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Literacy Snack Valentine Read-Aloud

January 29, 2021

Grab our FREE printable and see our snack idea to use with A Crankenstein Valentine.  It's a great Literacy Snack Valentine Read-Aloud addition to your Valentine's Day read-aloud collection.
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Today we have another Literacy Snack Valentine Read-Aloud to share with you! This week, we are reading, A Crankenstein Valentine by Samantha Berger.

In this book, an ordinary kid becomes Crankenstein on the most lovey-dovey, yuckiest day of the year: Valentine’s Day. Cheesy cards, allergy-inducing bouquets, and heart-shaped everything? YECHHHH! It’s enough to turn anyone into a monster!

Compared to some Valentine’s Day books, this book shows some dislikes about Valentine’s Day which makes it great since there will be some students who can relate. It’s also great for making inferences.

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For our snack idea this week, we will be making our own Crankensteins!

Snack Idea

Supplies needed

Vanilla pudding – we made instant pudding – each box made enough for approx 7 students. You can also use vanilla pudding cups which would eliminate the need to purchase cups.

Green food coloring

2 Oreo cookies per student

9 oz plastic cups

Plastic spoons

Black sharpie

To Assemble

If using the pudding made from a box, use a few drops of green food coloring to color the pudding. Next, give each student a 1/2 cup of pudding in their cup. Have the students crumble up their two cookies and add them to the top of the pudding as his hair. The students can then use a black sharpie to draw Crankenstein’s face onto the cup.

If you’re using the pudding cups, you’ll do pretty much the same thing. Add a drop of green food coloring to the pudding cup and have them stir it in making the pudding green. If using the pudding cup, they’ll just need one cookie. Have them crush it up and add it as his hair. They can then use a black Sharpie to draw on Crankenstein’s face.

Free Printable

While your students are enjoying their snacks, I made a free printable for them to work on. They get to draw a picture and write about something that makes them say YECHHHH! And they can draw a picture of something that made Crankenstein say YECHHHH in the book too!

Click the green box below to download the free printable from my TeachersPayTeachers store.

If you’re looking for some more Valentine Snack Read-Alouds, we’ve shared Love Monster and the Last Chocolate here.

Literacy Snack Idea Monster

And The Day It Rained Hearts here.

literacy snack idea hearts - The Day It Rained Hearts

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Do you have any other favorite Valentine’s Day read-alouds you like to share with your class?

See you next time!

Jenette

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