Additional Learning Resources for The Trumpet of the Swan Art & Baking Guide Chapter 3: Visitor

Here are the extra resources for you and your students to enjoy while reading chapter 3 of the Trumpet of the Swan.

Vocabulary Words:

fox

remote

grave

preen

stick

privacy

proportions

furious

Art Project: Clay Fox

Air dry Clay

water/slip

clay tools or a fork to add texture

Steps:

Make the shapes for your fox; head, body, tail, four legs and 2 ears, by rolling balls, and logs, then securing them together. Apply some slip, and smooth all edges out, and then using a clay tool, or fork, add criss cross marks onto your fox to give the look and feel of fur. You can add eyes, and any other details if you would like. Write or narrate a story about your Fox.

Additional Books:

Fox in Socks by Dr. Suess

Sometimes I feel like a Fox by Danielle Daniel

Totem Poles by Sabrina Crewe

Fox Walked Alone by Barbara Reid

Tomten and the Fox by Astrid Lindgren

Rosies Walk by Pat Hutchinson

Hello Red Fox by Eric Carle

Flossie and the Fox by Patricia McKissack

What's the Hurry Fox? And Other Animal Tales by Zora Neale Hurston

Discussion Questions:

Who is the visitor?