There are so many great aspects of Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama books, it’s no wonder our little learners are in love with these books! One of our favorite activities to do with these books is practice making connections. They are wonderful books for teaching children how to make text to self connections. We like the idea of practicing making connections with children as the book is read aloud. You can simply have students share the text to self connections they make as you read aloud or record the connections on a page of chart paper. We have created a graphic organizer that you might want to use as a task for students to complete once the read aloud is complete. It can act as a check for you to know if students understand the idea of making text to self connections. Text to Self Connections Organizer
One reason children love listening to Anna Dewdney’s books is because of the rhyming words. Each book contains many pairs. We have pulled out sets of rhyming words from three of the Llama Llama books. We have created cards so students can practice matching the words. For younger students, guidance will be needed. As a class you can work to match the rhyming words. For older students, you might use these cards at a rhyming center.
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Rhyming Cards:
Rhyming Words Recording Page Students record a pair of rhyming words and illustrate the words.
Llama Llama Learns a Lesson Students draw a picture to show the lesson Llama Llama learns and then draw a picture.
Graphic Organizer Students record the important parts of the story.
Feelings Students share how they would feel if they were Llama Llama. They also describe how they would react. Students can use pictures and words.
Llama Llama Class Book Students each get a page to complete. Students will write a sentence telling something that Llama Llama does. Their sentence should start with Llama Llama. They will then illustrate their work. Collect the pages when finished to make a class book. (For example, students might say: Llama Llama plays outside. The student will then draw a picture of Llama Llama playing at the park.)
You want to make sure you check out Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama page. There are so many great aspects for students and teachers including lesson plans and games for students.
Llama Llama Misses Mama read aloud by Anna Dewdney
MakeLearningFun.com has colorful, printable cut-outs you can use to make popsicle stick puppets for your younger students. Llama Llama Cut-Outs
If you are focusing on the letter L for the week, you can find our letter activities here: Letters of the Alphabet Resources
We also love this Llama themed L cut-out from Brilliant Beginning Preschool
We also like the idea of gathering llama books with a nonfiction focus. In your class, you can make an anchor chart that lists how Llama Llama is different from a real llama.
Do you have other great books to accompany a focus on Llama Llama books in your class? We would love for you to share below.
Kusco here! As the baby of the Smoky Mountain Llama Trek’s family and your official welcome-llama, I get to tell you a little bit about llamas and our llama farm. We llamas are so excited to show you our beautiful mountains!
Our job is to carry your packs and equipment for the trek so that you can enjoy the hike and the beautiful mountain scenery. We can carry all your stuff – water, snacks, sweaters or jackets, even tables, chairs, and camping equipment if we are headed up the mountain on an over-nighter. We do the work, so you don’t have to! Here’s a picture of Abu with his pack.
While we are members of the camel family, unlike the camel, our backbone structure will not support the weight of a person. So, when you come on a Smoky Mountain Llama trek with us, please plan on hiking.
Another thing, have you heard that llamas spit? We don’t. Spitting, biting, and kicking would be rude, and we have better manners than that.
You should probably know, however, that spitting is natural for us. We llamas spit at each other as a way of establishing rank in our herds and to communicate frustration or fear. Sometimes, when we llamas spend too much time around people and other animals, we begin to think of them as family. This is why llamas who have been raised in petting zoos will sometimes spit at people. At Smoky Mountain Llama Treks, we know that you are people and we are llamas.
There’s Oscar who likes to be in the lead, Izzy who likes to talk and hum a llama ditty as we walk, and Peanut the Alpaca who is a perky little fellow. We all like to be petted. Some of us like hugs and even kisses, especially JJ Bird. We are a friendly bunch who like to munch; oatmeal cookies, graham crackers, and bananas are our favorites. (Hint! You can bring us snacks!) We also like to nibble on leaves and grass if there’s time along the trails. So, there are no worries if you want to go slow.
To find out more about us, make sure you read the Our Llamas page, where we have each introduced ourselves. Our faithful guide Steve will be happy to tell you more about your llama before your Smoky Mountain Llama Trek begins.
We llamas think your hike with us is going to be one of the most unique and memorable experiences you’ve ever had! (You might just fall in Llama Luv!)Then you’ll want to come back and visit us again and again! We love it when that happens! See you soon!