Wemberly worried by kevin henkes animated book read aloud duration. Find books like wemberly worried from the worlds largest community of readers. We have been working with the story wemberly worried. Activities for kevin henkes back to school story, wemberly. Surely a new friendship would bring with it a whole new set of worries. Meet wemberly, winsome worrywart and newest mouse heroine from the creator of lillys purple plastic purse and the caldecott honor book owen. See the newest novels, discuss with other book lovers, buy romance books online.
So naturally, she is worried about her first day of school. This is an activity pack to accompany the story, wemberly worried by kevin henkes. Use these activities with the book wemberly worried by kevin henkes to get your students excited about being in school. Add the writing prompt, childs name worried to label the picture and dictate their stories. Discuss the things that you were worried about, whether you were worried about speaking english. Weve read many books so far to talk about the main idea. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and.
This picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular. If you ever worry or know someone who does, this is the book for you. After reading the book, invite children to draw a picture to illustrate a time they felt worried. Without the pictures here the text would be confusing and boring for students. Wemberly is a mouse who is worried about everything. Students read a book and explore the feelings of the main character during a book talk. Wemberly worried lesson plan for prek 1st grade lesson. Wemberly is a young mouse who worries about everything. Third grade week a pete the cat class book great way for teaching better. Wemberly worried character traits teachers pay teachers.
When wemberly was especially worried, she rubbed petals ears. Writepost the guiding question so that its visible to students. Her teacher pairs her with another student who appears to be as worried as she. See more ideas about wemberly worried, author studies and kevin henkes books. Wemberly worried is a great book choice for launching a conversation about the worries that students have about the first day of school. One of the books we read to help us understand the main idea is kevin henkes wemberly worried. 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. But when she meets a fellow worrywart in her class, wemberly realizes that school is too much fun to waste time. Wemberly worries about absolutely everythingfrom shrinking in bathtub water to losing her parents in the middle of the night. Wemberly worried a backtoschool favorite from kevin henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of lillys purple plastic purse, kittens first full moon, and chrysanthemum. The superbly paced narrative will leave children giggling at wemberly s worries but never laughing at wemberly.
They write a story using action verbs and visit a website that demonstrates verbs in action. By spending time together and having fun, the friends forget to be worried. Wemberly worried wemberly worried that if she didnt stop worrying, petal would have no ears left at all. I think realizing that others also have fears, helps children not feel so alone when dealing with their own emotions. Although wemberlys parents and grandmother try to ease her fears by offering support and reassurance, she still worries constantly. Looking for some fabulous first day of school picture books. If you are hunting for a book that might help the very young overcome some of their anxieties about school, today well look at kevin henkess wemberly worried and tomorrow, antoinette portiss kindergarten diary. On a sheet of chart paper write the question what did wemberly worry about. This book will be enjoyed by all people ages 4 and up summary. By the end of march, our class will have read at least 280 books. Wemberly worried with images beginning of school, text to self. Although her parents and laidback grandmother try to.
So imagine how poor wemberly feels on the first day of school. Wemberly worries about everythingespecially about making friends. Find them here along with some fun activities to go along with the books you choose to read. A backtoschool favorite from kevin henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of lillys purple plastic purse, kittens first full moon, and chrysanthemum. Young scholars read the book wemberly worried and complete language arts and math activities that go along with the book. Henkes books are always there to teach us a great lesson on life. Children know there is nothing funny about fear, and henkes is masterful at illuminating real. Wemberly worried is also a great book to give as gift. Wemberly worried printables, classroom activities, teacher. Practise words or expressions used in the book to express yourself in english. At the playground, wemberly worried about the chains on the swings, and the bolts on the slide, and.
Henkes book, wemberly worried, an alltime favorite back to school story. Ask the class to recall events that helped their worries about school to go away. Before her first day of nursery school, wemberly finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about, but she is able to overcome her fears with a little help from those who love her. Aug 31, 2000 unfortunately, wemberly worried doesnt fall into this category. Wemberly worries about everything, especially the first day of school.
Wemberly worried that if she didnt stop worrying, petal would have no ears left at all. Apr 27, 2010 wemberly worried is a great book for teachers and parents. Kevin henkes lesson plans for wemberly worried, more. See more ideas about wemberly worried, author studies and beginning of school. Wemberly worried lesson plan scholastic books for kids. This book is great to read aloud, especially when talking or teaching about anxiety and worrying. First published in 2000, wemberly worried appears to be one of the many kevin henkes titles headed for classic status. In this lesson about the book wemberly worried, students listen as the teacher reads, recall events from the story as teachers lists them on a piece. She worries about every possible thing there is to worry about, even when her parents tell her not to. Expand your classroom libraries with teacherselected titles.
