Archive for the ‘Art activities’ Category

Un-Forgettable Friday: Volcano Wakes Up! by Lisa Westburg Peters; Illustrated by Steve Jenkins

*Picture book about volcanoes–found in non-fiction section–told in poem form *Subject matter: A volcano erupting and how it affects life around it *Rating: Volcano Wakes Up! is a wonderful book to teach kids about volcanoes and the life around them. Love it! Short, short summary: In Volcano Wakes Up!, Lisa Westburg Peters uses poetry to [...]

July 23, 2010 in Art activities, Books With Social Studies Content, Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Cause and Effect, Elementary Educators, Peters Lisa Westburg, Picture Book, Research Ideas, Un-Forgettable Friday
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Thursday Tales: The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon by Mini Grey

*Picture book for preschoolers through 2nd graders, fantasy (fractured nursery rhyme) *Dish and Spoon as main characters *Rating: Kids love books like The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon that play off an old nursery rhyme and have loads of fun stuff in the illustrations. Short, short summary: What happened after the dish ran [...]

July 8, 2010 in Art activities, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Fractured Tall Tales and Fairy Tales, Grey, Mini, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing
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Thursday Tales: A Bunny is Funny by Harriet Ziefert and Fred Ehrlich; Illustrated by Todd McKie

photo by nblumhardt www.flickr.com *Picture book for preschoolers through first graders *Animals as main characters *Rating: A cute book with a lot of different animal descriptions that kids will love. Short, short summary: A Bunny is Funny takes a look at different animals you might find at the zoo. From crabs to skunks, from giraffes [...]

June 10, 2010 in Art activities, Ehrlich Fred, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Rhyming Words, Shared Writing, Young Adult Novels, Zieffert Harriet
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Thursday Tales: Seeds of Change Book Giveaway Contest

Seeds of Change written by Jen Cullerton Johnson and illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler is a terrific and beautiful biography picture book about Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai. I am giving away one copy of this book that I received from Lee and Low for review. Simply leave a comment or [...]

May 20, 2010 in Art activities, Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Elementary Educators, Johnson Jen Cullerton, Making Personal Connections, Picture Book, Research Ideas, multicultural books
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Tuesday Tales: First Come the Zebra by Lynne Barasch

zebra in Tanzania by wwarby www.flickr.com *picture book, contemporary realistic fiction for preschoolers through third graders *two adolescent boys as main characters *Rating: Books like First Come the Zebra by Lynne Barasch are why I love to blog about children’s books. This book is beautifully done with a wonderful message and sharing an interesting place [...]

April 13, 2010 in Art activities, Barasch, Books With Social Studies Content, Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Research Ideas, Tuesday Tales, multicultural books
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Tuesday Tales: Cute Easter Books for Kids #1 (The Easter Egg by Jan Brett)

photo by terren in Virginia One of the cute Easter books for kids is The Easter Egg by Jan Brett. In my opinion, you can never go wrong with Jan Brett books! *Picture book, fantasy for preschoolers through 2nd graders *Hoppi the young bunny as the main character *Rating: Say hello to one of the [...]

March 30, 2010 in Art activities, Brett Jan, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Tuesday Tales
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Tuesday Tales: Smile by Leigh Hodgkinson

photo by lel4nd www.flickr.com *Picture book for preschoolers through second graders, contemporary fiction *Little girl as main character *Rating: Smile by Leigh Hodgkinson will make you smile. One of the cutest picture books I’ve seen recently–I think kids and adults will love it! Short, short summary: Sunny is usually happy! But today, she can’t find [...]

March 23, 2010 in Art activities, Books with Health Content, Elementary Educators, Hodgkinson Leigh, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Tuesday Tales
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Tuesday Tales: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick by Lucille Colandro; Illustrated by Jared Lee

Easter books for preschool kids and primary students can be fun and give you several activity options to welcome spring! *Picture book for preschool through second grade students *Our favorite, old-eating-everything lady as the main character *Rating: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick is another fun book for young children in this [...]

March 16, 2010 in Art activities, Colandro Lucille, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Lee, Jared, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Sequence Practice, Shared Writing, Tuesday Tales
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Un-forgettable Friday: Bea Rocks the Flock by Victoria Jamieson

photo by foxypar4 www.flickr.com *Picture book for preschoolers through second graders *Bea the sheep as the main character *Rating: Be unique is the message in Bea Rocks the Flock, and this book’s illustration and cute sheep make it unique, too. Short, short summary: Bea is having a hard time in the flock. She just doesn’t [...]

March 12, 2010 in Art activities, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing, Un-Forgettable Friday, Writing Skills, six traits of writing
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Timeless Thursday: And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss

Talk about timeless–how about this book from 1937? It’s Dr. Seuss’s first children’s book, and I thought I’d wrap up this week of celebrating his birthday with talking about one more of his classic books. And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street is, of course, a fantastical version of an actual street [...]

March 4, 2010 in Art activities, Creative Writing activities, Dr. Seuss, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Shared Writing, Timeless Thursdays
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