Title: Kittens First Full Moon
Author: Kevin Henkes is a children's book illustrator and writer. He is known for winning both the Caldecott Medal for illustrations and Newbery Honor for writing. In 2005 he recieved the Caldecott Medal for this book, Kittens First Full Moon.
Publisher: Greenwillow Book (2004)
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: 1-2
Brief Synopsis: This is a story about a little kitten that sees a full moon and thinks it is a bowl of milk. The kitten tries to get to the moon by stretching its neck, sprang from the top of the porch, chasing the moon down the sidewalk, and runs to the tallest tree to climb it. In the end the kitten realizes nothing is going to work. The kitten then decides to go home where she finds a bowl of milk waiting for her.
Theme/Skill: Realizing that we mistake many objects from a distance. This is called object relations. / Language Arts/ Science
Pre-activity: Take the students on a nature walk. Throughout the nature walk I will point out objects from a distance and have the student write down what they think it looks like. Then when we get closer to the object the students will write down what the actual object is.
Post-activity: After we read the book I will explain the method of object relations and how depending where you stand the object can look different compared to when you are close to that object. I will then have each student share their list from the nature walk with the class about what they saw from a distance and what they saw up close.
My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:
I really enjoyed reading this book! I thought the book had a very cute story line! The book is an ensuring comedy. I think it is a great book for all ages. I would definitely recommend it for teachers to read when they are teaching a lesson about object relations.
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: 1-2
Brief Synopsis: This is a story about a little kitten that sees a full moon and thinks it is a bowl of milk. The kitten tries to get to the moon by stretching its neck, sprang from the top of the porch, chasing the moon down the sidewalk, and runs to the tallest tree to climb it. In the end the kitten realizes nothing is going to work. The kitten then decides to go home where she finds a bowl of milk waiting for her.
Theme/Skill: Realizing that we mistake many objects from a distance. This is called object relations. / Language Arts/ Science
Pre-activity: Take the students on a nature walk. Throughout the nature walk I will point out objects from a distance and have the student write down what they think it looks like. Then when we get closer to the object the students will write down what the actual object is.
Post-activity: After we read the book I will explain the method of object relations and how depending where you stand the object can look different compared to when you are close to that object. I will then have each student share their list from the nature walk with the class about what they saw from a distance and what they saw up close.
My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:
I really enjoyed reading this book! I thought the book had a very cute story line! The book is an ensuring comedy. I think it is a great book for all ages. I would definitely recommend it for teachers to read when they are teaching a lesson about object relations.
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