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Teacher Resources

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:29:34 CDT

Hubbard's Cupboard is an excellent place to look for other ideas and activities related to the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. On this website, there are many creative crafts that can be used for fun art projects. There are activities involving math for the teachers that would like to include this subject with the book. In addition, to wrap this specific site up, the website uses all its activities at a family night where the children can showcase what they have been doing and include their parents in the learning process.

Laura Joffe Numeroff is the author of the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. It would be an excellent idea for teachers that are about to use this lesson plan to look up this interesting author and learn more about her. This maybe helpful to tell your students and could possibly awake more interest in the book for uninterested children.

Circular stories are stories that end where they began. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is one of these stories. So instead of doing the creative sequence in this lesson plan, teachers can use this site to make practice circular stories with their children. It all depends on what the teacher would rather do, both activities are beneficial to the children.

TeacherVision has many creative activities that a teacher could use instead of some of the activities here. However, some of these activities would take more then 50 minutes for younger children so use this site with caution. Also, the activities included on this site for If You Give a Mouse a Cookie are more fun bonus games rather then activities strictly based on learning.

Virtual Vine includes many activities for this same book. Some of the activities are the same as are listened on other websites; however, there are also many different ones. A lot of these activities do not talk specifically about the story, but are including objects like mice and cookies.

This Guided Reading of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie includes a lot more interaction among the students and the teacher before the story even begins. This could be used for a class that is more likely to sit still for a longer period of time as compared to 1st graders. Even though this activity seems very long, the children would enjoy it because of the availability they have in the discussion to talk about themselves.

This lesson takes a spin on Cause and Effect which would be very beneficial for older students reading the book. This lesson goes in depth not only talking about the cause and effect in the book, but also general life situations where cause and effect happens. Very beneficial!

This teaching site has more activities focused on younger children reading If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. There are activities such as: memory games, more coloring pages, and special crafts.

Find other "If You Give.." books and activities on-line at this website. This website is used on the Student Activity Page; however, there are many more resources that can be used on this page then are assigned. Every character is included as well as summaries of each story.

If you, as a teacher, are more interested in If You Give a Pig a Pancake as your central story, visit: Educator's Reference to find lesson plans specifically focused on this story.

Lesson Plan Unit

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:37:41 CDT

Analyze Your Learners:
This lesson will be taught to a 1st grade class.
LA.A.1.1 "predicts what a passage is about based on its title and illustrations."
LA.C.1.1 "retells specific details of information heard, including sequence of events."
VA.B.1.1 "uses the elements of art and the principles of design to effectively communicate ideas."
LA.B.1.1 "makes a plan for writing that includes a central and related ideas."

State Your Objectives:
Monday:

Using a large book, "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie", the students, as a group, will identify the missing word in the book by interpreting the picture. This will be done in a relaxed setting and any answer that is not silly will be correct.
Using the student activity page, the students will work in groups of 3 and re-read the story while writing notes about the details.

Tuesday:

Students will effectively communicate, from memory, the details of the story in a group setting to refresh from the day before.
Using the various materials provided, each student will re-create their favorite scene in the story on a page provided. This should be taken seriously and the students are expected to make an appropriate picture.
Have the class, one at a time, place their scene where it belongs on the time-line. This should be done with 100% accuracy.
Using the website provided, students should play 2 games with mouse that will provide them with a fun activity while learning.

Wednesday:

Using a blank sheet of paper, students will create their own story starting with "If you give a first grader chips...". They will identify 4 possible results with pictures.
Then, have the class come together and everyone will share what they wrote in their story. If they did not do it there will be a zero given.
Later, on the student activity page, students will add one out of their 4 results to the on-line class story.

Thursday:

The entire class will all together read "If You Give a Pig a Pancake", while identifying words that are interpreted from the pictures.
Students will work separately to determine the similarities and differences between the two books. This will be done on the Student Activity Page. Every student needs at least 5 similarities and 5 differences.

Friday:

Students will write down what the believe would happen if the roles were reversed and the boy was asking for a cookie. They will list 4 possibly results. Then the class will discuss.
Cookies and milk will be passed out.
Students will watch the movie "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" and then identify the things they liked about the story.
Using a coloring sheet students must pretend that they are now the illustrator and complete the entire picture.

