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Teach early learners about ladybugs this spring with this list of 20 fun ladybug books for kids to read! Great for a spring or insect unit in early grades!

20 Fun Ladybug Books for Kids to Read

March 15, 2022 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

When it comes to insects, I’m a bit of a fraidy cat.

I don’t mind teaching my students about them and I realize the valuable role they play in our ecosystems.

I just don’t want them anywhere near me.

Except for butterflies and ladybugs. In fact, I can actually pick a ladybug up without being scared.

So I quite enjoyed putting together this list of fun ladybug books for kids!

20 Fun Ladybug Books for Kids to Read

If you are planning a spring or insect unit with your class anytime soon, these children’s books about ladybugs will be a perfect fit!

Read on to see the full list.

And, for more ways to learn about insects, don’t miss our printable Butterfly Life Cycle Activity!

Teach early learners about ladybugs this spring with this list of 20 fun ladybug books for kids to read! Great for a spring or insect unit in early grades!

20 Fun Ladybug Books for Kids to Read

This list of kids’ books features both fiction and nonfiction selections for early ages.

There are stories about ladybugs and books that teach students about how ladybugs live and grow.

Fun Ladybug Picture Books for Kids

All of the books feature beautiful pictures that will make them engaging for young readers.

How to Use These Books with Early Learners

When you’re ready to read a few of these with your class, start by finding out how much your students already know about ladybugs.

Ask:

  • Has anyone seen a ladybug?
  • What do ladybugs look like?
  • What do you think ladybugs eat?
  • Can ladybugs fly?
Fun Books about Ladybugs for Kids to Read

After you discuss ladybugs together, pick out a few answers your students have given and call back to them as you read.

If your students are unfamiliar with ladybugs, you may want to read a non-fiction book that gives basic ladybug facts. Once they have learned a bit about them, try a storybook or two featuring a ladybug character.

See the full list of books about ladybugs below!

20 Fun Ladybug Books for Kids to Read

Get to know ladybugs, along with your early learners, with this list of 20 fun ladybug books for kids to read!

There are both fiction and non-fiction selections included, but all of the books feature gorgeous pictures that are engaging for young readers!

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It's a Good Thing There Are Ladybugs by Joanne Mattern

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The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle

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The Life Cycle of a Ladybug by Colleen Sexton

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Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth

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Lily The Ladybug by Brickmade Books

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Ladybugs by Gail Gibbons

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Ladybugs: Animals That Make a Difference! by Ashley Lee

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Will Ladybug Hug? by Hilary Leung

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You're My Little Cuddle Bug by Nicola Edwards

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Lu, the Little Ladybug That Was Afraid to Fly by Yuliya Barannikova

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A Ladybug's Life by John Himmelman

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Lots of Ladybugs!: Counting by Fives by Michael Dahl

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Colors with Ladybug by DK Books

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The Brave Ladybug by Adenir Almeida

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Are You A Ladybug? by Judy Allen

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The Ladybug Who Lost Her Spots by Marybeth Stevens

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Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug! by Mem Fox

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Little Ladybug: Finger Puppet Book by Chronicle Books

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The Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn

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Counting with a Ladybug by DK Books

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Try some of these other insect learning ideas and activities!

Make a fun spring animal craft with this easy toilet paper roll ladybug craft with wings that move!
This butterfly life cycle activity is such a fun way to help kids learn how butterflies grow! Great for science during spring and summer!
These bug identification printables are so fun for teaching kids about common insect species in the neighborhood!

Teach kids about shapes with these fun shape books for kids to read!

Over 25 Fun Shape Books for Kids to Read

February 22, 2022 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Introducing shapes is one of my favorite early learning concepts.

They’re so fun to teach because they’re all around us! And that makes it a great lesson for getting kids involved and applying what they learn in real life.

You can also talk about shapes during read-aloud time. These fun shape books for kids to read are a great place to start!

Over 25 Fun Shape Books for Kids to Read

This list is filled with beautiful picture books that talk about shapes in real life and in stories.

Read on to see all of the selections.

And, if you’re looking for a way to practice recognizing shapes with students, take a look at our Shape Sorting Activity Mats too!

Teach kids about shapes with these fun shape books for kids to read!

Over 25 Fun Shape Books for Kids to Read

This list of shape-themed children’s books is such a fun way to combine math and reading in early grades.

Each of the selections features either a fictional story involving shapes or a colorful non-fiction lesson about identifying each one.

Over 25 Books about Shapes for Kids

As you look through the list, try to find three or four that might resonate with your students in particular.

For example, if your school is close to a metropolis, the book “City Shapes” might be an especially good fit. Or, if you’ll be studying spiders soon, try the book “Walter’s Wonderful Web”.

How to Share These Books with Early Learners

A simple way to use these is to talk about the shapes your students already know.

Ask:

  • What shapes can you see around the classroom?
  • This shape has three sides. What is its name?
  • Can you think of a shape that has no sides?
Over 25 Shape Books for Kids

As you discuss this topic with your class, look for answers you can call back to as you read the books together.

See the list of shape books for kids below!

Over 25 Fun Shape Books for Kids to Read

Introduce early learners to all kinds of shapes with these lovely children's picture books about shapes!

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Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh

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Big Box of Shapes (Basic Concepts)

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Walter's Wonderful Web: A First Book About Shapes

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City Shapes by Diana Murray

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I spy with my little eye... SHAPES by Maria Yiangou

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The Book of Cute Shapes

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National Geographic Kids Look and Learn: Shapes!

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Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong

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When a Line Bends . . . A Shape Begins by Rhonda Gowler Greene

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Books That Drive Kids CRAZY!: This Is a Ball by Beck & Matt Stanton

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My First Shapes with Frank Lloyd Wright

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My Shape is Sam by Amanda Jackson

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Snippets: A Story about Paper Shapes by Diane Alber

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Circus Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy

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My Turn To Learn Shapes by Natalie Marshall

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Tangled: A Story About Shapes by Anne Miranda

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This Is a Book of Shapes by Kenneth Kraegel

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My Very First Book of Shapes by Eric Carle

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Shapes by John J. Reiss

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Shape by Shape by Use McDonald

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Wild About Shapes by Jeremie Fischer

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Paris: A Book of Shapes by Ashley Evanson

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Shapes in the Sky: A Book About Clouds by Josepha Sherman

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Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy

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Brown Rabbit's Shapes by Alan Baker

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Zac the Robot: A Book About Shapes by Stephanie Lanier

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Take a look at these other ideas for teaching about shapes!

