Mrs Wishy Washy and Pig Craft

I teach an Art Class for 3-5 year olds at my local church hall on a Wednesday morning. This morning we had a great time reading a very old but very much loved copy of Mrs Wishy Washy. Do you know it? It is a wonderful story, full of rhythm, rhyme and repetitive text for helping emergent readers.

While we were reading it, the little children role-played Mrs Wishy Washy by putting some soft toys into a plastic tub and getting them clean - this was the most popular part!

I provided nice clear, bold pictures of pigs for the children to "chip" with small pieces of pink paper. 

I have provided you with a free copy of this little pig in Google Drive: Pig Craft Template.

 

You could also let your students paint or decorate it with other collage materials.

We finished off with a story/song of 5 Little Ducks (Mrs Wishy Washy features a pig, cow and duck) and a short discussion about mother and baby ducks to fit in with upcoming Mothers Day. 

I have just listed a printable cvc word game / center activity that could be used with a unit of work on Mrs Wishy Washy. It is called In the Tub, and students have to match a cvc word with a picture to make sure all the pigs are clean! Find it in our store.