Potato plant, spinach or lettuce with roots attached, radishes and carrots with tops attached, and any other food items with the plant parts intact. Tops and bottoms usa shoes, clothing and accessories. It is aligned with the pearson reading street series and is geared toward 3rd grade. How hare through a series of planned tricks causes bear to realize that hare is smarter than he is and willing to take advantage of the less intelligent and less motivated to do physical farm labor. Hare and bear agree that if hare and his family take care of the planting and tending to the crops they can split the profit. His father had been a hard worker and a smart business bear, and he had given all of his wealth to his son. As usual, stevens animal characters, bold and colorful, are. Caldecotthonor winning retelling of the classic tale of wily hare tricking lazy bear into giving up half the crops, be it the top, or the bottom.
Young children can relate to the role of the small hare being. Guess the covered word jefferson county public schools. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Listen to, watch, or read tops and bottoms by janet stevens. Tops and bottoms by janet stevens is such a fun book for your students. Meet a winning, winsome inchworm, proud of his ability to measure anything under the sun, from a robins tail to a toucans beak. Tops and bottoms k2 art and literature lesson on how vegetables grow. As usual, stevens animal characters, bold and colorful, are delightful. Hare will farm the land for half the crop tops or bottoms.
Here are my pieces for the trickster tale, tops and bottoms. With her sister and coauthor, susan stevens crummel, she created the acclaimed bestsellers the great fuzz frenzy,help me, mr. This caldecott honor book is chockfull of goofy animals and fun illustrations. Tops and bottoms is a caldecott honor book that is written and illustrated beautifully by janet stevens and it is a trickster tale that is inspired by many european folktales and africanamerican folktales of the south that deal with the subject of a trickster character teaching their rivals a. Hare is poor but clever, so he decides to work out a deal with bear. Oct 28, 2009 reading tops and bottoms slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. It is listed on the website as part of the suggested reading material for grades 23. For example, when bear chooses the tops of the plants, hare plants crops that have only edible bottoms such as carrots. Each day includes vocabulary and skill coverage, partner work, questions and grammar. Hares family was hungry, with no land to raise a crop. They especially enjoy being able to share their cooking skills with their families. When a hungry nightingale threatens to eat him a caldecott honor book, based on a true story by reiko sassa and retold by marc simont, tells of.
A retelling of an old slave story by janet stevens, provides a moral lesson on how hard work pays off. Plot beginning the characters are introduced and the setting is described. Remind the students to look for fair or unfair behavior. Feb 27, 20 here are my pieces for the trickster tale, tops and bottoms. Adidas, nike, jordan, ugg, timberland, puma and many more. Its a story from the reading street book for the students at. This story is written and illustrated by janet stevens.
Bottoms celebrates the trickster tradition of using ones wits to overcome hardship. See more ideas about reading street, 3rd grade reading and kindergarten science. Guess the covered word jefferson county schools, tn. After bear chooses tops, hare calls out, you get the tops and i get the bottoms. This humorous story illustrates the importance of hard work and shrewd business practices. He gets the tops, the bottoms and then the middles. Ppt tops and bottoms powerpoint presentation free to view. Discuss whether this behavior was fair or unfair and how it was resolved. Here are some great book activities for kindergarten and first grade. Bear is wealthy but extremely lazy, and sleeps all day. A rabbit turns his bad luck and hunger into good luck by striking a smart deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Students will understand that plants have different parts.
When it comes time for planting hare lets bear choose if he wants the tops or the bottoms. The student recognizes plot, setting, and character within. Lesson is based upon childrens book tops and bottoms by janet stevens note. She is also the illustrator of the epossumondas books, written by renowned storyteller coleen salley. 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. Tops and bottoms usa is a chicago best leading online and retail store for apparels and footwears. This is a 4 day comprehensive powerpoint covering tops and bottoms by janet stevens. Each kiddo got a carrot and a piece of celery to taste. Reading, responding to literature, retelling, center and craft ideas too. This lesson is important because it will teach the students basic comprehension skills that are essential in understanding literature. Aside from the tops and bottoms storyline, the concept is reinforced through the books unique binding spine is at the to vs. Basically bear is lazy and hare finds a way to use bears land to grow crops. This lesson is best to teach in the early fall when harvest is near materials.
In spite of that fact, we are recommending this book. You might need to give a little explanation about how some plants grew on top of the soil and other grew below. Now bring that tops and bottoms fun into your math and literacy centers. Tops and bottoms is a caldecott honor book that is written and illustrated beautifully by janet stevens and it is a trickster tale that is inspired by many european folktales and africanamerican folktales of the south that deal with the subject of a trickster character teaching their rivals a lesson in hard work and determination. Tops and bottoms by janet stevens we sorted tops and bottoms and once those were all completewe began tasting. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Hare is in debt and needs money so he can feed his family. Sample literature elements planning grid for tops and. Bear finally gets angry and decides that he will not sleep through the planting and harvest time anymore and will do his own work. Find all top brands clothing, shoes and accessories.
It is about a hare planting and harvesting a gardern and giving certain parts of the vegetables to a bear. Hare can use bears land, as long as bear gets half of the crops, either the top or the bottom. Students love cooking projects, and this one is no exception. When bear chooses bottoms, hare plants crops that are edible only on the top such as lettuce. Reading tops and bottoms slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. I think youll really enjoy this trickster tale about a lazy bear and a clever hare. 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. Right now it is extremely appropriate to read a story about growing your own food since our deck garden is flourishing to the point of overkill. I realllllly like this story and its simple to tell.
Tops and bottoms by janet stevens recommended by american. With her sister and coauthor, susan stevens crummel, she created the acclaimed bestsellers the great fuzz frenzy, help me, mr. It is sweet really and i would be lying if i didnt admit to an. On page 236, what are the bottoms that hare and his family dig. Its a story from the reading street book for the students at grade 3. My son who hates pea pods claims he loves our grown ones. She also illustrated to market, to market by anne miranda, an abby honor book. Hare solves his familys problems by tricking rich and lazy bear in this funny, energetic version of an old slave story.
The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from gradelevel text. Fun ideas to use with our favorite janet stevens book. This caldecott awardwinning picture book by janet stevens tells the tale of a clever hare who helps his family by outsmarting a bear. Unfortunately, it is virtually impossible to avoid anthropomorphication of animals in childrens fiction books. 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. Tops and bottoms is a trickster tale about a bear and hare who agree to become business partners. Some were all smiles begging for more,and some had the look of disgust.
See more ideas about plant science, kindergarten science and book activities. Each of these 14 centers is designed to be used in multiple ways to meet the needs of all students. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Bold colors, dynamic lines, and expressive animals are hallmarks of stevens. Iidentify the initial problem between bear and hare. When are respect and understanding important in solving a problem. A story so deep in the ground even the paper is made from gardening pants. Please excuse any mistakes in the reading of tops and bottoms. Day 1 is an introduction to all the skills for the week. This is tops and bottoms powerpoint by flipping your classroom on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Ppt tops and bottoms powerpoint presentation free to. A 1996 caldecott honor book hare solves his familys problems by tricking rich and lazy bear in this funny, energetic version of an old slave story.
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