We learned about marc brown the past 2 weeks and we learned how to draw arthur. After evaluating his writing style and comparing the characters, settings, and themes of four of his books, my students showed off their own reading, writing, artistic, and criticalthinking skills. Authors like jacqueline woodson, kevin henkes, and jane yolen who write across genres and reading levels, are good choice for author studies. Every year, each grade level team hosts an author study evening for our students and families. Kevin henkes author study our first author study of the year is kevin henkes. Kevin henkes author study sarahs teaching snippets.
Kevin henkes author study lessons, ideas, printables wimberly. We started our author study on kevin henkes today and we of course had to start with lillys purple plastic purse. Use the link to view some of the other lessons shared. Kevin henkes books are great for teaching the reading comprehension strategy making connections. Eric carle theme and author study activities for preschool. Before beginning any author study, you must bless the books for your class. Dive into kevin henkes best selling childrens books with these activities.
For our kevin henkes author study, we did this comparison chart. Looking for ways to use kevin henkes books in your classroom, library, or home. Timmons creates a giant chart and displays it on a. When students in dayle timmonss firstgrade class study kevin henkes, the writing is all over the wallliterally. Today hes the creator of more than a dozen childrens books, a new york times bestselling author, a winner of the caldecott award for childrens picture books and the newbery honor. It is such a great book to use at the beginning and end of the year. Kindergarten read aloud lillys purple plastic purse by. Julius the baby of the world kevin henkes books, book. Kevin henkes author study unit activities, crafts, printables, and more.
Kevin henkes is one of my favorite childrens authors. Bullies in childrens literature using chesters way among other titles. This creative and engaging author study will help you explore with your students the reallife conflicts and emotions experienced by his characters in true childlike fashion. Use this author study to introduce reading strategies and skills. Kevin henkes author study in the book owen, a little boy mouse just about to enter kindergarten is too attached to his security blanket, named. New york times bestselling author and illustrator kevin henkes. Here are the amazing books we looked at this past month. Students will use a bar code scanner to read, listen, and watch books written by kevin henkes. As an illustrator he won the caldecott medal for kittens first full moon 2004. Math and literacy center ideas are also included in this blog post. Story elements for kindergarten trinity university. Owen lillys purple purse sheila rae, the brave wemberly worried chrysanthemum julius baby of the worldccss aligned worksheets included in this author study unit are.
Includes a profile of the author, skillbuilding activities to lily, chrysanthemum, chester, and the other lovable characters in kevin henkes books tickle and touch the. Kevin henkes author study traveling, teaching, cooking. I model with think alouds and give the students chances to check for understanding as well. Kevin henkes author study use for work on writing or listening station response. This back to school book is great for the beginning of the year. This is a great document to use in your own lessons. Kevin henkes author study unit ccss reading literature. See more ideas about author studies, book activities and author. The activities were shared by teaching heart visitors who entered the 2005 back to school contest.
Two of his books were newbery medal honor books, olives ocean in 2004 and the year of billy miller in 2014. Kevin henkes author study making connections, visual images, inferring, character traits, and much more. Use this as you present author kevin henkes to your class. To address these feelings on day 1 of the upcoming school year, i would like to begin with an author study of kevin henkes. Lillys purple plastic purse lesson plans ideas for kindergarten and first grade. Today he is the creator of more than a dozen childrens books, a new york times best selling author, and a winner of the caledcott award for childrens picture books and the newberry honor. The authors illustrations and rhyme bring picture books to life for wonderful early literacy experiences in preschool and kindergarten. I added a free name activity that your students will love.
Kevin henkes born november 27, 1960 is an american writer and illustrator of childrens books. Kevin henkes author study kindergarten, author studies. Chrysanthemum lesson plans for kindergarten and first grade. His picture book waiting was named both a 2016 caldecott honor book and a geisel. He has written many beloved books that teachers find helpful when teaching lessons about feelings, bullying, and respect. We hope your preschoolers enjoy this amazing collection of activities for your own eric carle theme or author study in the classroom or.
Packed full of activities to keep your students enaged while studying kevin henkes beloved book. Kevin henkes author study with whitney spaldings third grade class duration. Creative, skillbuilding activities for exploring the themes in these popular books rhodes, immacula a. Kevin henkes author study author studies, readers workshop. The comprehension strategiesskills that we focus on during this author study are. Kevin henkes author study several awesome activities that could supplement any author study. Lillys big day, lillys purple plastic purse, and chrysanthemum. Not only did we read the books but we acted them out, discussed them and wrote about them. This set has over 45 pages of usable pages to take a closer look at kevin henkes and his clever books. Fun week of activities for your kevin henkes author study. Last week we finished up our month long study of books by kevin henkes.
