This book is very similar to her popular The Mitten. The difference is mostly in the setting and the object all of the animals climb into. It is a perfect choice if you want to do a rain forest theme with your students or if you are talking about Costa Rica/Guatemala.
I will not be using my book until April, but I created my book companion in advanced as I knew I had to do some animal research. National Geographic and National Geographic for kids is a great resource for real pictures & facts about all of the animals featured in this book. If you would like to use it with your students, click of the link here. I hope you will enjoy.
I love The Umbrella! Granted, I've been to the Amazon and fell in love with it, so when I do my rain forest unit, I have pictures of the animals I've seen to use as well...my students really enjoy looking at my pictures. (Especially the anaconda.)
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Wow, what a cool experience to talk about with your students. :)
DeleteWow, what a great unit!! We're going to have fun with the Spanish phrases!! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I really loved the way they were included in the book. Brett made them so natural that I just had to include them in the packet. (In fact, they were the first thing I worked on.)
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