The Goat In The Rug Book

Then her wool is spun into fine strong yarn.

The goat in the rug book.

Geraldine is a goat and glenmae a navajo weaver. One day glenmae decides to weave geraldine into a rug. The best rugs are made from goat hair. The story told by geraldine the goat is hilarious as she follows glenmae through the process of creating the rug.

One day glenmae decides to weave geraldine into a rug. Many people weave navajo rugs today. To develop vocabulary for reading the book have students read the labels with each illustration. The goat in the rug is geraldine the goat s retelling of how her hair became a navajo weaver s rug.

First geraldine is clipped. Geraldine the goat leads the reader on a mission to make an authentic navajo rug beginning with having her wool cut off. Rug have students recall some of the things that geraldine and. Conduct a read aloud of the book.

At the end of the story the reader can tell that geraldine feels answer choices. They reader learns along with geraldine about the care and pride involved in the weaving of a navajo rug and about cooperation between friends. Goat in the rug. Books similar to the goat in the rug the goat in the rug.

First geraldine is clipped. Most rugs are black brown red and white. Geraldine is a goat and glenmae a navajo weaver. Geraldine is a goat and glenmae a navajo weaver.

Although the book was not for sale i remembered the title of the book and vowed to find it. Finally glenmae weaves the wool on her loom. Ask students to name the product that glenmae produced. The book breaks down the basic steps of creating a hand woven rug in terms that are appropriate for prek middle elementary older students would need more in depth information and vocuabulary.

One day glenmae decides to weave geraldine into a rug. First geraldine is clipped. They reader learns along with geraldine about the care and pride involved in the weaving of a navajo rug and about cooperation between friends. Follow her as she eats the plants needed to make dye and assists glenmae in the making of her rug.

Amazon has just about everything and of course the goat in the rug was available for purchase. Then her wool is spun into fine strong yarn. Have students look at the drawings on the first two pages of the book. Finally glenmae weaves the wool on her loom.