Get some early math practice with little ones and make this simple shape train craft!
Use these fun and simple farm themed shape mats to help early learners practice forming eight different shapes!
These apple seek shape sorting worksheets are such a fun way to help early learners practice shape recognition!

Teach students how to care for the planet with these books about recycling for kids to read!

Over 20 Books about Recycling for Kids to Read

February 1, 2022 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Earth Day is a major early elementary theme for classrooms during spring.

And, of course, one of the most important concepts we teach students in this unit is how to recycle.

If your students are new to the idea of recycling and reusing materials, this list of over 20 books about recycling for kids is a great way to get them started!

Over 20 Recycling Books for Kids to Read

In this list of children’s books, you’ll find fiction and non-fiction selections.

There are books that talk about why recycling is important, how to recycle materials at home, and people who have made a difference in their communities by recycling.

Keep reading to see the full list.

And, for more ways to introduce recycling, check out this list of easy recycled crafts for kids to make too!

Teach students how to care for the planet with these books about recycling for kids to read!

Over 20 Books about Recycling for Kids

Some of the books in this list are particularly good for pre-readers and early childhood classrooms.

The lift-the-flap books and board books, such as “Find Out About: Saving Our Planet”, are geared toward toddlers and preschoolers.

Recyling Books for Kids to Read

On the other hand, if you have early elementary students in your class, the stories “Nico’s New Necklace” and “This Class Can Save the World” are great for talking about the impact recycling can have on our planet.

How to Introduce Recycling Books to Early Learners

If you’re using these books with early learners, you might start by asking the class:

  • Has anyone ever heard of recycling?
  • What do you think recycling means?
  • Does anyone know why recycling is important?
Books about Recycling for Kids

As students talk about this topic, you can find out what they know and then help them fill in any gaps with selected books from this list.

Be sure to encourage them to find materials they can recycle at home.

You might even ask them to bring in a few to make some recycled crafts!

Get a look at the full booklist below.

Over 20 Books about Recycling for Kids to Read

This list of books about recycling for kids features picture book selections that are perfect for early elementary students.

Use these as part of an Earth Day unit or to introduce recycling in the classroom!

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I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (Little Green Books)

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Where Do Recyclable Materials Go? Read, Think, Recycle (Garbology Kids)

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I Am Earth: An Earth Day Book for Kids (I Am Learning: Educational Series for Kids)

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Recycling! (Helping Hands Series)

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Recycling Is Fun (My Little Planet) by Charles Ghigna

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This Class Can Save the Planet by Stacy Tornio

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Fly Guy Presents: Garbage and Recycling by Tedd Arnold

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The Plastic Problem: 60 Small Ways to Reduce Waste and Help Save the Earth

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Nico's New Necklace: Nico and the Pollution Problem

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Milk and Juice: A Recycling Romance

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The Three R's: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle by Núria Roca

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Why Should I Recycle? (Why Should I? Books)

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What Does It Mean to Be Green?: A Picture Book about Making Eco Friendly Choices and Saving the Planet! by Rana DiOrio

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One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul

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What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet by Jess French

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Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids by Gail Gibbons

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Don't Throw That Away!: A Lift-the-Flap Book about Recycling and Reusing

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The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics

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Stuff!: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by Steven Kroll

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Find Out About: Saving Our Planet

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Let's Recycle! (Bullfrog Books: Kids Living Green)

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Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel

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Take a look at these other collections of children’s books!

Share this list of 50 spring books for kids with early readers!
Share some of these books about pets for kids with young readers!
Share some of these lovely beach books for kids this summer!

Share some of these books about pets for kids with young readers!

20 Fun Books about Pets for Kids to Read

January 14, 2022 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Just a few months ago, we decided to make a huge change in our family.

We got a pet.

Our rescue dog has been….a bit of a challenge, but we love him to pieces already.

Which started me to thinking about how to talk about pets with young learners. And I thought I’d share a fun list of books about pets for kids to read!

20 Pet Books for Kids to Read

These picture books (some of which I own) are wonderful for talking about pets in early grades.

So if you’re planning a pet unit or if you’re thinking of adopting a pet for your family or classroom, these are excellent for helping kids learn more about caring for different kinds of pets.

Read on to see the full list of pet books for kids.

And, for more fun with animal learning in early grades, take a look at our Zoo Animal Learning Cards!

Share some of these books about pets for kids with young readers!

20 Books about Pets for Kids

This list of books includes both fiction and non-fiction selections.

All of them feature plenty of pictures, so they’re best suited to preschool and early elementary students.

20 Books about Pets for Kids to Read

Some of them even talk about pets from a historical perspective – from pets that lived in prehistoric epochs to pets that have lived in the White House!

How to Use These Books about Pets with Students

Of course, a natural way to use these books to share a few of the selections during read-aloud time.

But you can also introduce them with an appropriate craft.

For example, the book “Can I Be Your Dog?”, which is on the list (and a personal favorite of mine) goes perfectly with a Coffee Filter Dog Craft.

Or you might read one of the books together in class. Then ask your students to go home and return with one fact they’ve learned about a pet in the book.

Some of the books about different types of pets are great for this.

See the full list of books about pets below!

20 Fun Books about Pets for Kids to Read

These picture books are excellent for talking about pets with young learners!

Some are non-fiction books about pets, which feature facts for students to learn. Others are fiction storybooks with beautiful pictures that are great for keeping young readers engaged!

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Just Me and My Puppy (A Little Critter Book) by Mercer Mayer

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The Perfect Pet by Margie Palatini

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National Geographic Kids Look & Learn: Pets

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What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss

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Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete (My First I Can Read) by James Dean

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Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

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Franklin Wants a Pet by Paulette Bourgeois

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Lola Gets a Cat (Lola Reads) by Anna McQuinn

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What to Know Before You Get Your Dog by Margrit Strohmaier

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Otter: What Pet Is Best? (My First I Can Read) by Sam Garton

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National Geographic Kids Everything Pets: Furry facts, photos, and fun-unleashed!

