This month began our combo plan for preschool and first grade using the five in a row fiar curriculum. These activities are taken from teaching early math skills with favorite picture books available from scholastic professional books. Blueberries for sal unit study free printable proverbial. Students read the book blueberries for sal and complete various computation math activities with blueberries. Blueberries for sal theme activities many seasons of motherhood. If you only have a limited amount of time, you may only want to use the math or circle time activities from this lesson plan. After reading blueberries for sal with your little ones and completing some of the activity pages featured below, choose one or more of these handson activities to further bring the story to life. Here are look into our week and the activities that we did other than the ones listed in the before five in a row manual math. Blueberries for sal theme activities many seasons of. Picture book study for the book blueberries for sal. For our first week of preschool we used blueberries for sal, a classic childrens book by robert mccloskey. She hears a noise and thinks its her mama, so she merrily follows along.
Jan 23, 2012 learning activities for the color blue with free printable. During blueberry season im always reminded of one of my alltime favorite childrens books, blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey. Oct 03, 2011 the blueberries for sal printables include fun activities to tie in with the story vocabulary words, word tracer cards, blueberry addition, a numberword matching game, find the difference game, puzzles and more download the free blueberries for sal printables pack dont miss these either. This companion includes activities for sequencing, describing, answering questions, synonyms, and prepositions. A simple snack of blueberries goes perfect with this book. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read.
Read the book together as a family each day and complete the suggested activities. Blueberries for sal printables homeschool creations. May 15, 2012 counting, sorting, math facts all can be done with blueberries or pretend blueberries. We read the book and also listened to an audio book version several times as well. Blueberries for sal with its gentle animals, funny noises, and youthful spirit of adventureis perfect for reading aloud. Worksheets are blueberries for sal s, berries, a birthday treat, dividing fractions 1, 9 readingcomprehension of literary textfiction, fun food word problems starring fractions, blend dab beginning blends work, doctor berries reading comprehension work.
Worksheets are blueberries for sal s, 9 readingcomprehension of literary textfiction, week 1 sample of the 5 year curriculum, finding main idea supporting details, berry parfaits preschool lesson, physical activities and healthy snacks for young children, directed reading thinking activity drta, prayer. Blueberries for sal book activities diy homeschooler. Literature guide for blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey. These lesson plans and worksheets are made to be a supplement to the book blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey. Displaying all worksheets related to blueberries for sal. The book chronicles the adventures of young sal and her mother, as well as a bear duo of mama and cub. This caldecotthonored book tells a timeless story with charming illustrations and simple text. Sal and her mother set off in search of blueberries for the winter at the same time as a mother bear and her cub. Find a metal bucket or use a large commercial sized aluminum food can from your school kitchen or ask a restaurant to donate one. Robert mccloskey wrote and illustrated blueberries for sal, which was originally published in 1948.
Blueberries for sal is a wonderful book that many children will read for many years to come. I hope you and your little one enjoy blueberries for sal and making memories with the activities that go along with it. This study has a variety of resources and can be used for preschool, kindergarten, or 1st grade. We started our enrichment activities with a blueberry hunt in the living room. A little girl goes blueberry picking with her mother while a little bear and his mama go searching for blueberries to eat. Count, sort, and learn numbers with blueberries for sal. After several mixups, the right child ends up with the right mother, and everyone has enough blueberries for sal printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. In this computation lesson, students complete number sentences, play guessing games, and solve story problems using. Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. I may have to print these awesome activities for our next blueberry season. After several mixups, the right child ends up with the right mother, and everyone has enough blueberries for winter. Winner of the 1949 caldecott honor, blueberries for sal follows a little girl and her mother up a big hill in search for blueberries.
Take your budding readers on a literary trip to pick blueberries as they learn vocabulary from robert mccloskys book, blueberries for sal. Blueberries for sal story time activities blueberries for. Some of the worksheets for this concept are blueberries for sal s, 9 readingcomprehension of literary textfiction, week 1 sample of the 5 year curriculum, berry parfaits preschool lesson, physical activities and healthy snacks for young children, finding main idea supporting details, directed reading thinking activity. Blueberries for sal is a classic childrens story about a human child and her mother and a bear child and his mother looking for berries. When sal goes out with her mother to pick blueberries, a mixup causes an unexpected adventure. There was a lot of pretend play this week, which made me so happy. For 2 weeks in august, we rowed blueberries for sal first. If you would like to share, please share a link to my blog or to the page that.
Blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey teachervision. Crush berries using a blender or food processor and put in a in a large bowl. With simple black and white illustrations or blue and white if you can find an older copy this sweet story follows a mom and her daughter as they pick blueberries and stumble upon a mama bear and her cub. Sal and her mother meet little bear and her mother while they are all picking and eating blueberries. Blueberries for sal activities bfiar natural beach living. Bear meets little sal and little bear surprises sal s mom. Blueberries for sal nancy polettes childrens literature site. Weve added 9 blueberry bushes to our landscape and enjoyed our own blueberries this year. To include a larger number of children, they can also roleplay the blueberry bushes, rocks, pail, and other elements in the story. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A quiet comedy of errors ensues when the young ones wonder off and absentmindedly trail the wrong mothers.
As little sal drops blueberries into her tin pail and counts the sounds they make kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk. Set in a small town in maine this picture book piece uses a single dark blue. Then make a waffles with messy blueberry sauce to eat on waffles, pancakes, and ice cream, and sal s blueberry muffins. Blueberries for sal math activity robert mccloskey wrote and illustrated blueberries for sal, which was originally published in 1948. In a dish or bowl add a couple of drops of blue watercolors to a couple tablespoons of water and viola, happy washable painting. Its story time again and this months story is blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey. Displaying top 8 worksheets found for blueberries sal. We liked the various songs and activities at the end of the audio. Discover the classic blueberries for sal with you children, and enjoy delving into it a little deeper using some of the many ideas listed here. Oct 07, 2011 here are look into our week and the activities that we did other than the ones listed in the before five in a row manual math. Visit a local farm and pick your own blueberries, or buy the sweetest ones you can find from your grocery store. And be sure to sign up for the free blueberries for sal printable pack for ten pages of interactive printables that will help you extend the fun, handson learning even further. My girls love blueberrys, they are a bit sour for me though. Includes printables for learning about blueberries for sal.
Aug 17, 2011 for our first week of preschool we used blueberries for sal, a classic childrens book by robert mccloskey. In the caldecott honor book, blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey, little sal and her mother are picking blueberries. Our preschoolers started off by gluing some strips of manila paper on top of a brown construction paper pie crust. The idea behind before five in a row by jane claire lambert is you read the story together every day of the week.
But children adults of today still find it an endearing story. As sal picks and eats her berries, she gets separated from her mother. Blueberries for sal is an adorable book perfect for summer reading. We made blueberry pie in preschool teach preschool. Blueberries for sal mccloskey lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten 3rd grade. I often heard him storing up blueberries for winter with his stuffed animals, and he picked berries off a tree with his neighbor like blueberries for sal. Picking blueberries turns out to be more complicated than little sal and little bears mothers thought. Aug 27, 2012 for 2 weeks in august, we rowed blueberries for sal first. Blueberries for sal is a childrens picture book by robert mccloskey. Blueberries for sal was written by robert mccloskey in 1948 and is a caldecott honor book. Each of our playlists include science, readaloud, art, songs, and other educational clips. The activities pull out some of the fun aspects of this book. Oct 16, 2018 blueberries for sal is a classic childrens book that many families are already familiar with. This series of activities is based on robert mccloskeys book blueberries for sal.
Blueberries for sal printables and activities for early years. The idea is to enjoy these books on a somewhat seasonal theme. Here is a free blueberries for sal unit study with printable notebooking and worksheet pages. You can find these books at your local library or bookstore. But little sal and her mother are not the only ones enjoying blueberries that day. Blueberries for sal preschool and first grade activities. This classic is a caldecott honor book that was originally published in 1948. Blueberries for sal is a wonderful book that many children will. Feb, 2017 a deceptively simple story that shows how a mother and daughters lazy afternoon picking berries can turn into a shared memory that lasts a lifetime. A preschool learning pack for preschoolers with games and activities to go along with the before five in a row unit study, blueberries for sal. For 2 weeks in august, we rowed blueberries for sal. The blueberry counting game is from the blueberries for sal fold and learn. Worksheets are blueberries for sal s, 9 readingcomprehension of literary textfiction, week 1 sample of the 5 year curriculum, finding main idea supporting details, berry parfaits preschool lesson, physical activities and healthy snacks for young children, directed reading thinking activity drta, prayer for a child s. Here are some fun activities from delightful learning and the homeschool club blueberry for sal activities.
