Giraffes cant dance is a touching tale of gerald the giraffe, who wants nothing more than to dance. Giraffes cant dance by giles andrede and guy parkerrees explores several interesting philosophical topics. Well, when its geralds turn to dance at the jungle dance, all the animals make fun of gerald and tell him he cant dance. Giraffes cant dance in the classroom teach from the soul. Try as he might, his long, spindly legs buckle whenever he starts to boogie. I have just made this powerpoint slideshow based on the popular story giraffes cant dance to use as a class teaching resource this week. The book gives us a great opportunity to discuss stereotypes. This play script was adapted from the much loved story book giraffes cant dance by gilles andreae and guy parker rees for a group of primary aged students. Giraffes cant dance diy light box adventures and play. A fun readers theater based on the book giraffes cant dance by giles andreae. Giraffes cant dance by giles andreae picture book the. After gerald is humiliated at the jungle dance, he meets a wise, violinplaying cricket who teaches him to. Giraffes cant dance written by giles andreae orchard books.
Giraffes cant dance by giles andreae author guy parkerrees illustrator. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Andreae understands that some children feel left out because they are different. But with some sound advice from a wise cricket, gerald starts swaying to his own sweet tune. So for day 4 of our 30 day simple play at home challenge i decided to create a giraffes cant dance diy light box in homage to the book. Its time for another monthly craft challenge from the kids craft stars. A read aloud of, giraffes cant dance by giles andrea and guy parkerrees. School put on a play based on the book by giles andreae and guy parkerrees about giraffes who learn to dance by finding their own song. Giraffes cant dance readers theater by elyses emporium. Last friday the preprimary children from wattle 9 gave a magnificent performance of. He was very good at munching leaves from the trees. Giraffes cant dance kindle edition by andreae, giles. The students will predict what kind of music ended up making the giraffe dance. Giraffes cant dance readers theater by macy saucier tpt.
This book companion to giraffes cant dance will help even younger students understand growth mindset when presen. Other animals show up at the jungle dance to skip and prance. After gerald is humiliated at the jungle dance, he meets a wise, violinplaying cricket who teaches him to discover his own unique and wonderful moves. Rating is available when the video has been rented. He gives the giraffe a friend to show him the song that gives him a dance. Gerald is finally able to dance to his own tune when he gets some encouraging words from an unlikely friend. Its such a wonderfully lifeaffirming story, im very pleased its gone on to be such a bestseller with over 1. With crooked knees and thin legs, its harder for a giraffe than you would think. Gerald the tall giraffe would love to join in with the other animals at the jungle dance, but everyone knows that giraffes cant dance. Giraffes cant dance, they all jeer when its geralds turn to prance. Giraffes cant dance by giles andreae illustrated by guy parkerrees giraffe warthog rhino lion chimp baboon buckled at the knees rock n roll dance tango chacha scottish reel waltz. Help your students realize they can achieve more with this new shift in thinking. Giraffes cant dance script of the books text gerald was a tall giraffe whose neck was long and slim but his knees were awfully crooked and his legs were rather thin he was very good at standing still and munching shoots off trees but when he tried to run around.
Also, this story displays to readers that people should be rejoiced for trying and doing things that might not be traditionally acceptable or meant for them to pursue like when the. His neck was long and slim but his legs were awfully bandy. Put the story in order interactive and downloadable worksheet. Come into the jungle for hours of sticker activity fun with gerald the giraffe and friends.
Giraffes cant dance readers theater giraffes cant dance, dance. Be sure that you have an application to open this file type before downloading andor purchasing. Have available the story giraffes cant dance by giles andreae orchard, 2014, to read out from and display. Giraffes cant dance play script by melissa andrew tpt. This readers theater is based on the book giraffes cant dance by giles andreae. Adam has recently fell in love with giraffes cant dance by giles andreae. Super drew battles evil giraffes and saves the zoo. At the jungle dance, the warthogs waltz, the chimps chacha, and the lions tango. Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. This story about geralda friendly, yet clumsy giraffeis told in rhythmic, rhyming text that keeps its own beat as it is read aloud. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl parts of the face giraffes cant dance giraffes cant dance fill the gaps with the parts of the face. Comprehension questions for 1st grade on the story giraffes cant dance by giles andreae.
