We will spend all of next week talking about emergency preparedness. This will have to be something that we talk about often. I also had the kids create a journal entry with all the information they learned. He put together go-bags for each us with things like an emergency blanket and towl, soap, a flashlight, waterproof writing notebook/pen, a list of emergency contact numbers, water filter straw, a pack of freeze dried food, toothpaste/toothbrush etc. He did a wonderful job teaching the kids about what to do/where to go during different emergency scenarios. If you’re interested, you can also check out our sense of taste experiment we did with Lentil HERE. I added things like an orange, light bulb, pencil, toy dinosaur, doll, makeup brush, baseball hat, etc. They had the best time trying to guess what they grabbed. Sense of touch was fun! I placed these random items pictured below in a pillow case and the kids took turns feeling the items without looking at them. The howling wind, the sounds of the trees blowing outside, their dad placing his coffee cup on the table. We closed our eyes and listened really hard to all the sounds around us. In the story Thomas talks about how he can hear everything so much better in the dark and his Grandfather points out that it’s because his other senses are dulled. Revisited the 5 senses, in particular the sense of hearing and sense of touch. The Storm on the sea of Galilee read from The Jesus Storybook Bible They insisted that the word “child” should be changed to “people”. This was challenging and fun!īy the way, my kids were really put off by this poem pictured below. I also told them a particular story from my childhood of when I was scared and how I overcame that fear.Ĭontrasting descriptive sentences (a lesson from FIAR) and we also made up our own sentences. My kids talked about the relationship they have with their own Grandparents. S torm in the Night by Mary Stolz and discussed the relationship between Thomas and his Grandfather. The Storm on the sea of Galilee by Rembrandt
(The Bible, Composer, Picture Study, and Teatime were not part of FIAR). You can visit her online at kids and I read Storm in the Night by Mary Stolz and used Five in A Row study guide to learn more about cloud formation, safety, relationships, descriptive language, and the five senses. In addition to her art for the Coretta Scott King Award winner My Mama Needs Me by Mildred Pitts Walter, Pat's luminous work includes Angel Baby Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon! and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Talking With Artists. She teaches children’s book illustration and writing at Parsons School of Design, the New School, and Pratt Institute. She has been writing and illustrating children's books since she graduated from Pratt Institute and is the author and/or illustrator of more than forty books. Pat Cummings was born in Chicago but grew up traveling with her military family all over the world. She was also the recipient of the Kerlan Award, which honored her entire body of work. She wrote more than sixty books, which were published in nearly thirty languages, and received two Newbery Honors (for Belling the Tiger and The Noonday Friends). Mary Stolz (1920–2006) published her first book for young people in 1950 with Ursula Nordstrom and never looked back. And Ringo, the cat? They were in the dark. Rain streaming down the windows, babbling in the downspouts. Mary Stolz and Pat Cummings have each brought their unique talents to this lyrical tale about a magical, stormy night and a special relationship between grandfather and grandson. They have a wonderful time learning important new things about each other in a spirited conversation. Too early to go to bed, and with only flashes of lightning to see by, Thomas and his grandfather happily find themselves rediscovering the half-forgotten scents and sounds of their world.
This lovely picture book is also a strong choice to share about overcoming fears. This could be a moment to be scared, but Thomas and his grandfather huddle with Ringo the cat on their porch and share stories in the darkness. Storm in the night-lights flicker out, rain streams down the windows.
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