July 4th

Read-Aloud Books

by Janet S. Wong

by Leslie Kimmelman

by Harriet Ziefert

Craft

Fireworks hats

• red, white, and blue paper cut into 1" strips to within 1" of the short side
• various decorations
  
  • stickers
  • jewels
  • sequins
  • ribbons
  • chenille stems
  • paper shapes

• crayons
• scissors
• glue
• hole puncher
• tape
• stapler

Eric Carle

Read-Aloud Books

by Eric Carle

by Eric Carle

by Eric Carle

by Eric Carle

Craft

Eric Carle animals

• pre-painted sheets of paper or tissue paper
• various decorations
  
  • stickers
  • jewels
  • sequins
  • paper shapes

• crayons
• scissors
• glue

Video Links

• Eric Carle reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• Bill Martin reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Father's Day

Read-Aloud Books

by Alison Ritchie

by Mo Willems

by Bob Shea

Craft

father's day cards

• die-cut letters
• printed poems
• paint
• various decorations
  
  • stickers
  • jewels
  • sequins
  • paper shapes

• crayons
• scissors
• glue

Superheroes

Read-Aloud Books

by George O'Connor

by George McClements

by Ethan Long

by Ross MacDonald

Craft

Superhero masks

• template: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7HYm6E1-eCeYTY5NDI4YjgtODRkZS00MGRkLWI4N2MtZTM4ZmJiMjdiMjgx&hl=en_US&authkey=CP2F_poO
• yarn
• various decorations
  
  • stickers
  • jewels
  • sequins
  • paper shapes

• crayons
• scissors
• glue
• hole puncher
• tape
• stapler

Display Books

Monsters

Read-Aloud Books

by Maurice Sendak

by Mercer Mayer

by Mo Willems

Craft

Monster

• construction paper
• googly eyes
• various decorations
  
  • stickers
  • jewels
  • sequins
  • feathers
  • yarn
  • paper shapes

• crayons
• scissors
• glue
• hole puncher
• tape
• stapler

Display Books