Steven Kellogg

Steve Kellogg Links

• http://www.stevenkellogg.com/

• http://www.childrenslit.com/f_stevenkellogg.html

• http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-kellogg-steven.asp

• http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/findaids/Kellogg/MSS19970072.html

Book Extensions

AASTER AARDVARK’S ALPHABET ADVENTURES

• Write alliterative sentences.  Create an alliterative alphabet book.

BEST FRIENDS

•  Tell about a time that you became upset with a good friend.  Tell how you resolved the problem.

• The story blends fantasy and reality.  Make a T-Chart labeled ‘fantasy’ and ‘reality.’  Record the imaginary story events under fantasy and the realistic events under reality.

• Brainstorm a list of rules for being a good friend. 

• Reading Rainbow extension ideas ~ http://gpn.unl.edu/rainbow/video_product_template.asp?catalog%5Fname=GPN&category%5Fname=Reading+Rainbow&product%5Fid=126%2E0043V

• Design employment applications for the characters in the story, as well as for themselves.

• Conduct impromptu skits showing how to make new friends and how to handle disagreements.

CAN I KEEP HIM?

• Write the response the little boy’s mother will give the two boys in the scene on the very last page of the book where Ralph is holding out the quail-like bird to her.

• Rewrite a part of the story.  Have Arnold’s mother give him permission to keep one of the pets.  Write a story telling what happens.   

• Research an animal of your choice.  Share report orally with the class and then vote on which animal would be chosen as a class pet.  Graph the results.

CHICKEN LITTLE

• Compare and Contrast Kellogg’s version with other popular versions.

• Write a sequel to Kellogg’s Chicken Little describing Foxy Loxy’s second attempt to round up the fowl once he is released from Sergeant Hippo Hefty..  

• Choose another folk tale to ‘modernize’ the way Kellogg did with his version of Chicken Little

• Invent your own recipes for characters from the book similar to Foxy Loxy’s visions of chicken salad sandwiches with Chicken Little or Thanksgiving feast for Turkey Lurkey.

MUCH BIGGER THAN MARTIN

• Write what will happen when Henry becomes a big brother to a new baby in the family.  How would this make you feel?

THE MYSTERIOUS TADPOLE

• Read the story aloud to the point where the “tadpole” had to be removed from the school swimming pool.  Stop and discuss possible solutions to the problem.  What could be done with the “tadpole?”  Students can then write the next part of the story using their solutions.

• Pretend that your favorite uncle just brought you a special gift.  When opening the box, you hear a sound.  Write your own story.

• Online Quiz ~ http://www.quia.com/pp/7683.html

THE MYSTERY BEAST OF OSTERGEEST

• Read the book orally without showing the pictures.  Read only to the point where the six wise men have different opinions as to the beast’s identity.  Do not reveal the little boy’s statement that the beast is an elephant.  Ask listeners to listen carefully to the clues to see if they can predict what type of animal would be as big as a wall with tusks, a trunk, legs as thick as a tree, ears as flapping and as big as a fan, and a tail like a rope.    Have students write their own descriptions of a mystery beast.

PAUL BUNYAN

•  Discuss the characteristics of Tall Tales. 

• Writing prompt ~ “If you were as big as Paul Bunyan, what would you do that you can’t do now?”

• Have student’s give themselves Tall Tale names.  Provide name tags and allow them to use their names throughout their studies.

• Have flapjacks with maple syrup.

• Make an illustrated timeline of Paul Bunyan’s life.  Map out the places he’s been on a map of the United states. 

• Reading Rainbow Teacher Guide ~ http://gpn.unl.edu/rainbow/video_product_template.asp?catalog%5Fname=GPN&category%5Fname=Reading+Rainbow&product%5Fid=126%2E0021V

• List with children at least seven unbelievable things Paul Bunyan accomplished in his long life.

• Find several books about this hero and review the different versions of Paul Bunyan's life.