Students are able to draw and color themselves and add it onto the photograph.

I then give them an outline of the body of a person. The students are able to choose a black and white photograph. I print out several copies of each picture in black and white so the students have a background to choose from. I always take one of their classroom, a school hallway, the media center, the playground and sometimes the gym or cafeteria. After the story, the students are able to create a Mo Willems’ style illustration.īefore the lesson, I go around the school taking pictures. The students really enjoyed watching the animated version. Trixie and her dad start off the movie sitting together and the father narrates the story. I found a great Knuffle Bunny Too movie this year that I downloaded on HOOPLA from my public library. You can download my washing machine handouts below!įor the second lesson in the unit, we read or watch Knuffle Bunny Too. This would allow that self to text connection. This bundle has 3 Different Google Slides Activities, as well as, 4 different printable worksheets for each of the Knuffle Bunny Books. I usually give them a Knuffle Bunny to color and put in the washing machine as well, but you can also have them draw their favorite toy or stuffed animal and put it in the washing machine. I also encourage students to draw and add their own clothing to the washing machine. I have seen this on Pinterest, but I did create my own washing machine handouts for the students to use. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary TaleĪfter reading, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems, students create their own washing machines.

The kids LOVE these books and are completely engaged in the unit. While Elephant and Piggie is still popular in the classroom, I am finding that a lot of students have not read Knuffle Bunny, and almost none have read the second and third books. Don’t assume that your students have already read and know Knuffle Bunny. In this unit, we read all three Knuffle Bunny books and do an activity with each book. I usually do it somewhere in the middle of the year, after all of the Book Care and Library Orientation lessons. This is always my favorite unit to teach each year to Kindergarten.

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