Enhance your students' mastery of phonics skills, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing with engaging poetic language activities. The focus of this lesson is The Wise Old Owl!
Did you grow up reciting Little Miss Muffet, Jack Be Nimble, and Mary Had a Little Lamb? Mother Goose nursery rhymes have helped generations of children achieve literacy. This second grade classroom resource will help teachers incorporate rhymes into a standards-based curriculum that is aligned to TESOL, WIDA, and Common Care. Students will master phonological awareness, phonics skills, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and writing while purposefully playing with rhymes. Watch your students light up as they recite these traditional and original rhymes and complete hands-on activities with this invaluable resource.
This big book version of 'Brown Owl at the Zoo' is perfect for reading to larger groups of children at nursery, kindergarten or primary school.Owl and his friends go to the zoo. There is lots to see, watch and do ...'Brown Owl at the Zoo' is the second book in the 'Read and Rhyme with Brown Owl' series of rhyming stories depicting the adventures of Brown Owl, friends and family. The language is simple, rhyming, repetitive and fun. The series has been designed to help children to both learn and to read English. The rhyming style helps children predict how the next sentence will end and furthermore promotes memorisation of the language. The books can be read to younger children and once an interest in reading is shown, can be read by the children themselves. A must-have for all young children; suitable for native speakers of the English language (3-6 years) and also for those learning English as a foreign language (3-10 years).
A fabulously sunny picture book for the optimist in all of us (or the optimist we wish we could be!) Right from the moment Chick is born, she wants to lead the other animals in cheer! Unfortunately, the rest of the barnyard just isn't quiiiite as enthusiastic. Lucky for little Chick she has a whole squad of siblings who are backing her up (even when she doesn't realize it)!
"A sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale." --The New York Times Book Review "Sweet and affirming." --Kirkus Reviews When the local Pet Club won't admit a boy's tiny pet elephant, he finds a solution--one that involves all kinds of unusual animals in this sweet and adorable picture book. Today is Pet Club day. There will be cats and dogs and fish, but strictly no elephants are allowed. The Pet Club doesn't understand that pets come in all shapes and sizes, just like friends. Now it is time for a boy and his tiny pet elephant to show them what it means to be a true friend. Imaginative and lyrical, this sweet story captures the magic of friendship and the joy of having a pet.
When so much of the world is new, you want to go slowly... to stop and enjoy everything; hills to roll down, perfect-sized rocks, trees that seem to whisper their thoughts. It’s the same when you're much, much older, and every time 'round the seasons seems precious. Yet the folks in the middle (we know who we are) are always rushing, rushing, rushing. Appointments to make, trains to catch, places to be, FAST. That's what makes the bond between old dog and the little girl so special. From the time she takes her first steps, old dog finds someone – at last! – who wants to go at the same pace he does. To walk with everywhere, through this wide, wonderful world. A love song to the bond between young and old, this book will make you want to sit right down and read to someone you care about.
Stunning collage art full of rich color, glorious details, and a sense of wonder—reminiscent of the work of Ezra Jack Keats—illustrate this delightful story celebrating the poetry found in the world around us. What is poetry? Is it glistening morning dew? Spider thinks so. Is it crisp leaves crunching? That’s what Squirrel says. Could it be a cool pond, sun-warmed sand, or moonlight on the grass? Maybe poetry is all of these things, as it is something special for everyone—you just have to take the time to really look and listen. The magical thing is that poetry is in everyone, and Daniel is on his way to discovering a poem of his own after spending time with his animal friends. What is poetry? If you look and listen, it’s all around you!
There's lots to see at the seashore! Seashells, seagulls, sand and more! Brown Owl at the Seashore is the fourth book in the 'Read and Rhyme with Brown Owl' series of rhyming stories depicting the adventures of Brown Owl, friends and family. The language is simple, rhyming, repetitive and fun. The series has been designed to help children to both learn and to read English. The rhyming style helps children predict how the next sentence will end and furthermore promotes memorisation of the language. The books can be read to younger children and once an interest in reading is shown, can be read by the children themselves. A must-have for all young children; suitable for native speakers of the English language (3-6 years) and also for those learning English as a foreign language (3-10 years).
Owl can’t get to sleep in this Classic Board Book edition of Pat Hutchins’s beloved Good-Night, Owl! How is Owl supposed to sleep the day away with the bees buzzing, the woodpecker pecking, the doves cooing, and the squirrels crunching? But when night falls and everything is finally quiet, suddenly there’s a new sound—and it’s coming from Owl! From author-illustrator Pat Hutchins, this bedtime story with a surprise ending will send little ones off to sleep with a smile.