Space Travel

Read-Aloud Books

Mail Harry to the Moon by Robie H. Harris
If I Were an Astronaut by Eric Braun
Big Birthday by Kate Hosford
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers

Craft

Orbiting Bodies

Space Scenes

Mother's Day & Super-Powered Moms

Read-Aloud Books

My Mommy is Magic by Carl Norac
My Mom has X-Ray Vision by Angela McAllister

Craft

Mother's Day cards - pictured above, between books

Cinco de Mayo & Mexico

Read-Aloud Books

Cinco de-Mouse-o by Judy Cox
What can you do with a Paleta? by Carmen Tafolla
What can you do with a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla

Craft

paper-bag pinatas

paper-plate maracas

City Life

Read-Aloud Books

Bea Rocks the Flock by Victoria Jamieson
Moon Rabbit by Natalie Russell
Say Hello by Rachel Isadora
Blackout by John Rocco

Craft

Night Time City Scape

• construction paper
• car printouts
• craft sticks
• various decorations
  
  • stickers
  • jewels
  • sequins
  • paper shapes
  • feathers

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

Earth Day

Read-Aloud Books

All the Water in the World by George Ella Lyon
The Trouble with Dragons by Debi Gliori

Craft

Earth

Eggs & Chickens

Read-Aloud Books

by Jane Simmons

by Jim Averbeck

by Emily Gravett

by Bruce McMillan

Craft

Chicks in eggs in nests with chickens

• plastic eggs
• colored cotton balls or craft fluffs
• paper plates, cut in half
• chicken printouts
• shredded paper, with lots of brown
• googly eyes
• craft sticks
• various decorations
  
  • stickers
  • jewels
  • sequins
  • paper shapes
  • feathers

• crayons
• scissors
• glue
• stapler

Tricksters and April Fools Day

Trickster stories include some clever tricks and pranks and are perfect for reading on April Fools Day!

Read-Aloud Books

Fox Tale Soup by Tony Bonning
Mabela the Clever by Margaret Read MacDonald
Zomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott

Craft

April Fools Day Cards

These cards are glued shut to provide a joke effect. When you give the card to someone they can't open it! This version can be found here.

Secret Letters

I provided the secret letters to the kids, and they discovered them using watered down tempera paint. The letters were written with white crayon on white typing paper. Press very hard and cover the paper well with the crayon wax for a good hidden letter effect.