Read it once again offers curriculum units and interactive white board activities based on the popular storybook, silly sally by audrey wood. Woods first memories of storytelling were in sarasota, florida, where her father was employed by ringling brothers circus, commissioned to repaint the big top. The woods divide their time between california and hawaii. So for a little fine motor activity, we curly qd orange hair to represent sally s hair, hard to see the orange in the picture but these cards are done that way. On her way to town she dances with a pig, plays leapfrog with a dog, sings with a loon, sleeps with a sheep, and more. A hilarious story with cumulative, rhyming text about a silly woman and all of the characters she meets on her way to town. There is also another printable to help students count the number of letters in their name and an idea for looking at names in a whole group setting. Silly sally went to town walking backwards upsidedown. The site navigation utilizes tab and enter key commands. Silly sally articulation and sequencing activities speech. This lesson plan explores the short story silly sally by audrey wood. I dont think many people are able to say they can quote parts of a book from 1st2nd grade. From the time they are born, children use their bodies to learn, making.
Ask students to give examples of things that are silly. An alltime favorite, silly sally comes to life for toddlers in this colorful board book. Silly sally is a topsyturvy cumulative tale about a girl who walks to town on her hands and starts a small parade. Then explain that silly sally by audrey wood is about a girl who meets lots of animals and a friend while going to town. Bring the story to life with movement and song with our produ. Silly sally by audrey wood introduction a childs mind and body develop together in an interrelated way. In silly sally by audrey wood, silly sally went to town, walking backwards, upside down. Silly sally by audrey wood 9x12 construction paper for each student. Silly sally home of the childrens book author audrey wood. This mini unit is fully of silliness as students experience the wonderful book silly sally written by audrey wood. Playful pictures and rollicking rhymes sweep listeners and readers along on sallys. If you are looking for a fun, short activity for these last crazy days, here is a remake of the story silly sally by audrey wood.
Come along and join silly sally and her outrageous friends as they parade into town in a most unusual way. Silly sally also included a provocation showing a little hidden hint. By audrey wood silly sally red wagon books 1st edition. Jul 17, 2012 videos of books by don and audrey wood. I chose silly sally by audrey wood as it is one of my favourite books. Silly sally fun pack preschool activities printable. I wrote the story in rhyme with the hopes it would be easy for school children to memorize. This class book goes along with audrey woods book silly sally and is great for a fun way of looking at names at the beginning of the year. Students practice matching letters to their phonemes in association with the correspondence ii in both oral and written words. It is a fun, nonsensical rhyming book about a lady who walks on her hands backwards to go to town. Not only is written by the audrey wood, but its a simple book with lots.
I enjoy rediscovering this book, which was completely by accident. This simple story doesnt have enough meat to be a unit study, but it makes an excellent introduction to rhyming. Along the way she collects a pig, a dog, a loon and a sheep before neddy buttercup restores order. Nov 29, 2011 just a little something, for the little somethings in our lives. Mar 31, 1994 silly sally is one of my favorite books as a child, i can still recite it without the book. Jun 08, 2011 if you are looking for a fun, short activity for these last crazy days, here is a remake of the story silly sally by audrey wood. As audrey became friends with the characters of the circus, she heard stories about them from the family of little people who lived next door to her family. Silly sally by audrey wood blues clues book, dog themed parties, kids book club. Wonderful rhyme, lively illustrations, easy repetition.
We read this book together and then brainstormed different ways to move and of course we had to try out lots of them. This song also include a visual picture chart for students to point at the next action you will incorporate in your song. We also identified the main character and other characters and created our own character map. Come along with silly sally and her silly companions as they parade toward town in a most unusual way. Silly sally went to town, walking backwards, upside down.
Silly sally fun pack with images preschool activities printable. Click on any of the images to download a full size picture. Silly sally by audrey wood paperback book the parent store. Activities for the childrens book silly sally written and illustrated by audrey wood. Mar 26, 2012 one of my favorite books to use with my speech students is silly sally by audrey wood. Silly sally articulation and sequencing activities speech time fun. I was on this website reading audrey wood books and was flabbergasted when i saw silly sally.
