Tallulah s Activity Kit Clarion Books ISBN 978-0-547-17353-5 Clarion Books ISBN 978-0-547-33004-4 Tallulah s Tutu and Tallulah s Solo By MARILYN SINGER Illustrations by ALEXANDRA BOIGER Tallulah loves ballet. In Tallulah s Tutu, she takes her first ballet lesson and is certain she ll soon receive a tutu. When her teacher doesn t think she s quite ready for that honor, Tallulah quits. But everywhere she goes, things keep reminding her of ballet and she can t seem to stop herself from dancing. In the end, Tallulah learns that ballet is about much more than the tutu. In Tallulah s Solo, Tallulah has become an accomplished ballerina and is just certain she ll be selected for a solo in the upcoming recital. Her younger brother, Beckett, is taking ballet class now too, but he is not as focused as Tallulah. He s constantly being sent to the time-out chair. Tallulah is angry when Beckett gets a bigger part in the recital than she does. Will her love of dance and her brother help Tallulah overcome her jealousy? Want more Tallulah? Watch for Tallulah s Toe Shoes and Tallulah s Nutcracker coming soon! Use the activities in this fun kit to help little ones discover their inner ballerina!
Tallulah s Tutu Party! Print out and send the invitations below to your favorite ballerina friends. At the party, play Tchaikovsky s compositions from The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, or Sleeping Beauty; invite a local ballet instructor or student to teach basic techniques; decorate pink cupcakes; read Tallulah s Tutu and Tallulah s Solo aloud; and play the ballet games and activities that follow! Ballet Party! P lease come! Date: Place: Time: RSVP: Ballet Party! P lease come! Date: Place: Time: RSVP: Illustrations copyright 2011 by Alexandra Boiger
Pin the Tutu on Tallulah Game Supplies needed: Scissors Tape A bare door or wall A blindfold Instructions: Tape the following page, with the image of Tallulah, to a bare wall. Cut out the tutus below and pass one to each player. Write each player s name on her tutu and add a piece of tape so the tutu will stick face-up to the wall. One by one, blindfold each player and have her do three pirouettes. Point her toward Tallulah and have her affix her tutu to the wall. The tutu closest to fitting Tallulah correctly wins! Illustrations copyright 2011 by Alexandra Boiger
Pin the Tutu on Tallulah Illustrations copyright 2011 by Alexandra Boiger
Fifth Position Fourth Position Third Position Ballet Position Flash Cards Cut the cards on the solid lines. Fold the top of each card as indicated to move the position name to the back of the card; tape to secure. Show each card to the ballerinas assembled and have them demonstrate and name the position. Or quiz yourself! Illustrations copyright 2011 by Alexandra Boiger f o l d h e r e f o l d h e r e f o l d h e r e f o l d h e r e Second Position f o l d h e r e First Position
Tallulah Stickers Using a color printer, print this page on sticker paper (Avery 3383 Sticker Project Paper or Avery 53202 White Sticker Paper). Cut on the dotted lines to create your own Tallulah and Beckett stickers! Illustrations copyright 2012 by Alexandra Boiger
Ballet Acrostic Poem Using words and short phrases that begin with the letters below, write a poem that captures the beauty and movement of ballet. B A L L E T Illustrations copyright 2012 by Alexandra Boiger
Tallulah s Imagination In Tallulah s Tutu and Tallulah s Solo, Tallulah imagines she is a prima ballerina. Next to the picture of Tallulah practicing at the barre with her teacher, draw Tallulah as she imagines herself to be in a beautiful tutu and tiara and the star of the recital. Illustration copyright 2012 by Alexandra Boiger
D r e s s Ta l l u l a h i n h e r f av o r i t e t u t u! C l a r i o n B o o k s Houghton Mifflin Harcourt l www.hmhbooks.com l illustration copyright 2010 by alexandra Boiger isbn 978-0-547-17353-5