Weve read it over and over since my kids were really little. An animated readaloud of the book that started my obsession to chase cloudtales. See more ideas about book activities, preschool weather and preschool activities. They look at websites which contain cloud pictures and then use their imagination and draw on the computer their cloud pictures. Adventures a himitsu we are a nonprofit school encouraging students to learn english through reading high quality books. After i read the story, we retell the tale together, using the picture prompts on my slider. It has a good pattern and is fairly easy for beginning readers level 7 reading recovery. It looked like spilt milk kids activities coffee cups.
Word repetition and a mystery shape that shifts from page to page help capture childrens attentionand inspire their imagination. The activities also give the students a chance to stand in front of the class and lead the repetitive text of the book. It looked like spilt milk for imagination storytime, i made a flannel of the book it looked like spilt milk. It looked like spilled milk charles shaw paint pouring. Thanks so much jillian for all of these fun book extension activities for it looked like spilt milk.
You may want to begin this activity with the book sounds around town by maria carluccio, especially if you are doing five senses activities. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. It looked like spilt milk was introduced at the same time as browns own goodnight moon and the growing tree from ruth kraussthree books that helped form the foundation of picture book literature and continue to stand the test of time. My retelling packs help work on sequencingretelling skills while having a whole lot of fun. Shaw has always been one of my favorite books to share in preschool. It looked like spilt milk is an uncomplicated book about how our imaginations can take a simple cloud formation and turn it into. The shapes, and resulting book, students create are very tactile. It looked like spilt milk by charles shaw is a picture book that could be used for all ages, but i would recommend using this book with young children grade level pre k2. It looked like spilt milk writing and art activity the. To make these, i printed them on card stock paper, laminated and cut out, and added a velcro tab to the back the sticky side of the velcro to use on a flannel board. It looked like spilt milk was introduced at the same time as browns own goodnight moon and the growing tree from ruth kraussthree books that helped form the foundation of picturebook literature and continue to stand the test of time. Students love seeing their illustrations included in a book. Sometimes it looks like spilt milk, but it isnt spilt milk.
These activities are suitable in small groups or centers. But it wasnt a bird or an ice cream cone or a birthday cake or an angel. This video features the book it looked like spilt milk by charles g. The story is simple and repetitious which makes it wonderful for young kids and early readers. Students become familiar with pictures of ice cream cones, rabbits, pigs, tree, squirrels, birds, sail boats, clouds, angels and the great hornet. Apr 01, 2014 thanks so much jillian for all of these fun book extension activities for it looked like spilt milk. Instead of telling the storytime, i put up the pieces on the board and had the kids guess. It looked like spilt milk flannel board set to go with the book by charles g. Today ill share with you how i use one of my all time favorite books, it looked like spilt milk, to create a fun writing and art activity for early learners. Here is a new flannel board set for the book it looked like spilt milk, by charles g. Apr 21, 2017 this video features the book it looked like spilt milk by charles g. Jun 26, 2014 the book we received from still playing school was it looked like spilt milk by charles g. Its a terrific, springtime story for introducing your study of clouds, and helps children stretch their imaginations because my young fives really enjoy this story, i designed several cloudthemed activities for them to transition to, after we read the tale.
Find books like spilled milk from the worlds largest community of readers. Apr 24, 2012 instead of wasting my day, i decided to try to post another blog in between sneezes. As it turns out, my daughter and i had never read this book before, so we were very excited to read it. As my kids are getting older 8 and 7, ive been looking for more grown up activities to pair with it. If you enjoy this book activity make sure to read all the way to the bottom of this post. Animated it looked like spilt milk read aloud book for. Books similar to spilled milk meet your next favorite book. Read by shayda, the clouds storyteller animated marshmallow title.
The library is my go to place for books, but it looked like spilt milk is one thats been on our bookshelf for a very. This classic book has a pattern, which children can easily recognize. This book is simple, but engaging and was always a favorite in my classroom. Originally published in 1947, the illustrations are a series of changing white shapes against a blue background. One of our favorite books is it looked like spilt milk. I like to start by reading aloud, it looked like spilt milk, by charles g. I loved peachys idea and plan to print out the ideas for caps for sale. Jillian riley is a writer who focuses most of her creative energy into her playful learning, playful parenting blog a mom with a lesson plan. The white shape silhouetted against a blue background ch. This classic was one of the first books to introduce nonrepresentational art to children.
She is a mom to an almost 8 year old son and a 7 year old daughter. The book we received from still playing school was it looked like spilt milk by charles g. This pack is intended to be used after reading the book it looked like spilt milk by charles g. This repetitive story about clouds changing shape sparks the imagination as the book shows different cloud pictures and repeats the line, sometimes it looked like. It looked like spilt milk is a childrens picture book written and illustrated by charles green shaw. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of. It looked like spilt milk board book 9780694004911. This pattern is repeated throughout the book as the pictures change from one to the next. Mar 03, 2011 one of our favorite cloud stories is it looked like spilt milk by charles g. A simple and fun it looked like spilt milk activity. Since i discussed the book little cloud in my last post, i thought i would discuss it looked like spilt milk this time around. Sometimes it looked like a bird or an ice cream cone or a birthday cake or an angel. Mar 18, 2015 excerpt from spilled milk based on a true story, brooke nolan is a battered child who makes an anonymous phone call about the escalating brutality in her home. Do you read it looked like spilt milk by charles shaw.
It looked like spilt milk loved peachys idea heres a new book to work on. Shaw it looked like spilt milk is a great book to read to children. I introduce the lesson by reading the book it looked like spilt milk, then share my completed slider craft with my students. At the end of the book children learn the shape is not spilt milk. Represents one of the finest picturebook examples of abstract. You can find other book activities at the bottom of this post. When i saw the title i thought this is perfect because my girls spill milk almost every day at our house. This mystery book for young children presents a continuously changing white shape silhouetted against a blue background that challenges them to guess what it. It looked like spilled milk writing prompt it looked like spilled milk booklet cloud count by 2 fun. Originally published in 1947, the illustrations are a series of. It looked like spilt milk kids activities coffee cups and. I am also killing two birds with one stone since i am planning on using this book tomorrow with our little prek group.
Sometimes it looks like a rabbit, a bird, a tree, an ice cream. After reading it looked like spilt milk, students enjoy studying real clouds, identifying different shapes. This book, about a cloud that makes different shapes, will go well with a weather theme. The book exposes children to the different shapes of clouds. For imagination storytime, i made a flannel of the book it looked like spilt milk. Young readers can see a white shape against the blue background on each page. When my own girls were around 2 and 3 years old, they loved reading this book repeatedly and joining in with the predictable text. I did use the refrain, but it wasnt ice cream, after they had all. When social services jeopardize her safety condemning her to keep her fathers secret, its a glass of spilled milk at the dinner table that forces her to speak about the cruelty. Goodreads members who liked spilled milk also liked. The book titled it looked like spilt milk by charles g. The reader is asked to guess what the shape is or whether it is just spilt milk.
A readaloud storytime favoritein a big book version. There is very little text and much of the text is repeated, however the simplicity of the book and pictures are helpful in engaging the children to use their creativity. It looked like spilt milk preschool activities for the. Children love to guess the answer in this preschool favorite. Today, the children read the book then we made spilt milk pictures.
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