Welcome to Read.Explore.Learn.! 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.
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My Book Tie-Ins of the Week:
Call Me Gorgeous by Giles and Alexandra Milton was shared during storytime by the amazing Miss Amber. The story is really a description of a very unique animal. Each page spread shares a beautiful illustration and new attribute of the mystery animal.
This animal has antlers, pig’s ears, spines on the outside, teeth a beak, and frog’s eyes to name a few. As you read about its unique makeup, it is hard to imagine what it will finally look like. The final illustration is priceless.
What did we do?
Online Creature Creation
What did we do?
Online Creature Creation
We went to Switcheroo Zoo and created an amazing new animal. I love this online free program that allows you to morph animals by body section. We didn’t write a story on the site, but you can create a story right on the site.
Craft
JDaniel created this monster with many eyes and a brain on top.
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I’d love for you to link this up to my TGIF Linky Party http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/2011/11/tgif-linky-party-4.html I always LOVE book ideas!!
Beth =-)
I love this feature!
I love both the tie-in crafts! The online software sounds like fun.
I am very intrigued by the book and by Switcheroo Zoo. Thanks for sharing both!
The idea of Switcheroo Zoo is a great one, and reminds me of a game we played when we were kids – animal consequences where everyone draws a head, passes it on for the next person to draw body, arms etc. you end up with some fantastic creatures/monsters.
What a fun book and craft. We made something like this from pictures of animals from magazines that the kids pasted to make new animals. They then had to write about their animal. We did it at our homeschool co-op.
Love the creations JDaniel made!
I love what JDaniel made and very cool storybook! What a good message in it too!
I like JDaniel’s cool creation and I’ll be trying out that program with my kids. 🙂
I keep forgetting to link in with this. We have been doing book creations for a few weeks. So glad you have this meme up.
And I love JDaniel’s creation. Audrey has come up with some interesting creations like that recently.
Excellent and enjoyable post!
Glad that you enjoyed my painting, “Beach Baby,” that I created for all of us mom’s who cherish the memories of our toddlers at the beach.
I really to enjoy in your post .. great.
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You have so many wonderful people to help you in today’s world. Raising kids is tough business. I am very grateful to see so much interaction in blog world! Great job moms!
love his craft & thanks for sharing that site – never explored it but sounds like something my girls would love!
Don’t forget to hop over and link up to the Sunday Showcase – would love to have you!
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Bern
Such a great idea for a meme. I’ll have to see if I can participate in the future. That book sounds like a riot. Sounds similar to The Mixed up Chameleon by Eric Carle.
Love the monster!
Switcheroo Zoo is too cool! I stumbled your post and pinned it to my new Literature-Based Activities Pinterest board at http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/literature-based-activities/
how fun!! I’m going to have to tr switcheroo zoo!!
I love the online creature creation! That’s really neat. My son would think that’s hilarious!