"The day before
Christmas,
snuggled on his floor,
Bear sleeps soundly
with a great big snore....
#1. Bear Stays Up for Christmas Bears sleep in winter! That's what they do! but this bear has friends who want him to stay up, stay awake and enjoy Christmas! And so the adventure begins... they must find a Christmas tree and bake some cakes. They need to hang up stockings and sing Christmas songs. Bear manages to stay up with some help from his friends and he learns an important life lesson. The lesson of giving!
Giving is the best Christmas present ever. Bear also is awake for a SURPRISE visit from someone very special. Bear and his friends together make an enchanting holiday that they will fondly remember. Young readers love this story and the many characters illustrated by Jane Chapman. Karma Wilson's text tells the story with rhyme which makes this a great read aloud and listening activity in oral language.
Giving is the best Christmas present ever. Bear also is awake for a SURPRISE visit from someone very special. Bear and his friends together make an enchanting holiday that they will fondly remember. Young readers love this story and the many characters illustrated by Jane Chapman. Karma Wilson's text tells the story with rhyme which makes this a great read aloud and listening activity in oral language.
The illustrations are the perfect springboard to bring about book talk and conversation about seasons, bears and hibernation.
This book teaches the life lesson of being kind and the gift of giving.
Click the link below to get reader response pages that help young readers write about this book. There are pages for beginning writers as well as more challenging pages for those writers who need the challenge.
Reader Response Pages Include:
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| Bear Stays Up for Christmas Reader Response Pages |
- comprehension questions
- writing about Bear
- word work - rhyming words - making new words
- handwriting practice
- story events
- my favorite part
- writing about the surprise
- design a quilt for your friend
- write and draw about the story
- teacher pages
25 total pages for the individual reader response, small reading groups, whole class.
#2. The Legend of the Poinsettia Enhance the reading experience with these writing prompts and reader response pages for The Legend of the Poinsettia retold by Tomie dePaola is a fabulous book to read aloud when teaching the genre of legends and the value of giving. What is a legend? and how are they important to learning history?
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| Reader Response Pages for The Legend of the Poinsettia |
These questions can start your book talk about this Christmas book. Search and research about poinsettias and spend time learning about the legend of the poinsettia.
In addition to Christmas trees, poinsettias have long been used to decorate the holiday season. Why do you think this to be true? How do you know? Listen and learn about the legend of the poinsettia and then write reader responses to read with more meaning and conviction. Share your responses for important book talk. This is a story about the Mexican legend of the poinsettia which has been handed down for generations. Read about Lucida who lives with her family in a small village in the mountains of Mexico. Learn about Lucida's family and traditions and learn about kindness and giving.
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| Reader Response Pages Wild Christmas Reindeer |
#3. The Wild Christmas Reindeer Jan Brett is a masterful writer of children's books. As you read The Wild Christmas Reindeer , stop and talk about what is happening in the story. What is Teeka's problem? How might she solve it? What would you do? Pause and ponder over the beautiful illustrations and be sure to take in the details.
Discuss the lesson that Teeka learned in the story. Complete some of the
Reader Response pages for this wonderful story. Share the book responses in a literature circle. Take time to revisit the book and write a second time. Talk about the author's message and why it is important.
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