The furry bears search for a pocket of his own takes him on an adventure. After discussing the cover and making predictions about what the book will be about, the teacher will begin to read the story. A pocket for corduroy extension activities scholastic. Corduroy a collection of teachergenerated ideas for working with the book. Published in 1978, have students make their own paper pockets. Make a corduroy themed sensory tub with buttons and pipe cleaner trees like hands on as we grow. Activities for the book a pocket for corduroy synonym. He gets lost and spends the night in the laundromat. Students come up with describing words to describe their own teddy bear after reading the book a pocket for corduroy. Corduroy and a pocket for corduroy by don freeman are delightful stories to read to your class. A pocket for corduroy activity creative curriculum. A pocket for corduroy provides excellent vocabulary practice in context for budding readers although this strategy could be used with any text. Corduroy and pocket for corduroy are delightful picture books, which describe the adventures of corduroy the bear.
Give at least 3 example key events from corduroy to. Another way to create a pocket is to let your child color an envelope with crayons or markers. A pocket for corduroy archives homeschool share blog. Be excited about reading family learning activities that develop readers ready for school. The story is about a stuffed bear, corduroy, who notices he doesnt have any pockets and gets lost in a laundromat while searching for a pocket of his own. An american sign language asl version of a pocket for corduroy was released through scholastic corporation. A pocket for corduroy is about a teddy bear that wants a pocket. The rest of the class reads the clues and tries to guess what the pocket contains. Series activities from series website created by series website. Download the corduroy printables pack dont miss these either.
Ready to use activities based on this popular childrens book. Lisa takes her teddy bear corduroy to the laundromat. A pocket for corduroy penn state college of education. Please do not link directly to just the pdf files the link you are at now. This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with corduroy by don freeman. Corduroy sees lisa searching through her pockets before putting clothes in the washer. I was so excited that it is this months pick for our virtual book club for kids. Color, cut, paste, learn about rhyming words, find a mystery toy, make button patterns, and more. The next day lisa returns, takes him home, and makes him a pocket. And what do bears do all night in places like this.
The corduroy printables include fun activities to tie in with the story vocabulary words, word tracer cards, coin counting, lacingsewing cards, button shapes, counting activities and more. This version includes the original story, artwork, voiceover, music and read along captions. The watchman finds corduroy hiding under the sheets. Learning with buttons since i was a little girl, corduroy by don freeman has been one of my absolute favorite books. If you are good at sewing, you can sew a bear from scratch. Provide a template of corduroy s pocket, such as the one on the penguin website, or make your own. Free corduroy worksheets and literature unit for teachers. A pocket for corduroy freeman lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten 3rd grade. The other night after my husband finished reading a pocket for corduroy to my. Published in 1978, a pocket for corduroy is a childrens book written by don freeman. Students use corduroy to make a creative name board. Reproducible activities to help students comprehend analyze and creatively interpret the stories and a story summary and au. The furry bears search for a pocket of his own takes him on an adventure filled with the sights, sounds, smells and hazards of the laundromat. Tell them to draw a picture of something to place in their pocket.
He goes to the laundromat with his owner, but eventually loses his owner and explores the laundromat on his own. This 30 page theme unit for a pocket for corduroy, by don freeman includes a story summary, printable vocabulary worksheets to download, lesson plans, activities and more. Corduroys heartwarming story about finding a friend of his own is a perfect pick for comprehension lessons in making connections and predictions. Cut a rectangle that could fit inside the pocket and use a black crayola crayon to write the name corduroy in handwriting similar to the cover page of the book. A pocket for corduroy 4 complete the sentences directions.
Begin the lesson by reading aloud a pocket for corduroy or another of the corduroy books. A pocket for corduroy by don freeman, paperback barnes. They are read to from a corduroy book and draw pictures based on what they heard. Its such a cute and easy homemade ornament that can be adapted for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten. I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so that they are sturdier for younger hands. Repeat these activitiesreading, discussing, illustrating a scenewith a few of the other corduroy books. Now that the child is thinking imaginatively about corduroy, tell the child its the stuffed animals turn to run loose in his or her house or school when no one is there. One day, a young girl discovers a stuffed bear on the shelf of the toy department while on a shopping trip with her mother. Feb 18, 2012 storybook a pocket for corduroy by don freeman music. A watchman hears a noise and searches the department store. The detail and vivid facial expressions will enable even the youngest in the recommended age group to understand the text simply by looking at the pictures. A pocket for corduroy is a delightful story that celebrates the importance of childhood attachments, imagination, and creative parenting in this liveaction adaptation of the classic childrens book by don freeman, a teddy bear named corduroy is misplaced at the laundromat when lisa and her mother come to clean their clothes. Corduroy lapbook printables and activities for your youngest students ages 24, we have a corduroy lapbook.
