My lesson focused on the book, is your mama a llama, by deborah guarino. Oct 30, 2015 steven kellogg has illustrated more than a hundred books, including is your mama a llama. I was first introduced to this book as part of a college course on literature for children, and instantly fell in love. Each question lloyd asks forms one half of an elegant rhymed couplet that is completed by the answer each creature friend gives. Lloyd the llama discovers what kind of animal his mama reall. This book is about a llama who goes around asking his friends if their mama is a llama.
It has gently flowing, playful rhyming text which invites children to chorus the answer to the description of the animal mamas. Students can cut out the pictures and playing a memory game. A baby llama finds out what kind of mama his animal friends have. With rhyme and riddle, this charming story has become a favorite. Sully absolutely loves is your mama a llama, and it is one of his favorites out of twenty some books that we have for him. Some images used in this set are licensed under the creative commons through. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Read aloud story time with ann marie like to hear more books on story time with ann marie, subscribe. Llama, llama by anna dewdney lesson plans and teaching resources activity printable llama for students to color. Lloyd, the baby llama, asks his creature friends, including dave, the bat. Level l curriculum unit, level 2 curriculum unit, level 1 and level 2 interactive white board activities. He asks all his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out they are not.
Each time he encounters an animal, such as a bat, a swan, a cow or a seal, he not only learns that their mamas are not llamas, but also learns what makes their mamas special. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1989, and was written by deborah guarino. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. Llama, llama by anna dewdney lesson plans and teaching. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Try doing some of the things the children are doing in the pictures. Adapted from the original text, llama, llama misses mama, by anna. Sep 06, 2016 parents and children who love the llama llama books featuring a little llama famous for his red pajamas and being mad at his mama are in mourning for the books author and illustrator. Steven kellogg has illustrated more than a hundred books, including is your mama a l lama.
The animals then go on to explain some of the physical attributes and behaviors of their mamas, allowing lloyd to guess what kind of animal each one is. Select an individual product, combo, or double deal. Mamma llama is sad to report that we will no longer be open for food and drinks for take out as of today. Since he asks this of a bat, swan, cow, seal, and kangaroo, the answer is, of course, no. Adapted from the original text, llama, llama misses mama, by anna dewdney, viking juvenile press. We were taking it day by day to see if it was feasible to. Llama llama misses mama by anna dewdney viking llama llama misses mama is a book about little llama on his first day of school. Is your mama a llama by deborah guarino paperback book. Is your mama a llama and more stories about growing up. Is your mama a llama unit for special education tpt.
After discussing the different animals the teacher will put the different animals on the document character and ask the students to come up and label the different parts of the animals. For example, read the lines, oh, i said, i understand now. This robust reissue follows lovable lloyd the llama on his quest to find out what percentage of the baby animal population has llamas for mamas. Adapted from the original text, llama, llama misses mama. Save valuable time and find already created activities, from the boardmaker community and premium activities, to meet all your students individual needs. See more ideas about mother and baby animals, zoo crafts and zoo preschool. But its his friend lyn the llama that finally leads lloyd to the answer he most longs to hear. If your friend was sad and missed his mama, what could you do to help. Apr 8, 20 explore swordlilys board is your mama a lama. Add an extra play element to the viewing by asking children to wait for your signal before saying the rhymes out.
Young children will share lloyds delight when the answer to his question is finally, yes. In the animal world babies look a lot like their moms. A young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out, in rhyme, that their mothers are other types of animals. I asked them if they had ever seen a llama anywhere, like at a fair, a farm, or a zoo, trying to activate prior. It includes activities for listening comprehension, vocabulary, phonological awareness, and targeted language skills as well as a fun summarizing activity. Your reading sixth sense will not betray you, why because this is your mama a llama. Rythmic verses of this rhyming text with fillintheblank style pauses at the end of each stanza help early readers learn to read, young children squeal with glee, and everybody within ear shot get the urge to get up and dance. With humorous rhymes, six lovable animals help lloyd the llama discover what kind of animal his mama is. I will ask, why do you think the baby llama is all alone. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 28 pages and is available in board book format. Children show curiosity and express interest in the world around them. Llama llama author succumbs to cancer, asks fans for favor.
Lloyd is trying to figure out who other animals mamas are. Also alert them that the story will ask them to supply some of the rhymes. Is your mama a llama by deborah guarino is the focus of this literacy unit for students with autism and special learning needs. Animal and home matchingsorting for the story is your mama a llama. Steven kelloggs illustrations are engaging and sweet without lapsing into cutesy. He may be looking for his mama or he may be going on an adventure by himself. Most recently deborah was honored by denvers preschool program in colorado, which chose her book as its 2011 choice for the one book, one denver event, during which 1500 copies of is your mama a llama. Dec 04, 2017 this is a live reading of is your mama a llama. Illustrated by steven kellogg this is one of my favorite books thus far. I began the lesson by showing the students a picture of a llama and asking if they could identify what type of animal it was.
If you are interested, you can find the song on youtube by doing a. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. By the end of the day llama has made new friends and has learned how much fun school can be. Draw a picture of the favorite things you do with your mama.
This over 40 page unit has various activities to accompany deborah guarinos book, is your mama a llama. Is your mama a llama deborah guarino, steven kellogg. The materials are designed to allow students with multiple levels o. In this favorite, whimsical rhyming riddles help lloyd the baby llama guess what kind of animal everyones mama really is. Cut pictures out of magazines or catalogues and have the children sort them into two categories. Discover things that interest and amaze them and seek to share them with others. Coloring pages printable pages from 9 llama, llama books.
Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. This specific pattern book has a rhythmic flow which is very attentionseeking from the reads. We had the cassette tape that would read it to us and i think it may have been featured on reading rainbow. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. He has also retold and illustrated the adventures of talltale heroes such as paul bunyan, mike fink, and johnny appleseed. The main characters of this childrens, picture books story are.
Is your mama a llama guarino, deborah, kellogg, steven. I found a song that goes with the book on youtube, and we have memorized all the words and sing the song as we read it to him and turn the pages. Steven kellogg a young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out, in rhyme, that. Is your mama a llama by deborah guarino, 1989, scholastic edition, hardcover in english. Pdf is your mama a llama by deborah guarino download pdf. In small groups have students write an original story entitled is your papa a panda. Steven kellogg has illustrated more than a hundred books, including is your mama a llama. This lesson is intended to be a companion to is your mama a llama. I like to fold construction paper the long way, cut the top layer into flaps.
At the beginning of the day, llama is sad and misses his mamma. After reading the book through once, read it again and prompt children to fill in the rhyming words. I will also point out to them that most of the baby animals are with their mamas, but the llama is all alone. This was made with permission from scholastic publishers. Parents and children who love the llama llama books featuring a little llama famous for his red pajamas and being mad at his mama are in mourning for the books author and illustrator. Steven kellogg a young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out. Read it once again offers curriculum units and interactive white board activities based on the popular storybook, is your mama a llama. In this story, baby llama lloyd asks several baby animals the simple question. Written by deborah guarino and illustrated by steven kellogg. In this story a panda cub should approach the babies of the animals mentioned in the book animal babies and pose the question. Its really simple, but the repetitive refrain of is your mama a llama, i asked my friend. Steven kellogg a young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out, in rhyme, that their mothers are other types of animals. Try changing the llama and the other animals into alaska animals and draw a picture of them at school.
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