If you missed our August Virtual Book Club for Kids, September is a great time to join up. What was a Summer Book Club now is a year round Virtual Book Club for Kids! This month we are doing Lois Ehlert! Here are some of the great books you can read by Lois Ehlert. Amazon.com…
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…
A great book to read before a plane ride with kids. And we loved this one and could read it lots of times The Noisy Airplane Ride is a great addition to the transportation activities on the site. The Noisy Airplane Ride Book for Kids We read The Noisy Airplane Ride by Mike Downs and…
We read Diamond Jim Dandy and the Sheriff by Sarah Burell and Bryan Langdo . It is a story about a rattlesnake that comes to a town in Texas and the sheriff tells him he is not allowed. So the rattlesnake finds a way for people to like him. What you need: construction paper, scissors,…
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…
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…
We have joined the Virtual Summer Reading Program hosted by Toddler Approved. July’s author is Don & Audrey Wood. We read Sweet Dream Pie by Audrey Wood & Mark Teague. It was a pie fill with lots of sugary candies and then what happens while the pie is made and after everyone eats the pie….
This months books were a collection from some we found on blogs, the store and the library. We are always looking for fun new books. Plus this month we did some activities with some of those books. Ten Little Beasties by Ed Emberley and Rebecca Emberley is a great book for counting to ten. It…
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…
After a recent trip to the Minute Man National Historic Park we read the book Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Ted Rand. We looked at the lanterns we saw at the park. We talked about one or two lanterns and what was important about it. We also talked about how the poem…
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…
We read In the Sea. It is great book about different types of ocean animals. Each animal has a cute poem or rhyming words What you need to make the Turtle Craft white cardstock blue yarn glue green turtle cut out brown construction paper How we made the Turtle Craft The girls put glue around…
Summer is almost here! Now is the time to get ready for summer reading. This summer 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 one Observation. What is in the Summer Reading Charts…
My girls love reading books, but often struggle with words they might not know. I made these Early Reader Paper Plates for a lot of their favorite books. It is an easy early reading practice that you can use. These are fun to see how your child is reading and see where they need help….
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…
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…