Hello! I love Spring. It is such a beautiful season. I love to see the plants blooming and buds on the trees. I heard once that April showers bring May flowers. Today, my family used BookFlix from Scholastic to watch the story, Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert. Did you know that Lois not only wrote the words but also made the illustrations? That means she is an author and an illustrator. It was wonderful to see her work come alive in the story. After reading the books, my family discussed what types of flowers they saw in the story. They compared and contrasted the different flowers. They talked about how the flowers were alike and how they were different. They looked at the color, size, leaf and shape. Next they got out the Play-doh and created their own garden. Each family member created a flower. Then they put their flower on a sheet of paper where they labeled the different parts of the flower: the petals, leaves and the stems. Next they put their flowers together in a garden and took a picture of their creations before putting the Play-doh away. Do you have a garden at your house? We do! Thought I am not sure what my family grows in it. Perhaps food for their favorite pet? Learn more about author/illustrator, Lois Ehlert here. Did you know that she is from Wisconsin? In fact she lives in Milwaukee. Below is an interview with Lois discussing her love of art. Stay well, Tulip
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Have you been doodling with Mo? My family has. I know that they love all of Mo's books and I do too! Each day my family watches Mo Willems via Youtube (The Kennedy Center). The videos take you into Mo's studio as part of his position as the Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence. Mo shares on The Kennedy Center webpage, "When I became the Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence, I didn’t realize the most impactful word in that title would be ‘Residence.’ " Did you know that the Pigeon hates when Mo Willems writes books featuring other characters? Did you also know that every Elephant and Piggie book has 64 pages? I also learned from watching these videos that Mo likes to doodle because it is fun and it makes him feel better. Grab some paper, a pencil, and an eraser to start to doodle with Mo! The video on the left will lead you to the very first episode with LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems. The video on the right is what my family created and compiled using Clips for the iPhone. Stay well, Tulip #MoLunchDoodles
Today's book was about a bad seed. I thought it was an interesting title. How can a seed go bad? Well, it turns out that this seed was happy in his flower until one day he found himself in a bag. When suddenly the bag was opened by a giant and he found himself going into the giant's mouth. Thankfully, he was spit out at the last possible second. Ever since then he was a baaaaaad seed. He was a friend to nobody, and he did not care. He finished other people's sentences and he would never listen. He would not put things back where they belong. He never washed his hands or his feet (gross)! One day he decided to make a change. He started to smile and say please and thank you. He was trying! I think a-lot of bunnies and humans can relate to this. We can all make good changes in our lives even when we think that there is no hope. Check out the book trailer on the Harper Colins Publisher's website. After reading, the family reflected on their good qualities and things they can work on. They drew pictures and wrote sentences practicing their cursive. Then they watched a video featuring the illustrator. Do you know what an illustrator does? Yes, they draw the pictures! The Illustrator, Pete Oswald, shows the viewers how to draw the Bad Seed on an iPad with an Apple pencil. So cool! If you need a little laugh, check out this video summary of the book reenacted by Scholastic's Book Boys. They are Scholastic Reading Club employees who want to get kids excited about reading. Stay well, Tulip |
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