2011
Grade Level Pre-K-2nd
This story is written by Mariela Kleiner and illustrated by Viviana Garofoli. Mariela Kleiner was inspired to write this book when her daughter Hailey chose a grown-up book for her bedtime story, which happened to be Einstein's book, "Relativity." This non-fiction picture book explains what a scientist does, then talks about Einstein's discoveries related to light and gravity. The illustrations are a great introduction to science tools such as the microscope, flask, beaker, telescope, magnifying glass, Bunsen Burner, binoculars, and other great science vocabulary words. the text is written for primary students to understand with just a line or two of text per page. Garofoli's colorful illustrations are fun and engaging. There is a cartoon like quality to them which invites children into the world of elementary science.
Make Einstein Art Activity
Supplies Needed
- 4-5 cotton balls per student
- black and white construction paper
- white poster paint
- brown crayon
- scissors
- white glue
- newspaper to keep work area clean
Explore the Tools of a Scientist Activity
After reading the book, introduce students to science tools for a hands on experience. This is a great activity to explain the concept of science and introduce science inquiry tools before opening the classroom science center.
Reader Response Questions
1. Are you a scientist too? Do you ask a lot of questions?
2. Where do you see light everyday? How many different colors of light can you find?
3. Is light hot or cold?
4. Did you see something fall down today because of gravity?
5. Can you jump really high before gravity makes you come back down?
6. What things don't fall down to the floor when you drop them? (ex. a balloon, a kite)
7. What science tools do you use?
Hello Lara,
ReplyDeleteI really like the yellow umbrella book, and the piano music is fantastic. I remember being in art class and the teacher playing Beatles music. So music and art in class are a terrific combination.
Another activity I could suggest is have a balloon as the narrator of the story, and have the balloon tell the story of floating above all the umbrellas and telling about the scenes below. The students could describe one picture and then pass it on the next student in a chain story.
I like your art activity, too.
Thanks for sharing this book and the ideas about teaching it.
Beth