Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Mice

Read-Aloud Books


A Visitor for Bear (Bear and Mouse)
by Bonny Becker
The Doghouse
by Jan Thomas
Mouse Was Mad
by Linda Urban
Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake
by Thomas Taylor
Hide-and-Squeak
by Heather Vogel Frederick
Little Mouse Gets Ready (Toon)
by Jeff Smith

Craft

mouse
  • gray or brown paper
  • googly eyes
  • yarn
  • various decorations
    • stickers
    • jewels
    • sequins
    • paper shapes

  • crayons
  • scissors
  • glue

Display Books

Whose Mouse Are You?
Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse
Lunch
Tiny's Big Adventure
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give...)
Mother Mother I Want Another

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Elephants

Read-Aloud Books


My Cat, The Silliest Cat in the World
by Gilles Bachelet
I Broke My Trunk! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
by Mo Willems
Pigs Make Me Sneeze! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
by Mo Willems

Craft

Elephant Ears and Trunk

  • crayons
  • scissors
  • glue
  • stapler
  • hole puncher

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Trains

Read-Aloud Books


Shark vs. Train
by Chris Barton
Thomas and the School Trip
based on the stories by Rev W. Awdry
All Aboard the Dinotrain
by Deb Lund
Thomas and Friends: Gordon's New View (Thomas & Friends) (Step into Reading)
based on the stories by Rev W. Awdry
The Last Train
by Gordon M. Titcomb
Thomas and Percy and the Dragon (Thomas & Friends) (Step into Reading)
based on the stories by Rev W. Awdry
A Train Goes Clickety-Clack
by Jonathan London

Craft

train banner
  • die cut train cars
  • craft sticks
  • construction paper
  • various decorations
    • stickers
    • jewels
    • sequins
    • paper shapes
  • crayons
  • glue