I found the cutest book the other day while visiting the library. When I thumbed through the pages, I fell in love with the bright, simple, graphics and they screamed, “Make me!” So I did. 🙂 BOOK: My Heart is Like A Zoo by Michael Hall The simple rhymes and bold pictures wonderful illustrate how […]
Planting a Rainbow:Craft
After many, many days of grey, dreary weather–we needed a change! So for this week for our Tot school, I checked out Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert. This book is a fun way to introduce children to gardening. Each page has vibrant illustrations of bulbs and flowers. Children can see how different plants and flowers […]
10 Preschool Science Read Alouds
Over the past year I’ve done quite a bit of science-focused activities with my preschoolers. We’ve had the opportunity to include many science picture books into our units. Here is a list of 10 of our favorite preschool science read-alouds from this year. We love the Are You an … series by Backyard Books! We […]
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
Rumor has it that today, July 14th, is Laura Numeroff’s birthday! So in honor of this special occasion I thought I’d share what we’ve done with one of our favorite books of hers— If You Give a Cat a Cupcake. If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff Summary: A little girl gives […]
The Very Busy Spider – Letter S
My 3 year old daughter loves to read The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle. Since this week we were studying the letter S, I thought it would be fun to do activities around this book. Book Summary: This colorful picture book describes a spider’s day. Blown onto a farmyard fence, she starts to spin […]
