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Toyland

Cubs (7 - 9 years)

Reading List

"Toys Galore" by Peter Stein

"The Toymaker" by Martin Waddell

"Too Many Toys" by David Shannon

"That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown" by Cressida Cowell

"Toys Talking" by Myra Cohn Livingston

"My Bear" by Robert Louis Stevenson

"The Toy Box" by Michael Rosen

"The Jumblies" by Edward Lear

"My Special Teddy" by Tony Mitton

"Toys in the Attic" by Nikki Grimes

Learning Outcomes

Student-authored text:

Students create illustrated poems about their favourite toys.

Skill-focus:

Rhyming, Descriptive Language, Creative expression, Phonemic Awareness and Basic Poetic Structure.

Art Integrations

Painting, Collage, Papier MachĂȘ, Illustration and Pattern-Making