Story Book and a Craft

We read the story "Carl and the Puppies" by Alexandra Day. The book teaches the concept of responsibility and accountability. It is also my son's favorite topic. It's a level one book which is good for beginning readers published by Square Fish. Level one books usually use simple and repetitive language. They also have clues about the story in the pictures.

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Craft Theme

This craft is based on puppies. My son chose the colors for his craft. I provided him with a blueprint of how the shapes might look like. This outline is good for little kids who need extra guidance.

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The Technique

We used the technique of tearing for making shapes. Then we matched the torn shapes to the blueprint to make sure we had everything. 

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We added details by marker and added extra torn shapes in a different color forspots  on the puppy. Here is the final result:

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Annie