The Goat In The Rug Book

Goat in the rug.

The goat in the rug book.

Although the book was not for sale i remembered the title of the book and vowed to find it. The goat in the rug is geraldine the goat s retelling of how her hair became a navajo weaver s rug. The best rugs are made from goat hair. Follow her as she eats the plants needed to make dye and assists glenmae in the making of her rug.

They reader learns along with geraldine about the care and pride involved in the weaving of a navajo rug and about cooperation between friends. Geraldine is a goat and glenmae a navajo weaver. Finally glenmae weaves the wool on her loom. At the end of the story the reader can tell that geraldine feels answer choices.

First geraldine is clipped. 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. Many people weave navajo rugs today. Most rugs are black brown red and white.

Have students look at the drawings on the first two pages of the book. One day glenmae decides to weave geraldine into a rug. One day glenmae decides to weave geraldine into a rug. One day glenmae decides to weave geraldine into a rug.

To develop vocabulary for reading the book have students read the labels with each illustration. Finally glenmae weaves the wool on her loom. Geraldine is a goat and glenmae a navajo weaver. Conduct a read aloud of the book.

Geraldine the goat leads the reader on a mission to make an authentic navajo rug beginning with having her wool cut off. Then her wool is spun into fine strong yarn. Rug have students recall some of the things that geraldine and. Making a navajo rug takes a lot of work.

First geraldine is clipped. Amazon has just about everything and of course the goat in the rug was available for purchase. Rating 198 ratings. Ask students to name the product that glenmae produced.

They reader learns along with geraldine about the care and pride involved in the weaving of a navajo rug and about cooperation between friends. Then her wool is spun into fine strong yarn. First geraldine is clipped. Geraldine is a goat and glenmae a navajo weaver.