While reading the story, i pulled out our tin pail of blueberries and acted out sal picking and eating the blueberries. Aug 17, 2011 for our first week of preschool we used blueberries for sal, a classic childrens book by robert mccloskey. But children adults of today still find it an endearing story. It was awarded the caldecott honor in 1949 the story features a little girl, sal, and her mother as they go and pick blueberries for winterand a bear cub and his mother as they go and eat berries for winter from the other side of the same hill. This caldecotthonored book tells a timeless story with charming illustrations and simple text. So far i think that blueberries for sal has been one of our favorite books that weve done together this year. At the beginning of july, we started blueberries for sal. The pockets were the perfect place to use the blueberry fabric. It is available to borrow for free online through internet. Blueberries for sal printables and activities for early years. Blueberries for sal is a caldecott honor book by robert mccloskey that is about how little sal and little bear wandered off from their mothers and ended up with the others mother during a day of blueberry picking. Blueberries for sal, the film, is true to the book, blueberries for sal, by robert mccloskey.
Your children can, of course, add in sound effects kaplink, kaplank, kaplunk as they fill their buckets each time you play. This was a great introduction to counting, as well as simple addition and subtraction. This has long been a favorite book at our house, but our original copy had completely worn out, and our youngest didnt remember ever reading it before, so it was a new story to him. Meanwhile sals mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries. Blueberries for sal is a childrens picture book by robert mccloskey. The story ends back in sals kitchen where mother is canning blueberries for the winter.
Blueberries for sal is a really cute book about a little girl who goes blueberry picking with her mother. Literature guide for blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey. Blueberries for salcaldecott honor book read along with me simple story time duration. This story still has sal as a main character, but also adds jane as sals younger sister. Your child will love this gentle tale of a little girl, a bear, and their misadventure while blueberry picking with their mothers.
This book a selection in the before five in a row manual. After several mixups, the right child ends up with the right mother, and everyone has enough blueberries for winter. Blueberries for sal is a delightful story that brings many happy memories to me, but even if you have never picked a wild blueberry, you will enjoy sharing this story with the youngsters in your life. Ivy kids kit of the month blueberries for sal ivy kids. Little sal and her mother go to blueberry hill to pick blueberries. This may be a good time to pass around a bowl of blueberries for tasting in the classroom and if you have a kitchen in your facility, think about making blueberry muffins. Oct 07, 2011 so far i think that blueberries for sal has been one of our favorite books that weve done together this year. One of the most treasured of all our familys picture book unit studies centered around a sweet story about an adventurous girl and her mom who go picking blueberries together on a mountain slope in maine. Blueberries for sal story book the blueberry store.
Its story time again and this months story is blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey. At the same time sal and her mother are blueberry picking, a mother bear and her cub are out hunting for blueberries to eat and fill themselves up for the winter. Button game in the story, sal picked three blueberries from the bush and placed them into a metal pail. Open up blueberries for sal and right there before the title page is the most beautiful blue line drawing of little sal and mom preparing blueberries. See more ideas about blueberries for sal, book activities and preschool activities. On the other side of blueberry hill, a mother bear and her cub are eating blueberries to store up fat for the winter. After reading blueberries for sal with your little ones and completing some of the activity pages featured below, choose one or more of these handson activities to further bring the story to life. January story time chicka chicka boom boom february story time the snowy day march story time. The story features a little girl, sal, and her mother as they go and pick blueberries for winterand a bear cub and his mother as they go and eat berries for winter from the other side of the same hill. Jul 09, 20 larry cubans 2004 book the blackboard and the bottom line. Blueberries for sal is illustrated all in blue on white background, so we had to go with a blue and white theme also. Blueberries for sal unit study free printable proverbial. Blueberries for sal printables homeschool creations.
Apr 02, 2015 blueberries for sal caldecott honor book read along with me simple story time duration. Picking blueberries turns out to be more complicated than little sal and little bears mothers thought. As little sal drops blueberries into her tin pail and counts the sounds they makekuplink, kuplank, kuplunk. Blueberries for sal printables, classroom activities. While the characters are not named jane or sal, time of wonder, could also be considered a sequel. Sal is a little girl whose mother takes her to pick blueberries one day. Blueberries for sal robert mccloskey thank you for reading with me story time bunnies. We started our morning off with blueberry bear scones and a reading of blueberries for sal bible. Find a metal bucket or use a large commercial sized aluminum food can from your school kitchen or ask a restaurant to donate one. Maybe its because we took a fun walk outside and found a stump like the one in the storyor the blueberry playdoughor the blueberry picking that we did. When she added blueberries to the pail, we did too.
It has two young girls similar to jane and sal vacationing in maine and experiencing a hurricane. Sal and the cub stop to rest, and when they get up, they start to follow each others mother. Blueberries for sal printables, classroom activities, teacher. These activities provide enough lessons to use for a week of reading response, guided reading, or centers. A little girl and a little bear on a blueberry picking trip get all mixed up with each others mothers on a lovely hillside in maine.
