Each book is complemented with printable mouse activities and crafts and related educational materials and lesson plans. The protagonists of walshs mouse paint return, with a few companions, to bring another basic concept to life for toddlers. Fun childrens learning activities, including printable templates. Read mouse mess aloud for enjoyment and to see how story ends. As we continue our look at the mouse books by ellen stoll walsh, we read the book mouse count and had fun with a little mouse counting of our own mouse count by ellen stoll walsh is about a snake who gradually, one by one, collects 10 mice in a jar with plans to eat. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Repeat activity so students are able to practice counting on to ten. If you give a mouse a brownie learning fun sharing. Our free printable book about counting apples is great for a preschool apple theme or during a fruit and vegetable theme. Although the lion doubts the mouse can ever help him, he is proven wrong. Number week handson activities for preschoolers virtual book. The big pictures make this a great choice for storytime sharing and they always crack up at the picture of the strawberry wearing a.
Mouse count by ellen stoll walsh is the story of a hungry snake who. Together, the two texts can provide learning opportunities at multiple levels. Mouse paint activities crafts picture books colors. After reading, ask students to share what they think might happen the next morning as the people who live in the house come down and see the big mess. The book does a great job of not only teaching toddlers colors, but gives a great visual illustration on how color mixing works making it a great choice for preschoolers too. Counting is one of the most fundamental math skills. The book mouse count inspired this activity that helps preschoolers. This activity focuses on fine motor skills and retelling the story as you create it. In this activity, children investigate the different ways that they ten mice could be. Empty jar a clean peanut butter jar works great or a similar jar if you have peanut allergies in your classroom. We just did a color mixing activity based on this book as well. Kids will have fun learning about colors, color mixing, shapes, and other skills with these free mouse paint worksheets for kids.
Kirkus explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Mouse count story retelling, make your own book and glue the story. Weve rounded up some of the best if you give a mouse a cookie activities from around the web. Read again, letting students mask certain letters in the story. In the book the super cute mice are playing and have to watch out for snakes, but they get sleep and take naps. These counting mats are the perfect math activity to do alongside laura numeroffs if you give a mouse a cookie. This a great story to use when you are teaching your preschoolers about colors and mixing colors to make new ones. As the story is read, each time the snake adds mice to the jar, allow different students to manipulate the. As a teacher, i love to turn a well written and illustrated book into inspiration for learning activities to hook my learners. Color mixing clip cards roll and color page for mouse paint activities to go with the book mouse count by ellen stoll walsh. Get that shape from the pile and place on paper where it.
Mouse count math activity and story retelling fun learning for kids. Strawberry activities and printables for toddlers school. Unusually pleasing rehearsal of the numbers from 1 to 10. Cardboard roll snake made with a paper roll, washi tape, and. You could also read it when learning about the letter m or during a theme about mice. Preschool activities for mouse paint by ellen stoll walsh. Includes an illustrated mini book of this beloved fable by aesop. Create a mouse craft with your child inspired by the book mouse count. And the story of noahs ark by sally lloyd jones color zoo by lois ehlert tana hoban books count and see.
Mouse count activities for kids create a mouse craft with your child inspired by one of our favorite picture books, mouse count. This is a darling book for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Learning colors with mouse paint preschool activities. The children can count, identify numbers, and explore early reading skills all in one fun book. In mouse count by ellen stoll walsh, a hungry snake finds 10 mice on the grass and puts them. We had so much fun with our ten apples up on top counting activity last week, so i decided to do another fun counting activity inspired by a book.
But when the weasel comes home from collecting them, he finds that the main ingredient the mouse has gone home to finish reading his book. Mouse paint is another great book by walsh that works when learning about colors and color mixing. Lets check out my ideas for turning the book, if you give a mouse a brownie, into learning fun. If you give a mouse a cookie counting mats i love finding fun handson activities to go along with our favorite picture books. Shapes storytime for toddlers may 29, 2017 july 18, 2018 erin buhr. Helps with the concepts of counting on and counting down from 10. I also made a simple pocket chart activity based on the book, you can download it for free on my pocket chart printables webpage just click on the graphic on that page we are having our mouse paint week right now, i will share more in an upcoming post. Try some of these fun preschool activities after reading this book to your students. The story of the lion and mouse, one of aesops fables, and the relationship they forge when the lion decides to spare the mouse. Ellen stoll walsh unit level 1 unit by lisa martin. Pin teacher reads the story students place the mice one by one through the snake tube as if the snake is swallowing them into the jar. You listed so many great ways to expand on the book, than you for the ideas. Find the latest books, games, and printable activities featuring mouse from the if you give books by laura numeroff and felicia bond.
