A mouse named wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school. Wemberly worries about everything, especially the first day of school. Admiral mcraven addresses the university of texas at austin class of 2014 duration. Wemberly worried by kevin henkes animated book read aloud duration. Buy wemberly worried book online at low prices in india. Expand your classroom libraries with teacherselected titles. Although her parents and laidback grandmother try to. This wemberly worried lesson plan is suitable for prek 1st grade. This packet includes several different writing and reading comprehension activities to go. Froggy goes to school read along aloud story audio book for children and kids duration. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Wemberly worried by kevin henkes animated book read aloud.
Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and. Henkes books are always there to teach us a great lesson on life. Wemberly worried is also a great book to give as gift. So naturally, she is worried about her first day of school. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting,but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Goodreads members who liked wemberly worried also liked. A backtoschool favorite from kevin henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of lillys purple plastic purse, kittens first full moon, and chrysanthemum. This is one of my favorite activities that i use with this book.
I want students to have a deeper understanding about what happens in the story to cause the character to change. Young scholars read the book wemberly worried and complete language arts and math activities that go along with the book. On her birthday, wemberly worried that no one would come to her party. Check out this product in the kevin henkes growing bundle that features 8 of his books at a steep discount. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and teachers. Practise words or expressions used in the book to express yourself in english. Wemberly worried identifying and using action verbs students find the action verbs in an online story and in wemberly worried by kevin henkes. Wemberly worried is a great book for teachers and parents. When wemberly starts school, she worries more than ever before and finds herself faced with an abundance of new fears. In this picture book, the main character, a mouse named wemberly, constantly worries about big and small things. Wemberly worried by kevin henkes is a wonderful story about how getting over fears and worries. Wemberly worried about spilling her juice, about shrinking in the bathtub, even about snakes in the radiator. Wemberly worried is a great book choice for launching a conversation about the worries that students have about the first day o. Wemberly worried read aloud lesson ideas and activities.
See the newest novels, discuss with other book lovers, buy romance books online. Looking for some fabulous first day of school picture books. Wemberly worried, written by kevin henkes, is a wonderful book to teach. This picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular. Find books like wemberly worried from the worlds largest community of readers. Theres a little bit of wemberly in all of us, but in this case you dont need.
But when she meets a fellow worrywart in her class, wemberly realizes that school is too much fun to waste time worrying. Although wemberlys parents and grandmother try to ease her fears by offering support and reassurance, she still worries constantly. In this lesson about the book wemberly worried, students listen as the teacher reads, recall events from the story as teachers lists them on a piece. When wemberly was especially worried, she rubbed petals ears. If you ever worry or know someone who does, this is the book for you.
Wemberly worried text to self connections 1st day of school. Wemberly worried lesson plan scholastic books for kids. Reading comprehension questions and response activities. Activities for kevin henkes back to school story, wemberly. Its a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Aug 31, 2000 unfortunately, wemberly worried doesnt fall into this category. Make a class list of things people worry about, with suggestions on how to cope with these worries. As the first day of school approaches, she meets another special mouse who is just as worried as she. Henkes once again puts his finger on the pulse of young children, combining good storytelling, careful characterization, and wonderfully expressive artwork to create an entertaining and reassuring. Jan 01, 2000 wemberly worried is a great book about a little mouse who worries all the time. This is one of my favorite activities that i use with this. Henkes once again puts his finger on the pulse of young children, combining good storytelling, careful characterization, and wonderfully expressive artwork to create an entertaining and reassuring picture book.
Wemberly worried lesson plan for prek 1st grade lesson. One of the books we read to help us understand the main idea is kevin henkes wemberly worried. Henkes once again puts his finger on the pulse of young children, combining good storytelling, careful characterization, and wonderfully expressive. They write a story using action verbs and visit a website that demonstrates verbs in action. Writepost the guiding question so that its visible to students. Wemberly worried picture book denton public library. At the bottom of the chart we write a sentence that tells how wemberly has changed.
This is a great book to use as part of our engaging readers series. Students read a book and explore the feelings of the main character during a book talk. Friendly day by kevin macleod is licensed under a creative commons attribution license. But then wemberly worried that there wouldnt be enough cake. Ask the children to recall the different things that wemberly worried about in the book. Aug 04, 2011 we read wemberly worried on the first day of school and then make this puppet to talk about what we were worried about before starting first grade. Wemberly worried printables, classroom activities, teacher. Fun first day of school picture books brighthub education. We highlight five of the best books to read on the first day of school, to make your students feel more settled and comfortable in your classroom. These activities for wemberly worried will be a big hit in your kindergarten or firstgrade classroom. On the pages that say, wemberly worried about everything.