As little sal drops blueberries into her tin pail and counts the sounds they make, she meanders away from her mother and ends up trailing a mother bear. Blueberry activities, books, and recipies the educators. Read the book with your preschooler and then extend the story with these simple math activities. Blueberries for sal preschool activities counting blueberries 1. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading blueberries for sal. The blueberries for sal printables include fun activities to tie in with the story vocabulary words, word tracer cards, blueberry addition, a numberword matching game, find the difference game, puzzles and more download the free blueberries for sal printables pack dont miss these either. Suggestions we are suggesting a variety of activities that can be enjoyed from the smallest to your older student. By preteaching the words pupils are prepared to raise their hands when they hear the words in the story.
This activity was too easy for malachi but the perfect challenge for eliana. Blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey, paperback. Some of the worksheets for this concept are blueberries for sal s, 9 readingcomprehension of literary textfiction, week 1 sample of the 5 year curriculum, finding main idea supporting details, berry parfaits preschool lesson, physical activities and healthy snacks for young children, directed reading thinking. Blueberries for sal lesson plan in this caldecott honor book, little sal and her mother are picking blueberries.
A bed for the winter is a dk reader that explores homes different animals find for winter. I had her place pompom blueberries on the blueberries as she counted number recognition and then she matched the blueberries to the correct number. It was awarded the caldecott honor in 1949 the story features a little girl, sal, and her mother as they go and pick blueberries for winterand a bear cub and his mother as they go and eat berries for winter from the other side of the same hill. Aug 11, 2014 winner of the 1949 caldecott honor, blueberries for sal follows a little girl and her mother up a big hill in search for blueberries.
Blueberries for sal kindle edition by mccloskey, robert. Your preschool students will love the book blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey and you can use the story as a basis for teaching several different concepts. The unit study uses the classic book blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey as its inspiration. The first day we used it, we used the paper berries from the blueberries for sal printables. After reading blueberries for sal with your little ones and completing some. The children crisscrossed their paper which was a challenging concept for some of the younger children. Blueberries for sal extension activities scholastic. Our blueberries for sal youtube playlist has a whimsical mix of berries, bears, and more. Robert mccloskeys gentle, engaging story keeps preschoolers absorbed as mrs.
Sal and her mother are picking blueberries to can for the winter. These activities are taken from teaching early math skills with favorite picture books available from scholastic professional books in the caldecott honor book, blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey, little sal and her mother are picking blueberries. Blueberries for sal printables, classroom activities, teacher. Blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey scholastic. Little sal and her mother go to blueberry hill to pick blueberries. Blueberries for sal before fiar delightful learning. A deceptively simple story that shows how a mother and daughters lazy afternoon picking berries can turn into a shared memory that lasts a lifetime. On the other side of blueberry hill, a mother bear and her cub are eating blueberries to store up fat for the winter. Mother wants to can, or preserve, the berries so they will have food for the winter. As you narrate the story, invite children to play the roles of little sal, her mother, little bear, his mother, and perhaps the mother crow, mother partridge, and their children.
Math is always more meaningful when connected to everyday life. What you get teacher discussion guide book project and activity ideas youtube links to. The endearing illustrations, rendered in dark, blueberrystain blue, will leave you craving a fresh pail of your own. Children can dramatize the action in the story as you reread it. See more ideas about blueberries for sal, blueberry and blueberry farm. But when sal wanders to the other side of blueberry hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter. Blueberries for sal unit study homeschool helper online. See more ideas about blueberries for sal, book activities and preschool activities. Some of the worksheets for this concept are blueberries for sal s, 9 readingcomprehension of literary textfiction, week 1 sample of the 5 year curriculum, finding main idea supporting details, berry parfaits preschool lesson, physical activities and healthy snacks for young children, directed. Jul 29, 2017 during blueberry season im always reminded of one of my alltime favorite childrens books, blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey. Displaying top 8 worksheets found for blueberries for sal. Meanwhile sal s mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries.
The complete monotub tek cultivation walkthrough the easiest way to grow mushrooms indoors. Blueberries for sal before five in a row unit study the. Blueberries for sal story time activities my joyfilled life. Button game in the story, sal picked three blueberries from the bush and placed them into a metal pail. Blueberries for sal is a caldecott honor book by robert mccloskey that is about how little sal and little bear wandered off from their mothers and ended up with the others mother during a day of blueberry picking. Adding the blueberry pail addition was fun and we tried a few different things during the week. A quiet comedy of errors ensues when the young ones wander off and absentmindedly trail the wrong mothers. Our boys are currently ages 36 months and 6 years, so activities were tailored to their particular level. Learning activities for the color blue love to laugh and learn. Preschool lesson plan on blueberries for sal includes. Blueberries for sal printables, classroom activities. After several mixups, the right child ends up with the right. Read the book blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey and then make a blueberry pie.