Connection to six early literacy skills - I think this book hits all of these early literacy skills Our house rule was that they could catch fireflies to look at, but they couldn’t keep them. They would put them in a little jar for a few minutes while they looked at the insects up close. Then they would release them so they could be with their little bug families.

Create the colored paper to use for the wings. (We wanted our wings to resemble the firefly’s wings in the book so we decided to paint our wing paper, but you could also just use construction paper wings to simplify the activity.) The lighted end of the flashlight will be the firefly’s tail. Glue the two eyes on each side of the other end of the flashlight to make the firefly’s eyes. Now glue the two rectangular shaped antenna at the top of the flashlight, above the eyes. Midway down the flashlight is where you will glue one 2 inch half circle and one 4 inch half circle on each side of the flashlight to make wings. Let the flashlight fireflies dry, then turn them on to see them light up! Firefly Catchers

urn:lcp:verylonelyfirefl1999carl:epub:4e330c55-79d5-46f9-b1db-4260872347c9 Extramarc University of Alberta Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier verylonelyfirefl1999carl Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t2n59j437 Isbn 0399234276 We decided to make our own fireflies (or lightning bugs as I used to call them) using a cardboard tube and some paper. They turned out super cute! (You could even make a smaller version using an empty toilet paper roll.) Brief summary - A Firefly searches for other fireflies and happens upon other things that light up at night until he finds the fireflies. Fireflies are insects. They have a hard exoskeleton, two compound eyes, two antennae, six legs, three body parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and wings. THE VERY BUSY SPIDER is about "work". We need to work and finish our tasks despite the many diversions.

Carle’s richly hued, collage-like art and gentle text will be comfortingly familiar to his numerous young devotees.”– Publishers Weekly Vocabulary - lots of different light sources are used and it gives children the change to think of each light source.urn:isbn:0448458519 Scandate 20111008165735 Scanner scribe12.shenzhen.archive.org Scanningcenter shenzhen Source Get ready to catch fireflies as a The Very Lonely Firefly activity by preparing a jar ahead of time. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2010-05-06 21:18:43 Boxid IA118406 Boxid_2 BWB220140905 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor

They are unique because they light up! At night, the last abdominal segment glows. This amazing ability is how fireflies (or lightning bugs) get their name. From bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle, the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar , comes another classic tale about one very lonely firefly. A perfect gift to share with the child or grandchild in your life.The firefly population is decreasing, so we want to make sure we release them in the same condition we caught them in.

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Young readers empathize with the lonely firefly as he looks for a group where he will really “belong.” In his search for compatible companions, he meets many other night creatures, but none is quite right—until the happy surprise at the very end when the illustration of a swarm of friendly fireflies literally shines and twinkles a welcome in the night. Heartwarming. THE VERY LONELY FIREFLY is about "belonging". We all want to belong to a group, a family, our own fellow creatures.