This is a great project to teach the idea of both figurative-type drawing and creating a sense of movement. I try and teach it every year to my Grade 5's. The book, that this lesson is based on, is also very charming and gives a wonderful message about being yourself. I posted about this lesson a couple of years ago and you can see more of the steps HERE. I tend to change up the background every year or so and have done the background paper using watercolour, liquid tempera and tempera cakes…

Giraffes Can't Dance, The Musical | Orlando Family Stage

I am so excited to start my Summer Reading Series off with Ashley from The Littles & Me. She believes in celebrating everyday moments and loves creating amazing activities through play. Hey friends! Ashley here from The Littles & Me. Summer break is finally here and with it brings a few of my favorite things—sunshine, […]

A great directed line instruction drawing of the classic children's book, Giraffes Can't Dance. Children learn to create funny, personalized cut-out giraffe

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This week we went on a safari to Africa. On the projector: How do you not love this book? Beautifully illustrated with lots of emotion and fun. We tried some dancing too: we tried waltzing, rock an…

The bestselling Giraffes Can’t Dance now as a Dancing Giraffe Wall Art for your child’s room. Includes free printable craft with quote “We can all dance when we find music that we love.by Giles Andreae

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Giraffes Can't Dance Questions and Comprehension will help students with activities to understand plot with comprehension questions, games, vocabulary, grammar, fluency, phonics, comprehension strategies, sequencing, writing, and a comprehension test with answer key! Giraffes Can't Dance Questions and Comprehension is great for guided reading or whole group! Giraffes Can't Dance Questions and Comprehension was written by Giles Andreae and must be purchased separately.

A step by step guide I created to draw Gerald the giraffe from the story Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees