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The little elephant in the book Tweak Tweak by Eve Bunting reminds me of JDaniel. His mama tells her to tweak her tail when she has a question and just like my guy she is filled with questions.
Does she want to know what the frog is doing? She is jumping says his mom. The little elephant wants to know if she can jump. Her mom tells her that she can’t but, she can stomp.
As she goes on her walk with her mom she wants to know if she can do the same things monkeys and many other animals can do. Each time her mom points out that he can’t do what they can, but she can do special things that elephants can do.
Her mom also tells her she can walk with her mom, ask questions and learn. Oh! and remember the way home.
What did we do to extend concepts from the book?
Elephant Puppet for Retelling
An old cd with felt ears and wiggling eyes makes a perfect elephant puppet. After reading Tweak Tweak, JDaniel stuck his finger through the hole in the center of the cd to add a trunk to the puppet.
This is so much fun to play with!
It was a lot of fun to watch the elephant’s nose wiggle up and down while he retold the story. I like pretending to be the elephant too.
Elephant Foot Letter Searching
JDaniel used this elephant’s foot to search for letters in his favorite book.
The toilet paper tube was really too large for isolating letters. I will need to think of a smaller tube for this activity.
Sandpaper and Yarn Letter Practice
JDaniel had fun trying to place pieces of yarn onto sandpaper with the letters of the alphabet written on them.
Here is the E for the elephant he used.
Oh my, that is SUCH a cute elephant! Great idea. Adorable!!
We made monster puppets – but am obviously totally slacking off on the book front!
http://www.redtedart.com/2012/05/02/egg-carton-finger-puppets/
Maggy
Your puppets are so cute!
Thank you 🙂
That looks to be a wonderful book. We’ve been out and about reading again. I just love taking our literacy outside
This would be a fun book to read outside!
adorable! Love the elephant craft, I wlll hae to check this book out at the library!
You will really enjoy it.
Love the elephant cd craft – that’s so cute!
I love the elephant cd craft – so adorable!
Thanks! We had fun making it.
Love this!!!!
I am so glad!
I’m going to use the elephant craft the next time I do ANYTHING related to elephants. Perfect, simple craft!
I would love to see the one you make!
These are so adorable I love elephants :O)
Then you so need to make one!
This book looks totally adorable! I wish we read it when Anna was younger!
It really is fun!
Ash’s favorite animal has been an elephant since birth. I don’t know how she chose her little, soft, pink elephant rattle out of the rest but she has stuck with her decision on elephants ever since. I’ll be sure to share this with her.
Let me know how hers turns out.
I adore the puppet!! How clever using an old CD. Finally something better to do with them than throwing them away.
I bet your guys would love one. The baby would like seeing his reflection in the cd.
Great Idea for those scratched CD’s!! Thank you for sharing.
Movie and music cd’s get scratched so easily with small children.
That elephant puppet is so cute! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much!
Perhaps you could use the hole in the CD for isolating the letters? That’s pretty awesome how a finger gets turned into a trunk! Adorable craft!
That is a wonderful idea! I will have to use it in another Read.Explore.Learn. post. I will give you credit for coming up with it.
I pinned this on pinterest. Great idea!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.
What a terrific meme! I’m blown away by your creativity and your generosity in sharing it. Can’t wait to check out some of the other links. Thank you!
I am blessed with amazing blogs that share their ideas on this link up!
Seriously!!! LUV LUV LUV LUV LUV the elephant puppet!!!! Brilliant use of material/re-purposing it!!! I’ll pin as soon as I hit submit for the comment.
(Saw the thumbnail on Kid’s Co-Op)
Debbie
I loved getting to use one of the cds that was collecting dust in a closet.
The elephant puppet was such a cute idea!
We have so many old cds. It was fun to find a way to use them.
Such great ideas, as always! Who doesn’t love elephants?
I know they are so cute!
PS Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy & Alissa
Thank you for the wonderful link up!
That is a brilliant idea…. and such a cute elephant.
Thanks! I love getting to upcycle!
I have no activities to share BUT I love that CD puppet! What a fun idea!
You should make one with the grands!
not sure which i want to try first.. sandpaper/yarn or the letter with “elephant foot”
Do you recommend any particular kind of sandpaper – is there an issue of wanting to find some that is not too rough, not too fine, or doesn’t it matter?