With the guidance of different children's books there are multiple ways to incorporate art into the curriculum when teaching children to read, and enjoy books.
Grouchy Lady Bug - After reading The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle let students engage in this fun art project. Not only does it represent a key part to the book, but also helps students work on developing their fine motor skills.
Grouchy Lady Bug - After reading The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle let students engage in this fun art project. Not only does it represent a key part to the book, but also helps students work on developing their fine motor skills.
Book Illustrations - An important part of being able to read is being able to recognize the main idea and important details from the book. In the elementary levels students love expressing their creativity through drawing. An easy yet fun way to check students comprehension from a read aloud or independently, is to have them illustrate an important scene from the book or main idea.
Puppets - After reading aloud a simple story let students create their own sock puppets and retell the story. Also these can be a great reading buddy and motivator!