Meet Penguin!

Educator’s Guide Penguin and Pinecone

by Salina Yoon www.salinayoon.com

Penguin loves to explore and make new friends!

Read Penguin and Pinecone to discover what Penguin finds when he goes out

to play!

Educator’s Guide by Grace Nall ( www.teachingseasons.com) Common Core Standards Connections

Science Connection: Exploring the Senses Look at the above picture and find the letters.

Penguin used sight, taste, and touch.

Write the correct letter to match the senses

Penguin used when he found Pinecone.

Smell

________

A B C D , , , . ________

________

________

Sight Touch Taste Hear

Language Connection: Prediction

Question: What do you think Penguin is knitting? ________________________________

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.10 Use illustrations and context to make predictions about text.

D C

B A

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Educator’s Guide by Grace Nall ( www.teachingseasons.com) Common Core Standards Connections

Compare and Contrast the Environment !

With an adult, write or draw examples from the book to show Penguin’s climate and Pinecone’s climate.

1. Find words such as “achoo!,” “brrr!,” and snowball.

2. Find pictures to show the climate.

Penguin’s Climate Penguin lives in a cold climate.

It looks (or feels)________________

Pinecone’s Climate Pinecone lives in a forest where there’s a warm and cold climate.

It looks (or feels)________________

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.5c Identify real-life connections between words and their use.

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Identify characters, settings, and

major events in the story! Rainbow Writing! Use different colored

crayons to trace the main character’s name.

Language Arts Connection: Sequence the events in the correct order.

“Cut and paste” OR “draw a line” to the pictures in the boxes and match them with the correct words used in the book.

1. One day, Penguin found a curious object.

2. “What’s wrong with my friend?”

3. Penguin packed his sled for the long journey.

4, “The forest! Pinecone . . . you’re home!”

5. Penguin made a cozy nest out of the softest pine needles

he could find.

6. Pinecone was sad to see Penguin go, but the forest is

no place for a penguin.

7. When you give love . . .

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.R.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

Can you find Pinecone in the picture?

Educator’s Guide by Grace Nall ( www.teachingseasons.com) Common Core Standards Connections

Visit Penguin and Pinecone on

his blog! http://www.penguinandpinecone.com/

Author’s Message Penguin is like any child—he is full of love, compassion, and is a good friend.

Follow his adventures and new friendships through his whole series of books!

Look for Penguin on Vacation, Penguin in Love,

Penguin and Pumpkin, and more!

You can friend me on Facebook: Salina Yoon (author/illustrator). I hope you enjoy his heartfelt stories.

—Salina Yoon

www.salinayoon.com

Message to teachers/librarians: Contact Salina to inquire about school visits and events. Contact info on website.

Close Reading Questions 1. Do the penguins love the forest? How can you tell?

2. Why do you think Pinecone dropped a pine cone in Penguin’s sled?

3. Who do you think dropped the pine cone that Penguin found on the first page? Why was it important to the story? Find the text and/or page(s) that support your answer.

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