Ideas to Tie In to "3 Cheers for Animals" -- Part IV

I've been listing ideas for activities to go along with the "3 Cheers for Animals" Journey book. This week, I'm going to list some ideas to go along with Gloria's story, "Dancing Through Japan." Our girls really enjoyed the Japanese yoga activity from the book, so I'd definitely recommend trying that out!

In this story, Gloria tells her flower friends about Japan without saying a word. She acts like a fish, a butterfly, a turtle, a crane, and a panda bear. She also gives her friends origami presents.

Activity

• Make origami. The book has directions on how to make a crane, but you can also make horses, dogs, and much more. I like the idea of having the girls give each other their creations as a gift, like Gloria does in the story
• Create a country box about the people, places, animals, food, and culture of Japan
• Make a fish aquarium from paper plates
• Gloria was able to tell her story without sound. Have the girls practice their sense of sound with this sound-matching activity

Game

• Play animal charades
• Just like Gloria was able to tell her story without talking, have the girls line up in order of height, birthday, or age without talking