children's books
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Halloween books!
Did you know that October is national book month?! I thought that i would celebrate by sharing my favorite books to read to my class this month. Most of these are Halloween books, and I love them because they make what can be a pretty frightening holiday a little less scary, and a little more whimsical. Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see my all-time-favorite pick! All of the following links are Amazon affiliates. Room on the Broom is an adorable story and the perfect book for talking about rhyming words! The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything is a teeny tiny…
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Preschool books about vacation
Yesterday I shared a lesson plan for a vacation themed week (go check it out)! This is the perfect theme to introduce non-fiction texts, I’m a huge fan of the materials available from AAA. If you aren’t a AAA member, see if any of your colleagues or parents are, they might be able to pick up some travel guides for you. Many local tourism organizations are also more than willing to send you free information, you can often request info through their websites. These are both very cost-effective ways to gather non-fiction texts (that are usually full of beautiful photos) for your classroom library. Even with all of those great…
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Children’s books about hygiene
There is literally a children’s book for everything, but it’s a bit difficult that find books that talk about hygiene and do it well. The point of reading a book about a specific topic is to encourage discussion and make the children think about the topic, many of the hygiene books are just a little too direct for my comfort, and they don’t lead the conversation in the direction that I want it to go. With that said, I thought I should share the books that I do like so that you don’t have to read the duds! All links are affiliates. The Girl Who Wouldn’t Brush Her Hair Sugar…
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Book Talk Tuesday – 101 Kids Activities
Since it’s Book Talk Tuesday I have to take this opportunity to share a book that I just got, that would be an AMAZING gift for any kid (or teacher) in your life. If you have a child, teacher, parent of young children, early childhood education student, or teen who loves to babysit on your holiday shopping list, you need to check out 101 Kids Activities That Are the Bestest, Funnest Ever! This book is by Holly Homer and Rachel Miller, you might know these two ladies as the team from Kids Activities Blog, which means that when it comes to writing a book about activities for kids, they are,…
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Book Talk Tuesday – The Family Book
Now that my students have begun to come down from their Halloween high, it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving. I’ve always taught Thanksgiving a little differently. In my experience, young children can’t begun to understand the symbolism related to Pilgrims and Native Americans because they don’t have the background understanding of the historical value that these symbols represent. In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving my class spends a lot of time exploring the concept of family – the people who make up our families, what it means to be a family, and reasons why families are important. These are all topics that children can easily understand and relate…
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Book Talk Tuesday – Room on the Broom
It’s time for one last Halloween book on Book Talk Tuesday! I’m linking up with Mrs. Jump’s class, and today I’m sharing Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson. This book is super cute, and a great example of rhyme. The witch keeps losing parts of her outfit, and every time she stops flying to find an accessory she picks up another animal passenger. Your students will giggle when you get near the end, as you see just how many friends she can fit on the broom. I’m sure there’s a great science/math weight and measurement activity that could go with this… give me a week or two and…
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Book Talk Tuesday – The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
I just realized that I only have two more Tuesdays before Halloween, which means I only get to choose two more Halloween books to share with you – how am I supposed to do that?! Ok, I guess it’s like triage, so today’s pick is one that I read multiple times in the weeks before Halloween. The Biggest Pumpkin Ever (by Steven Kroll) is an older book, and it’s kind of long for preschoolers, but for some reason my students request it over and over. It’s a sweet story about two mice who have been trying to grow the biggest pumpkin for the annual pumpkin festival, but each mouse thinks…
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Book Talk Tuesday
I’m linking up with Mrs. Jump’s Class for Book Talk Tuesday. I love Halloween books, but my favorites are all pretty well known – The Little Old Lady Who Was not Afraid of Anything, It’s Pumpkin Time, and Room on the Broom are all great books, but I really want to share new books with you. Spooky is a board book from Roger Priddy, and while you may not recognize his name, his books are staples in infant, toddler, and preschool classrooms. Spooky is a touch and feel picture book that includes both simple illustrations and lifelike photographs. It is a great way to introduce very young children to Halloween, and…
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Book Talk Tuesday – Big Pumpkin
It’s Tuesday, so I’m linking up with Mrs. Jump’s Class for Book Talk Tuesday. I know it isn’t quite time for Halloween yet, but I have to share this book with you now so that you have time to track it down and share it with your class for a couple of weeks before Halloween. Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman has been my favorite Halloween book ever since I was introduced to it my first year teaching. It tells the story of a witch who planted a pumpkin seed, which grows a pumpkin so big that she can’t move it by herself. One by one Halloween creatures attempt to move…
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Book Talk Tuesday – Leaf Man
Mrs. Jump’s Class Hi everyone! It’s Tuesday so I’m linking up with Mrs. Jump’s Class for Book Talk Tuesday. Today I’m sharing one of my favorite fall books – luckily I have enough favorites to get me through every week of autumn – but today it’s Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert. All of Lois’ books are amazing, her illustrating style is unique and it really speaks to children, and encourages their own creativity. This book in particular contains illustrations that are made out of leaves. This story opens up children’s imaginations to all of the possible places that leaves can fly on the wind. There are a number of activities…
