Kids' Reading Clubhouse--Pippi Longstocking

The Kids' Reading Clubhouse met this week at the bookstore. We had read Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren.

The girls were so excited to start talking about the book that I had to forget about my general talk about reading that I usually open with. The hands were flying in the air so fast and furiously that I could barely keep up.

One of the things we did was draw a picture of Pippi in a scene from the book. Here are a couple of my favorites.

I also let them take turns acting like Pippi. The only rule was that they could not spill their hot chocolate no matter what Pippi would have done in the same situation.

One thing is for sure, Pippi still appeals to little girls today.

And EVERYONE agreed that they would LOVE to be friends with Pippi.

They also agreed that she would be expelled from school if she was in their class. 

Here's our meeting in a nutshell below. Insert tons of laughter and utter goofiness throughout for a taste of what the real meeting was like.

Kids Reading Clubhouse #7

Pippi Longstocking

Talk about the Story

• Did you like the book?
• What was your favorite part?
• What makes Pippi special?
• Do you think you’d like to be friends with Pippi? What would be some good things about having her as a friend?
• What would it be like to go to school with Pippi? What would your teachers do if Pippi were in your class.
• Talk about Sweden                          

Centers:

• Snack and Game
1. Gingerbread cookies and hot chocolate.
2. Take turns acting like Pippi.
• Draw a picture of Pippi based on the description of her in the book. Make sure you draw her in a scene from the book
• Become a Thing-Finder
1. Hunt for things in the store
2. Name the thing you found and as a group invent as many creative uses for your thing as you can.

Give Stars

Present Quilt Walk

Bring:  12 different “things”—tin can, spool of thread, clothes pin, bottle cap, etc., lined paper, drawing paper, markers and crayons

Gingerbread cookies, hot chocolate