Read Aloud

23 great picture books with fall themes like apples, scarecrows, Halloween and crafts to match. Easy lesson planning for preschool and fun for holidays.

teddy bear picnic- Click to download.Free Teddy Bears downloadables from Scholastics. Thanks Scholastics

Are you on the hunt for a good January read aloud or set of sub plans? Here are resources to teach Sneezy the Snowman in kindergarten. You could plug and play these into your winter theme lesson plans or they can stand alone as a set of plans for a substitute teacher. Sneezy the snowman is a cute story and an easy read-aloud choice for the kindergarten classroom. What is the book about? If you haven't read Sneezy the Snowman (affiliate) then let me tell you what it's about or you can watch…

Millie Fierce is seriously the most adorable book to use as a mentor text for modeling finding theme! Plus, it pairs really well with Janine for comparing and contrasting.

Invite kids to create art in the style of Leo Lionni to go along with the book Pezzettino.

Corduroy is one of my favorite books for speech-language therapy! This freebie features fun pages for describing and comprehension!

The Corduroy book provides the inspiration for this button activity to help kids learn to spell their name and work on fine motor skills too.

Serving Pink Lemonade: A Pocket for Corduroy

A super cute winter freebie craft. Just use shaving cream and glue to make your melted puffy snowman! Check out my blog Loving Teaching Inspiring for more information!! Thanks for stopping by... I can't wait to hear your feedback! ...

It's Tuesday and time again for my Picture Book Pick of the Week! (Plus a collection of activity ideas to accompany the story!) As I've said before, finding books that your class will love can be a challenge. Especially if you are picking books for younger students. I know my preschoolers sometimes usually have a very limited attention span so I have to choose wisely! Today's tried and true pick is the classic tale, Caps for Sale, by Esphyr Slobodkina. I love this book because the length is…

books for children about birds (perfect for a homeschool unit study)

Ponds, Lakes & Rivers are a favorite theme at our house. We have loved so many different books in the theme. I made a Pond Pack to go with the theme and one of our favorite books Jump, Frog, Jump!.

Wonderful activities for a wonderful book! Children love this classic story- The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear. Included are 3 print and go book activities: a beware poster, a cut and paste art activity and a character speech bubble sheet. Thanks for looking!

this is a great book for an art project, especially the way she did it, starting with The Dot and then the dot "goes for a walk" and becomes a line

Pumpkin life cycle activity Could do on the back of paper plate pumpkin.

I have always loved Teddy bears. I still have a teddy that I got when I was eight years old. He looks a little shaggy but he takes ...