Audrey wood uses a rhyming technique in this book as she writes about silly sally making her way into town walking backwards, upside down. You andor the youngsters can draw and color your own puppets or on the authors website there are full size coloring pages for silly sally, neddy buttercup, wallowing pig, silly dog and sleepy sheep. Dec 02, 2010 we celebrated letter s by reading and doing activities with the book silly sally by audrey wood. A rhyming story of silly sally, who is joined by various anima. Students will read the story, participate in discussion questions, and. Shared reading lesson plans silly sally by audrey wood. Lets look at some of the skills and activities you can do with silly sally. They utilize letter boxes, and the book, silly sally, by audrey wood to assist them with their task on. See more ideas about book activities, literacy and preschool literacy. Mar 16, 20 silly sally, by audrey wood, is meant for younger children, but sometimes i think these books are good to revisit when kids get a little older too. On monday we took a picture walk and made predictions from the illustrations. Wood s first memories of storytelling were in sarasota, florida, where her father was employed by ringling brothers circus, commissioned to repaint the big top and sideshow murals.
Once you arrive at their pages, simply print them out and color them in. Oct 21, 2015 silly sally by audrey wood kids story time l reading with questions. See more ideas about book activities, preschool literacy and sally. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their.
Its one of my favorite books for introducing the concepts right side up and upside down. Use it alongside other rhyming books or as part of an author study on audrey wood. May 17, 2015 silly sally fun pack at the paper bag teacher includes activities for colors, letters, numbers, and sentences. Felt stories are one of the easiest ways to tell a story.
We read this book together and then brainstormed different ways to move. The illustrations are delightful, and it is a book my children request often. Its time for you to share your favorite book by audrey andor don wood. In this alltime favorite, silly sally comes to life for toddlers to enjoy. Silly sally by audrey wood 0152744282 9780152744281. I use the book theme in my centers and can daily touch upon a variety of early childhood domains which makes. Now choose a student to read the first section about silly sally and the. We can expect what animal comes next during sally went to town. Put the coat on backwards and two different shoes, add a bow tie and a silly hat. Along the way, she meets various animals just as silly as she is. In rhyming verse, wood tells of silly sally, who goes to town, walking backwards, upside down. Amanda post after reading silly sally by audrey wood, students will create a silly book of s words that rhyme with their names.
The little mouse, the big ripe strawberry and the big hungry bear. Dance a jig with a pig, play leapfrog with a dog, and even sing a tune with a loon. A collection of short stories for children and the young at heart. Silly sally fun pack preschool activities printable, literacy activities. Incorporate our silly sally song when you read silly sally by audrey wood.
She meets many animals on her way to town and does silly things with those animals as she works her way into town. Then we read the book and found all the rhyming words. Along her way she meets many animals who join her in dancing, leaping, singing, and sleeping. Introduce the title, author, and illustrator of the book to the class. Silly sally articulation and sequencing activities. It is so silly and motivating it is great for working on s andor l.
Practice character descriptions worksheet from all that chit chat. Dec 06, 2011 so with characters in mind, i tried to incorporate an activity that used each of the activities. Silly sally is a wonderful book written by audrey wood. It allows children to be focused if you are giving them opportunity to participate. I was amazed when a three yearold girl recited the entire book from memory to me in a bookstore. One of my favorite books to use with my speech students is silly sally by audrey wood.
I think that these kinds of predictable book make children to keep focus on the story and encourage their wonderings. They do goofier and goofier things, finally getting to town. Children seem to like this silly story about a girl named sally who went to town walking backwards upside down. Take a picture walk through the book with the students allowing them to point out silly events they see in the book.
We, of course, do the story then i use it for all sorts of vocabulary and phonics oral activities. From the time they are born, children use their bodies to learn, making physical development vitally important to all areas of. Silly sally is a very funny girl who gets to town by doing all kinds of ridiculous things with different animals. Silly sally activities for kindergarten classroom synonym. This book is great for engaging kids in pretend play, dancing and movement. Use for retelling the story and sequencing or for demonstrating adverbs of place. When we read this book in my first grade class, we only worked on matching pictures and reading some of the animal words. The slideshow and carousels can be controlled using tab, left, and right arrow keys. Have students make predictions by looking at the cover and title. It is so silly and motivating it is great for working on s.
I went to staples and colorcopied the pages of the book, laminated, and added velcro to make a sequencing board. Audrey wood is the author of many beloved books for children, including the bestselling classic the napping house, its companion the full moon at the napping house, caldecott honor book king bidgoods in the bathtub, heckedy peg, piggies, and piggy pie po, all of which were illustrated by her husband, don wood. Level 1 curriculum unit, level 2 curriculum unit, and level 1 interactive white board activities. It is a fantastic tool for teaching vocabulary such as common animal names, common action words and teaching your child to make predictions. Jul 03, 2012 we chose to read silly sally by audrey wood.
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