Tag: Peter and the Wolf

THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF by Mairi Mackinnon, illustrated by Mike and Carl Gordon

January 25, 2026

This week we read another classic Aesop fable. The older children were able to begin understanding the moral behind the story, while for the younger children I simply focused on introducing the story itself. It is a wonderful story for opening up conversations about honesty, lying, and the consequences our choices can have. Our vocabulary … More THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF by Mairi Mackinnon, illustrated by Mike and Carl Gordon

PROKOFIEV’S PETER AND THE WOLF Retold by Ian Beck

February 10, 2023

You can never go wrong with a classic. I like to read the story first, because the recording can be a little scary for young children. Usually once we have talked about it, and acted it out (especially the wolf), it seems to diffuse the scariness of it. The children love being the wolf, and … More PROKOFIEV’S PETER AND THE WOLF Retold by Ian Beck