If You Were a Penguin? Would You be Tacky the Penguin?

 

Tacky the Penguin

Tacky the Penguin is one of my favorite books.  It is a delightful tale about being true to yourself--even when it means being a little different from everybody else.  

  

Deep in the Arctic Region lives a community of penguins who love to march in straight lines, do graceful dives off icebergs, and sing pretty songs - all of them that is, except for Tacky. Tacky is an odd bird who does things a bit differently than the other penguins do. He likes to wear Hawaiian shirts with bow ties, do splashy cannonballs, and he couldn't march in a straight line if his life depended on it! One day the hunters come looking for some pretty penguins to capture and sell. All of the penguins run in fright - all except for Tacky. Tacky's odd ways may be just the thing that saves the day.

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Tacky the Penguin craft found on TPT by Little Kinder Bears

Penguins {Learning about the Arctic}

 

                Learning about Daddy Penguins and how they keep the penguins eggs warm.

Using Play-Doh to make an Arctic landscape for Penguins.

Next we tried shaving cream to represent snow. It turned out to be more of a snow storm!