Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Wolves

We are learning about wolves this week.  Some of the books we have read so far are:
  • Wolves by Duncan Searl
  • The Boy Who Cried Wolf retold by B.G. Hennessy
  • The Wolf Who Cried Boy by Bob Hartman
  • Big Wolf and Little Wolf by Nadine Brun-Cosme and Olivier Tallec

We also brainstormed to come up with all of the fairy tales we know that have big bad wolves in them.  This led to a discussion about why wolves have been perceived as "bad" animals and how they are endangered.

C and R also made paper bag wolf puppets.  We used the puppets to tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs.
 Don't tell me you have never seen a purple and pink wolf!  R would have it no other way!

 I also made some yummy wolf paws for C and R to enjoy.  I was inspired by Gourmet Mom on the Go's idea for dinosaur claws.  I covered Nutter Butters with melted chocolate and then added cashews for the claws.  These were so good!
Stay tuned for more wolf books and activities!

6 comments:

Gidget Girl Reading said...

great puppets and books! love the wolf claws :)

we love wolves so i can't wait to see what all you do! :)

Alycia in Va. said...

Looks like you guys are going to have a "howling" time indeed :)

Natalie PlanetSmarty said...

It looks like you have a lot of good times planned. Those puppets look great!

Jenny said...

You all have so much fun! I may have asked you this before, but how do you determine what your theme will be each week and how do you get the kids interested?

Karen Wilson said...

Those puppets are so cute. How did the kids like the books?

Susana said...

I bet the wolf paws were good with the chocolate. They look good.

Those puppets are adorable!

Your books look good too. The one called Wolves really catches my eye. Joe would like that one just for the front cover.