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I Want A Bearded Dragon: Best Pets For Kids

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Prehistoric Pets by Dr. Dean Lomax

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I Want to Be a Veterinarian (I Can Read Level 1) by Laura Driscoll

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Presidential Pets: The Weird, Wacky, Little, Big, Scary, Strange Animals That Have Lived In The White House by Julia Moberg

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National Geographic Readers: Squeak! (L3): 100 Fun Facts About Hamsters, Mice, Guinea Pigs, and More

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I Found a Kitty! by Troy Cummings

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Biscuit Feeds the Pets (My First I Can Read) by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

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Arthur's Pet Business (An Arthur Adventure) by Marc Brown

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The Everything Book of Cats and Kittens (Everything About Pets)

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Take a look at some of these other ways to teach early learners about animals!

Teach early students how to recognize animals with different sleeping habits with this hands-on diurnal and nocturnal animals sorting activity!
These Spanish Arctic Animal learning cards are perfect for early literacy and science centers and ELL students!
Help early learners recognize animals with these printable zoo animal flashcards!

Get into the spirit of the winter season with this list of 15 adorable snowman books for kids!

15 Adorable Snowman Books for Kids

November 17, 2021 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Have you ever built a snowman?

I got a chance to…once.

Down here in Georgia, we don’t get snow often. And when we do, it’s usually what we call a “dusting”. Just enough to be pretty as it falls, but not enough to stick to the ground.

One winter, when I was about four, we actually had a legitimate snowfall. And we built a snowman in the front yard.

It was awesome.

I still think about that snowman every winter.

And, so, I’m sharing a list of adorable snowman books for kids to help your early readers get into the winter spirit, whether you have a chance to build a snowman this year or not.

15 Fun Snowman Books for Kids

These books are super cute for young children. And they’re filled with lovely illustrations that are perfect for winter weather!

Read on to see the full list.

Check out our Paper Plate Penguin Family Craft for more winter fun!

Get into the spirit of the winter season with this list of 15 adorable snowman books for kids!

15 Adorable Snowman Books for Kids to Read

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How can you use these snowman books for kids with your students?

Choose one or two from the list that you think your class will love. As you read through them, look for new words you can talk about with your students.

Adorable Snowman Books for Kids to Read

If you notice a literary device, such as rhyming or alliteration, make a note of it. As you read it aloud, ask your students if they notice the technique in the story.

Extend the snowman theme by adding fun snowman activities, such as our Roll A Snowman Art Activity or our simple Coffee Filter Snowman Craft!

See the full list of adorable books about snowmen for kids below!

15 Adorable Snowman Books for Kids

Add these adorable snowman books for kids to your winter or snowman theme for this year! These are great for read-aloud selections or storytime in early grades! Try some simple extension ideas, such as a snowman craft, to add to the theme!

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The Biggest Snowman Ever by Steven Kroll

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Little Critter: Just a Snowman by Mercer Mayer

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How to Catch a Snowman by Adam Wallace & Andy Ellerton

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The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

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Snowman's Story by Will Hillenbrand

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My Snowman Paul by Yossi Lapid

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Froggy Builds a Snowman by Jonathan London

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Snowman vs. You by Michael Wayne

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All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle

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Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright

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Raccoon's Perfect Snowman by Katia Wish

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Friendly Little Snowman by Samantha Meredith

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The Itsy Bitsy Snowman by Jeffrey Burton

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Snowmen at Work by Caralyn Buehner

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The Allergic Snowman: A Children's Book by Lora Cipriano

Try some of these other winter learning ideas this year!

Learn to recognize uppercase and lowercase letters in two languages with this fun snowflake English and Spanish letter matching activity!
Share some of these fun snow books for kids with little ones this winter!
Use these fun snowman shape tracing worksheets to help early learners practice forming plane shapes!

Share some of these fun snow books for kids with little ones this winter!

15 Fun Snow Books for Kids to Read

November 4, 2021 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

We live in the Deep South. Our winters can get cold on occasion, but usually they’re fairly mild.

I can count the number of times I’ve seen actual snowfall on one hand.

During winter, the best way we have to learn about snow is to read about it.

This list of 15 snow books for kids is a great way to build a winter read-aloud library!

15 Fun Snow Books for Kids to Read

There are fiction and non-fiction picture books in this list.

When you’re introducing these types of books, you can use this list of children’s books to help students learn the differences between the two.

Read on to see the full list!

And, for more fun with a snow theme, take a look at our Winter Alphabet and Number Literacy Mats!

Share some of these fun snow books for kids with little ones this winter!

15 Fun Snow Books for Kids to Read

These snow books for kids are perfect for adding to a winter or snow theme.

If you decide to use all of the books on the list, you can read one per day for three weeks straight.

Or you could separate the books into fiction and non-fiction selections and then have students look for the differences in the way each book is written.

Fun Snow Books for Kids

Some of the books about snow feature winter animals as well.

If you are studying any of the typical winter animals such as owls, bears, or deer during winter, those books would make a good tie-in for those themes.

You could also use some of the books that talk about snow and snowflakes as bases for snowflake crafts or easy snow science experiments.

Check out the list of snow books for kids to read below!

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15 Fun Snow Books for Kids to Read

These wintry snow books for kids are a wonderful way to introduce snow and snowflakes to early learners!

They'd also make excellent storytime or read aloud selections in preschool and kindergarten!

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Ten Sparkly Snowflakes by Tiger Tales

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Curious About Snow (Smithsonian) by Gina Shaw

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The Snowflake by Benji Davies

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The Lonely Snowflake by Patrick S. Stemp

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Snow by Cynthia Rylant

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There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow! by Lucille Colandro

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The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder by Jon Nelson, Ph.D.

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Little Owl's Snow by Divya Srinivasan

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Snow by Uri Shulevitz

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Snow (I Can Read It All By Myself) by Roy McKie and P.D. Eastman

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The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

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The First Snow by M. Christina Butler

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The Little Snowplow by Lora Koehler

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Fancy Nancy: There's No Day Like a Snow Day by Jane O'Connor

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Skippyjon Jones: Snow What by Judy Schachner

Try some of these other winter learning ideas for early grades!

This easy polar bear paper bag puppet is a fun winter craft to make with kids!
This Polar Animal I Spy Activity is so much fun for little learners! Great for a preschool or kindergarten winter unit!
Add these hot cocoa playdough 1-10 counting cards to winter math centers for easy counting practice! Great for morning tubs too!
Help early learners love learning to read with this list of 10 hands on literacy ideas for kindergarten!

10 Hands On Literacy Ideas for Kindergarten

June 15, 2021 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Kindergarten is an almost magical grade to teach.

