Author Study: Kevin Henkes
Read about author Kevin Henkes and his many children’s books. There are biographies, booklists, and activities. Several videos provide read-aloud of his books and his studio. Word study and writing activities are paired with several of his picture books.
Grades
- 1,
- 2
Links
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Kevin Henkes Website
Use this site which is chock full of activities, author interview videos, and news about upcoming books.
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Kevin Henkes, author
This link provides an author biography and a list of his books. Under "Authors and Illustrator" are essays, extras, discussion guides, and reading resources for "Kitten's First Full Moon", "Olive's Ocean", and "Bird Lake Moon".
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Kidsreads: Kevin Henkes
Read what Kevin Henkes thinks about being an author and illustrator. NOTE: The website includes a banner ad.
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Scholastic: Kevin Henkes
Here is Kevin Henkes' biography.
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Author Study toolkit
Use this downloadable author study toolkit while learning about an author with your class. The toolkit provides a purpose for carrying out an author study and how to accomplish it for different grade levels.
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Phonic Generalizations in "Chrysanthemum"
Use this lesson to help students practice common and alternative sounds for specific vowel combinations. Students will use a comprehensive list to make words with the same vowel pairs. Lastly students make words from the book in an online activity.
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Text Talk: Julius, the Baby of the World
Use this lesson to help students learn how to understand words that are taken out of their original context.
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Playing Name Bingo with "Chrysanthemum"
Engage your students in a name bingo game after reading "Chrysanthemum". A blank bingo card is available for download so students can create a card for name bingo.
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Spaghetti Book Club's Reviews of Kevin Henkes books
Read and discuss the illustrated book reviews of Kevin Henkes' titles. Use the template with your students to illustrate and review their favorite Kevin Henkes title.
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"Wemberly Worried" by Kevin Henkes, a read-a-loud
The book, "Wemberly Worried" comes to life as it is read aloud in this video.
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"Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes read-a-loud
Enjoy this video with your students during a Kevin Henkes author study.
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Venn Diagram: "Wemberly Worried" and "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes
Watch this video with your class as a second grade class demonstrates a Venn Diagram lesson with "Wemberly Worried" and "Chrysanthemum".
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"Olive's Ocean" discussion guide
The guide provides a book summary, discussion questions for the book leader, and additional read-alike books. A suggestion for a snack is included.
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Kevin Henkes Lesson Plans for "Chrysanthemum" and more
Numerous teaching activities are available along with plans for "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse", "Olive's Ocean" and "Wemberly Worried". Note: This site contains advertising.
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"Chrysanthemum" activities
This link features a vocabulary activity, thinking skills, poetry, and writing activities for the book, "Chrysanthemum".
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Children's Literature Site
This website includes a biography of Henkes, plus a booklist with links to reviews of some of the books. NOTE: The website includes ads.
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Kevin Henkes: Good-bye, Curtis
Read a short biography of the author and find out where he got the idea for the book "Good-bye, Curtis."
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Kevin Henkes' Bibliography
Here is a complete bibliography of Henkes' books.
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Meet Wemberly
This fifteen page PDF file includes activities about the main character from Henkes' Wemberly series. There are Wemberly nametags, a maze, recipes, and more fun activities.
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HarperCollins: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Click on the links below "Extras" for one-page PDF activities to go along with the book, including coloring pages, a maze, and more.
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Lilly and Chrysanthemum Ideas
Follow these activity ideas to supplement learning about the books "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse" and "Chrysanthemum."
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