The orientation of the book is switched from portrait to landscape, so that each illustration effectively portrays a top and a bottom. Bear gets the bottoms, and hare gets the tops, that is to say hare goes home with the lettuce, the broccoli, and the celery. Bear chooses the top half for his profit, so hare grows root vegetables. Comparing and contrasting with tops and bottoms stories. Bear went back to sleep and hare planted the crops. From each of the five fingers attach a picture that the students have drawn with some yarn that illustrates something they can do to better help out in their school community. A graphical representation of the alphabet gives a new view of the letters, from the a that crumbles as an avalanche approaches to the d that glows with the light of the devil. The hare family works together to help fight off hunger, while bear gets a lesson on how being lazy and not learning can backfire. In the tops and bottoms story, the trickster hare taught the bear a few lessons. Tops and bottoms is a story of a cunning farmer hare who takes advantage of a landowning bears lethargy by conning him into accepting the undesirable parts of vegetables tops for carrots.
The activities in this product are based on the book, tops and bottoms, adapted by janet stevens. Bear chooses tops so he can have all of the tops and hare would get the bottoms. First, hare plants crops that grow below the ground because bear says he wants the tops. She was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom, and after that first taste, she pursued learning for the next decade.
My amazon store is where you will find not only all of the books ive read on my channel but oh so many more of my favorite children. This award is given to books that have outstanding illustrations. He is now industrious, focused, and an animal with a plan, which contrasts sharply with the sluggish work ethic of his neighbor, bear. Your readers place seven words in a word bank correctly into seven fillintheblank sentences.
Tops and bottoms, adapted and illustrated by janet stevens, is a folktale that can be used to introduce or reinforce many different skills and strategies. The detailed close read plans under the book will hopefully hit my shop at some point. He then took the ears of corn in the middle for himself. Youve tricked me twice, and you owe me one season of both tops and bottoms. I did this with my 3rd graders and they absolutely loved it. See attached list of great resource books for this lesson note. Tops and bottoms usa shoes, clothing and accessories. Bear agreed to take the top part of the harvest and hare agreed to take the bottom part of the harvest. It is about a hare planting and harvesting a gardern and giving certain parts of the vegetables to a bear. Then hare plants crops that grow above the ground because bear chooses the bottoms.
Tops and bottoms by janet stevens was published in 1995. Students will identify where fruits and vegetables belong on a myplate diagram and describe the major parts of plants roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits according to if they are produced on the top or bottom of a plant. Tops and bottoms is a trickster tale wherein a clever hare repeatedly tricks a lazy bear into giving him the edible parts of his vegetables, whether they be tops, bottoms, or middles. A traditional southern folktale provides a hilarious lesson about work, ingenuity, and resourcefulness. This lesson is important because it will teach the students basic comprehension skills that are essential in understanding literature. It is such a cute story about a lazy bear who sleeps through every planting season. I will be posting a weekly introduction every monday to give everyone a space to chat about the program. When it was time for the harvest we can split the profit right down the middle. Harvest time week one tops and bottoms homeschool companion. Then recall from the story if it was the top or bottom of the vegetable plant.
Tell students that this book is about a rabbit and a bear who decided to grow some plants to eat. Here, finally, is a book all about the inspirational canine who taught david everything he knows. Adidas, nike, jordan, ugg, timberland, puma and many more. Booklist resources for this book save to list other books you might like related book resources. This caldecott honor book is chockfull of goofy animals and fun illustrations. In janet stevens tops and bottoms, we meet the same hare who lost the race with a tortoise in aesops famous fable, but he has since learned his lesson. Designed for teachers, students, parents, homeschoolers, educators and all lifelong learners. Life advice from the worlds most brilliant dog kindle edition by rosenfelt, david. Now bring that tops and bottoms fun into your math and literacy centers. Tens of thousands of excellent, educational videos in a huge, intuitive directory. Ask students to describe what they see on the cover a bear wearing shoes, a rabbit. Plant tops and bottoms grade levels k 2 estimated time. This humorous tale follows a family of busy gardening rabbits who outwitt a lazy bear. This work is about farming and a trickster hare who overcomes tough times by.