This study covers 12 different with various options. Use a venndiagram of tchart to compare and contrast two of the books. Kristas kevin henkes author study lapbook is wellawesome. Kevin henkes books, bulletinboard paper, index cards, markers, glue or tape. Inside the product file you will find a multitude of items, such as activities, writing prompts, an interactive read aloud, board games, math handouts. Create an author study center in your classroom choose a corner, or other place where you can. Kevin henkes is the winner of the 2020 childrens literature legacy award honoring an author or illustrator, published in the united states, whose books have made a significant and lasting contribution to literature for children. For the most part, my schedule follows the daily 5 exactly. Caldecott medal winner kevin henkes presents a preschool picture book thats a. Kevin henkes books, author biography, and reading level kevin henkes.
To strengthen my students as readers and writers, i had them take to the readers chair and the authors chair to share their responses to a study on kevin henkes, who writes and illustrates books about lovable mouse characters who express common childhood feelings, fears, and fantasies. See more ideas about author studies, kevin henkes and book activities. I know that sounds a bit odd, but it really will get the students excited about them. The comprehension strategiesskills that we focus on during this aut. Heres a collection of ideas to use next time youre reading a kevin henke s book to. Remember, you are, in a sense, advertising the books and you need to make them as appealing as possible. Lily, chrysanthemum, chester, and the other lovable characters in kevin henkes books tickle and touch the hearts of kids everywhere. Click here to go purchase kevin henkes books from amazon. Primary classroom read alouds author studies, reading. The kids love his stories, even though a few of his books are a bit long for the beginning of the year when attention spans are at their shortest. This is an author study on three of kevin henkes books. Owens fuzzy yellow blanket is his favorite possession. First of all these books are perfect for first and second graders and teach a lot of social skills. If youre interested in adding this story summaryreading comprehension craftivity to your kevin.
Author study kevin henkes ideas for teaching, resources. On friday students can vote and the teacher graph their favorite k. Third graders use illustrations and key details as they compare and contrast the books, lillys purple plastic purse and another story staring the. See how this teacher used books by kevin henkes to teach her students evaluation, reading, writing, artistic, and criticalthinking skills. Kevin henkes author study unit with fun mouse craft and ccss follow ups for 6 different kevin henkes stories. Explore childhood themes with a kevin henkes author study. Another one of my favorite kevin henkes books is chrysanthemum. So i used the book for a little study on identifying character traits and describing how the main character changed throughout the story from beginning to end. Author study on kevin henkes donorschoose project by ms.
This is a kevin henkes author study focusing specifically on his spring books. Students pick one character from a book and create a story. The stories that are in the activity set include chrysanthemum, chesters way, and owen. Author study 1 beginning of the year 15 classroom management 4. Kevin henkes author study lessons, ideas, printables. Kevin henkes kevin henkes became an authorillustrator when he was nineteen years old, working at a card table in his bedroom. Kevin henkes author study perfect for the beginning of the year.
Download lots of useful teaching guides and fun activities here. Also included is a video clip of kevin henkes in a meet the author type video. Here is the first 25 days of the daily 5 in my kindergarten class. Kevin henkes is a wonderful author to read in your classroom. Lilys purple plastic purse lesson plans ideas for kindergarten and first grade. The world of kevin henkes activity booklet updated common corealigned teaching guide. They of course asked if we were going to learn to draw lilly. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these. Heres a 3page resource pack to send home with your students. Kevin henkes author study activities, crafts, printables. Kevin henkes author study with qr codes author studies. Below you will find activities to match three of kevin henkes most popular books. A celebrated childrens book author, his most recent picture book, kittens first full moon, won the 2005 caldecott medal.
Kevin henkes bookslibrary activitiesreading resources3rd grade readingkindergarten readingguided readinglistening centerslistening stationauthor studies. Free activities for a kevin henkes author study at the beginning of the year author study, breaking down the books to see what the author writes about. My fellow prek teacher and i had a hard time finding activities that were appropriate for four and five year old kids. A focus book sample chapter from friends and relations by carol hurst and rebecca otis. Eric carle theme and author study for preschoolers. Krista has taken the best of some of kevin henkes most popular books and incorporated them into her lapbook unit. You will help me find the characters, setting, and events. Packed to the brim with crafts, low prep printables, vocabulary, about the author activities, and more. Teaching story elements with kevin henkes books i just love kevin henkes books.
Be looking for more kevin henkes book packets to come. Students respond to the book during reading and interactive writing. Reading comprehension strategies for all kevin henkes books. For the past several years, weve featured kevin henkes. Kevin henkes has composed a series of books in which lilly the mouse is a main character.
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