The change between what students can do on the first day and what they can do on the last day is remarkable.

And that’s because we teach so many concepts during kindergarten that form the foundation of what our students will learn for years afterward – from reading to counting to working well with others.

Early literacy, in particular, is one of my passions. When we help our students learn to read, we help them learn how to learn.

And, if we can make it fun, they’re even more likely to stick with it. Which is why I’m sharing this list of 10 hands on literacy ideas for kindergarten!

Hands On Literacy Ideas for Kindergarten

Turning literacy into an interactive lesson is the best way to make sure our early learners stay engaged.

After all, we want them to learn to love reading, right?

These resources are excellent for building literacy skills and having fun at the same time!

Read on to see the full list and how to get a free early literacy resource too.

Need ideas for teaching math in kindergarten? Take a look at this list of fun counting books to read with kids!

Help early learners love learning to read with this list of 10 hands on literacy ideas for kindergarten!

10 Hands On Literacy Ideas for Kindergarten

Apple Themed CVC Word Activity

Apple CVC Word Building Activity

Help your kindergartners practice phonics and spelling with this fun apple-themed word building activity!

Use the word cards at centers and let students practice threading the CVC words for themselves. Check out this resource.

Literacy ideas for kindergarten with highlighters

Use highlighters for phonics practice.

When you’re working with printed worksheets, add a little fun by letting students use highlighters!

They can write a new word and then highlight isolated letter sounds, such as the beginning sound, the vowel sound, the ending sound, and more.

Cupcake Letter Matching Activity for Kids

Cupcake Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Matching

Working on recognizing uppercase and lowercase letters?

This hands-on cupcake letter matching activity is a perfect activity for early centers! Check out this resource.

Letter manipulatives for word building in kindergarten

Use magnetic or foam letters at centers.

Letting students move letters around is a fun way to show them how word sounds change, depending on the position of each letter.

Hand out individual magnet boards and let the kids spell out words for themselves. Here is a great magnetic letters kit for early readers. (affiliate link)

Sidewalk chalk as a literacy idea for kindergarten

Use sidewalk chalk for outdoor literacy practice.

When the weather’s nice, take the class outside for the day’s reading lesson!

Draw a few vowels on the pavement and let the kids run to the vowel sound you say. You can also write a few CVC words on the concrete and let them find each one, based on how it sounds.

Sign Language Alphabet Printable Cards

Sign Language Alphabet Learning Cards

Help your early readers practice recognizing written letters while learning sign language! And they make a fantastic addition to your collection of hands on literacy ideas for kindergarten.

These printable sign language alphabet learning cards are excellent for building hand-eye coordination and learning to spell in ASL! Check out this resource.

Hands On Short Vowel Sounds Activity for Kids

Vowel Houses Short Vowel Sound Activity

If you take a few minutes to prep a reusable activity, you can set up a center lesson that kids will use again and again.

This Vowel Houses CVC Word Activity is fantastic for centers! Students can practice placing the pictures in the correct houses by reading the words and listening for the vowel sound. Check out this resource.

Printable Rhyming Word Puzzles

Rhyming Word Puzzles

Kindergarten is the grade for learning about rhyming words. These printable rhyming word puzzles are awesome for centers and morning tubs!

Plus, they come with a non-labeled set, so students can practice listening for the rhyming sound and reading it. Check out this resource.

Using a dry erase board as a hands on literacy idea for kindergarten

Use a whiteboard to introduce early ELA skills.

As your students build reading fluency, you’ll start introducing them to what sentences should look like – capitalizing first letters, ending with the right punctuation, and so on.

I like to use a whiteboard to write sentences incorrectly and then ask my students what I need to change. They love pointing out my mistakes!

Cookie Alphabet Activities for Kids

Cookie and Cupcake Themed Alphabet Practice

If you need a quick take-home activity for students, this cookie and cupcake themed alphabet practice set is perfect!

These alphabet worksheets feature five literacy activities for early readers that help them practice recognizing and using letters – with a fun dessert theme.

Printable Cookie Alphabet Worksheets

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Did you like this list of hands on literacy ideas for kindergarten? Try some of these other ideas for building early literacy skills!

Help early learners to recognize letters and letter sounds with these Alphabet Animal Flashcards!
Use this printable Space Color by Sight Word Activity to help early readers practice literacy skills and have an art activity too!
Practice helping early learners memorize the letters of the alphabet with these printable finish the alphabet worksheets for kids! Great for learning alphabetical order!

Share this When the Leaf Blew In Storybook Extension to help early learners understand this classic fall story!

When the Leaf Blew In Printables for Kids

September 15, 2020 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

These When the Leaf Blew In printables are a fun way to extend this classic fall story with early learners!

Fall is just around the corner!

And that means it’s a great time to break out some classic kids’ books about fall. 

One of our favorites is “When the Leaf Blew In”, a sweet sequencing story that describes how one leaf blowing into a barn set off a chain reaction that involved all the animals on the farm.

So to extend this story, we whipped up some fun When the Leaf Blew In printables for early learners!

Fun When the Leaf Blew In Storybook Extension

Read on to see how to get your copy of these early learning printables for preschool and kindergarten!

And for more fall reading fun, check out our printable Fall Reading Journal kids can use this autumn!

Share this When the Leaf Blew In Storybook Extension to help early learners understand this classic fall story!

When the Leaf Blew In Printables for Kids

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Printable Activities for When the Leaf Blew In

This set of early learning printables includes:

  • A printable picture and word matching activity
  • A printable line tracing activity
  • Counting by ten flashcards
  • A printable word tracing activity
  • A printable story sequencing activity
  • And a full answer key!
When the Leaf Blew In Printables for Kids

Start by sharing the story with the kids.

Be sure to let them take time to look at the pictures. (They’ll be helpful hints for the activities.)

When the Leaf Blew In Counting by Ten Flashcards

Kids can practice counting by ten with these leaf counting by ten flashcards!

When the Leaf Blew In Line Tracing Activity

They can trace the path of the leaf as it blew through the barn!

Printable When the Leaf Blew In Word Tracing Activity

They can also practice handwriting by tracing simple words from the story.

When the Leaf Blew In Sequencing Activity

And, since the leaf disrupted the day of so many different farm animals, kids can match up the animals with the order in which they appeared in the story.

Printable When the Leaf Blew In Sequencing Activity

Be sure to use the answer key to check your students’ responses!

Scroll down to get your copy of our When the Leaf Blew In printables!

Check out these other fall learning activities!

This fun and easy leaf matching file folder game is a fun color recognition activity for little ones!
Practice telling same and different objects apart with these same or different leaf worksheets!
These kids' books about leaves are packed with gorgeous illustrations - perfect for reading this fall!

 

 

 

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These 20 apple preschool books make wonderful read aloud selections for fall in early learning classrooms!

20 Engaging Apple Preschool Books for Kids

July 30, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Looking for some fun and engaging apple preschool books to share with early learners?

You’ve come to the right place!

Below, I’ve listed 20 preschool apple book selections that are sure to make an upcoming apple or fall unit into a learning activity your students will love!

20 Engaging Apple Preschool Books

These are filled with lovely illustrations and simple stories that make them a perfect fit for preschool classrooms.

If you’re homeschooling preschool-aged children, these are also great to add to your library reading list or your home library.

Read on to see the full list!

And, don’t miss my super easy Apple Coffee Filter Craft for kids to make!

These 20 apple preschool books make wonderful read aloud selections for fall in early learning classrooms!

20 Engaging Apple Preschool Books for Kids

We’ve always used lots of picture books during the preschool years. And, since apples are such a popular early childhood theme, we’ve shared some of these during preschool as well.

If you love any of these in particular or your class loves one or two, let me know which ones!

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1. Ten Apples Up On Top by Dr. Seuss

2. Apples by Gail Gibbons

3.How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro

4. Apples for Everyone by Jill Esbaum

5. Hello, World! How Do Apples Grow? by Jill McDonald

6. Apple Picking Day! by Candice Ransom

7. Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins

8. Apples, Apples, Apples by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

9. Applesauce Day by Lisa J. Amstutz

10. 5 Little Apples by Yusuke Yonezu

20 Apple Preschool Books for Kids to Read

11. The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons

12. Apples! (Celebrate Fall) by Erika L. Shores

13. Apples for Little Fox by Ekaterina Trukhan

14. Pinkalicious! Apples, Apples, Apples! by Victoria Kann

15. Apples Grow On a Tree by Mari Schuh

16. Max & Mo Go Apple Picking by Patricia Lakin

17. Pat the Bunny: At the Apple Orchard by Golden Books

18. Apple Countdown by Joan Holub

19. Eat ‘Em Ups: Apples! by Gail Tuchman

20. Let’s Go Apple Picking! by Lori Haskins Houran

Want to expand your apple lesson or unit? Keep reading for more apple learning fun!

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Fun Preschool Apple Themed Snacks

Nothing rounds out a fun apple preschool books read-aloud time like adding an apple-themed treat at snack time. Try some of these ideas!

  • This cute Shrek Apple Snack is a fun addition to a class or family movie showing.
  • Serve these neat Crunchy Apple Boats for a fun and healthy snack.
  • These Silly Apple Monsters are so adorable for little ones to make and eat!
  • Need an apple snack but don’t have any apples? Try these Graham Cracker Apple Snacks instead.
  • These Sea Turtle Apple Snacks feature friendly goldfish too!

With plenty of apple activities, these apple preschool books, and a fun apple preschool snack, you can put together a preschool apple unit your students will love.

Take a look at these other apple early learning ideas!

This printable apple same and different lesson is a fun way to help early learners practice visual discrimination skills!
Use these apple shape sorting worksheets to help early learners practice recognizing the four basic shapes with a fun fall theme!
This printable apple life cycle sequencing activity is perfect for helping students learn how apples grow! Use it at science centers or in morning tubs!

Share these summer books for kids with little ones during read aloud time!

50 Fun Summer Books for Kids to Read

June 23, 2020 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

Summer reading is a great way to avoid the summer “slide” with your kids.

And there’s no better way to get them into a book than to choose one that’s summer-themed!

Today I’m featuring 50 summer books for kids that feature familiar characters, funny storylines, and gorgeous illustrations.

After all, when a story is engaging, kids are more likely to feel interested in what happens.

50 Fun Summer Books for Kids

Plus, they’re more likely to reread them on their own – which is one of the best ways to build a love of reading.

These children’s books about summer make wonderful choices for an upcoming family road trip, book club, or summer reading program.

Read on to see the full list.

And, don’t miss our printable Summer Reading Challenge Bookmarks too!

Share these summer books for kids with little ones during read aloud time!

50 Summer Books for Kids

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1. To the Beach!

2. Pool

3. Summer Days and Nights

4. Should I Share My Ice Cream?

5. The Night Before Summer Vacation

6. Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag

7. Puppy Pool Party! An Underwater Dogs Adventure

8. Summer

9. Curious George and the Ice Cream Surprise

10. Penguin on Vacation

11. Bats at the Beach

12. The Whale in My Swimming Pool

13. I See Summer

14. Ice Cream: The Full Scoop

15. Peppa Pig and the Great Vacation

16. Beach House

17. McElligot’s Pool

18. Let It Shine

19. The Scoop on Ice Cream

20. The Night Before Summer Vacation

21. Daisy Dawson at the Beach

22. Down by the Cool of the Pool

23. Summer is Here

24. Ice Cream Soup

25. Arthur’s Family Vacation: An Arthur Adventure

50 Summer Books for Kids

26. Beach Bungle (Olive & Jay Book 1)

27. The Mystery of the Purple Pool (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #38)

28. A Fabumouse Vacation for Geronimo (Geronimo Stilton)

29. Mouse’s First Summer

30. Froggy Goes to Hawaii

31. Daniel’s Day at the Beach (Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood)

32. Pool Party Puzzler (Nancy Drew Clue Book)

33. How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer

34. Ice Cream Summer

35. Pictures from Our Vacation

36. Corduroy Goes to the Beach

37. Leo Can Swim

38. One Crazy Summer

39. Summer Wonders

40. Last Day Blues (Mrs. Hartwell’s Classroom Adventures)

41. Dancing Dinos at the Beach

42. First Time at the Pool

43. Summer Treasure (Robin Hill School)

44. Wemberly’s Ice Cream Star

45. How I Spent My Summer Vacation

46. Biscuit’s First Beach Day

47. Martha Speaks: Pool Party

48. The Night Before Summer Camp

49. Mama, Is It Summer Yet?

50. The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Vacation

Summer Books for Kids

Get ready for more summer fun with these other learning ideas!

