book, the day it rained hearts. Corn developed to be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft. The book can also be used to teach students how to retell and sequence events. October is national popcorn poppin month, which makes a great time to learn all about popcorn inread more. A woman makes popcorn, and keeps adding more kernels to the pot as more and more people arrive, untilpop, pop, boom. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. If anyone knows and likes the film, talk briefly in l1 about why they like it. Popcorn thematic unit this thematic resource book is available through the teacher created materials. Writing an engaging nonfiction book for young children requires a deft hand and tomie depaola succeeds with the the popcorn book.
Pick the concept youre working on to write on hearts nouns, verbs, adjectives. Childrens book vocabulary word wall via my heart belongs in first color word wall via oh boy fourth grade. The link takes you to a paid template, but should be easy enough to create on your own. Read the popcorn dragon by jane thayer and then lead the class in several fun learning activities. Popcorn science students in grades k12 perform five simple experiments to demonstrate what makes popcorn pop. The popcorn book by tomie depaola bright hub education. This informational book study contains the following components. Popcorn through the ages introduces students to the story of popcorn from the ancient americas through the great depression and beyond. On halloween night, sam invites all of his friends to his house for a costume party. Kinds of popcorn, ways of making popcorn in the past, interesting facts about popcorn, and how popcorn is used todayshare graphic organizer in group. Way before corn flakes and cheerios came on the scene, people ate it as cereal. Factual, inferential, and critical thinking questions making predictions extended response questions and written response items vocabulary f.
Find out how he and his friends handle the delicious surplus in this reissue of a classic picture book from celebrated and awardwinning author and illustrator frank asch. Discussion guide the popcorn shop discussion guide discussion guide for the. Indian corn, zea mays, corn, maize tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears. The popcorn book by tomie depaola and exploring popcorn by teach. Use popcorn to teach math concepts including place value, estimating, graphing, and volume. Popcorn basic reading comprehension lesson plan worksheets activity kids finder preschool elementary printable children reading sheets how to teach web site strategy fun reading primary program school site education sheet book strategy game summer teachers sample free special education first grade second grade third grade.
Anticipation guide the students will read some sentences about the story and make predictions on whether they are true or false. This is an after reading strategy to improve comprehension and vocabulary skills. The popcorn book by tomie depaola and exploring popcorn by teach preschool fun song about popcorn put popped or unpopped popcorn in a sensory table. Why not pop up a batch and snuggle in to learn more about popcorn with todays book. This lesson is designed to teach primary students how to activate prior knowledge before they begin reading. The students made these cute little popcorn boxes to store their vocabulary words they wrote on popcorn pieces. Students have to prompt each other rather than receive prompts from the teacher. By carolyn mamchur, laurie mcgaw illustrator publisher. And popcorn really became popular during the great depression, when it was one of the only inexpensive treats people could afford. Corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain.
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