Are you looking for extension activities to the amazing book by Eric Carle ‘Do you want to be my friend?’. You’re in LUCK! These fun and hands-on activities will help your kids work on one-on-one correspondence, visual discrimination, counting and story sequencing.
Do you want to be my friend? Sequencing
Using interactive activities like this one, is a hands-on and engaging way for your kids to learn concepts such as sequencing. It’s also a great way to master fine motor skills, visual discrimination and so much more.
What you get:
- Pictures of all the animals
- A Sequencing Activity Sheet
What else is needed:
- Color pencils, markers/ crayons
- Scissors
- Glue
How to use this resource:
After reading the story, ask the children to name all the animals in the story. Hand out the activity sheets. Now ask the children to color all the animals on it. When they are done, children cut out the animals and paste them in the correct order on the sequencing sheet. And then it’s time to re-tell the story!
Do you want to be my friend? Headbands
All kids love pretending to be animals. This activity is great for getting them to practice speaking in front of bigger groups, work on those memory skills and just to have fun!
What you get:
- Headbands with pictures of all the animals in the story
What else will you need:
- Scissors
- Glue
- Coloring pencils/ markers/ crayons
- Stapler
- Staples
How to use this resource:
Hand out the headbands (one per child). The children color and cut out the headbands. When they are done, the teacher helps them to assemble the headbands. Re-tell the story while children act it out.
Do you want to be my friend? Story Props
What you will need:
- Scissors
- Laminating Sheets
- Laminator
How to use this resource:
Print out the pictures, cut it out and laminate. Use these to re-tell the story.
Do you want to be my friend? Dice Game
What you will need:
- Printable dice
- Scissors
- Glue
How to use this resource:
Print the dice then assemble. During morning meeting, ask volunteers to throw the dice. All the children act out the animal movement that the dice lands on. Continue until all the children had a turn.
Click on the image to below to download the printable activity pack!
