Includes plans for 5 days of activities including characters, setting, beginning, middle and end, and rhyming words. A flea with a cold startles all the animals in the barn when it sneezes unexpectedly. The fleas sneeze, lesson plans the mailbox sneezing, lesson. Fleas sneeze farm animals felt board set felt story. The mitten rhyming activity free printable no time for. If a child happens to be in the vicinity of that sneeze, he can pick up the germs just by breathing. Learners read a book and engage in three different activities.
After all, how could she stay up north with us when her bird family was flying to florida. A fun story to read after this experiment is the flea s sneeze by lynn downey. This is a fun book about a flea who has a cold and ends up sneezing waking all the barn animals up during the night. The fleas sneeze lesson plan lesson plan for kindergarten. Jun 15, 2012 the serpentine library is an award free zone. Find books like the flea s sneeze from the worlds largest community of readers. This rollicking picture book follows a lovable flea and his. Students use drums, rhythm sticks, hand tomtom, and guiro tone block to tap out the beat, draw a picture of a group of rhyming words, and make puppets for a puppet show to act out the story. The flea s sneeze has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace same low prices, bigger selection, more fun. What happens when a flea gets a bad case of the sniffles. The animals are sleeping peacefully in the barn until a flea sneezes. After explaining how to cover your sneezes and coughs, hold some mini pompoms in your hands and pretend to sneeze into your hands and blow the pompoms all over the class. Character pieces designed to arouse interest, capture attention, and add.
The story is filled with predictable and repeptitious text. The flea s sneeze has everything i love in a readaloud. Its a great book for beginner readers to practice sight words, decoding, and inflectional endings with the help of a parent, teacher, sibling, or friend. This video was recorded with permission from scholastic books. My new little book, sneezes and sniffles, answers kids questions about colds and helps them practice their reading skills at the same time. The cartoonlike illustrations, which are perfect for the book, are by glin dibly. May 17, 2020 a flea with a cold startles all the animals in the barn when it sneezes unexpectedly. A delightfully silly barnyard talenow in paperback what happens when a flea gets a bad case of the sniffles. Jun 15, 2012 talk about a fun book to read aloud to your kids. Completely accessible of children with disabilities. This is such a cute way to explain the importance of covering your sneezes and coughs. On a dark, dark night on an old, old farm in a rickety, crickety tumbledown barn, everyone slept peacefully but not the flea. Shared reading plans for the childrens book the flea s sneeze by lynn downey.
Funny how one little creature can create such havoc. Goodreads members who liked the flea s sneeze also liked. The fleas sneeze archives childrens literacy foundation. Before reading show the children the book the flea s sneeze.
In this instructional activity about repetitive story patterns, students read a story, the flea s sneeze, and examine how the story has a rhythmic pattern of rhyming verse that sounds like a song. The author surprises the reader in the middle of the book, and by the end you can see a repeating pattern developing. This is a really fun story to read to my little guy. In readers workshop weve been learning that great readers make connections to stories they read. Discuss why it is important that we cover our sneezes and coughs so.
Ask the children to describe why the story sounds like a song. The kids love the repetition of all the animals asleep while the flea fights a sneeze. The illustrations are detailed and really catches childrens attention in wanting to see more and has so much to look at on each of the pages. Discuss why it is important that we cover our sneezes and coughs so we dont spread the germs to our friends. Colorful set of felt or magnetic backed pieces to follow the story line of this popular book by lynn downey. On a dark, dark night on an old, old farm in a rickety, crickety tumbledown barn, everyone slept peacefullybut not the flea.
In this instructional activity about repetitive story patterns, students read a story, the fleas sneeze, and examine how the story has a rhythmic pattern of rhyming verse that sounds like a song. On a dark, dark nighton an old, old farmin a rickety, cricketytum. Ask the children to predict what will happen when the flea sneezes. The book is part of the fountas pinnell leveled literacy intervention grade 3 level red, published by heinemann. The flea s sneeze by lynn downey and karla firehammer. In this lesson about repetitive story patterns, students read a story, the flea s sneeze, and examine how the story has a rhythmic pattern of rhyming verse that sounds like a.
Check to see if any of their predictions came true. Students can retell the fleas sneeze by matching picture and words and cutting out words and pictures to place in sequential order. Lynn downeys bouncy, rhyming text and karla firehammers detailed and clever illustrations come together in this delightfully silly tale of how one little flea with the sniffles can cause udder chaos to erupt in the barnyard. I appreciate that you may want to pass along an award and i thank you for that. This is a book that can be used to talk about colds and have them connect to the story. Dec 05, 20 childrens literacy foundation 1536 loomis hill road waterbury center, vt 05677. The fleas sneeze by kristina schipani teachers pay teachers. The fleas sneeze shared reading plans shared reading. He giggles when i animate my voice for the reactions of the animals after the flea sneezes. Ask the children to name the 11 different animals that appear on the cover. Sprightly, rhyming verses recount the trials of the beleaguered insect as it struggles to go to sleep. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Read with expression, emphasizing the rhythmic pattern of the rhyming verse. Students use drums, rhythm sticks, hand tomtom, and guiro tone block to tap out the beat, draw a picture of a group of rhyming words, and make puppets.
