Resource Sheet – Little Pea
Written by: Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Illustrated by: Jen Corace
Make & Take: Pea Family Glove Puppet
and Days of the Week Strips
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If you have a copy of the book “Little Pea”,
read it with your group of children. If not,
watch it on YouTube at http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkuYEYpJr1k
Read the story again using the glove puppet
and the days of the week strips.
When presenting this activity with infants/
toddlers, focus on Papa, Mama, baby and
colours of the candies—as appropriate for
your group. When presenting this activity to 3
to 6 year olds, it may be more developmentally appropriate to focus on the days of the
week and the nutritional aspect of eating
candy vs. spinach.
Provide opportunities for preschoolers and
school age children to retell the story during
free play or during a small group activity. As
the teacher observes this process, information
on story comprehension as well as language
and thinking skills for each child participating
can be gathered.
5 Little Peas (Interactive Finger Play)
5 little peas in a pea pod pressed
(hold up a fist)
1 grew, 2 grew, and so did the rest
(unfold one finger, unfold a 2nd finger, unfold the rest)
They grew and they grew and they did not stop
(raise hand with fingers spread out higher and higher)
Until one day, the pea pod popped.
(clap hands together on the word “popped”)
Weekly Rap (Action Rhyme)
(“Can a Cherry Pie Wave Good-Bye” CD, Hap Palmer)
Monday, Monday - Reach and run day.
Tuesday, Tuesday - Tap your shoes day.
Wednesday, Wednesday - Stretch and bend day.
Thursday, Thursday - Twist and turn day.
Friday, Friday - Jump up high day.
Saturday, Saturday - Pat your body day.
Sunday, Sunday - That’s the one day we can rest and
do nothing at all.
Then clap, clap, clap for the weekly rap.
Count to 7 and pick up speed!
(Repeat all --- pick up speed.)
(Repeat all & change last line to Count to 7 and that’s the
end!)
Check out these Websites
Classroom Activities
http://www.teachpreschool.org/2012/10/little-peas-all-around-the-classroom/
Teacher’s Guide
http://www.whoisamy.com/images/LittlePea_Hoot_Oink_TG.pdf
P is for Peas!
http://preschoolalphabet.blogspot.ca/2012/04/p-is-for-peas.html
Time Lapse Pea Growth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDA8rmUP5ZM
Lesson Ideas for the Days of the Week
http://www.ehow.com/info_7866677_daysoftheweek-kindergarten-activities.html
Check out these related books
Eating The Alphabet by: Lois Ehlert
Good Enough To Eat by: Lizzy Rockwell
Now I Eat My ABCs by: Pam Abrams & Bruce Wolf
Cookie’s Week by: Cindy Ward & Tomie dePaola
Other Activities to Extend the Book “Little Pea”
Math/Science: Taste Test
Make available a variety of fruits and vegetables that are cut into small pieces
for the children to try. Choose food that may be new for the children such as
kiwi, plums, mangos, dried apricots, etc. Create a food chart that lists the different foods and two columns that depict “like” and “dislike”. Discuss your
findings.
Science: Discovery
Have the children explore sugar peas and snap peas. Provide tweezers, scales,
magnifying glasses, cups and scissors for the children. They can use them to
open, discover and take a closer look at the pods and peas. Have clipboards
with paper and writing tools available for the children to write down or draw
their findings.
Sensory: Play Dough
Make a batch of green play dough with your children for them to manipulate.
Encourage them to make their own little peas by rolling small amounts of play
dough into balls. This activity allows the children the opportunity to further
develop their fine motor skills. Add additional materials to be used with the
play dough such as different sized googly eyes, popsicle sticks, etc.
Dramatic Play/Language Arts:
Make some props that can be used with your group of children in the retelling
of the story “Little Pea”. For example, use green construction paper,
margarine/coffee lids and tongue depressors or paint sticks. Give the props to
a group of children to use when you are reading the story aloud or for them to
retell the story on their own.
Sensory: Water Play
In your sensory bin add water as well as some green water beads. Add some
cups and strainers to the bin as well. Water beads can be purchased at dollar,
floral and craft stores such as Michaels. They are non toxic and environmentally friendly but should not be used with very young children.
Resource Sheet – Chalk
Make & Take: Chalk Storytelling Board
“Rhyme Away” on the Chalkboard
On the chalkboard, draw a picture of a boy, wearing
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If you have the book “Chalk”, share it
with your students. If not, watch it on
YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=HgMeMnygVn0)
a shirt and pants. As you read each verse, erase that
part of the drawing.
Talk about the fact that the pictures
tell the story in this book.
He doesn’t wear a tie, erase his eye.
Using the storytelling board, ask the
students, “What happened first in this
book?” Then..., what happened next?
Don’t ask why, erase his other eye.
Continue until the book discussion has
been completed. Throughout the discussion, follow the children’s lead to
guide the conversation.
He can’t smell a rose, if you erase his nose!
He can’t play in a band, if you erase his hand!
He does care, erase his hair.
Never fear, erase his ear.
He’ll be a real wreck, if you erase his neck.
He won’t feel heat, if you erase his feet.
It won’t hurt, if you erase his shirt.
Fitzpatrick, J. (1997). Phonemic awareness: Playing with
sounds to strengthen beginning reading skills (pp.