Free corduroy study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Corduroy activities class activities preschool books preschool crafts preschool ideas clothing themes kindergarten elementary library creative curriculum. Storybook a pocket for corduroy by don freeman music. Use this printable to make a corduroy finger puppet from all kids network. Jan 16, 2012 heres a peek inside the corduroy printables. If you would like to share, please share a link to my blog or to the page that hosts these files. If the students need help challenge them by demonstrating the proper sign before showing them the written word. This pack includes corduroy craft activity 2 text to self connection activities teddy bear adjectives anchor chart teddy bear poem activity silly bear sentences activity toys in the toy shop graphing ac. See more ideas about corduroy activities, creative curriculum and preschool activities.
Corduroy activities lesson plan for 1st 5th grade lesson. Ask questions while reading, and use the two handouts below to model how to choose a favorite part of the story and a favorite character. Heres a simple button star christmas ornament craft for kids inspired by the childrens book, corduroy. Create a pocket by sewing together the side edges of a piece of fabric or felt. All words used are from the vocabularyflashcard list. Website for corduroy series view the website share. Corduroy crafts and activities incase you dont remember the story of corduroy, his adventure through the store, his button, and the little girl who uses her piggy bank savings to purchase him you can check out youtube for a video read aloud or see if your local library carries it. Corduroy wanders onto a mattress and tries to pull off a button. See more ideas about corduroy activities, corduroy and activities. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Corduroy these learning activities from nancy polette include writing, discussion, and singing. He created many beloved characters in his lifetime, perhaps the most beloved among them a stuffed, overallwearing bear named corduroy. Designed for teachers, students, parents, homeschoolers, educators and all lifelong learners.
Corduroy is left their overnight and plays in what he thinks is snow and sleeps in what he thinks is a cage. Sew or glue a pocket for corduroy like they did at prek pages. This corduroy activities lesson plan is suitable for 1st 5th grade. While reading refer to what your child has predicted. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. I happened to have a bear in overalls so i sewed green felt over his denim overalls. This corduroy companion story has all the charm of the original with a gentle but lively plot and highly descriptive pictures. This irresistible childhood classic is a delightful sequel to the original, wellloved tale corduroy. Tens of thousands of excellent, educational videos in a huge, intuitive directory. Students will enjoy this read aloud a pocket for corduroy by don freeman. A pocket for corduroy was made into a short television movie in 1986. Provide a template of corduroys pocket, such as the one on the penguin website, or make your own. Corduroy is a wonderful book to read to a child who is learning about the world around her.
The other night after my husband finished reading a pocket for corduroy to my son, he wanted a pocket for his bear with a card. When a little girl finally looks straight into his eyes and decides that thats the bear she wants despite the lost button on his green overalls i. If you are planning a corduroy unit, this post is all you need. Lisa accidentally loses corduroy, her teddy bear, at a laundromat. Literature guide for a pocket for corduroy by don freeman. Make and connect a corduroy inspired felt button chain from a crafty living. Cut out five to six pictures of things that begin with the p sound e. This charming story takes readers into a multiethnic, urban neighborhood laundromat, where lisas mother warns her to take everything out of her pockets before washing. On the outside of the envelope, children write clues about what is inside. As a result, lisa and her beloved bear become separated as corduroy ends up locked inside the laundromat all night. Corduroy notices he doesnt have a pocket and goes in search of one. A pocket for corduroy by don freeman penguin putnam. There are engaging activities for most subject areas from alphabet, math and writing to sensory, movement and crafts. It tells the tale of a toy bear in a departmental store who waits every day for someone to bring him home.
Button star christmas ornament craft for kids inspired by. You can have students come up with a list of good d. Corduroy crafts and activities cute teddy bear theme. This is an awesome resource of extension activities for corduroy. The list of words hidden is listed to the left of each grid. As in the original tale, author don freemans watercolor illustrations are irresistible. Prewriting fun inspired by corduroy by toddler approved.
This writing activity provides an opportunity for students to make text to self connections using the book a pocket for corduroy. Don freeman was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including corduroy, a pocket for corduroy, and the caldecott honor book fly high, fly low. See more ideas about corduroy activities, corduroy bear and corduroy. After a series of adventures, while corduroy searches for material to make a pocket, he becomes trapped in a laundry basket until he is found the next morning by the laundromats owner. When the teacher reaches the point in the story where corduroy leaves to find something to make a pocket from, the teacher will follow the problem solving sequence. After reading corduroy, write or draw a retelling in which you describe the key events of the story. Have child make and then flip to the face they are feeling for the day so the team knows. Click the download button and then print it when youre ready to use it.
It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or readers workshop. A pocket for corduroy is a 1978 childrens book written and illustrated by don freeman. Students connect to prior knowledge to identify where in the department store corduroy might find a new trouser button. My son loves to read all the corduroy bookssince it has his very favorite thing in it, a teddy bear.
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