You're a Mean One...Mr. Grinch!

Since Chirstimas is soon we read Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas.  I read it in two parts today.  We talked about how we can use describing words to talk about someone. I started by having my special helper of the day stand up and we used different words to describe her.  Pre-K students are only 4 and 5 but they are pretty smart... We talked about what color her clothes are, how old she is, she is a girl, she is smiling, she is happy, ect.  I presented a blank chart that we would be filling in to desribe The Grinch.  Throughout my frist reading I made sure to draw attention to key words or phrases or actions he did to plant ideas in the students' heads to add to the chart.  This was a great way to introduce new vocabulary to them. After I read the first part, we brainstormed together some words:

The we went about our day and during center time we made Grinch faces. Here is my sample (at least I tried ahhah)

Here are some of theirs.  Notice only one is the "mean Grinch"; most of them made theirs the "Kind Grinch".  I had cut out the shapes so they had to glue them on then make a face.

Then we continued our reading.  We reviewed the Grinch at the beginning of the story.  After I read it all we then made a new chart about how he was at the end of the story.  I got this idea from someone on Pinterest (Loveee that site) but it was for a first grade class.  It was easy to adapt to my little ones.  Surely they are not reading what I write but I'm modeling writing and we're working together to use our knowledge to complete a task.  I was pretty impressed with the words they were able to use.  I threw in a few of my own and gave them the meaning but most of them had heard those words used before.

Next week, before we go on break I am planning on making "Grinch Punch".  it is green sorbet and Sprite.