Wednesday, March 30, 2011

April Fools day & Tricksters

Read-Aloud Books


Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa
by Gerald McDermott
Mabela the Clever
by Margaret Read MacDonald
Fox Tale Soup
by Tony Bonning

Craft

April Fools' Day Card - glued shut

Hidden Messages
  • white crayons
  • white paper
  • watercolors or watered-down tempera paint

Display Books

Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
The Fox and the Hen

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Butterflies

Read-Aloud Books


The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pop-Up Book
by Eric Carle
Bob and Otto
by Robert O. Bruel
Butterfly Birthday
by Harriet Ziefert

Craft

tissue paper butterflies
  • tissue paper
  • chenille stems



origami butterflies
  • origami paper
  • instructional sheets

Display Books

Butterflies for Kiri
Waiting for Wings

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Spring & St. Patrick's Day

Read-Aloud Books


Little Blue and Little Yellow
by Leo Lionni
Spring Song
by Barbara Seuling
Spring Things
by Bob Raczka

Craft

Shamrock Magnet
  • die-cut green shamrock shapes
  • self-stick magnets
  • various decorations
    • stickers
    • jewels
    • sequins
    • paper shapes

  • crayons
  • glue

Display Books

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Flowers

Read-Aloud Books


Fran's Flower (Bloomsbury Paperbacks)
by Lisa Bruce
Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Do You Know Me?: A Garden Guessing Game
by Anne Rockwell

Craft

tissue-paper flower
  • tissue paper squares
  • chenille stems

  • scissors

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Dr. Seuss's Birthday

Read-Aloud Books


Gerald McBoing Boing (Little Golden Book)
by Dr. Seuss
Great Day for Up (Bright & Early Books(R))
by Dr. Seuss

Craft

Cat in the Hat Hats

  • crayons
  • scissors
  • glue
  • stapler

Display Books

Happy Birthday to You!
Horton Hears A Who!