Llama Llama Home with Mama by Anna Dewdney

Ask your child if they know what they can do when they have a problem. If your child mentions feeling mad at you, let them know it is okay to feel this way.

Ask your child if they have ever felt mad because of something someone else did or said.

Introduce the book “Llama Llama Mad at Mama”.Following this story time, children can act out the story and role play alternative endings.Could they have solved it another way? Adaptatons: Talk about how Llama Llama and Mama solved their problem. Remind the children about the 5 problem-solving steps. What is Llama Llama’s problem? How does he feel? What could Llama Llama and Mama do next?Ħ. Stop when Llama Llama gets really angry and talk about what is happening in the story. Step four: think about what would happen with different solutions.Ĥ.Step three: come up with some solutions.Ask the children if they remember what they can do when they have a problem. Have they ever been mad at someone? What did they do? How did it feel in their bodies?Ģ. Ask them what they think will happen in the story. ACTIVATE THINKING: Introduce the book, “Llama Llama Mad at Mama” to the children.

What will happen next? Teaching and Learning Activities (during story time):ġ. Llama Llama has to go shopping with his Mama. Help children practice their problem-solving skills using books about Llama Llama.īook: Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney. Suitable for ages 4-6, this story time activity is a good lesson paired with teaching children problem-solving steps. Becoming a peaceful problem solver requires practice.

Llama Llama Home with Mama by Anna Dewdney