A tiny little flea with a great big cold disrupts the slumber of the barnyard animals in this rollicking tale with a fitting end. Before the night is over, every animalfrom the mouse to the cowhas something to say. Children will engage in activities to strengthen phonemic awareness, listening, and language and literacy skills. In this lesson about repetitive story patterns, students read a story, the flea s sneeze, and examine how the story has a rhythmic pattern of rhyming verse that sounds like a song. Shared reading plans for the childrens book the fleas sneeze by lynn downey. I designed this set to accompany the book the flea s sneeze by lynn downey. The fleas sneeze lesson plan for teachers k 3rd students read a book and engage in three different activities. Be sure to wash your hands right away for 20 seconds. The fleas sneeze lesson plan lesson plan for kindergarten 3rd. We read it three times in a row in the first sitting, and i woke up the next morning to the sound of my son reading it to his sister, complete with the nasally last line. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. In this activity about repetitive story patterns, students read a story, the fleas sneeze, and examine how the story has a rhythmic pattern of rhyming. Teachingbooks multileveled lesson the fleas sneeze. Mar 09, 2020 this book is great to read to a child.
Karla firehammer enjoyed working on the flea s sneeze as it brought back memories shared with her grandmother, gardening and baking raspberry pie and cinnamon muffins. Students read a book and engage in three different activities. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. It is very important to cough or sneeze into your elbow or a tissue. A cough or sneeze sends tiny germs into the air which then land on things people touch. Full lesson on retell and compare and contrast the fleas sneeze and because of a sneeze.
This poor little flea doesnt have a tissue either, and no ones taught him about sneezing in his elbow. All of my sets are handmade with high quality felt and are very durable to use for many years of storytelling. Reread the story and invite the children to recite the repetitive phrases. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Books similar to the flea s sneeze the flea s sneeze. The flea s sneeze has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace same low prices, bigger selection, more fun.
The fleas sneeze, lesson plans the mailbox ready readers, story time, mailbox. This set combines expressive, friendly characters, large, easytosee pieces, and vibrant colors to help spice up the storytelling adventure. For children, acting out a book, or other activities is a way to expand. From the early months, he has seemed to enjoy the pictures in the book and hearing the story. A tickling cough, a few sniffles, a desperate request for a tissue all go unheeded by his barn mates, which include everything from a rooster to a frog. Sneezes and sniffles new book for grade 3 reading program. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Buy a cheap copy of the flea s sneeze book by lynn downey.
Lynn downeys quirky text and karla firehammers charming pictures make this a winning story for preschool. After reading the story, talk about what happen swhen we sneeze or cough. On a dark, dark nighton an old, old farmin a rickety, cricketytumbledown barn,everyone slept peacefullybut not the flea. Sep 15, 2000 the fleas sneeze is a cute book that reinforces rhyme, and repetition. The flea s sneeze is a beautifully illustrated story of a flea living on a farm. Nov 11, 2014 shared reading plans for the childrens book the fleas sneeze by lynn downey. The story is centered around the flea catching a cold and sneezing unexpectedly. The fleas sneeze by lynn downey, karla firehammer kirkus. This the fleas sneeze lesson plan lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten 3rd grade. Edition notes this edition is only available for distribution through the school marketp.
Includes plans for 5 days of activities including characters. Nov 11, 2014 shared reading plans for the childrens book the flea s sneeze by lynn downey. The first step was protecting flea and me from the monster rats in the barn thats saying a mouthful. This rollicking picture book follows a lovable flea and his exceptional sneeze through the mayhem. Reduce germs in the classroom fun and effective hygiene. The fleas sneeze printables, classroom activities, teacher. Tell the children that they will use different rhythm instruments to tap out the beats of the story as you read it. The fleas sneeze shared reading plans shared reading, story. The illustrations by karla firehammer are adorable. Firehammer has illustrated several books for young readers, including the flea s sneeze, if the shoe fits, and from the doghouse. May 01, 2005 the flea s sneeze is a beautifully illustrated story of a flea living on a farm. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading.
Fleas sneeze by lynn downey, karla firehammer, paperback. The illustration was created by using acrylics on strathmore board. Covid19 can easily spread from one person to another, especially when someone who is sick coughs or sneezes. Blogging is about sharing a love for reading and books and i would like to make that this blogs first priority. I could tell from the very first page that this book was a favorite. Large, expressive pieces that are easy to manipulate, quick to clean, and ideal for instructional use or for small group sharing. The flying flea, callie, and me by bill wallacecarol. The fleas sneeze by lynn downey 2005, trade paperback.
The flea s sneeze story map multileveled lesson with these multileveled lessons, students are encouraged to explore the important elements of any fiction text to support comprehension. A little sneeze is a powerful way to send thousands of bacteria and germs flying into the air. The fleas sneeze book by lynn downey, karla firehammer. I recommend this to anyone who loves to read to their children and for those who can read for themselves. This media creates a very soft scene for the farm animals.
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