Kevin henkes lesson plans for wemberly worried, more. Wemberly worried is a great book choice for launching a conversation about the worries that students have about the first day of school. On a sheet of chart paper write the question what did wemberly worry about. So imagine how poor wemberly feels on the first day of school.
The reader actually feels sorry for wemberly, who doesnt seem to be enjoying life very much. Wemberly worried character traits teachers pay teachers. Wemberly worried by kevin henkes picture book the parent. Without the pictures here the text would be confusing and boring for students. Its hard to buy that her personality could undergo so radical a change just because she finds a new friend. This picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. Wemberly is a young mouse who worries about everything. One side is the beginning and the other side is the end. This book can be used to teach reading skills such as main idea and details, cause and effect and character traits. With that in mind, i designed these superfun writing prompt craftivities, which were inspired by kevin henkes book, wemberly worried, an alltime favorite back to school story. Wemberly wemberly worried wemberly s newfriend singalong music to your mouse ears. Add the writing prompt, childs name worried to label the picture and dictate their stories. Wemberly worried wemberly worried that if she didnt stop worrying, petal would have no ears left at all. By spending time together and having fun, the friends forget to be worried.
Before her first day of nursery school, wemberly finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about, but she is able to overcome her fears with a little help from those who love her. Weve read many books so far to talk about the main idea. She worries about every possible thing there is to worry about, even when her parents tell her not to. Henkes book, wemberly worried, an alltime favorite back to school story. Ask the class to recall events that helped their worries about school to go away. By the end of march, our class will have read at least 280 books. This book will be enjoyed by all people ages 4 and up summary.
Her teacher pairs her with another student who appears to be as worried as she. Discuss the things that you were worried about, whether you were worried about speaking english. Engage the class in a discussion about their worries. See more ideas about wemberly worried, author studies and kevin henkes books. Henkes speaks directly to the heart of worriers everywhere in this universal story about making friends and growing up. Scholastic book clubs is the best possible partner to help you get excellent childrens books into the hands of every child, to help them become successful lifelong readers and discover the joy and power of good books. Aug 23, 2014 first week of school wemberly and freebies. This is an activity pack to accompany the story, wemberly worried by kevin henkes. Beloved authorillustrator kevin henkes speaks to the heart of worriers everywhere in this tender, universal story. Underline or italicize all book titles choose one formatting style and stick with itunderline or italicize for all book titles. At the playground, wemberly worried about the chains on the swings, and the bolts on the slide, and. You can laminate the pages for durability and punch holes in them to create a book. After reading the book, invite children to draw a picture to illustrate a time they felt worried. Apr 27, 2010 wemberly worried is a great book for teachers and parents.
Use these activities with the book wemberly worried by kevin henkes to get your students excited about being in school. Meet wemberly, winsome worrywart and newest mouse heroine from the creator of lillys purple plastic purse and the caldecott honor book owen. Wemberly, a shy white mouse with gray spots, always feels nervous whether at home or away. Wemberly worried that if she didnt stop worrying, petal would have no ears left at all. In the beginning she is worried, scared, and sad, but in the end she is shy, friendly, and excited. Wemberly worried a backtoschool favorite from kevin henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of lillys purple plastic purse, kittens first full moon, and chrysanthemum. See more ideas about wemberly worried, author studies and beginning of school. Wemberly worries about everythingespecially about making friends. Children know there is nothing funny about fear, and henkes is masterful at illuminating real. Wemberly worried with images beginning of school, text to self. In this language arts and math lesson plan, students read the book given and do activities that include connect the dots, a maze, matching, coloring, a word search, puppetry, and more. Much of this book s gentle humor is in the illustrations. We have been working with the story wemberly worried. Wemberly s parents think that she worries too much.
If you are hunting for a book that might help the very young overcome some of their anxieties about school, today well look at kevin henkess wemberly worried and tomorrow, antoinette portiss kindergarten diary. Surely a new friendship would bring with it a whole new set of worries. But when she meets a fellow worrywart in her class, wemberly realizes that school is too much fun to waste time. Third grade week a pete the cat class book great way for teaching better.
Find them here along with some fun activities to go along with the books you choose to read. Wemberly is a mouse who is worried about everything. It is about a little mouse named wemberly who feels worried about many things. I think realizing that others also have fears, helps children not feel so alone when dealing with their own emotions. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. May not include discs, access code or other supplemental materials. We have focused on why she is worried, but today we are going to focus on how the character, wemberly, changes from the beginning to the end of the story. The superbly paced narrative will leave children giggling at wemberly s worries but never laughing at wemberly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents and worn corners. First published in 2000, wemberly worried appears to be one of the many kevin henkes titles headed for classic status. Wemberly worries about absolutely everythingfrom shrinking in bathtub water to losing her parents in the middle of the night. This book is great to read aloud, especially when talking or teaching about anxiety and worrying.
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