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Oct 7, 2015 · Summary: Ish is a story about a boy named Ramon who loves to draw. One day his brother catches a glimpse of one of his sketches and mocks his work. This causes Ramon to feel a sort of dread, which eventually causes him to give up on artistry!
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With themes of growth mindset, this Ish picture book by Peter H. Reynolds is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below! Engage Your Students with Ish Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps: Read a summary of Ish. You can find it in the section below.
Aug 19, 2004 · Peter H. Reynolds. 4.39. 11,475 ratings1,251 reviews. A creative spirit learns that thinking “ish-ly” is far more wonderful than “getting it right” in this gentle fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book The Dot . Ramon loved to draw. Anytime.
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Mar 31, 2011 · Another wonderful reminder from author/illustrator Peter H Reynolds that the beauty of imagination and creativity is in the process rather than the finished product. Ramon discovers that his ‘ish’ drawings allow him to sketch not only things but also thoughts and feelings, opening up a whole new world of creativity.
- Ish Activities
- Literacy: Short Vowels
- Math: Painting Patterns
- Fine Motor: Color by Number
- Gross Motor: Sidewalk Chalk Hopscotch
- Craft: Watercolor Reveal
- Snack: Paint Palette Crackers
- You Tube: We Call It Art
- Reading Response: Journal Writing Page
- Ish Printable Pack
One of my favorite books is Ish by Peter H. Reynolds. The first time I read this book, it totally made me tear up! I love the message behind this story, and I think it’s one that every child (and adult!) should read. In this story, Ramon LOVES to draw! He draws anywhere and everywhere, and it brings him joy. One day, his older brother makes fun of ...
Part of our goal in preschool education is to help students have a strong understanding of letter sounds. When teaching vowel sounds, we start with the short vowel sounds first, and then move on to the long vowel sounds. In this activity, students will slide a strip of pictures up and down on the art easel to reveal one picture at a time. They will...
Patterning is one of the main math standards for the Arizona Early Learning Standards. According to the AELS, students should be able to: recognize patterns in the real world, fix simple patterns, duplicate/extend/create patterns, and describe similarities and differences in patterns. So the math activity for Ishis all about patterns! Students have...
As our little ones get ready to write, we want them developing the muscles in their hands, fingers, and wrists, and coloring is a great way to do this. And combining coloring with number identification also sneaks in some math skills, too! This activity comes in a few different ways: 1. Color words written in the correct color (to help our littlest...
We love taking learning outside as often as possible. Getting our littles up and moving will help solidify the information they’re learning. One of our favorite ways to do this is with a hopscotch board! Once you create your hopscotch board outside, you can decide which skill you’d like to practice with it! The possibilities are endless, but here a...
The craft idea this week is simple but fun! Have your little one color a picture on a white piece of paper with a white crayon. Then have them color over it with watercolors and watch the picture reveal itself! Another idea would be for you to draw or write something secret and have your little one paint over it to reveal it…what a fun surprise tha...
For our Ishbook-inspired snack, I decided to create a simple (and delicious!) paint palette cracker. All you need are crackers, frosting, M&Ms, and pretzel sticks. We loved the sweet & salty combo of these snacks, plus they inspired imaginary play, too!
This You Tube videois the perfect song to play before doing any of the art-inspired activities for this book!
Teaching our little ones to reflect on what they’ve read is a skill we want to start from the beginning. These journal writing pages allow them to draw and write a response to this story.
All of the activities in this pack can be found in our Ish book printable pack, which can be found in my shop here! Do you love this story, too?! Do you have any fun activities that would be great for it? Comment below or find me on Instagram [@littleslovelearningblog] and let me know! love these ideas? pin for later! To check out more book-inspire...
Ish by Peter H. Reynolds illustrates the transformation of a young boy’s relationship with his art and his outlook on life. The philosophical topic central to the story is the concept of perfection both as it relates to realism in art and the nature of perfection as a worthy motivation or achievable goal.
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A creative spirit learns that thinking “ish-ly” is far more wonderful than “getting it right” in this gentle fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book The Dot. Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere. Drawing is what Ramon does. It’s what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes.
