GREEN EGGS AND HAM by Dr. Seuss We had another really fun Dr. Seuss week! We had a parade on Monday with a large cake for Dr. Seuss: Tuesday was stripes and favorite hat day, Wednesday was “Wacky Wednesday”, Thursday “Green Eggs and Ham” day, and Friday was crazy socks day (Fox in Sox): The… More I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM. I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM
“Caps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap!” I love this book because it is full of teaching treasures. There is a reason that this book is a classic, not to mention it is fun! Vocabulary: what is a peddler? I also had a child ask me what “refreshed” meant. Money: How much is fifty… More CAPS FOR SALE by Esphyr Slobodkina
You can never go wrong with a classic. I like to read the story first, because the recording can be a little scary for young children. Usually once we have talked about it, and acted it out (especially the wolf), it seems to diffuse the scariness of it. The children love being the wolf, and… More PROKOFIEV’S PETER AND THE WOLF Retold by Ian Beck
If you know me, you know I love The Three Billy Goats Gruff. I love it because the children love it. No matter what version I read (see two links below of the others), they are always entranced, and eager to act the story out. It is a simple story, and easy for them to… More THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF, retold by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
We really enjoy learning about other cultures at our school. Learning about the Lunar New Year is especially fun . What better excuse to celebrate!? Red is a lucky color during the Lunar New Year. It is bright and festive and really makes our school come alive. It is also a wonderful time to talk… More MAISY’S CHINESE NEW YEAR by Lucy Cousins
By Tara Lazar, illustrated by Ross MacDonald Detective Library showed up for this one: This book is brilliant! “As a Private I, I’m used to his type–numbers. They’re always stuck in a problem. But I knew this 7 fella. He was odd.” Yes, most of that goes right over the children’s head, but as an… More SEVEN ATE NINE
This book seemed like the perfect choice for Halloween and the rest of the week. The book has a calming cadence to it, which is nice around Halloween time when children are either exhausted or so excited they can barely sit still. It also gave us a chance to talk about spiders. After the story,… More THE VERY BUSY SPIDER by Eric Carle
I use sounds from Spotify to add to this story. A fire alarm, the sound of a fire engine, the sound of a dog barking and the sound of glass breaking (when he uses his ax to break the window). It really seems to pull the children into the story. They especially love to follow… More FRED THE FIREFIGHTER by Felicity Brooks, Illustrated by Jo Litchfield
By Roseanne Thong, Illustrated by John Parra This is a colorful book. Full of culture, Spanish vocabulary and shapes. Perfect for preschoolers, and fun for Hispanic Heritage Month. I like to play the Mexican Hat Dance song after ” Round are the trumpets that blare out a tune”. It is fun to imagine being there… More ROUND IS A TORTILLA: A Book of Shapes
By Jory John A Beatrix approved book: This is a fun book to read aloud: I love that he DECIDES to be happy and that he is trying! This could be a great book to talk about the Growth Mindset. And he “keeps trying”. And guess what? He is not a bad seed after all!… More THE BAD SEED
By Lois Ehlert Another Beatrix approved book! Such a beautifully illustrated book: There is no better way to review the stages of a butterfly than THE BUTTERFLY SONG(I promise your children will LOVE it!): Eggs: Caterpillars (eating green leaves): Chrysalis: They look just like these don’t they? 😉 Our butterflies finally hatch, let their wings… More WAITING FOR WINGS…
By Frank Asch Every day should be EARTH DAY right? We listen to birds and frogs from a recording when we get to this page: What an amazing gift when we get a rainbow! We play with our earth, our earth helps us grow, and she sings to us! Pollution and garbage are sad: The… More THE EARTH AND I
By Janet Schulman, illustrated by Linda Davick Did you know that Beatrix and the Easter Bunny are best friends? The children were able to see the Easter Bunny (on the projector): It is fun to look for the hidden eggs in this story. Can you find the two hidden eggs on the following pages? Hahah… More 10 EASTER EGG HUNTERS – A HOLIDAY COUNTING BOOK
By Pat Hutchins Mmmmmm… can you smell the cookies? This book is a wonderful way to practice counting for the younger children and for practicing math for the older children. It also has a wonderful theme of sharing throughout the book. Do the cookies smell good? 6 cookies on two plates: Doorbell sound( Spotify): The… More THE DOORBELL RANG…
It was ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI all covered with cheese…. Written and illustrated by Paul Brett Johnson. Sometimes you just have to be silly…. This book takes the old classic song and just makes it silly fun. The children love it, and it is a great way to teach them the song. I turned the… More ACHOO…ON NO! WE LOST OUR POOR MEATBALL!
