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MANDEL PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF WEST PALM BEACH
THE LITTLE MOUSE, THE RED RIPE STRAWBERRY
& THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR
HOW TO USE THE LITTLE MOUSE, THE RED RIPE
STRAWBERRY & THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR STORYTIME KIT
Use the link on the Virtual Storytime Page to watch The Little Mouse,
the Red Ripe Strawberry & the Big Hungry Bear Storytime.
This page is password protected. Password has been provided by the program administrator.
After watching the storytime, use the components from the class Storytime Kits
provided by the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach to:
1. Enjoy Rhyme Cards with your class.
2. Practice the Word of the Week with your class.
3. Complete this week's craft.
4. Introduce this week's Literacy Tip into your curriculum.
STORYTIME WITH MS. JINN
The storytime for
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry & the Big Hungry Bear
is available on the Storytime Video Access page of this website. This page is
password protected and accessible only to preschools participating in
the Mandel Public Library's Virtual Storytime and Kit program.
The password has been provided to you by the program coordinator.
BOOK:
THE LITTLE MOUSE, THE RED RIPE STRAWBERRY & THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR
Author: Don & Audrey Wood
Illustrator: Don Wood
Little Mouse loves strawberries, but so does the big hungry bear. . . How will Little Mouse stop the bear from eating his freshly picked, red ripe strawberry? This is a funny story with expressive illustrations and surprise ending that kids will love!
RHYME: BANANA CHANT
We pick bananas, we pick-pick bananas (repeat)
We peel bananas, we peel-peel bananas (repeat)
We chop bananas, we chop-chop bananas (repeat)
We mash bananas, we mash-mash bananas (repeat)
We eat bananas, we eat-eat bananas (repeat)
We go bananas, we go-go bananas! (repeat)
Printable Rhyme Cards Available Here
THE LITTLE MOUSE, THE RED RIPE STRAWBERRY & THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR WORD OF THE WEEK
Use this week's Word of the Week, RED, to extend your learning:
1. Say and trace each letter of this week's word.
2. Sound out a word letter–by-letter.
3. Think of other words that rhyme with red. These can be real words
or made-up ones that are silly and non-sensical!
Link to printable Word of the Week sheet here:
red
CRAFT
Children will make a red ripe strawberry craft with the supplies provided in the
Storytime Kit from the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach.
Directions:
1. Fold the two heart shapes in half.
2. Glue one side of each of the hearts together to form a half of a strawberry.
3. Glue the flat portion of the strawberry to the background page to make a 3-D strawberry.
4. Glue the stem to the top of the strawberry.
5. Use a black crayon to add seeds to the strawberry.
Link to templates to create strawberry top component of this craft here.
LITERACY TIP
Sharing books that talk about how characters behave in various kinds of relationships
can help children think about their own behavior and how they interact with others. In this storytime, little Mouse is scared that Bear will take his red, ripe strawberry and reacts in
different, funny ways. Take the opportunity when you read books to your class to talk with the children and ask what they think about how the characters acted and what they might
do if they found themselves in the same situation.
Some other books about relationships that you can read with your class include:
Should I Share My Ice Cream by Mo Willems
Help! A Story of Friendship by Holly Keller
What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick
The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neil
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow