
You can expand upon them, or add your own twist.A spill. You can use them, but you don't have to use them. *Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions. Pass the paper with the oops out to the kids so they can come up with a way to use or create something with it. Pre-make an oops, such as tearing, cutting holes in, or coloring, construction paper. Have the kids make folded paper animal crafts, similar to the bent paper oops (3rd oops in the book). Opportunity - having the chance to do somethingĭiscussion topics for during/after reading: Potential - capable of becoming real or possible Imagination - the ability to form a picture in your mind of something that you have not seen or experienced Possibilities - a chance that something might exist, happen, or be true Scrap - a small piece of something that is leftover from something biggerĬelebrate - to do something special for an event When have you made an "oops"? What happened and how did you feel? What is another word for "oops'? (whoops, mistake, uh-oh) Then encourage them to use their imaginations to think about what they would turn the 'oops' into, before reveling the stories idea. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”-each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder.ĭoing a picture walk before reading the book may take away some of the surprise that comes from each 'oops.' Instead, after reading and revealing the first 'oops,' have the kids identify what the 'oops' is on the page. And an accidental tear in your paper? Don’t be upset about it when you can turn it into the roaring mouth of an alligator.Īn award winning, best-selling, one-of-a-kind interactive book, Beautiful Oops! shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing-not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. Grade Level: Kindergarten (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)Ī life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It’s OK to make a mistake. Volunteers needed in July! Click here to sign up.