By Anita Jeram This is a sweet, beautiful illustrated book. Perfect for “love” week. The children got very concerned about the lost bunny: And are SO happy about this: Who will you whisper “I love you” to? After the story we all acted like bunnies with the help of this song: Sleeping bunnies… “Hop little… More BUNNY, MY HONEY
What does a bad mood look like or feel like? We stomped our feet too! We tried to shake it off too… Grumpy underpants? Hahah – you know the children love this page. Then we all take a deep breath. Reading always makes Miss Library feel better! What do you do when you are feeling… More GRUMPY PANTS
By Anna Dewdney Make sure to watch until the end – where you will get to say hi to Moses! 🙂 I am going to admit I can relate to Llama, llama. I sometimes find it hard to wait, and have had meltdowns too. Hahah – we probably all have! This is a great book… More LLAMA LLAMA HOLIDAY DRAMA
By Leslea Newman, illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker We had so much fun learning all about Hanukkah this week. This book is a clever story about a runway dreidel similar to The Night Before Christmas. It has wonderful rhymes and colorful illustrations. I dear friend lent me one of her menorah’s – how cute is this?… More RUNAWAY DREIDEL!
Henny Penny by Paul Galdone This book is so wonderful for preschool. Just getting the children to repeat the names of the characters is so great for their speech. It is also repetitive, which helps the children remember the story. Even nonsensical rhyming is helpful for emerging readers and for language. What does it feel… More THE SKY IS FALLING!!
by Linda Hayward This is a wonderful book to use to talk about our community helpers, the firefighters. And about fire safety… Do you know where to find a fire extinguisher? We practiced staying near the floor “crawling under the smoke”: Our heroes rescuing a dog: We reviewed this wonderful worksheet from https://www.thingstoshareandremember.com/preschool-fire-safety-booklet-printables/ We were… More A Day in the Life of a Firefighter…
by Linda Hayward, for POLICE WEEK in the library. We had fun putting on “our safety vests” and trying to direct traffic in the library: We also thought about what mode of transportation we would like to use if we were police officers: This part of the book always gets their attention, they all want… More A Day in the Life of a Police Officer…
This book is an entertaining read aloud. There are lots of opportunities to make fun noises, and to have the children join in with you. An engaging, entertaining, and interactive book. Perfect for the end of the year excitement that seems to be radiating out of every classroom. Of course, we all washed out our… More “Hey, Mud Puddle!”…
Our chicks have hatched! We read about chicks and chickens in this book by Joyce Markovics: Beatrix loved meeting the chicks as much as the children did (watch more of B with the chicks at the end of the above video): The children had to learn how to pick up and touch the chicks gently.… More Meet Our New Chicks!
OPVIPAROUS! This week we read CHICKENS AREN’T THE ONLY ONES by Ruth Heller and found out what oviparous means! The perfect book to go along with the hatching of our eggs and our spring science table. I brought in a few eggs to compare sizes: This year our chicks were right on time! Day 21:… More OVIPARO WHAT?
By Mo Willems Who doesn’t like a bit of Mo Willems? He really does make reading fun. The children loved this song. A easy way to introduce them to the word Bonjour: I myself can relate to Nanette. I have picked up a warm baguette in Paris, and managed to eat ALL of it…who can… More Nanette’s Baguette
by Christie Matheson. A fun, interactive book for the children. Perfect for any kind of planting activity for the spring. After we read the book, we planted zinnias. We are hoping to see some sprouts soon. We talked about the importance of butterflies, bees and the birds that enjoy the flowers. We also talked about… More PLANT THE TINY SEED…
Or happy Lunar New Year. At our school we celebrate Chinese New Year (but many other Asian countries celebrate this holiday). It is the year of the Ox! We started the week off with a spectacular parade. The transitional kindergarten class made some wonderful dragons. We had music, drums and made lots of noise. Short… More Gung Hay Fat Choy -Happy Chinese New Year!
Are you ready to do a Peter Rabbit taste test? You can use wheat bread for “brown bread” and sometimes currant buns can be found at your local grocery store, or you can make them: https://www.thespruceeats.com/peter-rabbit-english-currant-buns-4140348?utm_campaign=shareurlbuttons&utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest Print the above menu here:https://storieswithmisslibrary.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/2020-04-30_151804-1.pdf Beatrix liked the parsley the best! Print out these coloring pages: https://educationalcoloringpages.com/peter_rabbit.html Print these… More Peter Rabbit and Beatrix his cousin…