It is such a cute story about a lazy bear who sleeps through every planting season. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Every master needs a willing servant, and the tops and bottoms in these twenty tales from the most skilled authors of bdsm fiction are perfectly matched. My amazon store is where you will find not only all of the books ive. Click on popout icon or print icon to worksheet to print or. Bear is content to spend his days laying about and sleeping, while his business partner, hare, sows the. Tops and bottoms, by janet stevens, is a trickster tale that will capture the attention of young readers. Students practice 4 vocabulary words each week and record their thinking in an interactive journal. Check diary of a spider book out of library and mark pages to read, gather pictures of spiders.
The tarantula hawk has the most painful bite for humans. Worksheets are tops and bottoms, exemplar texts, tops and bottoms second grade exemplar lesson, tops and bottoms, tops bottoms, antonym matching activity, third grade reading street unit, the trial of cardigan jones. Fun ideas to use with our favorite janet stevens book. Janet stevens book tops and bottoms is the source for a vocabulary exercise worksheet. Tops and bottoms lesson plans kindergarten lesson plans. Lesson title and summary spiders the children will make a snack. Tops and bottoms by janet stevens is such a fabulously engaging book, i almost wish we had more time to spend on it i put together a fun little unit that covers some ela, some math, and a bit of science to supplement our plant unit. Literature units for tops and bottoms can include a variety of activities that will work well for students in grades k3. Hare plans three ways to trick bear by sharing the harvest. This award is given to books that have outstanding illustrations. Kindergarten grade lessons the outdoor garden classroom. Informational nonfiction, 401 words, level k grade 2, lexile 560l.
Here are some great book activities for kindergarten and first grade. Desert plant and animal life aven looks for tarantulas and loves to visit a tall. Student identify pictures in the book that illustrates the different work ethics. May 3, 2016 dive deep into this book with a week of meaningful activities that cover core standards. Which sentence from the story shows that bear learned a lesson. Jargon journal vocabulary curriculumjargon journal is a weekly vocabulary curriculum tied to picture books. This caldecott honor book is chockfull of goofy animals and fun illustrations. Booklist resources for this book save to list other books you might like related book resources. This lesson is important because it will teach the students basic comprehension skills that are essential in understanding literature. And although hare and bear learned to live happily as neighbors, they never became business partners again.
She is also the illustrator of the epossumondas books, written by renowned storyteller coleen salley. Tops and bottoms is an adaptation combining several folk tales from the past. He is now industrious, focused, and an animal with a plan, which contrasts sharply with the sluggish work ethic of his neighbor, bear. Browse tops and bottoms activities resources on teachers pay teachers. Another great way to engage your students is by creating a storyboard that uses vocabulary from the tops and bottoms book in this activity, students demonstrate their understanding of vocabulary words using sentences and corresponding images. A charming book about the many lessons and kindnesses children learn when animals are in the. Tops and bottoms book by janet stevens storyboards. Start studying journeys 3rd grade lesson 12 tops and bottoms rc. Bear and hare get involved in a gardening business where hares tricks and hard work allow him to reap all the vegetable profits, while lazy bear sleeps through every planting season and doesnt make any profits. Start studying tops and bottoms comprehension questions. Tops and bottoms comprehension questions add to my activities. Reading, responding to literature, retelling, center and craft ideas too.
Structure book opens top to bottom both story structure or form of piece language demands and conventions including vocabulary load and sentence structure knowledge demands life, content, culturalliterary levels of meaningpurpose once upon a time story sequential causal and problem solution vocabulary load business partners. Your readers place seven words in a word bank correctly into seven fillintheblank sentences. When it was time for the harvest we can split the profit right down the middle. For gay and bi men, much of our lives are built on these words. How do characters actions affect the plot of a story. Top middle bottom the author tells the reader that hare is clever and bear is lazy. This work is about farming and a trickster hare who overcomes tough times by fooling a wealthy and lazy bear. Engineering and math bring books to life and enhance learning. Browse tops and bottoms science resources on teachers pay teachers. The tarantula in my purse and 172 other wild pets book. They especially enjoy being able to share their cooking skills with their families. The following activities will help students identify the different parts of a plant and what part of the plant we are eating when we eat different fruits and vegetables. Read the book called tops and bottoms by janet stevens then have the discussion with the. In janet stevens tops and bottoms, we meet the same hare who lost the race with a tortoise in aesops famous fable, but he has since learned his lesson.