My amazon store is where you will find not only all of the books ive read on my channel but oh so many. Find all top brands clothing, shoes and accessories. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. Student identify pictures in the book that illustrates the different work ethics. Janet stevens book tops and bottoms is the source for a vocabulary exercise worksheet. Find tops and bottoms lesson plans and teaching resources. In this plant biology lesson, 1st graders are read tops and bottoms by janet stevens, participate in a discussion of which plant parts are edible in the story.
Many also got to know tara from dogtripping, davids nonfiction book about becoming a slightly nutty dog rescuer and the dog that started it all. Readers theater tops and bottoms by karyn moore little. These lesson plans and worksheets are made to be a supplement to the book tops and bottoms by janet stevens. Weve put this media together in an archive, along with our press releases. Tops and bottoms by janet stevens we sorted tops and bottoms and once those were all completewe began tasting. Tops and bottoms book by janet stevens storyboards. She is also the illustrator of the epossumondas books, written by. Lessons from tara is infused with davids trademark wry and selfdeprecating sense of humor.
Bear and hare get involved in a gardening business where hares tricks and hard work allow him to reap all the vegetable profits, while lazy bear sleeps through every planting season and doesnt make any profits. They especially enjoy being able to share their cooking skills with their families. Hare plans three ways to trick bear by sharing the harvest. Tops and bottoms no teams 1 team 2 teams 3 teams 4 teams 5 teams 6 teams 7 teams 8 teams 9 teams 10 teams custom press f11 select menu option view enter fullscreen for fullscreen mode. Tops and bottoms by janet stevens is such a fabulously engaging book, i almost wish we had more time to spend on it i put together a fun little unit that covers some ela, some math, and a bit of science to supplement our plant unit. Journeys grade 3 lesson 12 tops and bottoms quizlet. In the spring of 1998 the national center for childrens illustrated literature nccil featured the art of janet stevens in its show tops and bottoms. Spring books for kindergarten and first grade with ideas. If you would like more information about the program you can learn more and download the free homeschooling curriculum on our harvest time page. In this book well meet a kind egg whos starting to crack under all the pressure he feels to make sure all the other eggs behave as well as he does. Literature units for tops and bottoms can include a variety of activities that will work well for students in grades k3.
Tops and bottoms, by janet stevens, is a trickster tale that will capture the attention of young readers. After reading the book, the students and teacher will be able to see if anyone correctly predicted the end of the story. First he he lets bear choose what he wants, tops or bottoms. Many also got to know tara from dogtripping, davids nonfiction book about becoming a. And although hare and bear learned to live happily as neighbors, they never became business partners again. When it was time for the harvest, hare called out, wake up, bear. A southern folktale in which kind blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy. Bear never again slept through a season of planting and harvesting.
Tops and bottoms usa is a chicago best leading online and retail store for apparels and footwears. As you read, stop and discuss what part of the plant is the top half leaves, what part of the plant is the bottom roots, and what part is the middle stem, seed. To start this lesson read tops and bottoms by janet stevens. The rich tradition of gond art is a surprisingly young formnot more than 35 years old. Then hare agrees to give bear both the tops and the bottoms. At the end of the season, in front of bears house was a field of corn. Tops and bottoms classroom freebies, 3rd grade reading. Mar 27, 20 we also had some fun with taste testing yesterday. This is a close reading kit for tops and bottoms by janet stevens.
Tops and bottoms is another book that is great for spring. This book continues in this manner except now bear wants the tops and the bottoms and tells hare he may have the middles. One of the neatest things about tops and bottoms is how the book opens vertically from top to bottom rather than horizontally from side to side. Structure book opens top to bottom both story structure or form of piece language demands and conventions including vocabulary load and sentence structure knowledge demands. Life advice from the worlds most brilliant dog rosenfelt, david on. This lesson is important because it will teach the students basic. Hare convinces the lazy bear to become business partners and lets the bear choose whether he will get the tops or bottoms of the crops that hare plants.