Check out these Websites
20 Activities to do with Sidewalk Chalk
http://thehometeacher.blogspot.ca/2011/03/20-activities-with-sidewalk-chalk.html
Chalk—Book Information and Related Links
www.ilfonline.org/clientuploads/2012.../Activity_Sheet_Chalk.docx
Educational Activities for a Lesson Plan for Chalk by Bill Thomson
http://www.thinkplaytoday.com/educational-activities-for-a-lesson-plan-for-chalk-by-bill-thomson/
Chalk - Book Ideas
http://www.kidlitfrenzy.com/2011/03/chalk-bringing-book-to-life.html
Check out these related books
Building With Dad by: Carol Nevius Illustrated by: Bill Thomson
A Piece of Chalk by: Jennifer A. Ericsson
Other Activities to Extend the Book “Chalk”
Math: Chalk Number Line
Assist children in drawing a number line from 0—30, using chalk, on a hard,
flat surface outdoors—such as a sidewalk. Encourage them to:
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jump from one number to the next—counting as they go
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collect stones in a bucket and estimate how many there are—then
place one stone on each number to count how many they actually
collected
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solve simple problems: “I am on 2, I want to get to 5, I have to step
over 3 numbers”.
Science: Record Your Shadow
On a sunny day, have students use chalk to outline each others
shadows. Do this at various times throughout the day. Record their
findings. Discuss possible solutions as to why the shadows are shorter
and/or longer at different times throughout day based on where the sun
is in the sky.
Creative: Chalk Rubbings
Place a plastic template under cloth or paper and have the children
rub over it with wet or dry chalk to create an outline. Provide various
colours of chalk. Try using alphabet and number stencils to reinforce
literacy and numeracy.
Math/Creative: Chalk Spray
1 tsp. washable tempura paint
1 cup of hot water
1/2 cup of cornstarch
squirt of dishwashing liquid
1 squirt bottle
Homemade Chalk Recipe
http://www.food.com/recipe/
homemade-sidewalk-chalk-
1. Add cornstarch to one cup of hot water, whisking to mix so that there are no
clumps. 2. Add one teaspoon of washable tempura paint and a squirt of dishwashing liquid. Mix well. 3. Pour it into the squirt bottles and shake well. Observe
the children as they make designs/pictures on a white sheet or walkway. The
spray will separate after sitting, shake it really well before you use it each time.
Outdoor/Large Motor: Hopscotch
Hopscotch is played in varying ways throughout the world. Try out some new designs
found at http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110166/hopscotch.htm.
France
Alaska, USA
Bolivia
Resource Sheet – I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!
Written by: Karen Beaumont & Illustrated by: David Catrow
Make & Take: Story Retell/Rhyming Folder
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Read the book “I Ain’t Gonna Paint No
More!”.
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Use the folder to sing the song from the book.
Decide whether or not you want the children
to use the body part labels with the word or
the picture.
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During the song have children put their word/
picture on the corresponding body part on
the folder.
Use the other side of the folder as a small
group activity for rhyming. Read aloud for the
child or have them read the words in the word
list. Use a dry erase marker to draw a line between the rhyming words. A piece of string
could be used to show the connection of the
Song/Rhyme: What Are You Wearing?
What are you wearing, what are you wearing,
What are you wearing today, today?
What are you wearing, what are you wearing,
What are you wearing today?
If you're wearing red...then stand up
And if you’re wearing red, then nod your head.
And if you’re wearing red, then turn around.
And if you’re wearing red, then sit back down.
Continue with other colours:
Check out these Websites
Fun Lesson Ideas for Students
http://messypreschoolers.blogspot.ca/2011/03/i-aint-gonna-paint-no-more.html
Singable Book
http://www.music2spark.com/2012/09/26/singable-book-i-aint-gonna-paint-no-more/
Enrichment Activities
http://www.wordsalive.org/documents/
Check out these related books
A Bad Case of Stripes by: David Shannon
Purple, Yellow and Green by: Robert Munsch Illustrated by: Helene Desputeaux
A Day With No Crayons by: Elizabeth Rusch Illustrated by: Chad Cameron
Mouse Paint by: Ellen Stoll Walsh
Other Activities to Extend the Book “I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!”
Creative: Body Tracing
Use large pieces of paper from a large roll. Trace a child’s body outline while
they are lying down on the paper. Provide a variety of materials for children to
use to decorate their body outlines such as markers, crayons and paint. Use a
hot glue gun to glue foam letters on wooden blocks (in mirror image) to make
body part name stamps e.g. arm, leg, head, etc. Have the children press the
wooden block stamps in a shallow dish of paint or on a stamp pad, then stamp
the name on the corresponding body part on their outline.
Language: Song Prop
Make some pretend paint palettes for the children to use when singing the
song from the “I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More” book. Cut the paint palette shape
out of a craft paper plate. Cut a slit in the paper plate as well and insert a small
thin paintbrush. Use coloured sticker circles or draw different coloured circles
on the paint palette. When singing the song children can act it out by choosing
a colour of “paint” and painting the corresponding body part with it.
Creative: Self Portraits
Provide a variety of paper and colouring instruments (markers, pencils, pencil
crayons, crayons) for children to use to create their own self portraits. Also
have the children paint their hands and make their own hand prints. Once the
painted handprints are dry have the children cut them out and glue them to
the bottom of their self portraits.
Science: Rainbow Milk
Pour some homogenized milk into a pie plate. Add a few drops of food
colouring (two or three colours) fairly close together. Add a drop of dish soap
in the middle of the milk. Watch and see how the colours swirl and mix
together. Discuss what new colours have been created.
Creative: Body Painting
This would be a great activity to do outdoors during the warmer months.
Provide some face paint and brushes for the children. Have them decorate and
create their own patterns on their arms and legs. Have fun!