Tallulah’s Activity Kit

Inspired by the toe-rific picture book

series from Marilyn Singer and Alexandra Boiger

Tallulah loves ballet.

She’s going to be
a real dancer
someday!
But for now,
she works hard
at every class.

Use the activities

in this fun kit to
help little ones discover
their inner ballerinas!

“This endearing story teaches children the value

of earning something and that the joy of
the journey can be just as sweet as the reward.”
—School Library Journal
“Charming.”
—New York Times Book Review

CLARION BOOKS/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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 Have you read all of Tallulah’s adventures?
Books by MARILYN SINGER
Illustrations by ALEXANDRA BOIGER

Tallulah’s Tutu
978-0-547-17353-5

Tallulah’s Solo
978-0-547-33004-4

Tallulah’s Toe Shoes

978-0-547-48223-1

Tallulah’s Nutcracker
978-0-547-84557-9

Tallulah’s Tap Shoes

978-0-544-23687-5

Available wherever fine books are sold.

CLARION BOOKS/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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 Tallulah’s Tutu Party!
Print out and send the invitations below to your favorite ballerina friends and host a ballet party! At the party, play Tchaikovsky’s
compositions from The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, or Sleeping Beauty; invite a local ballet instructor or student to teach basic techniques;
decorate pink cupcakes; read one or more of the Tallulah stories aloud; and play the ballet games and activities that follow!

Ballet
RSVP:

Time:

Place:

Date:

Party!
P lease come!
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Ballet
RSVP:

Time:

Place:

Date:

Party!
P lease come!
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 Pin the Tutu on Tallulah Game
Supplies needed:  Scissors • Tape • A bare door or wall • A blindfold

Instructions:  Tape the following page, with the image of

Tallulah, to a bare wall. Cut out the tutus below and pass
one to each player. Write each player’s name on her
tutu and add a piece of tape so the tutu will stick
face-up to the wall. One by one, blindfold each
player and have her do three pirouettes.
Point her toward Tallulah and have her
affix her tutu to the wall. The tutu closest
to fitting Tallulah correctly wins!

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 Pin the Tutu on Tallulah

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 Ballet
First Position Second Position
fold here fold here
Position
Flash Cards
Cut the cards on the solid lines. Fold the top of each
card as indicated to move the position name to the
back of the card; tape to secure. Show each card to
the ballerinas assembled and have them demonstrate
and name the position. Or quiz yourself !
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Third Position Fourth Position Fifth Position
fold here fold here fold here
 Tallulah Stickers
Using a color printer, print this page on sticker paper (Avery 3383 Sticker Project Paper or Avery 53202 White Sticker Paper).
Cut on the dotted lines to create your own Tallulah and Beckett stickers!

ISBN: 978-0-547-33004-4 • Price: $16.99 • Ages 4-8

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 Ballet Acrostic Poem
Using words and short phrases that begin with the letters below, write a poem
that captures the beauty and movement of ballet.

B __________________________________________

A __________________________________________

L __________________________________________

L __________________________________________

E __________________________________________

T __________________________________________

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 Tallulah’s Imagination
Tallulah often imagines she is a prima ballerina. Next to the picture of Tallulah practicing
at the barre with her teacher, draw Tallulah as she imagines
herself to be—in a beautiful tutu and tiara as the star of the recital.

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 Connect the Dots
It’s time for Tallulah’s recital! What will her costume look like?
Connect the dots and then use crayons or markers to design the perfect tutu.

1 16
2 15
3 14
4 13
5 12

6
11
7 10
8 9

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 Ballet Word Search
The ballet terms in the list below are hidden within the block of letters. Words can appear backward, forward,
and diagonally. Can you find them all? (Hint: Within each word, one of the letters is pink!)

Q É M F R X C F F T Q C F H A
M A I X I J G Y E J F O H F M
H S F L Y Q S L J K T Z C E C
N N Y A P M L S L N F U F E Y
C E P V R A R E L E V É R A Q
Y U F A B S B U T P Y U E R Y
Y A X N K J K U T V O A U X B
P D A I M R R E K S F I O H A
E B S R Q J N U T U T W N M R
O Q K E S D Y V X F U V S T R
G E X L U V N G D X H C F E E
K K U L D O Y M Q S Z A X G K
W G U A M Y N Y J N N Q T R Z
C Z K B Y Y N Y E Z S T Q F I
J A U T X G Y B T K K Y O Z Y

WORD LIST
Ballerina Pointe
Ballet Relevé
Barre Tendu
Plié Tutu

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 Play Figures
Print this page and the page that follows on card stock using a color printer. Cut out the play figures and white tabs
on both pages. Snip the pink-and-yellow lines at the bottom of each image. Insert the tabs in the slits to make
each figure stand on a tabletop. Act out your own dance adventures for Tallulah and Beckett!

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 Play Figures

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 Dress
Ta l l u l a h i n
h e r f avo r i t e
tutu!

C l a r i o n B o o k s | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt l www.hmhbooks.com l illustration copyright © 2010 by alexandra Boiger | isBn 978-0-547-17353-5
C L A R ION BO OK S | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | www.hmhbooks.com/tallulah | Illustrations copyright © 2010 by Alexandra Boiger | ISBN 978-0-547-17353-5