Students love cooking projects, and this one is no exception. Bear is content to spend his days laying about and sleeping, while his business partner, hare. His father had been a hard worker and a smart business bear, and he had given all of his wealth to his son. Hare what hare gains bear how bear reacts bottoms carrots, radishes, beets tops youve tricked me. Tops and bottoms by janet stevens is such a fun book for your students. Tara westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. This book is funny, educative, and visually attractive. They planted, watered, and weeded, then watered and weeded some more. Clever hare solves his familys problems by tricking bear. Show students the book tops and bottoms by janet stevens. The amazing illustrations have earned artist janet stevens a caldecott honor medal. Printable lesson plan on me and my school community. Each of these 14 centers is designed to be used in multiple ways to meet the needs of all students. Hare pulled off the tassels on the top and the roots on the bottom and put them in a pile for bear.
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development. Sep 02, 2010 harvest time week one tops and bottoms. From tops and bottoms sequencing worksheets to books tops and bottoms videos, quickly. The deal is that hare and his family will plant and harvest the crops on bears land and in return they get half of the crops. Have students trace their hand on a piece of paper and then cut it out. This file is a series of wh questions that go with the book tops and bottoms. Sample literature elements planning grid for tops and. Fun ideas to use with our favorite janet stevens book. When the tops is pulled up it should reveal the crops that grow on top and the same with the bottoms. Tops and bottoms is an adaptation combining several folk tales from the past. As you read other stories, ask your children what type of lessons. Tops and bottoms by janet stevens will capture the heart of young readers. When harvest time approaches, hare again wakes up bear and gives him his share of the bounty. Week of journeys u3l12 tops and bottoms by jean mccool on prezi.
Learn tops and bottoms reading street with free interactive flashcards. Reading, responding to literature, retelling, center and craft ideas too. Flipcharts below level on level above level created by kristy gawronski trifold created by mrs. David rosenfelts loyal readers of the andy carpenter series are familiar with tara, the golden retriever sidekick. Which sentence from the story shows that bear learned a lesson. Ideal as a supplement to a curriculum or for independent study. With her sister and coauthor, susan stevens crummel, she created the acclaimed bestsellers the great fuzz frenzy,help me, mr. Tops and bottoms adapted and illustrated by janet stevens once upon a time there lived a very lazy bear who had lots of money and lots of land.
Every one knows the story tops and bottoms, but change it into a readers theater play and you have a totally new way of engaging your students. Once the teacher feels that each student has had an ample opportunity to voice their prediction the teacher may then ask the students to read the ending of the book aloud together. It says it is about the life lessons learned from the worlds greatest golden retriever, their tara, who died too young of cancer, and inspired the couple to start rescuing old and unloved dogs. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Encourage students to look carefully at the illustrations as the story is read. These six created lesson plans can be used with this story to teach predicting, asking and answering thick and thin questions, determining the a. Read the book tops and bottoms with this activity and maybe even plant some veggies of our own. This is a great book to incorporate with common core lessons and also is part of the third grade scott foresman reading street series. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lessons from tara. Choose from 91 different sets of tops and bottoms reading street flashcards on quizlet. Bear learned that some things were too good to be true and that he needed to work for his food.
It is a set of action pictures, rendered in the warli art done by people belonging to a tribal community that lives in maharashtra, in western. You may want to draw a picture, labeling the parts of a plant. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public. She is also the illustrator of the epossumondas books, written by renowned. Tops and bottoms comprehension grammar quiz quizizz. Jan 08, 20 use details andinformation from the book tosupport your answer. Start studying journeys 3rd grade lesson 12 tops and bottoms rc. There is so much you can do with this book, which means this pack will probably grow in the future, but for now these activities were what we did during speech and language inter. It is set to move from one question to the next when the question is answered correctly. The war between tops and bottoms, not your average down low. He offers to grow all the crops and all bear has to do is decide if he wants the top half of the crop or the bottom. This unit is a book companion for tops and bottoms, by janet stevens. Hare is in debt and needs money so he can feed his family.
First thing next morning, with the sun hardly above the horizon, both girls are bullied into the cold swimming pool, quite naked, then exercised with plenty of stimulating flicks across their chilled bottoms when they fail to come up to their disciplinarian hosts exacting expectations. Its all wonderful fun, and the book opens, fittingly, from top to bottom instead of from side to side, making it perfect for storytime sharing. As usual, stevens animal characters, bold and colorful, are delightful. With her sister and coauthor, susan stevens crummel, she created the acclaimed bestsellers the great fuzz frenzy, help me, mr.
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