A Loud Winter's Nap is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team


 

SUMMARY

"A Loud Winter's Nap" by Katy Hudson is a charming children's book that tells the story of Tortoise, a creature who prefers to hibernate during winter rather than embrace the cold and snowy season. Tortoise believes that he can sleep through winter and wake up in spring when the weather is more to his liking. However, his plans are disrupted when his friends, including a chatty blue jay and an energetic squirrel, encourage him to experience the joys of winter. Reluctantly, Tortoise ventures out and discovers the beauty of snowball fights, ice-skating, and building snowmen. Through delightful illustrations and gentle storytelling, the book teaches children about the importance of trying new experiences, stepping out of their comfort zones, and finding unexpected joy in the world around them. In the end, Tortoise realizes that life is full of surprises and that even a quiet and reserved creature like him can find happiness and friendship in the winter wonderland.

 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:

Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.

  1. Practice making predictions throughout the book. Encourage students to check and see if their predictions were correct.
  2. Encourage students to use their summarizing and retelling strategies.
  3. Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
  4. Help students to analyze what the author’s purpose for writing the book might be.
  5. Explore what onomatopoeia is and how authors use it in their writing.
  6. Discuss friendship and the qualities that make a good friend.
  7. Teach students about the importance of having a growth mindset using examples from the book.
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NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:

If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:

  • comprehension questions
  • 30 writing prompts with themed paper
  • vocabulary activities
  • word study print & go activities
  • ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
  • social emotional learning discussion topics
  • graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies

This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.

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