Don and audrey woods beloved picture book has sold more than one and a half million copies. If youll notice, the flea has a glow around it and is perched on the top of the chair where the child is napping. The text is charming, but the illustrations are amazing. To celebrate its birthday, the original hardcover book now has a. And on that dog a snoozing cat on a dozing dog on a dreaming child on a snoring granny a cozy bed in a napping house. You will also find students sitting with the book and retelling it to themselves. This printable is 5 pages, with each full page containing 2 half size booklet pages to create the 10 page mini book. Both are crowdpleasing, cumulative tales in the style of the house that jack built. The soothing rhythms and rhymes ofthe napping house come to life in a new pairing of the hardcover book and a cd.
The napping house by audrey wood, don wood illustrator. This book companion includes fun language learning activities to complement, the napping house by audrey and don wood, as well as various methods on how to promote your childs language and early literacy skills. When you introduce this preschool theme your students will be begging you to read the book again. Jul 11, 2012 but one that i always love teaching with is the napping house by audrey wood and illustrated by don wood. Each page of book is shown but words are not shown. And on that granny there is a child a dreaming child on a snoring granny on a cozy bed in a napping house, where everyone is sleeping. Each addition to the bed piles on top, straining the cozy bed. She also said that even though always interested in childrens books is wasnt until bruce was born that she was pushed into action. Delightful cumulative rhyme leads up to the consequences of piling too many sleepy people. Have the book creator reveal, anytime, their purpose, writing, illustration, and research processes with these teachingbooks original primary. A grandmother, child, dog, cat and mouse all sleep peacefully on a rainy afternoon. The napping house lesson plan scholastic books for kids. When the flea bites the mouse, an hysterical chain of events follows.
This small, square board book, with its rhythmic, repetitive text and witty pictures in shades of everbrightening blues and. Soon she is joined by a dreaming child, who lies right on top of the snoring granny. The napping house hardcover book educationalaids by manoj stores children will love this tale about a houseful of sleepy people and animals that all want to nap in the same place. Don woods paintings endow audreys familiar plot with beauty and newness, conveying atmosphere as well as illustrating the story. Looks like the napping house wont be napping for long. The napping house book activities crazy speech world. In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite. Everyone, in this case is a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, a slumbering mouse. Napping house activities compiled readingwriting, level. I often used this book during our healthy me unit when. Children will love this tale about a houseful of sleepy people and animals that all want to nap in the same place. First theres the cozy bed, followed by the snoring granny, the dreaming child, dozing dog, snoozing cat, slumbering mouse and finally, the wakeful flea. The napping house kindle edition by wood, audrey, wood, don. Then quietly, with each page turned, granny is joined by a child, a dog, a cat, a tiny mouse, and a flea.
This mini book is perfect for emergent readers to independently read after a read aloud using the book the napping house by audrey wood. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The napping house activities i typically use a themed unit with my students for about two weeks to ensure that there is enough depth and repetition to ensure learning. Its a rainy afternoon and granny is snoring on the bed in a cozy room. The woods divide their time between california and hawaii. See more ideas about the napping house, activities, book activities. Before introducing the story, i initiate a conversation with the children, talking about a time when they remember might have gone to a sleepover or spent the night at grandmas house. A grandmother, child, dog, cat and mouse all sleep peacefully on a rainy afternoon until a wakeful. For example, at the beginning there should be 1 counter for granny. This is the napping house, where everyone is sleeping.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Buy the napping house by audrey wood, don wood illustrator online at alibris. See more ideas about the napping house, book activities and preschool activities. Full of repetition and whimsy, the book features dreamy illustrations that create a relaxed yet colorful world that just might help children drift off to sleep.
Each day, i have the students gather on the rug for story time. The teacher reads the napping house to the class, stopping each time a person or animal gets into the bed so the students can add a counter to the tenframe. The napping house by audrey wood, don wood, hardcover. This beloved and bestselling book from audrey and don wood has been delighting children and sending them off to bed with laughter and sweet dreamsfor years. Shes joined by a dreaming child, then a dozing dog and a snoozing cat. This delightful cumulative tale has been a favorite with readers and listeners since its debut. The napping house kindle edition by wood, audrey, wood. The napping house lexile find a book metametrics inc. A grandmother, child, dog, cat and mouse all sleep peacefully on a rainy afternoon until a wakeful flea jumps on top of the mouse, waking each sleeper in turn. Teachingbooks strives to enrich everyones experience reading childrens and young adult books with our original and curated literary resources. Jan 11, 2018 the napping house is an extremely brilliant piece of work among all the fiction books.
The first time you will read the words and they can help when they can. In this story, because the full moons shining in the window at bedtime, everyone feels restless. I often used this book during our healthy me unit when we talked about getting enough sleep at night. We have a few of their picture books, but i think the napping house is my favorite. Story stick for the napping house dot to dot page for the napping house. This classic, cumulative tale is the perfect story to wake up to. Apr 19, 2011 the classic childrens story the napping house by audrey wood. Holyoke lithograph co thompson type heinz weber, inc book press brattleboro, vt. The napping house is told with cumulative language. Book picks, early literacy alignment nashville has chosen a handful of childrens books as essential literature, which means they want all preschoolers in nashville to read these books before starting kindergarten. The first edition of the novel was published in 1984, and was written by audrey wood. Magnet page for the napping house trace and color for the napping house felt board for the napping house coloringbingo page for the napping house. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 16 pages and is available in board book format.