Its a story of adventure as sal and her mother travel up blueberry hill to pick blueberries. This story of a small teddy bear waiting on a department store shelf for a childs friendship has appealed to young fans generation after. Work on math symbols with the i can compare blueberries work page in the blueberries for sal printable pack. Use the following questions after the second or third reading of blueberries for sal. It has a parallel story where a mama bear and her cub are also picking blueberries and they somehow get all mixed up with each other, then find their mamas again. Blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey caldecott honor book with its expressive line drawings and charming story, blueberries for sal has won readers hearts since its first publication in 1948. Blueberries for sal in paperback by mccloskey, robert and published by penguin group usa incorporated. Allegra embroidered little bear and his mother munching their way up blueberry hill. Robert mccloskey has done an amazing job at both writing and illustrating this book. It is such a dear story and i love the oldtime feeling it has.
Blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey scholastic. The story concerns a little girl, named sal who goes out blueberry picking with her mother. Your students will delight in the antics of this book, as little sal and little bear follow the wrong mothers. With its expressive line drawings and charming story, blueberries for sal has won readers hearts since its first publication in 1948. Count, sort, and learn numbers with blueberries for sal. Sep 09, 2010 little sal and her mother went to blueberry hill to pick blueberries. Blueberries for sal before fiar delightful learning. Blueberries for sal story time activities blueberries for.
Along the way her mother encourages sal to pick her own blueberries, thus sals adventure begins. The blueberry story a business leader learns his lesson. Perfect for road trips or bedtime reading, story time, preschool, or home school, puffin storytime will please children and parents alike. Read the classic story blueberries for sal with your class, and use these activities to engage them with the story. Combine blueberries for sal and the swing skirt, and you have a story skirt. Reading is fundamental 750 first street, ne suite 920 washington, dc 20002 1 877 rifread.
Talk about when blueberries for sal was written and how different 1948 was from. Aug 03, 2016 blueberries for sal is a really cute book about a little girl who goes blueberry picking with her mother. This classic is a caldecott honor book that was originally published in 1948. Blueberries for salcaldecott honor book read along with. Blueberries for sal before five in a row artful homemaking. Literature guide for blueberries for sal by robert. Sep 26, 2016 we started our morning off with blueberry bear scones and a reading of blueberries for sal bible. Scatter or hide the blueberries around your home and go blueberry picking with your pails.
Mother wants to can, or preserve, the berries so they will have food for the winter. Blueberries for salcaldecott honor book read along with me. Why schools cant be businesses, is nearly a decade old but still highly relevant to the education reform debate. There are questions for every one or two pages of the story. The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. Amusing and suspenseful and entirely childlike in appeal. The idea behind before five in a row by jane claire lambert is you read the story together every day of the week.
With its charming story, blueberries for sal has won many hearts since its first publication in 1948. For our first week of preschool we used blueberries for sal, a classic childrens book by robert mccloskey. Blueberries for sal is a wonderful book that many children will read for many years to come. Meanwhile sal s mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries. During blueberry season im always reminded of one of my alltime favorite childrens books, blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey. Preschool lesson plan on blueberries for sal includes. As you get ready to read aloud blueberries for sal, ask students to listen carefully to see if they can find examples of math in the story. Little sal and her mother went to blueberry hill to pick blueberries. Will each mother go home with the right little one. Apr 24, 2020 blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey, 1948. When little sal got tired of walking, she sat in a big clump of blueberries and ate. I thought this fit well to stop and introduce in the middle of the story, but if you prefer to mention it at the beginning, before you begin to read that would work fine as well. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and. May 11, 2019 open up blueberries for sal and right there before the title page is the most beautiful blue line drawing of little sal and mom preparing blueberries.
The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for. Robert mccloskey makes this story extremely cute as it strongly relates to the typical child mixup sce. Little sal thought she heard the sound of her mother, but it was a crow. Blueberries for sal by robert mccloskey is a great book to read to your preschooler. In this classic picture book, little sal becomes so involved in her blueberry picking, she doesnt notice that shes following the wrong mother an equally startled mother bear. This bookandaudio edition features the puffin paperback picture book edition of blueberries for sal accompanied by a compact disc that features a lively, professional reading of the story. Blueberries for sal jestresss forgotten books and stories. Aug 07, 20 at the beginning of july, we started blueberries for sal.
Blueberries for sal story time activities blueberries. Most of the activities provide differentiated levels that you can use for v. Use the background, story characters, and paint dotter to create the scenery from the story. Crush berries using a blender or food processor and put in a in a large bowl. Larry cubans 2004 book the blackboard and the bottom line. All the color and flavor of the sea and pinecovered maine countryside. Mar 26, 2018 blueberries for sal robert mccloskey thank you for reading with me story time bunnies.
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