Don't' because of the 'Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus' story. The flip side of this paddle is a green circle (Green = 'Go! Do'.) Adding a wiggle eye provides the 'finishing touch'. In the Bus Packet, the puppet pal features a happy & smiling bus on the 'Do!' Side, and a bus filled with monsters (!) on the 'Don't' side. When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place – a pigeon! But you’ve never met one like this before. As he pleads, wheedles, and begs his.
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Willems' books have been translated into a number of languages, spawned animated shorts that have twice been awarded the Carnegie Medal (Knuffle Bunny and Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, and been developed into theatrical musical productions. His illustrations, wire sculpture, and carved ceramics have been exhibited in galleries and museums. Mo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions (for Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity). Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Was also an inaugural inductee into the Indies Choice Picture Book Hall of Fame. When a bus driver takes a break in this hilarious Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, he gives the reader just one instruction: 'Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!' But, boy, that pigeon tries.
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Mo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions (for Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity). Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! was also an inaugural inductee into the Indies Choice Picture Book Hall of Fame. Mo's celebrated Elephant & Piggie early reader series has been awarded two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medals (for There Is a Bird on Your Head! and Are You Ready to Play Outside?) and five Geisel Honors (for We Are in a Book!, I Broke My Trunk!, Let’s Go for a Drive!, A Big Guy Took My Ball!, and Waiting Is Not Easy!). In 2019, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC named Mo the first-ever Education Artist-in-Residence. Mo began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards.
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We love these Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Activities and Crafts just as much as we love the book.
First, you could do a directed drawing with this step by step how to draw a pigeon printable from The Best Children’s Books.
Don't Let Pigeon Drive The Bus Activities
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.
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!
Don't Let The Pigeon Activities
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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