Materials
When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant
Tape recorder and blank tapes
Construction paper
Markers, colored pencils, or crayons
Hole punch
Yarn
Instructions
1. Help the children glue moveable eyes and yarn on the mitt to make a face and hair.2. Cut out a chef hat from white felt and glue it onto the puppet's head.3. Using an old, scrap bandana, cut out clothes and glue them onto the mitt.4. Each day before snack or lunch, bring "Chef Linguini" out to talk about what the children will be eating. Also use the puppet to give nutrition information, such as which vitamin is in the food the children are eating and what it does for their bodies.
