Welcome to first week of the Read. Explore.Learn Summer Reading Challenge! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie-in to children’s books. I look forward to seeing ways you have learned with and explored books.
Steps:
- Link your activity below.
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Please place the Read.Explore.Learn. badge on your post or create a link back to this meme.
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Please try to visit at least three of the other people that have placed links below and leave a comment. I will visit each of you and leave a kind comment and Stumble your post.
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If you are not linking up an activity and are just visiting, please try to stop by a few of the links below.
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I would love a comment too.
My Book Tie-Ins of the Week:
Hello, Robot by Bob Staake is the tale of four robots. They each have chores they do around their house.
When they get caught in a rainstorm, each has trouble with their wiring. Blink, the robot that bakes tries to bake a birdhouse. Zinc, the robot that fixes things tries to repair a pie with a hammer. Blip, the robot that does yardwork tries to rake the windows. Zip, the robot that cleans shines the grass. As time goes on the problems get worse. The robots realize something has to be done. What can they do?
They decide to switch heads and find that the switcheroo does the trick. They are able to go back to the jobs they love. JDaniel loved the mistakes they made after being in the rain. The mess and choas was right up his alley.
What did we do?
Chalk Drawing
I drew the outline of the robot and JDaniel added the details. What looks like bangs on the robot’s head is really multiple eyes. I didn’t see it at first, but JDaniel explained that the robot needed many eyes to see.
Play Dough Robot Creation
JDaniel decided that a potato masher would make the best tool to smash the play dough.
He used bottle caps to create a three eyed blue mouthed monster. Can you see it?
This post is linked to Feed Me Books Friday, Link and Learn, We Play and It’s Play Time.
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Oooh we love Robots too! Fab topic.. have linked up some “old Robot posts” too.. hope that is ok! Love the sound of your book and LOVE the giant sidewalk robot! xx
We have a show here called Between The Lions and they read that book on there last week:)
Thanks for hosting the link party!
~Jada Roo Can Do
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You can draw a good robot =) I finally got a new book but now I’m drawing a blank on a project. I need something for a llama..lol
This looks fun. We haven’t done a robot theme yet, but I think my kids would enjoy it!
I like the idea of that story a lot. That’s a very cute way to expand it!
I love how JDaniel added the details! SO cute of him! Potato masher on play dough is a good idea!
i love this idea. will have to figure in a time to do this!
Oh I think my kids would love that book… and enjoy making play dough robots too!
Love the robot theme!
What a great post!!! 🙂 Thanks for hosting! (Also I have a giveaway going on right now on my blog if you want to check it out) 🙂
Great robots!
Don’t you just love Staake’s illustrations! What a neat chalk robot and great idea to work on it together.
Am I the only person who believes that the makers of play dough and moon sand are evil evil people???
Have a great weekend!
Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma, What’s For Dinner
http://www.mawhats4dinner.com
The book looks great. I think my 3 year old would love it, so I will need to keep an eye out for it. Love the playdough monster too! Very creative!
Love the chalk drawing!! Robots would be a fun, and age friendly theme. Thanks for the ideas!
What a great idea to use a potato masher for the playdough! 🙂
Love the multiple eyes on the robot!
My son loves robots, I’ll have to check that book out. Love the robot chalk drawing.
how cute and fun!
so glad you said you drew the robot, when i first looked, i was like OMG, he can REALLY draw now! lol
Sounds like a fun book! And I love the cute and creative activities! Deb @ LivingMontessoriNow.com
Great idea to draw the robot on the sidewalk, no worries about how big he gets!
I thought of You when I saw This Craft
http://makingmemorieswithyourkids.blogspot.com/2011/03/candy-robots-another-party-favor-idea.html
Jada Roo Can Do:)
You have an awesome blog! I could spend all day just reading it and the blogs of those who follow you. 🙂
Thank you so much for sponsor a “hop” that encourages little ones to become lovers of books! I try to review a children’s picture book every Wednesday and then on Monday and/or Tuesday, I try to provide the simple craft and easy healthful cooking activity that go along with the book…all suggestions are from my award-winning book….http://www.positiveparentalparticipation.com