To celebrate my birthday today, I am sharing a new picture book with you and giving my followers a copy of my latest resource as a thank you for reading my blog.
I previously blogged about Scaredy Squirrel - you can read that blog post here. Since then, I have been collecting other squirrel titles and one of my favourites is "Those Darn Squirrels!" by Adam Rubin.
We don't have squirrels in Australia, so I find them fascinating. This title reminds me a lot of "Creepy Carrots." You can read my blog post about that title (and pick up a freebie) here.
Those Darn Squirrels is hilarious and great for problem/solution. You can view a YouTube reading of it here and the book trailer here.
There are some wonderful clips about squirrels on the Help Readers Love Reading blog here - I laughed out loud at the squirrels dancing to Michael Jackson :) A squirrel flash mob! The squirrel obstacle course is pretty awesome and amazing too! Impressive!
There's also an information fact sheet with the same title that could be used to pair the narrative with non-fiction. Aileen from Mrs Miracle's Music Room has also paired the picture book with a song about squirrels.
Apparently there are three titles in this series (how exciting). I have only read this first one. Have you read the others? You can read about the other titles here. I made up a resource to go with the picture book (click on the preview below or here to find out more).
To celebrate my birthday today, I will send a free copy of this resource to those readers who follow my blog who leave a comment below with their email address. My birthday was on 18 October, so this freebie offer is only for people who are followers of my blog and only over the next couple of days.
Please follow my blog (using the links in the right hand comment) to accept this giveaway.
Let me know in the comments if you do know the titles in this series and how you have used them :) I would also like to know more about squirrels - are they considered pests? Do you have squirrels where you live? I would love it if you could let me know more about them...
Many thanks
Have a terrific week :)
Hi all
I just love "Scaredy Squirrel" by Melanie Watt and I was reading "Parachute" by Danny Parker today, which is shortlisted in the Australian Children's Book Awards and I couldn't help making text-to-text connections between the two texts.
You can view a book trailer for "Parachute" here and there are free teacher notes here and here.
I have been a big fan of Scaredy Squirrel for some time and have all the titles (which I love). Did you know he has his own Facebook page? It is so good :)
So what does a squirrel have in common with a parachute? Both books have similar themes of fear, bravery, security and overcoming adversity. There's a terrific free activity for "Parachute" here.
I have created a new 4H reading strategy resource for "Scaredy Squirrel" with bookmarks, posters and a question sort. You can find out more about it here or by clicking on the image below:
I have also created a freebie for you for comparing "Scaredy Squirrel" with "Parachute". You can download it here or by clicking on the image below:
More ideas for "Scaredy Squirrel" can be found on my pinterest board here.
Thanks for following my blog. I don't post too often due to other commitments. I honestly can't keep up with blogs that post too frequently, so thanks for following. I really only post when I make a connection that I want to share - usually around picture books, text sets and higher order thinking.
Please let me know by leaving a comment below if you have used either of these texts or if you know of other texts with a similar theme. I love hearing your feedback and learning from you as well :)
I will send a free copy of my new "Scaredy Squirrel" 4H reading strategy resource to a few random readers who are following my blog and leave a comment with their email addresses.
Have a terrific week!
Many thanks for the custom clip art from Iva at estsy and the purchased clip art (parachute) from digi clip art.
