STORYTIME 2
After Reading Aloud Talk About It! Display the Grumpy Bird & Friends Character Cards and invite children to help you retell the story. How does Grumpy Bird feel when he wakes up? What does he do because he feels grumpy? What helps him feel better? Puppet Show Make stick puppets of Grumpy Bird characters by copying the Character Card sheets and helping children glue popsicle sticks to the backs of the characters. Invite children to act out what the bird might say when he feels grumpy and when he feels happy. Encourage children to express Grumpy Bird’s changing feelings. Reread As you reread the story, read Grumpy Bird’s dialogue expressively. Ask children to say how they think Grumpy Bird feels after he speaks. English Language Development Use facial expressions and gestures to help bring meaning to the main points of the story. For example: • Make a grumpy face • Flap your arms for the word fly • Make a walking motion for the word walk Research Connection Help boost children’s language development by modeling rich language and expanding upon children’s words. If a child says “the bird is angry,” you can expand upon their language by adding a description or more information. For example, “I can tell that bird is angry because he is snapping and shouting at his friends.”
In Grumpy Bird, a group of animal friends helps a grumpy bird move through
the day and forget all about his bad mood.
Carefully articulate the names of the emotions and model the related movements. Jump for Joy! Let’s all jump for joy! Let’s hop for happiness and clap for being cranky. Now, let’s shake, shake, shake your wiggles out, and now let’s sit for storytime. Share the Read-Aloud Introduce Grumpy Bird Preview the book by showing the cover. Talk about how the little bluebird might be feeling. Explain what grumpy means by showing a grouchy face. How is this bird feeling? How can you tell? This bird is grumpy. Another word for grumpy is grouchy . Show me a grumpy face. Why do you think this bird is grumpy? Read Interactively As you read, help children notice, name, and relate to Grumpy Bird’s changing feelings. What makes you feel grumpy or grouchy? What do you do to help yourself feel better? How does the bird feel when his animal friends first start walking with him? How do you know that the bird is grumpy? What activity would make you feel happy?
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