This printable multiplication by four game is a fun way to practice times tables!

Learn about what sharks eat to live in this fun shark food chain file folder game!
These printable summer reading challenge bookmarks are a fun way to keep kids reading during summer!

These books about lighthouses for kids make wonderful read alouds over the summer! Share some with young readers this year!

20 Fun Lighthouse Books for Kids

May 26, 2020 by Selena Robinson 4 Comments

15 Childrens Lighthouse Books

I grew up in Southern Georgia near Savannah, so I’ve been to Tybee Island many times in my life.

The Tybee Island Lighthouse always made me wonder about what it’s like to keep a lighthouse.

As a child, I thought it would be boring and lonely. Now that I’m older, I think I’d love the peace and quiet.

Having kids will do that to you. 

But lighthouses are still fascinating structures for children to explore and these lighthouse books for kids are a great way to introduce them to young ones!

20 Books about Lighthouses for Kids

These children’s lighthouse books feature non-fiction selections, as well as learning activities and mystery stories that kids will love!

Read below to see the full list. And, for more fun beach reading picks, take a look at our list of beach books for kids too!

These books about lighthouses for kids make wonderful read alouds over the summer. Share some with young readers this year!

20 Fun Books about Lighthouses for Kids

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1. The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge

2. The Lighthouse Family: The Storm

3. The Lighthouse Cat

4. North American Lighthouses Coloring Book

5. The Boxcar Children: The Lighthouse Mystery

6. The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch

7. Lighthouse Seeds

8. Lighthouses for Kids: History, Science, and Lore with 21 Activities

9. Safely to Shore: The Story of America’s Lighthouse

10. Abbie Against the Storm: The True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse

Books about Lighthouses for Kids

11. Lighthouse Dog to the Rescue

12. The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter

13. One Lighthouse, One Moon

14. Birdie’s Lighthouse

15. The Lighthouse of Souls

16. Hello Lighthouse

17. Lighthouses of North America

18. The Lost Lighthouse

19. One Lighthouse, One Moon

20. The Lighthouse

Childrens Lighthouse Books

Get more ideas to explore beaches with your kids below!

The Best Beach Books for Kids

25 Beach Crafts for Kids

Learn about the science of beaches plus get fun math, language, and geography practice in this printable beach unit study!

Get more ideas for learning about lighthouses from these educators!

Visiting the Point Arena Lighthouse with Children from Crafty Mama in ME

Lighthouse Printable Number Sequencing Puzzle for Preschool from Schooling a Monkey

Cupcake Liner Lighthouse Craft from Play Dough & Popsicles

Marblehead Lighthouse Marblehead, OH from Something 2 Offer

Lighthouse Word Search from Tales of Education at Home

20 Kid-Friendly Lighthouse Hikes around the World from FrogMom

These printable summer reading challenge bookmarks are a fun way to keep kids reading during summer!

Printable Summer Reading Challenge Bookmarks for Kids

May 25, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Summer is a wonderful time to read as many books as you can stand.

I know. It’s how I spent pretty much every summer growing up.

We’ve always encouraged our kids to read as much as possible, but they tend to read by themselves in their own rooms.

So – to help them stretch out and read with each other and to try new works, we’re using these printable summer reading challenge bookmarks this year!

Fun Summer Reading Challenge Bookmarks

These are simple (and fun!) ways to motivate kids to read new books with new people this summer.

And you can get a set free!

Read on to get your copy. And, for more fun with summer reading, check out our Sweet Reads! Ice Cream Literacy Kit!

These printable summer reading challenge bookmarks are a fun way to keep kids reading during summer!

Printable Summer Reading Challenge Bookmarks

To use this printable summer reading challenge, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

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Printable Summer Reading Challenge Bookmark for Kids

The printable includes one sheet with five identical bookmarks.

We have four children, so I wanted them each to have their own. Plus an extra one for me to join along.

Printable Summer Reading Challenge Bookmarks for Kids

These are really simple to use.

Just print the sheet (as many copies as you need). Then use a paper cutter to divide them into individual bookmarks.

If you like, you might want to laminate the sheet before handing the bookmarks out. They’ll hold up better that way.

Printable Summer Reading Challenge for Kids

As you can see, each bookmark lists 14 different ways to read this summer.

There are new places to read, new types of books to try, and new people to read books to.

Summer Reading Bookmark for Kids

Hold your own summer reading program by setting a date for kids to check off all of the items on their bookmarks.

Be sure to hand out a prize or have a simple party to celebrate!

Scroll down to get your free Printable Summer Reading Challenge Bookmarks!

Take a look at these other fun literacy activities!

This hands on short vowel sounds activity is so fun for building early phonics skills! Add it to your literacy centers for engaging phonics practice!
Help early writers practice naming colors and writing complete sentences with this donut colors sentence writing activity! Perfect for literacy centers!
Pick up this printable ice cream reading log for kids to keep little ones reading this summer! This printable reading kits with printable bookplates, a printable summer reading log, and printable coloring bookmarks!

To get your copy of these printable summer reading bookmarks for kids, click the image or the link below to download them to your computer!

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Introduce kids to the helpers in your town with these kids' books about community helpers! Great for read-aloud time with early learners!

20 Community Helpers Books for Kids to Read

November 12, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Community helpers are such an important theme in early childhood education. 

After all, it’s important for children to learn how their local community works and who provides the services we all rely on each day.

So when you’re ready to teach a community helper theme in class, make sure to use some of these community helpers books for kids as part of your read aloud time!

20 Books about Community Helpers for Kids

These community helpers picture books are excellent sections!

They’re all beautifully illustrated and they feature simple explanations of each helper’s role in town. 

Read on to check out the selections below! And, for more ways to study community helpers, check our our Spanish community helpers printable lesson!

Introduce kids to the helpers in your town with these kids' books about community helpers! Great for read-aloud time with early learners!

20 Community Helpers Books for Kids to Read

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If you decide to read any of these with your students, I’d love to hear which ones were your favorite!

