Bunny Slopes by Claudia Rueda is a fun, new interactive read in a similar style to Tap the Magic Tree or Press Here (both of which I also love). It's pretty simple, and at the same time can open up some great dialogue about winter, snow, animals in the snow, etc.
Read-Aloud Tips: If you are reading this with your own child, one-on-one, it is great for snuggling up together and interacting with the book on your lap. In a classroom setting, I selected students one at a time to come up and interact with the prompts of the book, and then they were free to try it out individually during center time as well.
Extension Activity: I used the bunny on the book jacket to make a small story manipulative that the kids could use. I placed it on an eraser and set it at the chalk table. (Using it on a dry erase board would be fun, too!) At first, we used it a simple invitation to draw slopes for bunny, allowing the students to practice drawing big, curvy lines. Since bunny erases the lines as he "skis" over them, it encourages them to keep drawing more lines. I introduced this as a partner activity (one person draws, the other erases), but it works just as well for individuals.
The next day, I added a new extension by putting letters on the hill and working with students individually or in small groups. This could be adapted to all sorts of levels and skills. The example below shows a blending exercise for those blending sounds together, where students read the sounds as bunny climbs up the hill and then blends them together going down the hill.
More with Slopes: The concept of slope is such a fun idea to explore in preschool. Although we got busy with other interests this month, we will probably continue to revisit this concept. But we did try out creating some slopes with these magnetic marble tubes!
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