by Deanna Jump

www.mrsjumpsclass.blogspot.com

A song to the tune of “Jingle Bells” by Deanna Jump

Mr. Grinch,

Mr. Grinch,

You’re so very mean.

Furry face and scowling eyes

The meanest I have seen. Oh!

Mr. Grinch,

Mr. Grinch,

Your heart grew and grew.

Now you are a friend of mine

and I’ll smile back at you!

Song for Poetry Journals

Mr. Grincha song to the tune of “Jingle Bells”

written by Deanna Jump

Mr. Grinch,

Mr. Grinch,

You’re so very mean.

Furry face and scowling eyes

The meanest I have seen. Oh!

Mr. Grinch,

Mr. Grinch,

Your heart grew and grew.

Now you are a friend of mine

and I’ll smile back at you!

Have the students add the song to their poetry journals and

draw a picture of the Grinch to illustrate it. Have the kids

become word detectives and use highlighters to highlight popcorn

words.

Characters Change- Read the story. Talk about the

characteristics of the Grinch at the beginning of the story. Did he

change? What caused the change? Record the answers on the

Characters can Change sheet.

Text to Self Connections- After reading the story have the

students think about how at the beginning of the story the Grinch was

grumpy. Why do you think he was grumpy? How did he feel at the end

of the story? What made him happy. Have the students think about a

time when they felt grumpy and a time when they felt happy. Talk

about how they can relate their feelings to the story of the Grinch.

Use the response sheet for them to draw and write their responses.

Grinch Math- Read, draw and solve the Grinch math problems.

Use the math manipulatives provided if desired. Many of these problems

involve higher order thinking skills so you might want to do some of them

together as part of your math message. My kids love “stretching their

brains!”

Directions for The Grinch activities

How to Make a Grinch Grin- Use the patterns included

to make a Grinch. Have the children brainstorm ways to

make a Grinch grin. They should write their sentence and

draw their picture inside the Grinch’s mouth. **Note: This idea

originally came from The Mailbox Magazine about 15 years ago. I just

made it a little bit cuter.

Characters Can Change

Name______________________________ Djump2010

At the beginning of the

story the Grinch was

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At the end of the story

the Grinch was

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Text to Self Connections with The Grinch

It makes me grumpy when It makes me happy when

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Djump2010

Grinch Math Manipulatives-

copy on green paper and laminate. You

might want to copy some on plain white

paper and let the kids color them.

Grinch Math Manipulatives

copy on colored paper and laminate

You might want

white paper and let the kids color them.

Grinch Math Manipulatives-

copy on colored paper and laminate

want to copy some on plain

white paper and let the kids color them.

copy on colored paper and laminate

to copy some on plain

white paper and let the kids color them.

Grinch Math Manipulatives

copy on colored paper and laminate

want to copy some on plain white paper and let the

kids color them.

Grinch Math Manipulatives-

copy on colored paper and laminate. You might

to copy some on plain white paper and let the

kids color them.

You might

to copy some on plain white paper and let the

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I can make an

ABC pattern.

I can make an

ABB pattern.The Grinch invited four

friends over. He gave each

of them two ornaments and

a stocking. How many things

did he give them altogether?

The Grinch has two

friends and six ornaments.

How can he share the

ornaments equally?

The Grinch took stockings from

Cindy Lou Who’s house. Each

stocking had two candy canes

inside. The Grinch has eight candy

canes altogether.

How many stockings did he take?

The Grinch has ten ornaments.

He needs to decorate two

trees. How many ornaments

can he put on each tree?

I have a Grinch, an ornament and a

stocking. The stocking is in the

middle. The Grinch is not first.

Draw them.

I have a Grinch, an

ornament and a stocking.

The Grinch is last. The

stocking is not in the middle.

Draw them.

Grinch Math Journal ProblemsUse the manipulatives to help solve the math problems and then have

the students use numbers, words and drawing to show their answers.

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Grinch Hat pattern - Use cottonballs

for the bottom edge and top. (see

picture)

Grinch mouth and eye- cut mouth from white.

Eye can either be cut from yellow or white

depending on your preference.

Words for inside the Grinch’s mouth

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Dear Friends,

I hope you like this mini-unit. Please email me

at kindergartenteacher@cox.net if you have

any questions. The units I sell on Teachers

Pay Teachers are usually 40-60 pages in

length. Which is why this one is called a “mini-

unit”. I hope you enjoy the unit!

Merry Christmas!

Deanna Jump