Wednesday, July 16, 2014

The Splendid Spotted Snake

By Betty Schwartz and Alex Wilensky

Ages: 3 - 6 years



















Discuss
  • Have the child guess the color as you read through the book.
  • See if they can count the dots.
  • On each page there is something pictured that represents the new color added to the snake.  Ask the child to identify that item.  For example:  When the snake gets black spots, pictured on the same page is a black crab.
  • As the snake grows, it adds more colors to its skin.  See if the child can name a couple ways in which he has changed as he has grown.
  • Was the snake happy with the end result?  Ask what the child likes most about the person that they have grown into?
Activities
  • Draw or print and cut out some snake outlines (enough for each color in the book + one more for the 'blended' snake).  As you reread the story, have the child use a pencil eraser and some ink to dot the correct spots on the snake.  Glue the snakes in order on a separate sheet of paper.  
  • Do some color matching worksheets.  You could easily make your own dotted snake color matching worksheets.

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