I like this book because i can target so many objectives. Every preschool classroom needs a copy of the napping house by audrey wood and wonderfully illustrated by don wood. The napping house has been a bedtime favorite for the past twenty years. Its one of those books where the text builds, like thisisthehousethatjackbuilt, which seems to be a nofail way to engage children in the story. Buy a cheap copy of the napping house book by audrey wood. The napping house was extremely popular back in the 80s for its numerous awards that it won which includes. Put the opposite type of sticky back velcro on the characters. If your child will be reading this book at school, you can use some of the activities below at home before the book is read in class. There is a house, a napping house, where everyone is sleeping. Use the napping house to help students to start reading its repetitive text. The napping house by audrey wood kids books read aloud duration. With their very own brand of humor, audrey wood and don wood create an appealing bedtime book compatible with margaret wise browns classic goodnight moon. Turn each page and have the students search for the flea as it makes its move. Don and audrey wood are the husbandandwife creators of many beloved books for children, including the napping house, piggies, heckedy peg, and king bidgoods in the bathtub, a caldecott honor book.
The home of don wood, audrey wood, and bruce wood, million selling childrens book authors and illustrators, famous for the napping house, king bidgood, piggies, and more. The napping house was being celebrated for its twentieth year in publication. All is at peace until the appearance of an unexpected visitor, and before you know it no one is sleeping. Tell the students that you are going to read the book twice. In the napping house is a cozy bed piled high with a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, and a slumbering mouse. I love having all of this time to be able to create and cut and paste.
Go back through the book page by page and have the. Put a piece of sticky backed velcro on the paint stick. But one that i always love teaching with is the napping house by audrey wood and illustrated by don wood. To celebrate its birthday, the original hardcover book now has a fresh new design for both the jacket and interior, and the reproduction of the illustrations has been. Everyone, in this case is a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, a. The napping house hardcover book educationalaids by. The infectious cumulative rhyme of the napping house has made this book a classic. The classic childrens story the napping house by audrey woodread aloud. My 1st graders love reading this story and discovering who will be joining the pile of napping. The napping house board book by audrey wood, don wood. The napping house is one of audrey woods and don woods earlier childrens books and is probably one of their most peaceful books ever written. Free download or read online the napping house pdf epub book. Encourage the students to read along with the repetitive text. Letting my creative juices flow is one of my favorite things to do and summer is the best time to do it, in preparation for the upcoming year.
And on that granny there is a child a dreaming more. Being asked how writing evolved her relationship with don, she responded, i read him a childrens book during our honeymoon. The napping house by audrey wood kids books read aloud. The second time you and the students will talk about the illustrations. Include diverse cultural experiences in your instruction. Parents need to know that the full moon at the napping house, by audrey wood and illustrated by don wood, is a sequel to their classic the napping house. The classic childrens story the napping house by audrey wood. Picturebook veterans audrey and don wood follow up their classic in the napping house with this charmer of a sequel, perfect for helping fidgety kids wind down at bedtime.
The story begins by introducing a rainpounded house that contains a cozy bed. The napping house big book a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion in this tale. Everyone knows the cumulative rhyme this is the house that jack built, but the napping house 1984 is close on its heels in the race for posterity. Audrey wood is the author of many beloved books for children, including the bestselling classic the napping house, its companion the full moon at the napping house, caldecott honor book king bidgoods in the bathtub, heckedy peg, piggies, and piggy pie po, all of which were illustrated by her husband, don wood. After each page, stop to ask the children how many are sleeping in the bed after each counter is added to the tenframe. The main characters of this childrens, childrens story are. Use to retell the story adding characters as you go. Find napping house lesson plans and teaching resources. The napping house big book hou9780152567118 in this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite. Today we will gather to share the story, the napping house by audrey wood. Included in the napping house menagerie is a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, a. It is a simple, repetitive story that children love to hear and act out. Sep 19, 20 the napping house by audrey wood kids books read aloud duration.
The napping house by don and audrey wood carol hurst. The napping house is an extremely brilliant piece of work among all the fiction books. The napping house is a wonderful book for sequencing and also to reinforce the story element characters. Everyone knows the cumulative rhyme this is the house that ja. The napping house hardcover book at lakeshore learning. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the napping house. Prereading questions to stimulate interest and curiosityprereading draw a picture activity. In the last tour of the napping house book, start at the second page and show the students that the flea was actually in the room the whole time. Delightful cumulative rhyme leads up to the consequences of piling too many sleepy people and animals in a cozy bed. Everyone remembers that cozy bed, the snoring granny, the dreaming child, the dozing dog.
This is a wonderful book with beautiful illustrations. Basically, the name of the book is the perfect explanation of the book itself. The napping house emergent reader mini book by 24kteacher tpt. And on that granny there is a child a dreaming child on a snoring.
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