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By Teachers for Teachers

The following lesson plans and craft ideas to go along with my books and CDs were created by teachers and have been used in the classroom. Feel free to use the ideas and give credit where credit is due. I learn from teachers everyday, and I hope you enjoy these great ideas to extend the learning experience of my books and CDs.

Today is Monday in Louisiana

Pin the Crawfish on the Pot
By The Early Childhood Teachers
Academy of Sacred Heart, New Orleans, LA USA

  1. Cut out of construction paper an image of a large gumbo pot (or use clip art).
  2. Cut out of construction paper an image of a crawfish (or use clip art) for each student in the class.
  3. Affix the pot to a bulletin board.
  4. Taking turns, each child is blind-folded and tries to pin or tape the crawfish on the pot.
  5. Play the “pin the tail on the donkey” game the usual way, but use the crawfish.

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