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Let’s have Fun with Strega Nona Books by Tomie dePaula


November’s Virtual Book Club is about the author Tomie dePaola!  There were so many to choose from but we decided to select his books about Strega Nona first.  There will be more to come this month too!   We had so much fun the past few weeks reading all of Tomie’s books about Strega Nona. We’d loved to share with you a few activities to go along with the Strega Nona books. 


If you aren’t familiar with the book Strega Nona here’s a video clip about it to view. 

Dress up like Strega Nona
Using a bonnet and apron you can recreate the story by dressing up like Strega Nona and Big Anthony. 

Do Household Chores Like Strega Nona & Big Anthony
Think about the things that Strega Nona does in her stories around the house and the things that Big Anthony helps her with.  Reinact them as you retell the stories.
 
Write your own story about Strega Nona using Printable from Tomie.com
Using the printable you can write about something that Strega Nona could make from her magic pot or how she prepares for a holiday or a magic spell she knows.  We used his Coloring Sheet of Stega Nona. 
 

Draw the Many Faces of Strega Nona: Learning Emotions
Look through the images in the stories.  Notice how you can tell how she’s feeling by the faces that Tomie dePaola has drawn.  See if you can create at home with your own pencil and paper.  
Resources for Strega Nona Activities
Strega Nona Background Info from Tomie
4 Ways to Make a Book for Strega Nona from Bookmaking with Kids
Strega Nona Cupcakes
Strega Nona House Printable from Shannon’s Book Nook
Activity for Strega Nona’s Harvest from Reading Confetti
Writing Prompts for Strega Nona from The Usual Mayhem
Strega Nona books by Tomie dePaola
 
 
 
Giving Back with Strega Nona

As we approuach the holiday season think of ways that you can encourage your children to reach out to others and help.  In the video above it shows how love and humor can sometimes be the best medicine.  In the book Merry Christmas Strega Nona Big Anthony has a special gift for her at the end that could inspire other thoughtful acts of kindness with your family.  It might be a fun way to involve your children in teaching Gratitude and Giving. 

 
We’ve teamed up with some of our favorite kig bloggers to share their own creative ideas about Tomie dePaola.  We invite you to join the fun and visit their links below.  You can join the Virtual Book Club for Kids and share your own Crafts and Activities that are based on Books by Tomie dePaola. 



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Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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  1. Erin D says

    November 20, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    Thanks for the share! So great to see someone else who loves Strega Nona as much as we do!

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