Kitten's First Full Moon is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 600 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
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SUMMARY
"Kitten's First Full Moon" by Kevin Henkes is a delightful and heartwarming picture book that follows the adventure of a curious little kitten. Believing that the full moon is a bowl of milk, the kitten sets out on a quest to reach it. As she encounters various obstacles and misunderstandings, the kitten becomes more determined to reach her goal. She jumps at the moon, chases it, and even tries to lap up the milk from a pond. However, no matter what she does, the moon remains out of reach. Finally, tired and disappointed, the kitten returns home to find a surprising and satisfying surprise—a bowl of milk on her porch. This beautifully illustrated story celebrates the innocence and curiosity of young minds and teaches children the valuable lesson of appreciating what they already have.
 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.
- Practice making inferences throughout the story and after reading.
- Encourage students to use their summarizing and retelling strategies.
- Read the book to students without showing the pictures. Encourage them to close their eyes and visualize the story. Discuss their visualization as a class.
- Analyze the setting of this book. Discuss where and when it takes place.
- Discuss the books plot and examine the problem and solution.
- Discuss the different adjectives used in the book.
- Explore prepositions and how they describe nouns or pronouns.
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
- 30Â 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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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- A Weekend with Wendell by Kevin Henkes
- Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes
- Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
- Jessica by Kevin Henkes
- Owen by Kevin Henkes
- Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
- Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
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