Conduct a read aloud of the book.
The goat in the rug book.
The story told by geraldine the goat is hilarious as she follows glenmae through the process of creating the rug.
Then her wool is spun into fine strong yarn.
Finally glenmae weaves the wool on her loom.
The goat in the rug is geraldine the goat s retelling of how her hair became a navajo weaver s rug.
Rug have students recall some of the things that geraldine and.
The best rugs are made from goat hair.
Geraldine is a goat and glenmae a navajo weaver.
Goat in the rug.
To develop vocabulary for reading the book have students read the labels with each illustration.
Most rugs are black brown red and white.
Finally glenmae weaves the wool on her loom.
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.
Then her wool is spun into fine strong yarn.
Follow her as she eats the plants needed to make dye and assists glenmae in the making of her rug.
Although the book was not for sale i remembered the title of the book and vowed to find it.
Amazon has just about everything and of course the goat in the rug was available for purchase.
Have students look at the drawings on the first two pages of the book.
One day glenmae decides to weave geraldine into a rug.
Geraldine is a goat and glenmae a navajo weaver.
They reader learns along with geraldine about the care and pride involved in the weaving of a navajo rug and about cooperation between friends.
First geraldine is clipped.
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Ask students to name the product that glenmae produced.
Books similar to the goat in the rug the goat in the rug.
Then her wool is spun into fine strong yarn.
Geraldine the goat leads the reader on a mission to make an authentic navajo rug beginning with having her wool cut off.
One day glenmae decides to weave geraldine into a rug.
Many people weave navajo rugs today.
Geraldine is a goat and glenmae a navajo weaver.
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.
