Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship, by Edward Hemingway is an adorable story about the friendship between an apple and a worm. The book has fun figurative language that makes it even more enjoyable to read. It also is a great segway into discussing standing up for yourself.
What is included with the book write-up?
- Vocabulary list
- Questions for teaching inferencing skills to enhance comprehension
- Journal prompts
- Detailed activities that cover learning outcomes for Math, Language & Literacy, Science and Art
- Save hours of searching the internet for activity ideas
- Hands on activities with things you can find around the house
Learning Outcomes covered
Literacy
- Children will learn to discriminate the sounds of language ( phonological awareness)
- Children will develop age appropriate writing skills
- Children will begin to develop age appropriate strategies that will assist in reading( retelling and alphabet knowledge
- Children will develop an understanding of new vocabulary introduced in conversations, activities, stories or books
- Children will develop skills in listening for the purpose of comprehension
Math
- Children will begin to develop an understanding of numbers
- Children will learn how to use a variety of non-standard and standard means of measurement
Science
- Children will use processes of science to actively explore and increase understanding of the environment
Art
- Children will explore and use a variety of materials to develop artistic expression