1. Helpers in My Community by Bobbie Kalman

2. Whose Hands Are These? by Miranda Paul

3. Whose Hat Is This? by Sharon Katz Cooper

4. Look for the Helpers (adapted) by Alexandra Cassel

5. Career Day by Anne Rockwell

6. Jobs Around Town by Stan and Jan Berenstain

7. Let’s Meet a Police Officer by Gina Bellisario

8. Let’s Meet a Doctor by Bridget Heos

9. Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook

10. When I Grow Up by Al Yankovic

Community Helper Books for Kids to Read

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11. Whose Tools Are These? by Sharon Katz Cooper

12. Delivering Your Mail by Ann Owen

13. Night Night, Sleepytown by Amy Parker

14. Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten by Joseph Slate

15. Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry

16. Busy People: Construction Worker by Lucy M. George

17. My Visit to the Dentist by David Lee

18. Teachers in My Community by Bridget Heos

19. Let’s Meet a Firefighter by Gina Bellisario

20. When I Grow Up by Mercer Mayer

Did you love these community helpers books for kids? Take a look at these other booklists for young readers!

These gorgeous children's books about composers are a perfect addition to a music history lesson!

These cozy bedtime books for toddlers are the perfect way to share a bedtime story with your little ones!

20 Fascinating Books about Black Inventors and Scientists for Kids to Read - Perfect for Black History Month!

See more great books for children on my Must Read Books for Kids Pinterest board!

These books about community helpers for kids are great for teaching little ones about the jobs in the community!

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Share a trip into space with the kids when you read these amazing books about the solar system together! These would make perfect read alouds for a solar system unit!

25 Awesome Books about the Solar System

June 17, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Kids Books about the Solar System

We just posted a fun solar system unit study a couple of weeks back, so I thought I’d share some wonderful books about the solar system for kids of all ages!

I love videos and technology, but there is just nothing like turning the pages of a book with a child. It’s one of the best feelings in the world.

So, when it comes to learning, I will always come back to books, which is why I love these solar system books for kids.

25 Awesome Books about the Solar System for Kids

These solar system stories are filled with gorgeous illustrations, fun facts, and awesome activities that kids will love! They’d make a wonderful addition to a space or solar system unit.

Read on to see the full list. Hopefully you can find some new favorites to share with your students!

For more ways to learn about outer space, take a look at All About the Solar System – a printable science unit for early elementary grades!

Share a trip into space with the kids when you read these amazing books about the solar system together! These would make perfect read alouds for a solar system unit!

25 Awesome Books about the Solar System for Kids

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Introduce these solar system books with a quick class discussion about space.

Ask your students: “Can anyone tell me how many planets are in our solar system?”

Let them respond and then follow up by talking about the view astronomers had for years – that there are nine planets that revolve around our sun. These nine planets were referred to as the “solar system”, because they followed an organized rotation around one sun.

Have your students repeat the name of each planet after you.

Solar System Books for Kids to Read

Then talk about how scientists have changed their view over the years. Some now say that Pluto does not qualify as a planet, because of its small size.

Others say that it is still a planet, but should be called a dwarf planet. Still others say that our solar system actually has 13 planets, including new dwarf planets that have been discovered.

Because there is so much still to discover about the solar system, we have a lot to learn!

Which is where these books can help. Choose a couple from the list below to share with your class!

25 Awesome Books about the Solar System

These early fiction and non-fiction picture books feature fun and engaging facts about the solar system for early elementary learners!

1

National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Space

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There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System

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Hello, World! Solar System

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The Planets: The Definitive Visual Guide to Our Solar System

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5

Scratch & Sketch Solar System (Trace Along)

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6

Chasing Space Young Readers' Edition

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7

Let's Explore the Solar System (Planets)

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The Planets in Our Solar System (Let's Read and Find Out Science)

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9

What's Out There?: A Book about Space

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The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System

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11

Space Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition: A Tour of Our Solar System and Beyond

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12

The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book

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13

Astronomy: The Solar System (Super Smart Science)

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14

A Journey Through Space

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15

Exploring the Solar System: A History with 22 Activities

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Let's Visit... The Solar System (Space Trilogy)

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Scholastic Reader Level 2: Solar System

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18

Our Solar System: Revised Edition

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13 Planets: The Latest View of the Solar System (National Geographic Kids)

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Smart Kids: Space: For Kids Who Really Love Space!

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Astronomy for Kids: How to Explore Outer Space with Binoculars, a Telescope, or Just Your Eyes!

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A Trip into Space: An Adventure to the International Space Station

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Basher Basics: Space Exploration

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First Space Encyclopedia

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Space Kids: An Introduction for Young Explorers

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After sharing these amazing books about the solar system with your students, don’t miss these other planetary posts!

Use these printable solar system coloring pages for a fun astronomy activity for early learners!
Teach students about the members or our solar system with these free printable solar system flashcards!
These incredible books about the solar system are a wonderful way to introduce kids to our planetary neighbors! These would be great for a space or solar system unit!

Pick up this printable ice cream reading log for kids to keep little ones reading this summer! This printable reading kits with printable bookplates, a printable summer reading log, and printable coloring bookmarks!

Ice Cream Printable Summer Reading Log

May 29, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Summer is here!

It’s been a very long wait. Very, very, very long. Really felt like last winter was the longest in history.

I try to keep my kids learning and reading over the summer, but even that can get a little boring if I’m not careful.

So, I thought they’d have a little more fun keeping up with their progress with a cute ice cream printable summer reading log and I’m sharing it with all of you today!

Ice Cream Printable Reading Log and Summer Reading Kit for Kids

This summer reading set is so fun for tracking books and pages read, labeling books with your kids’ names, and keeping up with where the kids left off in their reading.

Read on to see how to get your copy free! Woohoo!

And, for more ice cream-themed activities for kids, take a look at our printable Ice Pop Patterns Math Activity!

Pick up this printable ice cream reading log for kids to keep little ones reading this summer! This printable reading kits with printable bookplates, a printable summer reading log, and printable coloring bookmarks!

Ice Cream Printable Summer Reading Log

To use this ice cream printable summer reading log, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

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Printable Ice Cream Reading Log for Kids

This printable literacy kit contains four activities for little readers!

Ice Cream Themed Printable Reading Log

The printable reading log is an awesome way to track what kids read over the summer. They can fill in the date, the book they’re reading, the length of time they read, and the number of pages covered.

You can print as many of these summer reading logs as you need to keep up with all of the books your kids read.

The kit also contains eight bookplates that kids can use to label their special books. If you have several kids (like I do), this is a must. Cuts down on the “she took my book!” complaints.

Printable Coloring Bookmarks for Kids

And, if you’re a bookworm, you already know the vital importance of bookmarks.

