We read Peanuts: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. The girls put the stickers in the book for the right places as we read the book. It was lots of fun! What we used to make the Finger Paint Pumpkins pumpkin template orange finger paint paper plate black crayon How we made the Finger Paint…
We read Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. Then we did painting with strawberries, blueberries and mud. What you need: 3 plastic bins, strawberries, blueberries, dirt, water, paintbrushes, spoon, potato masher, paper with shoes. Amelia smashed the strawberries. Rose smashed the blueberries. Mary mixed the mud. The girls painted their strawberry shoes. The…
Most Loved in All the World by Tonya Cherie Hegamin and Cozbi Cabrera is a book about slavery and mom who made a quilt for the daughter. The mother was sending her to freedom. This book lead to lots of questions from my girls. We the historical information provided in the back. It gave the…
We read Leaf Man (Ala Notable Children’s Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) by Lois Ehlert . After reading the book we went and gathered leaves outside. We also picked up some pine cones. Then we made leaf art work. What you need: leaves, glue and paper. We went outside and gathered leaves. We compared the leaves…
Fall is almost here! Here are some Fall Reading charts that are like the Summer reading Charts! This fall I have challenged my girls to read 100 different books. I have made these printables to help mark their progress. For every 10 books, we read we plan on doing at least one writing activity. We…
Apple is a great theme for the fall. This is a fun and easy-to-do Apple craft and book learning for kids! Torn paper crafts are one of our favorite crafts to do! They are simple and easy. And the torn paper apple tree makes a great paper apple tree craft for kids! We have included…
The Noisy Airplane Ride by Mike Downs and David Gordon is a great books about the noise you hear on an air plane. It covers from getting on plane to getting off plane. It have some great words for all the sounds you hear. It is a great books to help prepare a child for…
We read Birds for this months Virtual Book Club for Kids. This book also is one I used with my Bird Pack. What you need: paper towel roll, foam bird stickers, glue, paints, tray, paper, and marker. Draw a line down the paper towel roll. The put the stickers on the paper towel roll on…
We read the book Birds by Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek . This book will be one of the books I used for the Bird Pack! What you need: paper with tree outline, bird foam sticker, leaf foam sticker, and stamp pads. (Originally we tried to use pencils, but did not work as well as…
We read From Here to There by Margery Cuyler and Yu Cha Pak. It is a good book about pointing out all the different ways you can live. Starting with the town all the way to the universe. What we used: brushes, textured paper, water color pencils, bowl and water. Rose and Amelia felt the…
If you missed our July Virtual Book Club for Kids, August is a great time to join up. This month we are doing Kevin Henkes! Here are some of the great books you can read by Kevin Henkes. Amazon.com Widgets If you’re interested in joining this month’s book club, here’s what you need to do……
G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet (Sleeping Bear Press Sports & Hobbies) is a fun book that breaks down parts of the Olympics by ABC. Each ABC set has a small poem and then a long paragraph that talks more about it. It is a fun way for kids to learn about the…
If you missed our June Virtual Book Club for Kids, July is a great time to join up. This month we are doing Don & Audrey Woods! Here are some of the great books you can read by Don & Audrey Woods. If you’re interested in joining this month’s book club, here’s what you need…
Check out my post that was at Mess for Less last Monday. At our house we often follow up a book with a craft. This time we read Ten Little Beasties by Ed Emberley and Rebecca Emberley. The story counts up to ten and back down to one. As we read the book the girls…
We have joined the Virtual Summer Reading Program.. June’s author is Mo Willems. We read the book Are You Ready to Play Outside? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) (An Elephant and Piggie Book (7)). The girls loved the book. We read and acted out many parts: running, jumping, and skipping. Then we talked about playing…
The book finds this month all came from the library. I always try and look and ask them about new books when they come in. This month we have dinosaurs, seasonal books and a few others that were fun. Dinosaur Pet by Neil Sedaka and Marc Sedaka is a great story about a boy and…
Check out this fun activity of painting butterflies and our trip to see real a Butterfly Place mentioned in the book. We read the book From Caterpillar to Butterfly. Then we took a trip to The Butterfly Place. We also read the book again when we got home and reviewed what we saw while we…
Here are some great books we have been reading. Some we have bought, but you never know what you can find at the library! The books from this month have the following themes: spring, math and abcs. Every month the girls look for new books. The books can be different than what we normally look…
We read The Falling Raindrop by Neil Johnson and Joel Chin. It is about how a rain drop feels while falling from the clouds. What you need: wax paper, glue, tissue paper: white, light blue, and dark blue, black construction paper, and black marker. Cover the wax paper with glue and put the light blue…
Flower activities are a favorite at our house! We love doing them. This book we read with these activities is a favorite at our house! We read it every spring! We read Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden by Edith Pattou . Afterward we created our own garden and Crayola Model Magic flowers. Drawing Our Gardens Free draw…
This is the start of the Month Books finds! Each month we look for new and fun books at the library! This months covers a few favorites that we found. The girls and I love looking for new and different books. Do you look for new books when you are in a book store or…