Select Media and Materials:
computers/Internet
books:

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
If You Give a Pig a Pancake

sticky notes
blank paper
crayons, markers, string, glitter, popsicle sticks, buttons, glue
clothesline and clothespins
cookies, milk, cups, napkins
movie: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
TV/DVD or VCR
coloring sheets

Utilize Your Media:
Use computers for students to access the Student Activity Page.
Use sticky notes to cover words in the book so students can identify through interpretation.
Use the clothesline and clothespins to create a time-line with scenes the students make.
Use the TV for the movie to play in.

Require Learner Participation:

In this week, I plan for my students to be able to understand the book, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie". I want my students to understand the

concept of cause and effect and I want them to use it in their own stories. I also want them to be able to put the parts of the story in chronological order. I feel all of these activities include good practice for reading comprehension exams. More specifically, on Thursday, when the other book is introduced, I am looking for the children to notice the relation between the books. I also want the class working together on their communication and cooperation skills.

As far as the technology aspect of this lesson plan, I would like the children to get used to using the Student Activity Page so they will become

familiar and fluent with it. I also am using many of the activities on their page in order to keep them entertained. I feel that they will become easily bored if I continue to use the same type of materials. Also, I am playing the movie at the end of the week only if all the activities during the week go well with no behavioral problems. The movie is placed as a reward.

Evaluate and Revise:

After the students have read "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie", made a time-line out of their art work, created their own stories, compared the

two different books, and completed all their activities on the Student Activity Page, I will access whether the lessons helped the students further their learning or whether there are modifications that need to be made in order to enhance the lesson.

Student Activity Page

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:36:26 CDT

This week we will be focusing all our activities on the book, "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie".

Monday	Go to: http://www.graves.k12.ky.us/powerpoints/elementary/winaelliott.ppt. Click open. Practice reading the story as a group.
Tuesday	Visit: http://www.mousecookiebooks.com/indexSite.html Click to launch the site and meet mouse. Then click on activities. Choose at least 2 activities to play with mouse.
Wednesday	Go to the top right of this page. Click on the page that says "If You Give a First Grader Chips". Then click edit. Next add your favorite result from your own story with your favorite color. Type the result and write your name. (I have done the first one for you.)
Thursday	Go to: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/venn_diagrams/ type in the following: Teacher Name: Miss Minter Subject: Language Arts Title: Mouse and Cookie vs. Pig and Pancake Label For Topic #1: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Label For Topic #2: If You Give a Pig a Pancake Similarities Between Topics: erase what is in the box Then press create venn diagram worksheet. Next, print this page and fill in all the bubbles.
Friday	Go to: http://www.teachingheart.net/mousecookie.html . Scroll half way down and select coloring page 1, 2, or 3. Then print.

If You Give a First Grader Chips

c.minter — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:50:32 CDT

If you give a first grader chips.....

he will ask you for a napkin to wipe his greasy hands. -Miss Minter

Miss Minter's 1st Grade Class Home

c.minter — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:09:41 CDT

My name is Catie Minter and I am currently the teacher of your child's 2nd grade class. I have a degree from the University of Central Florida in Elementary Education. I chose this path for my life because of my love for children. Before the beginning of my sophomore year, I worked at a "sleep-away" summer camp in Vero Beach, FL. This is where I found my true calling. I have a passion for children and the people they are going to become. I want to impact children in order to effect our future generations. My class is structured in a way that can make these things possible. I teach in an interactive learning environment so that it is not just me teaching your children, but everyone teaching each other and therefore, all learning together. I am so excited about the upcoming year. I have great projects planned that will stimulate your children into thinking on a entirely new level. TOGETHER, we will be learning complex math problems, cursive writing, grammar, and reading strategies just to name a few. We will also have group activities and go on several field trips. Most importantly, I am looking forward to getting to know your children on a deeper level. Thanks so much for the trust you have placed in me to pour into your children the knowledge they need to one day be their own successful individuals!