Its about a squirrel who is afraid of anything outside of his nut tree. After students create the list, each student can create a page for the class book, how to be a good friend. There a probably a million things you could do with this book in your classroom. Scaredy squirrels emergency kit includes antibacterial soap, bandages, and a parachute. Awesome scaredy squirrel activities for fall teach prek. A television series based on the books began in 2011 the stories are told using large pictures with simple descriptive text. Scaredy squirrel presents several philosophical themes. Scaredy squirrel activities book companion will help students with fun and engaging activities to understand the plot, including comprehension questions, games, vocabulary, grammar, fluency, phonics, comprehension strategies, sequencing, writing, and a comprehension test with answer key. I made a set of picture cards with things scaredy squirrel is afraid of and things he is not afraid of. Scaredy squirrel drama lesson chase march dj services. I love scaredy squirrel because it is a hilarious book filled with vocabulary words that are unfamiliar to many elementary students. This unit contains activities for each book in the series, as well as a scaredy squirrel craft and several activities to wrap up the unit. This can cause anxiety and fear towards elements of the unknown, and it is often easier to stick to your daily routine and habits.
If ever there was a book about facing your fears of change, this is it. Scaredy squirrel must read mentor text back to school. In this fun book with cartoon illustrations, scaredy squirrel is afraid of everything and the unknown and is also prepared. It never fails that this is one thing i dont think of until right before we have our first fire drill, so this way, i may go over it ahead of time. The issue of familiar and unfamiliar experiences is a theme that everyone has to face sometime in their life. Together you can get creative and have fun with some of your favorite characters from dog man and captain underpants. Author melanie watt has a great way of storytelling with a great sense of humor. See more ideas about scaredy squirrel, squirrel and book activities. Scaredy squirrel by melanie watt is an engaging ks1 teaching resource which consists of a 37 slide powerpoint presentation, a booklet of 33 worksheets and a teacher overview. The idea for this theme came when we read the hilarious book those darn squirrels and those darn squirrels fly south. He is a little squirrel who never leaves his nut tree because he is afraid of.
Writing with scaredy squirrel teaching in progress. Melanie watt has created the most amazing character with scaredy squirrel. Once hes spotted a perfectly safe toothless candidate, scaredys ready. Acorn and squirrel book based activity plan for toddlers. On the first page of the book, why does scaredy squirrel has no friend. Starting april 1 join scholastic and the library of congress for dav pilkey at home. Another superb book to help explore this theme alongside scaredy squirrel is the amazing little mouses big book of fears by emily gravett macmillan childrens books. Scaredy squirrel sticks to his tree, the better to stay away from scary things like tarantulas, martians and germs, until he is literally. The illustrations are wonderful and keep the child engaged in the book. These squirrel activities will have your kids laughing and having fun while they learn.
He comes up with the perfect plan to make a friend. Scaredy squirrels emergency kit includes antibacterial soap, bandaids and a. Scaredy squirrel sets out to make the perfect friend. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Reading comprehension and asking questions are part of these close reading lessons. He stays in his tree trying to avoid all the harmful things in the world such as poison ivy, sharks, and killer bees. This book is the first in a series so be sure to check out the others also. Many thanks for your books and the video above and i hope you and your family are healthy and happy. Have students write about how scaredy squirrel reacts when he wakes up. Based on scaredy squirrels adventures, answer these questions. Scaredy squirrel is also fairly popular and should be easily accessible in your school or local l. We only had two days of school the week of thanksgiving, and i didnt want to introduce a new concept before our little vacation. Like the mouse in the book, the children could take their list of fears and make a collage of them from newspapers and magazines little mouse finds this is a great way.
Scaredy squirrel by melanie watt is a fun book for toddlers and preschoolers, scaredy squirrel is a little scared of lots of things and never leaves his nut tree. Project it on your smartboard and create a list as a class after reading scaredy squirrel makes a friend. After reading the book, i brought the students together and asked them to think about their perfect school day. Scaredy squirrel makes a friend read aloud book for kids. Scaredy squirrel year 2 planning instructions teaching. Weve included some of our favorites at the bottom of this post. Scaredy squirrel was afraid to leave the tree but soon found out that nothing bad would happen to him. This 75page unit by love to learn is meant to be used with melanie watts scaredy squirrel series of books. How to be a good friend freebie mandys tips for teachers.
Scaredy squirrel stories are told through a combination of words and graphic organizertype illustrations. He is a little squirrel who never leaves his nut tree because he is afraid of so many things out there in the unknown green martians, killer bees, germs, tarantulas. It is much safer to stay home, adhere to the schedule and be prepared for any possible emergency. He could encounter tarantulas, green martians, or killer bees. In this lesson plan, your class will have discussions and participate in activities related to real and imagined dangers at the beach after reading scaredy squirrel at the beach by melanie watt. Students will determine the lesson that scaredy squirrel learns in the movie. In the book, scaredy squirrel has an emergency kit and an exit plan. This is one of my all time favorite book characters probably because i can so easily relate to his insecurities and ocd. He could encounter tarantulas, green martians or killer bees. Armed with a name tag, mittens, a mirror, and a lemon, hes prepared to make the perfect first impression. Scaredy squirrel story map multileveled lesson with these multileveled lessons, students are encouraged to explore the important elements of any fiction text to support comprehension. With partners, have the children read the ebook on manual mode with the sound off.
Encourage students to create their own scaredy squirrel adventure with this organizer. Because of this, i made a fun comprehension activity. I have created this free anchor chart in color or black and white. This would be a great time to go over procedures for a fire drill or any other drills you may have.
He really wants to know what scaredy squirrels favorite color is and i told him id try to find out. The first book of the scaredy squirrel series was published in march 2006 by kids can press. Scaredy squirrel by melanie watt teaching resource for ks1. Her books include the scaredy squirrel, chester and learning with animals series, augustine, leon the chameleon and have i got a book for you. However, many of the illustrations also use symbols with which scaredy squirrel communicates his thinking and planning. Teachingbooks multileveled lesson scaredy squirrel. See more ideas about squirrel, lesson plans and scaredy squirrel. Not just for kids, scaredy squirrel has a poignant and hilarious. Finally, have the students read the ebook individually on the manual mode with the sound off. Honestly, sometimes i recognize myself with some of the things he worries about ha. Scaredy squirrel by melanie watt part of the scaredy squirrel series. But in his tree, every day is the same and if danger comes along, hes wellprepared.
In the book scaredy squirrel we learn that this squirrel has a list of things he is afraid of. This hilarious book by melanie watt is featured in this weeks plans. Scaredy squirrel, in a magical way, learns a very important lesson in life. Name 2 things scaredy squirel does to pass the time all by himself. Absolutely unwilling to endure the rigors of camping, from skunks to quicksand, scaredy squirrel comes up with a plan that will allow him to enjoy the pleasures of this outdoor activity inside.
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