Week Seventeen: The Runaway Bunny

The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown:

Yet another classic from Margaret Wise Brown, the kiddos loved this one, and were fascinated by this picture:

After reading the story, I got out these If, Then cards that I downloaded from Homeschool Share.  I am always amazed by these kids' ability to remember details, even after only reading the book once.

 I put a long piece of painters' tape on the carpet for us to practice "tightrope walking."  They had fun trying different things, like bouncing like a bunny and walking backwards.

I put together a garden sensory bin with brown colored rice, a plastic carrot, mini flower pots, two toy bunnies, a little tractor, a shovel, and a rake.  This was an instant favorite, and they loved making carrots grow.

One blogger suggested comparing pictures in "Runaway Bunny" with those from "Goodnight Moon," which has both the same author and illustrator.  I didn't even have to point out the similarities, they noticed right away that this picture looked like Goodnight Moon, which we had read months before (that post here):

I brought out Goodnight Moon for them and they were able to find many similarities (the fireplace, the boy's pajamas, the mother bunny on a rocking chair, the picture of the cow jumping over the moon, the list goes on).

I got out some cotton balls and straws and asked them to blow them like the mother bunny blows her little bunny where she wants him to go.  After they seemed to be getting bored with this, I put a bucket on the ground next to the table and made it a game of blowing the cotton balls into the bucket. This made it much more fun.