Woodpecker
Book Title: None
Author:
Supporting Materials:
Woodpecker puppet (in Bin); Cross section of a tree/bark (trunk)
Cultural/Ojibwe:
Bannock – a type of flat bread
cooked in the oven or over an open
fire
Activity
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Book Title: Nanabosho and the Woodpecker
Author:
Joe McLellan
Vocabulary Words:
Review Words: Nokomis
English:
Cousins – a child of your uncle or aunt
Weight – a unit of measurement of mass
Hurt – to cause pain or injury to
Sheepishly – showing or feeling embarrassment
especially because you have done something foolish
or wrong
Accident – a sudden event (such as a crash) that is not
planned or intended and that causes damage or
injury
Beak – the hard usually pointed parts that cover a
bird's mouth
Bark – the tough exterior covering of a woody root or
stem
Whittled - to make or shape (something) from a piece
of wood by cutting small pieces from it
Discussion:
Who was Billy pretending to be when he fell into the snow?
Who did Timothy and Carrie go get?
What was woodpecker doing that caught Nanabosho’s attention?
Why did Nanabosho want to do what woodpecker was doing?
How did Nanabosho create a beak?
What happened to Nanabosho?
What was so silly about what Nanabosho did?
Construction Paper Beaks (you will need colored construction paper, tape or stapler and yarn
to hold the beak in place)
Spring Reading Enrichment – Session 1
Cousins
Weight
Hurt
Sheepishly
Accident
Spring Reading Enrichment – Session 1
Beak
Bark
Bannock
Whittled
Spring Reading Enrichment – Session 1