Learners can easily practicing their skills in fun ways. The ability to compare and contrast a text, as well as making personal connections, and creative writing are explored with this mini book and activities set. Mouse count book extension activity for kids lalymom. After listening to the story, mouse count by ellen stone walsh, its the young scholars turn to figure out how their mice can be organized, with some inside a jar and some out. Decorate your mouse using a paper towel roll, paint, and button eyes. Print the mouse paint color flashcards page 1 page 2 to display on a flannel board as you read the story. The teacher will read the book, mouse count by ellen stoll walsh. Mouse count, students can be given the opportunity to learn key details and facts about real snakes in the informational text. Mouse count activities crafts picture books numbers preschool. This week we will be having fun with numbers and featuring the classic storybook mouse count by ellen stoll walsh so go ahead and have fun. A hungry snake counts 10 mice for dinner, but the countdown begins as the clever mice escape him. Mouse paint, mouse count, mouse shapes activities and. Mouse counting activity inspired by the book mouse count heres a playful way to recreate the story mouse count with your child and sneak in a little mouse count activity with math too using everyday items.
In this charming companion to mouse paint, ellen stoll walsh introduces the concept of counting forward and backward in a suspenseful story that will keep young readers guessing. Read the story and use mouse paint color flash cards to help present the colors in the sequence in which they appear in the book. We use the mouse count book to practice counting down and counting up to ten during the story. Prek story collections this collection of stories contains nine beautifully illustrated readaloud books, one for each unit of bridges prek. These mouse paint preschool activities are great followups to reading ellen stoll walshs story about three white mice and some jars of paint mouse paint is a great book for introducing toddlers and preschoolers to colors and color words. Heres a playful way to recreate the story mouse count with your child and sneak in a little math too with everyday items. This book lends itself perfectly to story retelling with props. I made this flannel version of mouse paint and posted about it in my colors storytime, but i wanted to pull it out and highlight it for flannel friday. It does a great job of showing kids the process of mixing colors. This mouse count worksheet is suitable for kindergarten 2nd grade. The rhythm follows the illustrations in a glissando. Mouse count numbers activities and crafts for the mouse theme picture books of author ellen stoll walsh for preschool and kindergarten.
Three sleepy mice, one hungry snake and a glass jar make this fun story a great way to teach basic counting. Mouse paint and yet again, another flannelboard from the storytime katie archives. Extend the learning by reading other laura numeroff books in the if you give a series. Arnold lobels many books for children include fables, winner of the caldecott medal. Student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines. The book mouse count inspired this activity that helps preschoolers and kindergartners practice counting and fine motor skills plus its lots of fun too. A delightful companion to mouse paint, mouse count is a perfect counting book for young students, combining ellen stoll walshs signature, uncluttered cutpaper art with an exciting, original story about a group of cautious but sleepy field mice and a hungry blue snake who is lucky enough to stumble upon them sleeping peacefully in the meadow. Count a mouse story telling props and game teach preschool. Explain that as you reread the story, the students need to act it out using props. The book mouse count inspired this activity that helps preschoolers and kindergartners practice counting and. I love when i can combine books and hands on experiences. First, you need to start with the inspirational book.
Add a few more of these to your week after enjoying the story. Mouse count counting on to ten in this lesson, students will. A snake comes along and catpures the mice one by one into a jar. We did a little something different for tot school this week. Read the story together and then go back and look at what the mice made with their shapes. From the creator of mouse paint and mouse count comes a book about mice and shapes. The selections feature themebased counting and numeral recognition, sequencing, shapes and locations, and. A snake comes along and catpures the mice one by one into a. This adorable book mouse count by ellen stoll walsh creates an opportunity to learn about counting and also working together as a team. It was an excellent way to practice this skill with. Model for the students how they are going to complete this activity. The lion and the mouse printables, classroom activities. Mouse paint worksheets for kids 123 homeschool 4 me. It has a simple plot that follows a story sequence.