Wemberly worried identifying and using action verbs students find the action verbs in an online story and in wemberly worried by kevin henkes. Wemberly s parents think that she worries too much. The reader actually feels sorry for wemberly, who doesnt seem to be enjoying life very much. Wemberly, a shy white mouse with gray spots, always feels nervous whether at home or away. Much of this book s gentle humor is in the illustrations. Wemberly worried picture book denton public library. Beloved authorillustrator kevin henkes speaks to the heart of worriers everywhere in this tender, universal story. Make a class list of things people worry about, with suggestions on how to cope with these worries. Admiral mcraven addresses the university of texas at austin class of 2014 duration. This picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. Wemberly worried by kevin henkes is a wonderful story about how getting over fears and worries.
Aug 23, 2014 first week of school wemberly and freebies. We have focused on why she is worried, but today we are going to focus on how the character, wemberly, changes from the beginning to the end of the story. This is a great book to use as part of our engaging readers series. This wemberly worried lesson plan is suitable for prek 1st grade. Theres a little bit of wemberly in all of us, but in this case you dont need. Goodreads members who liked wemberly worried also liked. This book can be used to teach reading skills such as main idea and details, cause and effect and character traits. Fun first day of school picture books brighthub education. On her birthday, wemberly worried that no one would come to her party. You can laminate the pages for durability and punch holes in them to create a book. Froggy goes to school read along aloud story audio book for children and kids duration. Wemberly worried is a great book for teachers and parents. Henkes once again puts his finger on the pulse of young children, combining good storytelling, careful characterization, and wonderfully expressive.
Wemberly worried, written by kevin henkes, is a wonderful book to teach. 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. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents and worn corners. Reading comprehension questions and response activities. Aug 04, 2011 we read wemberly worried on the first day of school and then make this puppet to talk about what we were worried about before starting first grade. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book.
Friendly day by kevin macleod is licensed under a creative commons attribution license. On the pages that say, wemberly worried about everything. Henkes once again puts his finger on the pulse of young children, combining good storytelling, careful characterization, and wonderfully expressive artwork to create an entertaining and reassuring picture book. It is about a little mouse named wemberly who feels worried about many things. Scholastic book clubs is the best possible partner to help you get excellent childrens books into the hands of every child, to help them become successful lifelong readers and discover the joy and power of good books.
This is one of my favorite activities that i use with this book. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Wemberly worried text to self connections 1st day of school. One side is the beginning and the other side is the end. Wemberly worried by kevin henkes animated book read aloud. Wemberly worried about spilling her juice, about shrinking in the bathtub, even about snakes in the radiator. Underline or italicize all book titles choose one formatting style and stick with itunderline or italicize for all book titles. Its a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children. Wemberly worried read aloud lesson ideas and activities. This is one of my favorite activities that i use with this. Henkes once again puts his finger on the pulse of young children, combining good storytelling, careful characterization, and wonderfully expressive artwork to create an entertaining and reassuring. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting,but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Buy wemberly worried book online at low prices in india. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and teachers.
Wemberly worried by kevin henkes picture book the parent. In this picture book, the main character, a mouse named wemberly, constantly worries about big and small things. But when she meets a fellow worrywart in her class, wemberly realizes that school is too much fun to waste time worrying. Ask the children to recall the different things that wemberly worried about in the book. Check out this product in the kevin henkes growing bundle that features 8 of his books at a steep discount. But then wemberly worried that there wouldnt be enough cake. I want students to have a deeper understanding about what happens in the story to cause the character to change. In the beginning she is worried, scared, and sad, but in the end she is shy, friendly, and excited.
Its hard to buy that her personality could undergo so radical a change just because she finds a new friend. These activities for wemberly worried will be a big hit in your kindergarten or firstgrade classroom. Wemberly worried is a great book choice for launching a conversation about the worries that students have about the first day o. Henkes speaks directly to the heart of worriers everywhere in this universal story about making friends and growing up. May not include discs, access code or other supplemental materials. At the bottom of the chart we write a sentence that tells how wemberly has changed. As the first day of school approaches, she meets another special mouse who is just as worried as she.
The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. When wemberly starts school, she worries more than ever before and finds herself faced with an abundance of new fears. We highlight five of the best books to read on the first day of school, to make your students feel more settled and comfortable in your classroom. Wemberly wemberly worried wemberly s newfriend singalong music to your mouse ears. Engage the class in a discussion about their worries. Jan 01, 2000 wemberly worried is a great book about a little mouse who worries all the time. 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.
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