In my book companion for giraffes cant dance by giles andreae and guy parkerrees, you will find differentiated versions of three different reader response activities focusing on summarizing, character analysis, and central message of the story. Giraffes can t dance 20th anniversary sticker activity book book summary. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading giraffes cant dance. Today els dinosaures performed the play giraffes cant dance. The bestselling giraffes cant dance is now a board book. But there is one little creature who believes in gerald. Giraffes cant dance kindle edition by andreae, giles, parkerrees, guy. In fact, the warthogs waltz, the rhinos rock and roll, the lions dance a tango, the chimps do a chacha and the baboons even spin a scottish reel. Pk and kindergarten students at sandy spring friends school put on a play based on the book by giles andreae and guy parkerrees about giraffes who learn to dance by finding their own song. Muchloved classic, giraffes cant dance, has been a family favourite for 20 years. In fact, all the animals in the forest are great at dancing. Could you make a new page for the book that includes rhyming. The first page includes a number of words used to describe a giraffe. Every year he dreads going to the great jungle danceuntil one night he finds his own special music.
When gerald the giraffe feels too awkward to dance, a cricket teaches him that he just has to find his own music. School put on a play based on the book by giles andreae and guy parker rees about giraffes who learn to dance by finding their own song. To consider our unique talents and creative abilities. Use this wonderful book by giles andreae as the starting point for learning with our free teaching ideas and. Today i will learn about curved lines, so that i can position different sections of the drawing to make the giraffe have movement or appear to be dancing. Tiddler the story telling fish by julia donaldson and axel scheffler.
Giraffes cant dance book, teaching resources, story, cards, mat. The animals seems to make negative assumptions about geralds dancing. They have learnt that we can all achieve anything we set our minds to with the right amount of. Giraffes cant dance assembly what would you like to do.
Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see peter chang. To begin the lesson, i will play my voicethread summary of the book, giraffes cant dance. Heres a peek at my students completing the summarizing reader response. Have any of you read the book giraffes cant dance by giles andreae. Giraffes cant dance handprint giraffe rubber boots and. As soon as i introduced the book to adam he started moving and he hasnt stopped dancing since. This months challenge was to create a craft based on a popular preschool childrens book lil p loves the book giraffes cant dance and we decided to make a dancing giraffe wall art for her room with her favorite quote from the book. Giraffes cant dance by giles andreae overdrive rakuten. Giraffes cant dance written by giles andreae is a humorous childrens fiction book featuring gerald the giraffe who attends the jungle dance. Comprehension questions for 1st grade on the story. Giraffes cant dance is a cute story that delivers the main message that everyone should be accepted and included no matter their size, shape, appearance, etc. Meet gerald, the humble and inspiring giraffe in giraffes cant dance, written by giles andrae and illustrated by guy parkerrees. Responsible behavior, selfconfidence development, trustworthiness. At the beginning of the book, the lions start laughing at gerald before he even starts dancing.
Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. See more ideas about giraffes cant dance, book activities and dance books. It has been a pleasure for the troglodites and artistes to watch it. Story questions giraffes cant dance study guide by amyjeff includes 23 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Gerald would love to join in with the other animals at the jungle dance, but everyone knows that giraffes cant dance. Giraffes cant dance by giles andreae is the perfect book to teach on the concept of growth mindset. In the story, gerald the giraffe wants nothing more than to be able to dance like the other jungle animals at the jungle dance. Giraffes cant dance, a picture book by giles andreae, is the story of a gangly giraffe who couldnt participate in the jungle dance. Today i will learn about value and texture, so that i can blend white with blue paint to create tints. Giraffes cant dance by giles andreae, guy parkerrees. Giraffes cant dance this story about geralda friendly, yet clumsy giraffeis told in rhythmic, rhyming text that keeps its own beat as it is read aloud. I thought it would be fun to put this great book from giles andreae and guy parkerrees to. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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