Aside from the tops and bottoms storyline, the concept is reinforced through the book s unique binding spine is at the to vs. They planted, watered, and weeded, then watered and weeded some more. All page numbers and unitweek designations found in this lesson relate to the edition of the basal reader named above. They are wide at the top and get narrower as they go down. Tops and bottoms comprehension grammar quiz quizizz. This humorous tale follows a family of busy gardening rabbits who outwitt a lazy bear. Using details from the story, make a chart like the one below showing what hare gains from each harvest and how bear reacts. It is unusual to turn the book and read it top to bottom. He is now industrious, focused, and an animal with a plan, which contrasts sharply with the.
It is set to move from one question to the next when the question is answered correctly. Find tops and bottoms lesson plans and teaching resources. The deal is that hare and his family will plant and harvest the crops on bears land and in return they get half of the crops. Sample literature elements planning grid for tops and. Wish list tops and bottoms book companion and activities. Spider craft cut an egg carton into little cup sections. In alex jordaines disciplining dee, a cruel mistress offers a slave a lesson in submission shell never forget, while john experience the many shades of dominance and submission in this. Tops and bottoms by janet stevens was published in 1995. Using an awl or screwdriver, make eight holes in the bottom. The hare family works together to help fight off hunger, while bear gets a lesson on how being lazy and not learning can backfire. How will the teacher present the concept or skill to students. There is much to be learned from this book and by involving learners in various book. The tarantulas heart is a long, slender tube located along the top of the. Clever hare solves his familys problems by tricking bear.
Hare what hare gains bear how bear reacts bottoms tops tops bottoms middle tops and bottoms. With her sister and coauthor, susan stevens crummel, she created the acclaimed bestsellers the great fuzz frenzy,help me, mr. With her sister and coauthor, susan stevens crummel, she created the acclaimed bestsellers the great fuzz frenzy, help me, mr. Bear learns a valuable lesson about hard work from his neighbors, the hare family. Preschool and kindergarten spiders activities and crafts kidssoup. Click on the tab at top that says teacher feedback.
Top and bottoms lesson plans for janet stephens book are here. This lesson was created as part of the basal alignment project, during which teachers created ccssaligned lessons for existing literary and information texts in basal readers. The amazing illustrations have earned artist janet stevens a caldecott honor medal. Hare tugged off the roots at the bottom and the tassels at the top and put them in a pile for bear. All types of tarantulas have two sets of book lungs breathing organs. Students love cooking projects, and this one is no exception. When it was time for the harvest, hare called out, wake up, bear. First he he lets bear choose what he wants, tops or bottoms. Captions, boldface print, and detailed photos make this a great book to discuss nonfiction features of text with students. Comparing and contrasting with tops and bottoms stories. Tops and bottoms is a caldecott honor book that is written and illustrated beautifully by janet stevens and it is a trickster tale that is inspired by many european folktales and africanamerican folktales of the south that deal with the subject of a trickster character teaching their rivals a lesson.
Its all wonderful fun, and the book opens, fittingly, from top to bottom instead of from side to side, making it perfect for storytime sharing. A tarantulas central nervous system brain is located in the bottom of the inner. This file is a series of wh questions that go with the book tops and bottoms. Tops and bottoms comprehension questions boardmaker. See more ideas about plant science, kindergarten science and book activities. Bear chooses tops so he can have all of the tops and hare would get the bottoms.