Giraffes Can't Dance
From Weston Woods Storybook Films · 2018
10 minPre-KK1st2ndReading & Writing (ELA)Social-Emotional Learning
Summary
Giles Andreae's rhyming favorite: Gerald the giraffe has long, wobbly legs and dreads the Jungle Dance, where the other animals laugh at him. But a kind cricket helps him find his own music and his own way to move. A joyful story about confidence, encouragement, and dancing to your own beat.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Gerald the giraffe thinks he can't dance -- until a friend helps him find his own music.
- Why is Gerald afraid to go to the Jungle Dance?
- What does the cricket tell Gerald that changes his mind?
- What does it mean to "dance to your own music"?
- Tell about a time you felt nervous to try something, then did it anyway.
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: confidence, encourage, rhythm, believe
- Put on your own "music" in your head and show one dance move that feels like you.
- Finish the sentence: "Something I once thought I couldn't do but can is ___."