While enjoying eating the peanuts together, think of a word related to the circus or an animal that begins with the letter or letter sound.ĭon’t want to use peanuts? Try cutting peanut shapes from a brown paper grocery bag or cardboard box. If not, just have her choose another peanut and tell you what letter is written on it. If she chose an uppercase, see if she can find the matching lowercase. Have her look at the letter and tell you the name of the letter, what sound the letter makes, and whether it is an uppercase or lowercase letter. Place the peanuts on a cookie sheet and encourage your child to choose one. With a permanent marker, write the uppercase letter on one peanut and the lowercase letter on another. Gather two peanuts for each letter of the alphabet. Peanutty Letters: Buy a bag of roasted peanuts in the shell like the ones sold at a circus.

Do you think this story was real or made up and why?.Listen to your child’s answers and allow her to express her thoughts and ideas. Define the words if needed.Īsk questions that will encourage conversations and recall events from the story. Ask your child to tell you what she thinks the author is trying to say. Can you tell me a word that starts with the same sound as your name? /m/ /m/ /Marie? Magnificent, magical Marie! How about Marie Monkey!Īs you read and come to words that may be unfamiliar to your child, reread the words.What sound do you hear when I say ‘Fannie Feeney’? You got it! I hear the /f/ sound.What sound do you hear first when I say Dottie Dailey? Yes, the /d/ sound! Those words both begin with the /k/ sound. As I read the story, I hear names and words that begin with the same sound.Phonological Awarenessįocus on alliteration, which is the repetition of beginning sounds of neighboring words. During future readings, you might include some skill-related activities such as those shown below. You Might Also Be Interested in Other Picture Book Studies.Read the story to your child from start to finish for the first reading so she can follow the storyline. PaineĬreate Your Own Bundle of Picture Book Studies: Finish the Words From The Story (cut and glue the missing letters).

Story word and picture sorting activity (cut and glue).Label the Parts of the book (cut and glue).

8 paper bag puppet templates for 8 types of animals that came ashore from the circus ship.

Circus Show Ticket Templates to design and decorate.

Maze to help the tiger save Little Emma Rose.

Color and cut out apples to glue onto giving tree template.

3 letter 'T is for tiger' handwriting practice pages.

“What Do You Think” writing/drawing opportunity.

Story patterns “cut and glue” worksheet.

Just print and go! This study has a variety of resources and can be used for preschool, kindergarten, or 1st grade. A no prep picture book study for 'The Circus Ship'.

The circus ship