Thursday, July 28, 2011

Dinosaurs

Read-Aloud Books


Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct
by Mo Willems
Dinosaur Parade: A Spectacle of Prehistoric Proportions
by Kelly Milner Halls
Dino Pets
by Lynn Plourde
All Aboard the Dinotrain
by Deb Lund
Shape by Shape
by Suse MacDonald

Craft

D-shaped Dinosaurs
  • Letter D - download here
  • various decorations
    • stickers
    • jewels
    • sequins
    • paper shapes
    • feathers

  • crayons
  • scissors
  • glue

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Circles and Dots

Read-Aloud Books


The Dot (Irma S and James H Black Honor for Excellence in Children's Literature (Awards))
by Peter H. Reynolds
Lots of Dots
by Craig Frazier
Ten Black Dots Board Book
by Donald Crews
Round Is a Pancake
by Joan Sullivan Baranski
Squarehead
by Harriet Ziefert

Craft

circle art
  • blank paper
  • imagination
  • circle coloring pages
  • various decorations
    • round dot stickers
    • googly eyes
    • jewels
    • sequins

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

Display Books

Lots of Spots
Circle Song

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Magic

Read-Aloud Books


The Wizard
by Jack Prelutsky
The Magic Rabbit
by Annette LeBlanc Cate
The Magic Rabbit
by Richard Jesse Watson
Magic Raincoat
by Ryan David
My Mommy is Magic
by Carl Norac

Craft

magic wands
  • chenille stems
  • clear plastic straws
  • various decorations
    • jewels
    • sequins
    • paper shapes
    • streamers
    • yarn

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Pirates

Read-Aloud Books


Small Saul
by Ashley Spires
Tough Boris
by Mem Fox
Roger, the Jolly Pirate
by Brett Helquist
Bubble Bath Pirates
by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
I Love My Pirate Papa
by Laura Leuck

Craft

eyepatches, treasure maps, and jolly rogers
  • black felt or foam squares
  • yarn
  • torn brown paper
  • printout of large skull and crossbones
  • various decorations
    • stickers
    • jewels
    • sequins
    • paper shapes

  • crayons
  • scissors
  • glue
  • hole puncher

Display Books

Seadogs: An Epic Ocean Operetta
A Pirate's Guide to First Grade