Curriculum Suggestions

Activities for: So Many Bunnies

1. Can you think of someplace you might sleep that rhymes with your name? (My name is Rick. I sleep on a stick. My name is Rick. I sleep on a brick.)

2. Watch for the bunny doll that appears on the dedication page. How many times can you find it in the book?

3. Play "Where do they sleep?".
   1. The first player says, "______ sleeps on (in) a _____." The player fills in the first blank with a name, and the second blank with a place where they sleep that rhymes with the name. For example, "Ann sleeps in a pan."
   2. The second player then says, "______ sleeps on (in) a ______ and ______ sleeps on (in) a ______." The player repeats the first player's name and place, and then adds their own name and place. For example, "Ann sleeps in a pan, and Jim sleeps on a limb."
   3. Each additional player repeats the previous players' names and places, and then add their own.
   4. You can end play a couple of ways. The game can be over when everyone's had a chance to play. Or, if a player is unable to repeat all the names and places, they are out, and the game is over when there is only one player left.

4. Write a play based on a nursery rhyme.

5. Write a story about what happens after the nursery rhyme.

6. Write a story about nursery rhyme characters.

7. Play "Where Am I Sleeping Pantomime". One player is chosen to be "It". They come to the front of the class, and then act like they're sleeping someplace funny. The rest of the players guess where they're sleeping. The first person to guess right is the next "It".

8. Play "Where do I sleep?" One player is chosen to be "It". They come to the front of the class. They say, "My name is _____. Where do I sleep?" The name they choose does not have to be their own. The rest of the players guess where he sleeps. It's somewhere that rhymes with the name. The first person to guess right is the next "It".

9. Play Crambo. This is a good game to reinforce rhyming. Choose one person to be "It". "It" thinks of a word, and then of another word that rhymes with it. They announce, "I'm thinking of a word that rhymes with _____." The rest of the players then try to figure out what the word is. But they don't just guess the word. They ask questions. For example, if "It" chooses "dog", the game might go like this...

   It: I'm thinking of a word that rhymes with "Dog"
   Player: Is it a farm animal?
   It: No, it's not a hog.
   Player: Is it made of wood?
   It: No, it's not a log.
   Player: Does it eat flies?
   It: Yes, it's a frog.
   The player who gets it right is then it.

10. Play "Bunny Bingo".
    1. To prepare, write the names of the twenty six bunnies on small pieces of paper. Put them in a hat or a sack.
    2. Have the kids draw a Bingo grid on a piece of paper. (Show them a grid on the board. A Bingo grid consists of twenty-five squares--five squares across and five squares down.)
    3. Have kids X out the middle square.
    4. Read out the bunny names. As you read each name, kids write the name down in one of the blank squares on their grid. They can skip any two of the names.
    5. Put all the names back in the hat or bag. Then pull them out one at a time and read them. If a kid has the name on their bingo grid, they cross it out.
    6. When a player has five squares in a row crossed out, they shout out "Bingo". The game can end there, or you can keep playing until everyone has a Bingo, or until all the squares on all the grids are full.

    Variation: Use the first and last names of the kids in the class. Write first and last names in separate squares on the grid.

11. Play "Nursery Mimes". Players are divided into several teams. One team is chosen to start. They choose a nursery rhyme and pantomime it. The rest of the teams then try to guess which rhyme is being pantomimed. The first team to guess correctly guess to pantomime next.

 
 

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Picture Credits
Original bunny climbing rope picture by Paige Miglio (copyright 2000 ©) from One More Bunny authored by Rick Walton.
Original purple monster picture by Renee Williams-Andriani (copyright 1998 ©) from Really, Really Bad School Jokes authored by Rick Walton.
Original bullfrog seated picture by Chris McAllister (copyright 1999 ©) from Bullfrog Pops! authored by Rick Walton.
Electronic modifications by Ann Walton.