Close readingcomprehension sheila rae, the brave is a great book to use for close reading. Louise eventually gets some of the candy, and sheila rae gets her comeuppance in a very satisfying ending. Children of all ages will see themselves in these characters, first introduced in sheila rae, the brave greenwillow, 1987. Lost and sad, she thinks of home, her parents and her timid sister louise. Browse sheila rae the brave activities resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. Nonfiction text features anchor chart plus tips for teaching students about. Would you be fearless or fearful if you saw a snake, got lost in the woods, found a big spider in. Lillys purple plastic purse lesson plans ideas for kindergarten and first grade. Sheila rae taunts louise with her peppermint stick, not wanting to share it, and uses her experience to trick her sibling. Kindergarten lesson planskindergarten readingkindergarten activitiesteaching readingbook activitiesreading strategies. This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live. Print our free downloadable library list and enjoy with your children. Students will need to know what making a prediction is.
Louises big sister, sheila rae, isnt afraid of anything. She walks backward with her eyes closed, steps on every crack, growls at stray dogs, and bares her teeth at stray cats. Walking home from school becomes an adventure that sheila rae thought she could handle. My twin girls are starting kindergarten this year and are a bit nervous. Today we are reading about a brave girl in the story sheila rae. Sheila rae is a mouse who believes she is not afraid of anything, making her the bravest little girl. Sheila rae, the brave by kevin henkes is a wonderful story with a great lesson. Access thousands of highquality, free k12 articles, and create online assignments with them for your students.
They will identify the central message in the story and write an opinion paragraph about the main characters as they explore the concept of bravery. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Sheila rae, the brave by kevin henkes librarything. These picture books about bravery will inspire courage and selfconfidence. Sheila rae, the brave with images kevin henkes books, sheila. Sheila rae, the brave printables, classroom activities, teacher. Sheila rae the brave literacy activity and craft craftivity. She walks backwards with her eyes closed, growls at dogs and cats, climbs trees, turns new corners and crosses different streetsand ends up in the middle of unfamiliar territory. After a guided reading of sheila rae, the brave students will be able to explain their. A complete author study for kevin henkes and soo much more. After a guided reading of sheila rae, the brave students will be able to explain their prediction about what would happen if sheila encountered an unfamiliar place and whether or not their prediction came true with ninety percent accuracy. Please support the companies who made these by buying their products. The students realized the characters were mentioned in various stories. The entire class will follow along with the teacher as she reads and models her thinking about the plot of the story.
How will the teacher present the concept or skill to students. Sheila rae the brave is a great story by kevin henkes about a very brave mouse that finds herself in a scary situation. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. This is a book from the june guiding readers set, but it can easily fit into any month. Shes not even afraid of the most frightening things she can imagine, and she has quite an imagination. Readers get ready to read by taking a tour of all of the pages in the book, from cover to. Sheila rae, the brave is a great book to use for close reading.
Free sheila rae, the brave study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Sheila rae, the brave an ela unit teaching resources. Im noticing that she is a brave kind of person most of the time, but there are still some things that scare her like being lost. It is his seventh book and the second of the mouse books series, preceded by a weekend with wendell and followed by chesters way. Free sheila rae, the brave worksheets and literature unit. This unit is filled with activities to be used with one of my favorite books, chrysanthemum by kevin.
Rainbow craft to use with the book wemberly worried by. Nothing seen here is my property, and i own no rights to this game. Sheila rae, the brave is a childrens book written and illustrated by kevin henkes and it is about how a brave little mouse named sheila rae tells everyone that she is not afraid of anything, at least until she gets lost in the woods when she tried to find a new way home. An unexpected person comes to her rescue and shows bravery of her own. Sheila rae, the brave is a childrens picture book written and illustrated by kevin henkes and published by harpercollins and the living books company. In this close reading lesson, students will identify and describe story elements, determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues, and retell the major events in the story sheila rae, the brave by kevin henkes. It features one of the delightful mouse characters from author kevin henkes. Close reading comprehension lessons plans for predictions, text details, characters, connections, and opinion. But when sheila rae becomes lost on the way home from school, it is her scaredycat sister louise who shows her a thing or two about bravery and sibling love. This sheila rae the brave lesson plan is suitable for 1st grade. I like to have my students figure out what kevin henkes may be trying to tell us as i read the story. Every one of my students observes this holiday, and we have a lot of fun learning about christmas traditions and how they are celebrated differently by each of our families. Grades prekk, 12 christmas in kindergarten is a big deal at my school.
This book is also a great read aloud for teachers and parents. Anyway, one of my favorite october activities is making connections to sheila rae the brave by kevin henkes. How does retelling a story help us determine its central message. This edit will also create new pages on giant bomb for.
