The Giant Hug
by Sandra Horning

A little pig named Owen decides to send his granny a hug. With the help of the post office, the hug travels from worker to worker with some surprising results. Can you guess what Granny sends back to Owen?

Internet Extensions

A Giant Hug Certificate

Playing Post Office

Post Office Activities

Preschool Post Office

Post Office Poems

How the Mail Works

Spanish Post Office Vocabulary

Interesting Mailboxes

Teacher Pen Pal Website

The Mail in the Box
To the tune of "Wheels on the Bus"

The pencil on the paper
Goes scritch, scratch, scritch
Scritch, scratch, scritch.
The pencil on the paper
Goes scritch scratch scritch
Scritch scratch scritch
Right at my desk.

The letter that I wrote
Goes fold, fold, fold.
Fold, fold, fold.
Fold, fold, fold.
The letter that I wrote goes
Fold, fold, fold.
Into the envelope.

The glue that I lick goes
Slurp, slurp, slurp.
Slurp, slurp, slurp.
Slurp, slurp slurp.
The glue that I lick goes
Slurp, slurp, slurp.
To seal up the edge.

More Verses in the Kids Wings Unit

A Unit for The Giant Hug is a part of a collection of 40 units in Reading Seeds.

The Unit Contains:
Pre-Reading Discussion Cards
Readers’ Theater
Teacher-Led Lesson and Transparency for helping students learn how characters are feeling

Vocabulary Fold-Outs
Post Office Song
Multiple Choice Comprehension
Sequencing
Letter Writing

Editing Practice
Logic Puzzle
Math Graphing

 



Kids' Wings has created outstanding activities for each novel, units which provide the latest in integrated curriculum

Kids Wings' Units
for The Giant Hug plus 42 other award-winning books will be available in:

Purchase Reading Seeds NOW and receive this unit in an email attachment the same day! Reading Seeds will be mailed to you before May 15, 2007. Call 512-558-1121 or order online:

More exciting units for Grades 1-3 are available now in
Springboards
by Suzy Red

These 40 picture books form the backdrops for outstanding cross-curriculum activities for grades 1-3. Designed and created by a MASTER TEACHER!

Activities feature:
Crossword Puzzles,
Writing Prompts

Multiple intelligences

Readers' Theater, Songs, 
Math, Logic Puzzles, Science, Music & More!!

Click here for details, index, samples, and ordering information!

Order Springboards
Now:

(512) 558-1121

 

Home    Kids' Wings    Bookstore     Integrated Curriculum      Build Character     Workshops

Order Kids' Wings Materials 


©2007 Kids' Wings. All Rights Reserved. 


Your purchases through the Kids Wings Bookstore and Amazon Links help to keep our website doors open!

Order Kids' Wings Materials

Disclaimer: The links here have been scrutinized for their grade and age appropriateness; however, contents of links on the World Wide Web change continuously. It is advisable that teachers and parents review all links before allowing student use. Please contact us immediately if you find any inappropriate links.