What it is: Beatrix Potter has captured the imaginations of countless children with her classic Peter Rabbit tales. The World of Peter Rabbit is as enchanting as the stories, bringing Beatrix Potter’s incredible artistry to life. The whole site is fashioned into a virtual popup book where students can meet the characters, watch videos of the stories, play games, and find fun things to make and do offline. Students can play a game of find Peter (before Mr. McGregor does!), take part in an Easter egg hunt, collect snowflakes to earn special downloads, help Peter find his way through a maze, and play a vegetable picking game. Students can read character descriptions of each of Beatrix Potter’s characters and even watch video clips of Peter Rabbit. Students can also create their very own interactive Peter Rabbit puppet show. They can star in the puppet show by uploading a picture of themselves or a favorite pet.
How to integrate The World of Peter Rabbit into the classroom: I can’t remember the last time I was so utterly captivated by a website. The site is absolutely beautiful and true to Beatrix Potter’s classic characters. If Beatrix was still alive, I imagine this is the site she, herself, would have built. Introduce your students to the classic Peter Rabbit tales with this site. My students fell in love with the characters and were eager to hunt down the books in our library. Invite your students to star in their own puppet show, each show will be unique as students make decisions about what will happen to their characters. Allow students to view each other’s puppet shows. After reading through character descriptions, students can write their own Peter Rabbit tale, staying true to the character traits they read about on the site.
Tips: Students can learn more about Beatrix Potter by visiting “The World of Beatrix Potter“, they can even explore her home in the Lake District with an interactive map. Beatrix Potter would make an excellent subject for an author’s study.
Please leave a comment and share how you are using The World of Peter Rabbit in your classroom.
What a great site for Easter! I agree – the website is beautifully designed and captivating for a young audience. I’ll definitely be passing this one alone to my Elementary teacher friends 🙂