Sheila rae, the brave by kevin henkes paperback book. Kindergarten name activities, kindergarten first week, preschool first day, preschool names, first day of school activities, pre k activities, 1st day of school, beginning of the school year, school fun. Sheila raes little sister comes along and helps her find the way home. First graders practice summarizing with the book sheila rae the brave by kevin henkes. In the book, sheila rae tried to tell herself that she was fearless. Sheila rae the brave by kevin henkes is a beloved book in my classroom. But its hard demonstrating courage without new and more terrifying challenges, and so brave sheila rae decides to go home from school a new way. Chrysanthemum wemberly worried lillys purple plastic purse a weekend with wendell julius the baby of the world chesters way sheila rae, the. Winter holiday handprint crafts with book pairings by shari carter. Sheila rae, the brave by kevin henkes, brave irene by william steig, and dragons and giants from frog and toad together i can read series. A speech and language activity sheila rae the brave by kevin henkes is a story that is full of new and challenging vocabulary. Its sheila raes little sister louise who proves to be resourceful after bold, occasionally bullyish sheila rae loses track of exactly where in the neighborhood they both are. Learners focus on plot and sequence as they read the story sheila rae, the brave by kevin henkes.
Sheila rae the brave lesson plan for 1st grade lesson planet. Kevin henkes author study activities, crafts, printables. Worksheets are a weekend with wendell lesson plan date maggie lumbreras, a weekend with wendell, kevin henkes author study, a weekend with wendell, questions and activities, yo yes guide 1, sheila rae the brave lesson plan date maggie lumbreras, character map. Selmovement please choose one or two of the following activities listed below. Reading, kindergarten teachers, kindergarten activities, teaching reading. Kindergarten lesson plans kindergarten reading teaching reading reading strategies reading comprehension sheila rae the brave kevin henkes books beloved book author studies. Winter holiday handprint crafts with book pairings. Sheila rae the brave literacy activity and craft craftivity sheila. First grade lesson sheila rae the brave betterlesson. This pack includes lesson plan ideas and differentiated reading extension activities to get your students exc. She growls at stray dogs, and bares her teeth at stray cats. Its sheila raes little sister louise who proves to be resourceful after. In this novel study, take a walk with sheila rae as she struggles with courage and bravery.
Most young children havent had to overcome their fear of public speaking or brave challenging situations. Sheila rae, the brave is a story by kevin henkes about a brave mouse who gets lost. Sheila rae the brave literacy activity and craft craftivity use this literacy activity and craft with the book sheila rae, the brave by kevin henkes. When her little sister louise doesnt want to come, sheila rae calls her a scaredycat and sets out alone. Improve your students reading comprehension with readworks.
A great way to promote texttoself comparisons and engage students in a simple craft involving the main character. But one day louise shows her sister that she can be brave, too. Directed drawing, drawing activities, kindergarten lesson plans, teacher, how to plan, school, drawings, sketches, professor. We are so often looking for ways to help our students adopt higher level vocabulary into their repertoire and kevin henkes stories have inspired me in my language therapy groups to do just that. Sheila rae the brave by kevin henkes read to me, every day. Close reading comprehension lessons plans for predictions, text details. Displaying all worksheets related to weekend with wendell. A mouse both boastful and fearless, sheila rae decides to go home from school by taking a new route. After a reading kevin henkes books, such as lillys purple plastic purse, owen, sheila rae the brave, chrysanthemum, chesters way, etc. Sheila rae, the brave character traits task cards off 24 hours sheila rae the brave task cards are designed for first grade to third grade to provide your students practice with identifying character traits, feelings and physical traits of characters in the story. Just like all of kevin henkes books, the illustrations are priceless.
But its hard demonstrating courage without new and more terrifying challenges, and so brave sheila. Worksheets are questions and activities, counting in the garden, a person who. Students can write about a time they were scared and they had to be brave, just like one of the characters in this book i dont want to give away any spoilers. For this summarizing lesson, 1st graders read the story over 3 days and answer comprehension questions. Big sister sheila rae is not afraid of anything not thunder, not lightning, not even the big black dog at the end of the block. Packed full of activities to keep your students enaged while studying kevin henkes beloved book. This book can used by teachers in the classroom to teach reading skills such as main idea, theme and character traits. The things a character says and the things a character does tell us. Sheila rae learns she is not as brave as she thought. Sheila rae the brave by kevin henkes is a beloved book. Use this literacy activity and craft with the book sheila rae, the brave by kevin henkes. Main idea and theme can be some of the most difficult topics to teach my first graders, so i thought i would share some of my favorite picture books i use to teach these skills in my classroom. This activity pack includes oneweek of english language arts lesson plans and activities focused on this story. Henry and mudge the first book by cynthia rylant duration.
This story is a hit among my young learners as they decide whether or not sheila rae and her little sister are brave and give reasons to defend their opinions. This unit is an exemplary example of a progression of learning activities where concepts and skills advance and deepen over time, requiring. This is a short unit suitable for pre k and kindergarten students. The selections in recommended readings in literature, kindergarten through grade. She boasts of her bravery to her friends and little sister, until one day sheila rae becomes afraid while wandering down a strange route, and her little sister louise is the one who guides her home.
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