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Talking Animals

Kits (4 - 6 years)

Reading List

"Grumpy Monkey" by Suzanne Lang

"The Selfish Crocodile" by Faustin Charles

"A Sick Day for Amos McGee" by Philip C. Stead

"Elmer" by David McKee

"Giraffes Can't Dance" by Giles Andreae

"It's Okay to Be Different" by Todd Parr

"Gajapati Kulapati" by Ashok Rajagopalan

Learning Outcomes

Student-authored text:

Children write and illustrate their own short story featuring talking animals.

Skill-focus:

Empathy, Creativity, Language Development, Basic Narrative Structure, Print-Making and Illustration Techniques.

Art Integrations

Collage, Printmaking, Pattern-Making, and Clay Sculpting.