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Meet the Author & Illustrator: Laurie Keller
Meet the Author & Illustrator: Laurie Keller
Activities
Activities
Interactive Potato Pants with Makey Makey
Interactive Potato Pants with Makey Makey
Create your own Potato using cardboard, paper, and other materials. Bring it to life using Scratch, some copper tape, and a Makey Makey. Click here for an example.
Hour of Code- Dance Party
Hour of Code- Dance Party
Potato loves to dance and so do the characters in this game! Pair reading Potato Pants! with the 2019 Hour of Code Dance Party. Hour of Code runs December 9th-15th. Featuring popular music and dance moves this game is sure to be a hit.
Imagine If on Scratch & Scratch Jr
Imagine If on Scratch & Scratch Jr
Use the Imagine If Tutorial on Scratch to create the craziest world possible. Ask students to code a world sillier than one in which a potato attends a pant sale. See an example here.
Potato Pants! Flipgrid Reflection
Potato Pants! Flipgrid Reflection
Use the website Flipgrid to create a space for students to reflect and share their thoughts about the story. Click here to see/add to an example (password- potatopants!).
Links
Links
Macmillan Teacher's Guide for Potato Pants!- Pre and post-reading discussion questions plus ideas for activities
The Robot Dance- Dance along with this catchy robot dance tune
Potato Pants! Activity Guide- Ideas and links to enhance the text
Mr. Spudhead Game- Create your own potato face
Google Sites
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