In this language arts and math lesson plan, students read the book given and do activities that include connect the dots. This wemberly worried lesson plan is suitable for prek 1st grade. Wemberly worried is a great book for teachers and parents. Taking the worry out of wemberly in this lesson, students will read. Explore some of rifs collections of best practices to encourage and motivate young readers. At the playground, wemberly worried about the chains on the swings, and the bolts on the slide, and. Children know there is nothing funny about fear, and henkes is masterful at illuminating real. She worries about every possible thing there is to worry about, even when her parents tell her not to. These resources are provided for teachers to help students with severe disabilities participate in the general curriculum. Wemberly worried is a great book choice for launching a conversation about the worries that students have about the first day of school. Its a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.
Unfortunately, wemberly worried doesnt fall into this category. The characters are easy to relate to and the pictures are drawn. Wemberly worried addresses fears and worrying feelings frequently experienced by young children in new situations. Aug 31, 2000 unfortunately, wemberly worried doesnt fall into this category. Below you will find activities to match three of kevin henkes most popular books. Meet wemberly, winsome worrywart and newest mouse heroine from the creator of lillys purple plastic purse and the caldecott honor book owen. Writepost the guiding question so that its visible to students.
This book can be used to teach reading skills such as main idea and details, cause and effect and character traits. I created this craft and writing and thought it would be cute for students to use as a back to school activity to write about a time when heshe was worried. I think wemberly is probably struggling with a little bit of anxiety. Use the link to view some of the other lessons shared. These activities for wemberly worried will be a big hit in your kindergarten or firstgrade classroom. In this picture book, the main character, a mouse named wemberly, constantly worries about big and small things. With that in mind, i designed these superfun writing prompt craftivities, which were inspired by kevin henkes book, wemberly worried, an alltime favorite back to school story. Young scholars read the book wemberly worried and complete language arts and math activities that go along with the book.
The reader actually feels sorry for wemberly, who doesnt seem to be enjoying life very much. Wemberly worries about everything, especially the first day of school. By spending time together and having fun, the friends forget to. Beloved authorillustrator kevin henkes speaks to the heart of worriers everywhere in this tender, universal story. Page 2 read aloud lesson overview book introduction, guiding questions for discussion, explanation of how to use activity sheet page 3 sample photos of activities page 4. The superbly paced narrative will leave children giggling at wemberlys worries but never laughing at wemberly. These are books that beg to read over and over again. Children will develop language, literacy, problemsolving, and social skills as they engage in activities and discussions about the book. Theres a little bit of wemberly in all of us, but in this case you dont need. I think realizing that others also have fears, helps children not feel so alone when dealing with their own emotions. Show students the front cover of the book wemberly worried by kevin henkes.
She worries that the chains on the swings are too rusty. Friendly day by kevin macleod is licensed under a creative commons attribution license. Goodreads members who liked wemberly worried also liked. This is a great book to use as part of our engaging readers series. Dec 07, 2014 wemberly worried by kevin henkes childrens books read aloud storytime with elena duration. The text and graphics are adapted from the original source.
Henkes speaks directly to the heart of worriers everywhere in this universal story about making friends and growing up. Children know there is nothing funny about fear, and henkes is masterful at illuminating real childhood concerns with humor without making light of them. This is one of my favorite activities that i use with this book. Surely a new friendship would bring with it a whole new set of worries.
When wemberly was especially worried, she rubbed petals ears. She worries that her parents might disappear at night. This book will be enjoyed by all people ages 4 and up. Wemberly worried about spilling her juice, about shrinking in the bathtub, even about snakes in the radiator. Wemberly worried is about a little mouse who worries about everything, day and night.
Much of this books gentle humor is in the illustrations. Please limit the use and distribution of these materials accordingly. This is an activity pack to accompany the story, wemberly worried by kevin henkes. By spending time together and having fun, the friends forget to be worried.
Activities for kevin henkes back to school story, wemberly. This picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. Kevin henkes author study lessons, ideas, printables. Jan 01, 2000 wemberly worried is a great book about a little mouse who worries all the time. It is about a little mouse named wemberly who feels worried about many things. With that in mind, i designed these superfun writing prompt craftivities, which were inspired by kevin henkes book, wemberly worried, an alltime favorite back. Students read the book wemberly worried and complete language arts and math activities that go along with the book.
On her birthday, wemberly worried that no one would come to her party. Find books like wemberly worried from the worlds largest community of readers. Wemberly worried read aloud lesson ideas and activities. So naturally, she is worried about her first day of school. A mouse named wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school. Wemberly worried lesson plan scholastic books for kids. In this language arts and math lesson plan, students read the book given and do activities that include connect the dots, a maze, matching, coloring, a word search, puppetry, and more.
Wemberly worried by kevin henkes animated book read aloud. As wemberly and jewel visit and play with one another, wemberly begins to realize that she is having fun and that she is not the only child who worries about things. At the bottom of the chart we write a sentence that tells how wemberly has changed. See more ideas about wemberly worried, author studies and beginning of school. Wemberly worried by kevin henkes, for example, tells the story of a tiny mouse who starts worrying as soon as she wakes up and is still worrying at bedtime.
Activities to do with preschoolers on anxiety and worrying. Wemberly worried by kevin henkes picture book the parent. Now this adorable little mouse has the biggest worry of all to overcome, the first day of nursery. Wemberly worried by kevin henkes is a great book to read to children to help them with their feelings of anxiety about the world around them and starting school. So imagine how poor wemberly feels on the first day of school. Wemberly worried is also a great book to give as gift. Wemberly worries about absolutely everythingfrom shrinking in bathtub water to losing her parents in the middle of the night. She had over 1600 scholastic book club points that she let me have. The story shows children that trying something new leaves little time for anything but having.
Aug 22, 2012 wemberly worried by kevin henkes is a great book to read to children to help them with their feelings of anxiety about the world around them and starting school. Her teacher pairs her with another student who appears to be as worried as she. In the beginning she is worried, scared, and sad, but in the end she is shy, friendly, and excited. Wemberly worries about everythingespecially about making friends. One side is the beginning and the other side is the end.
This adapted literature resource is available through the. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Wemberly worried by kevin henkes childrens books read aloud storytime with elena duration. Wemberly worried wemberly worried read aloud lesson ideas. These printable and downloadable resources support literacy development for a range of ages, abilities, and interests.
Tell the children that the story is about a little mouse named wemberly who worried about everything, especially about the first day of school. Use these activities with the book wemberly worried by kevin henkes to get your students excited about being in school. Its hard to buy that her personality could undergo so radical a change just because she finds a new friend. Reading comprehension questions and response activities. In the story wemberly worries about big things and little things and her parents are concerned she worries too much. As the first day of school approaches, she meets another special mouse who is just as worried as she. Reading comprehension questions and response activities wemberly worried read aloud lesson ideas. Wemberly, a shy white mouse with gray spots, always feels nervous whether at home or away. This book is great to read aloud, especially when talking or teaching about anxiety and worrying. With wemberly worried activities and book companion, help students with fun and engaging activities to understand the plot, with games, vocabulary, grammar, fluency, phonics, comprehension strategies, sequencing, writing, and a comprehension test with answer key.
Snuggle up with a good book to show your preschooler that everyone has worries and anxieties. The book we are reading today is called wemberly worried. Wemberly worried is a great book choice for launching a conversation about the worries that students have about the first day o. Handson activities, recommended book lists, strategies for parents and caregivers, alphabet coloring pages, and tips for reading aloud. Wemberly worried that if she didnt stop worrying, petal would have no ears left at all. Aug 23, 2014 first week of school wemberly and freebies.