I spend a lot of time reading the very best children's books I can find and then build on the ideas, characters, or illustrations from those books. The goal of each read-aloud experience is to help young children develop a love for reading and to build connections between reading and their everyday world.
Below are many of my absolute favorite read-aloud books along with a few ideas to keep the story going all around the classroom.
Summer book study: The read aloud handbook by Jim Trelease
Hey Teachers and Parents! Join us for the Summer Book Study. Stop by and check out who are new surprise author is – this summer should be one of our best summer book studies ever!
Wonderful watermelons
We spent the morning reading about watermelons, tasting and creating watermelons in our preschool classroom!
An octopus has eight legs and so do we!
When I told the children that they actually can have eight legs like an octopus, they told me that this could not be possible. So I had to show them that they could!
Hanging out with an octopus
We have been exploring a broad range of under the sea and water type activities and one of our mornings was spent exploring and making the popular sea creature called an octopus!
Making simple boats that float
For our exploration in boats, we read the book Little Tug by Steven Savage and then the children were invited to make two different types of boats.
Sailing across the deep blue sea
Extending our pirate story with a few props for dramatic play and story telling…
Balancing bubbles in preschool
Exploring bubbles in a bottle gave us a unique way to explore many new scientific and engineering terms in our preschool classroom.
Exploring balance in preschool
This week, we brought out the levels and have been exploring balance in preschool.
The secret recipe for inviting children to take care of books in the preschool classroom
Here is my secret recipe for helping the preschool-age children in my class take care of our classroom books!
Building block drawing game in preschool
A fun way to get preschoolers thinking and talking about letters and numbers while having fun with a little drawing and block play too!
Creating colorful rocks in preschool
We read the delightful little story You be You by Linda Kranz and enjoyed creating our own colorful rocks in preschool.
Simple but beautiful abstract rainbow paintings
After reading the book “A Rainbow of My Own” the children explored the process of making these beautiful but simple abstract rainbows!
Weaving through a rainbow
Using our whole bodies to weave through this beautiful rainbow made by our preschool students.
DIY musical strummies
Reading the wonderful children’s book, “Red and Yellow’s Noisy Night” and making our very own DIY Strummies!
Wall art in preschool inspired by ‘Ain’t gonna paint no more’
The book Ain’t Gonna Paint No More inspired us to create a beautiful mural on our classroom wall.
Painting designs on our arms
The children painted colorful designs on their arms after reading the book “Ain’t Gonna Paint No More” by Karen Beaumont.
Painting owl babies
After reading the delightful book Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, we were inspired to paint our very own owl babies.
From maps to mazes and amazing teamwork
Have you ever noticed the similarities between road maps and mazes? We are exploring the connection between the two this week in preschool.
Read across America : What our parents are reading in preschool
Read Across America day; I am sharing our parent reading experiences along with some terrific books our parents are reading in preschool…
Booking across the USA : Indiana
Come and explore Indiana then scroll on down to check the other posts being shared by my fellow bloggers about their own states in “Booking Across the USA!”
The mystery of the missing snack
Preschoolers love to investigate and make new discoveries. When our snack came up missing, I knew just who to call on to help us solve the mystery.
We explored mitten weaving in preschool
Exploring the process of mitten weaving and extending our understanding of where mittens come from.
At play with mittens like the Three Little Kittens
Reading and reenacting the Three Little Kittens through fine motor play!
Painting with mittens
A fun way to change up the painting process is by offering different materials to paint with. We’ve had fun painting with mittens this week.