We love these Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Activities and Crafts just as much as we love the book.
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First, you could do a directed drawing with this step by step how to draw a pigeon printable from The Best Children's Books.
- You can collect the entire library of Scholastic Storybook Treasures and read along on screen with your favorite classic children's stories, brought vividly to life on DVD. DON'T LET THE PIGEON STAY UP LATE! (Featuring the voices of Mo Willems and Jon Scieszka) It's getting dark out, but one stubborn Pigeon is NOT going to bed!
- It's getting dark out, but one stubborn Pigeon is NOT going to bed! Children will love this interactive bedtime romp, which puts readers back in the driver's seat, deflecting Pigeon's sly trickery as he tries to escape his inevitable bedtime. Will you let him stay up late?
This pigeon game from Patootie is a great idea! You can even make the buses different colors or put different letters or sight words on them to practice while guessing where the pigeon is.
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This Rhyming Game from Growing Book by Book will sure to be a hit with your children. She includes all of the directions and printables you need to use this awesome book to practice rhyming.
Try this paper plate pigeon craft like they did at A Little Pinch of Perfect. You could turn this into a puppet as well by attaching a craft stick to the bottom.
Prekinders shares this awesome Pigeon Counting Game which gives your child the opportunity to practice one to one correspondence, combinations of 5 or 10, and more/less.
This and That has a free printable template to turn a toilet paper tube into the pigeon!
I love this Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus alphabet activity from The Educators Spin on It. She offers links to the printables you need to set up this activity and gives different ideas on ways you can use it to make learning fun.
Make your own Pigeon Book with the blank template from Thrive after Three.
Follow up your book with a pigeon themed snack like they did at Juggling with Kids. I don't know anyone that would turn down that snack.
So which one of these Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Activities and Crafts are you going to try first? Let us know how it goes.
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Does your class love classic books as much as mine? What is it about kindergarten that they just fall in love with The Pigeon books,No, David! and Pete the Cat?
Here is a 'Don't Let the Pigeon' writing activity you can do with your kindergarten class.
Let me share my favorite Pigeon books to read before this activity, how to do it and give you a freebie to help you make it happen.
What is the 'Don't Let the Pigeon...' activity?
Students will create a guided drawing of the pigeon, create a background setting and add a writing piece.
The goal: students come up with their own thing that the pigeon should absolutely NOT do.
You can easily do this activity after reading one (or many) of the Mo Willems Pigeon books. (And just a heads up that these are affiliate links. It's so kind of you to support a fellow teacher with your clicks)
For this exact activity, I recommend:
They love this activity. First off, I will warn you that by teaching your students how to draw the pigeon, you will see pigeon drawn during every writer's workshop opportunity for a few days following {wink}
Let's break it down and start with the whole group part of the lesson.
Step 1 - Teach how to draw the pigeon
Do a guided drawing (or directed drawing) lesson where you model one step with verbal directions and a model they can see and students copy that step on their own paper. You continue with each step until you've got a pigeon.
These are all valid ways of teaching how to draw Pigeon for kindergarten:
My kinders were usually on the carpet area with their pencil boxes next to them and a lap board/clipboard underneath their work.
I always liked to have the book open to a page with the entire pigeon visible so they can see the end goal.
Alright, let's cover the next step.
Step 2 - Prepare a background and fun lettering
Each student needs a new large piece of construction paper for their background and some lettering that looks like it came from a Mo Willems pigeon book.
Let me help you out with that. I've made some lettering right here that you can easily download and use. [terms of use][downloading help]
See? I've got your back.
Let me help you out with that. I've made some lettering right here that you can easily download and use. [terms of use][downloading help]
See? I've got your back.
Students cut out each word and glue it onto their construction paper - in order.
Then they cut out their pigeon. (I recommended cutting rectangles for the legs)
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Step 3 - Do the 'Don't Let the Pigeon' writing and drawing
Kindergartners are so creative. I don't think I had to tell anybody what to pick... but of course, there were a few who picked the bus {wink}
In kindergarten, pictures they make are just about as important as the words they write.
They draw and color a scene (or really, the thing that the pigeon should absolutely not do).
They complete their glued on sentence to finish the statement, 'Don't let the pigeon...' by writing their own idea to match their illustrated scene.
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Their pigeon gets glued on top of their scene to finish it off.
Or, if they think outside the box (or off the page) like this little guy below, they may ask you for a solution on how to make the pigeon look like he's coming out of the firetruck.
That's it! Your class can totally do this 'Don't Let the Pigeon' writing extension activity too.
You could turn them into a class book, but we liked to hang them up as masterpieces!
Let's wrap it up
There you have it - a 'Don't Let the Pigeon' writing activity you can do with your kindergarten class.
I hope you and your class enjoy doing this activity together and that they feel proud of their final masterpieces.
Are you into using classic books in your classroom? Then you just may love this Pete the Cat teacher resource collection with freebies and more.
Ready for more writing projects? Then you'll enjoy this 3D Zoo Animals Writing Project for Kindergarten.
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