So this literacy kit includes eight of them for kids to use as they read!

Ice Cream Printable Coloring Bookmarks for Kids

Four are color and four feature line art so kids can color the bookmarks themselves!

Ice Cream Themed Summer Reading Kit for Kids

If you’re a teacher, these printable summer reading log activities would be awesome for take-home packets too!

Scroll down to get your copy of our Ice Cream Printable Summer Reading Log!

Check out these other literacy ideas for students!

These printable phonics flashcards are excellent for helping early readers practice sounding out vowels and consonants! Great for literacy centers too!

Practice reading sight words this summer with these fun summer sight word flashcards! Great for building reading fluency before the new school year!

Help early readers learn to rhyme with these fun rhyming word puzzles!

Printable Ice Cream Literacy Kit for Kids

Keep kids reading this summer with this printable summer reading log! This fun ice cream themed printable reading log for kids is so fun for summer reading!

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These 20 fun books about ice cream for kids are so fun for summer reading!

20 Fun Books about Ice Cream for Kids

May 8, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

10 Kids Books about Ice Cream

We’ve been featuring a lot of summer fun lately – and what says “Summer” better than ice cream?

Nothing.

Nothing says “Summer” better than ice cream.

It’s true that ice cream is a favorite with kids everywhere, but it’s also an opportunity to learn! It’s just a super fun subject to learn about.

To make your summer reading a blast, check out our list of books about ice cream for kids to find some great ice cream-themed stories to read with your children!

20 Books about Ice Cream for Kids

These are so fun for summer reading!

Turn ice cream into an educational opportunity with our printable ice cream shape sorting activity!

And for more ways to make this summer an awesome one with the kids, try this list of 50 summer crafts you can make!

These 20 fun books about ice cream for kids are so fun for summer reading!

20 Fun Books about Ice Cream for Kids

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1.Ice Cream: The Full Scoop by Gail Gibbons

2.Ice Cream Summer by Peter Sis

3.Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream by Rob Scotton

4.Should I Share My Ice Cream? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems

5.Stick Dog Dreams of Ice Cream by Tom Watson

6.Curious George and the Ice Cream Surprise by H.A. Rey

7.The Ice Cream King by Steve Metzger

8.Ice Cream for Breakfast (Richard Scarry’s Great Big Schoolhouse) by Erica Farber and Huck Scarry

9.Wemberly’s Ice Cream Star by Kevin Henkes

10.Curious About Ice Cream by Smithsonian

Cool Books about Ice Cream for Kids

11. Isaac’s Ice Cream Tree by Angela Henderson

12. Wemberly’s Ice Cream Star by Kevin Henkes

13. Milk to Ice Cream (Rookie Read-About Science) by Lisa M. Herrington

14. The Scoop About Ice Cream (History of Fun Stuff) by Bonnie Williams

15. The Ice Cream Shop: A Steve and Wessley Reader by Jennifer E. Morris

16. Ice Cream Cones for Sale by Elaine Greenstein

17. The Ice Cream Mystery (The Boxcar Children Mysteries) by Gertrude Chandler Warner

18. Gorilla Loves Vanilla! by Chae Strathie

19. Is It Warm Enough for Ice Cream? by DK Publishing/a>

20. Dragons Love Ice Cream by Brett Fowler

Read some of these fun books about ice cream for kids to share with your children over the summer!

Did you love these fun books about ice cream for kids? Don’t miss these other ice cream activities!

Ice Pop Pattern Building Activity

This fun ice cream themed shape sorting activity for kids is so cool for practicing shape recognition!

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Summer is almost here and now is a wonderful time of year to read about ice cream with the kids! Share some of these books about ice cream for kids this year!

Reading Charlotte's Web with your kids? Bring the story to life with this fun Charlotte's Web craft little ones can make!

Charlotte’s Web Craft for Kids: Fun Floating Spider Craft

March 14, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Charlotte’s Web is one of the books that I automatically associate with childhood. I listened to it read aloud in elementary school (third grade, I think) and I read it myself so many times I lost count.

When our six-year-old and I started reading it as part of our BookShark Level 1 curriculum, she discovered that she loved it just as much as I did. Some things never change.

So I thought it would be fun to make a quick and easy Charlotte’s Web craft that she could enjoy and that’s how we came up with this floating spider craft!

Make this easy Charlotte's Web craft when you finish the story with your little ones!

This only took us a few minutes to make and it gave us a chance to get outside and play. It’s perfect for early grades.

See how to make your own below! And, for more fun with book-themed crafts, check out our Farm Paper Bag Puppets based on Big Red Barn!

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Reading Charlotte's Web with your kids? Bring the story to life with this fun Charlotte's Web craft little ones can make!

Charlotte’s Web Craft for Kids: Fun Floating Spider Craft

We’ve been working our way through BookShark Level 1 with our first grader this year and we’ve gotten to read so many wonderful children’s books the past few months.

I have to admit, though, that when I opened the box and saw Charlotte’s Web in there, I did a little leap for joy.

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If you’ve read the book, you probably remember that Charlotte’s egg sac finally hatches and all of her babies venture out into the world. When Wilbur (the pig) sees them shoot out silk and sail off on the wind, he starts to panic.

Three of them end up staying near him and…(I’m going to stop before I retell the entire book.)

Making a Charlotte's Web Craft with Kids

Anyway, the idea of spiders sailing off on the wind is what helped us come up with this simple craft.

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Simple Charlotte's Web Craft for Kids

What we’re basically making is a spider wearing a parachute. Easy peasy!

To make this, use a hole puncher to punch a hole in each side of the coffee filter. You want the holes to be directly across from each other.

I made one hole on the left and the other directly across on the right. Then I turned the filter around and did the same thing again to have four holes in all.

Simple Charlotte's Web Craft

Then cut about a three foot length of string and cut that into four equal pieces. Thread one piece of string through each hole in the filter.

Connect opposing sides by typing the left and right side strings together with a simple knot. Leave about an inch or two loose at the end. Turn the filter around and do the same thing again. You should end up with four strings tied into two.

Charlotte's Web Craft for Kids

Then you just tie each of the tied strings around the spider and you’re done!

Make sure that the length of string is even on all sides. If the spider isn’t hanging directly beneath the filter’s middle, it won’t float.

Also – you want the weight of the spider to be evenly distributed. We tied one set of strings together around the front and the other together around the back.