Teach character traits through reading! These wonderful character building picture books will help you do just that.

Crafts are a great way to visualize stories! In the classroom or homeschool, use these 25+ crafts that were inspired by children's books!

Teaching kids manners isn't as hard as it it seems, and we're sharing 6 tips, 7 activities, and 5 books you can use to raise thoughtful, polite children at home and in the classroom.

How to write a children's book— everything you need to know! How to Write a Children's Book That Rocks! Thinking of writing a children's storybook? As an independent publisher, I often get calls from men and women who have either written a kids' story or have one in mind they want to write. This article

You can teach anything with children's picture books: Science. History. Writing. Math. Cooking. And Art. Especially art. Because picture books are an artform. I'll be writing a Five Day Series this week about connecting children's literature to art. Monday through Thursday I will be sharing four art project ideas inspired by children's picture books. On Friday I have …

You should definitely add some of these children's books to the block center! Check out engineering, building, and construction books for kids that would fit perfectly in the kindergarten or preschool block center. Over 45 block center books to consider.

Books for 6-8 year olds. Books for elementary-age children that they will love to read. These make great read alouds, also.

Blank books provide a great way to encourage kids to write. Here are 3 easy ways to assemble blank books for your writing center, literacy center, and beyond.

Turn crumpled pieces of paper into colorful artwork in this fun art project for kids. This easy art activity is inspired by the children’s book, Ish, by Peter H. Reynolds! The colorful paper has such a cool texture when finished and can be used for making collages or writing notes! (This post contains affiliate links.) …

Kindergarten is a most delightful ages for read alouds–kids are full of wonder and silliness, and the selection of excellent picture books is enormous. Here are 50 of the best books for kindergarten.

Age-appropriate chapter books for very young readers. Books for 4 and 5 year olds who are reading well on their own.

Resources, activities, and free printables to go along with books by Laura Numeroff. Includes ideas for the If You Give series.

This week for Virtual Book Club Summer Camp it is Forest Fun Week! Here at Toddler Approved when we think of the forest, we think of one thing... THE GRUFFALO! So, this week we'll be

This list of character-building chapter books for boys is full of titles that will keep all ages asking for "one more chapter!"

Books are great learning tools for teaching little kids about big emotions! Help them learn WHAT different feelings are & HOW to handle them.

Have a look at the speech and language goals you can target in speech therapy using the picture book The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler #childrensbooks #picturebooks #speechtherapy #juliadonaldson #axelscheffler

Earth Day is an important day for teachers to teach children about keeping the Earth clean and caring for the Earth. Try these engaging classroom activities.

We love connecting projects to books, and we're always inspired by the amazing group of bloggers who participate in the Virtual Book Club for Kids (you can also check the club out on Facebook) as the group comes up with some great extension activities each month. This month's author was Leo Lionni. We chose to read and do a project using a book we've really been enjoying lately, A Color of His Own. This is the sweet tale of a little chameleon who is looking for one color to stay all the time, but keeps running into that challenge that chameleons change color. In the end, he winds up finding a friend to always be with so they can at least always be the same color together. I've used this book in the past as a primary teacher. It's a great way to talk about friendship and also about what makes us each unique. My boys have been loving the simple tale and the colorful illustrations this spring. For our activity extension we decided to use cray-pas and watercolors. I love how colorful this art technique can be. I sketched several chameleon outlines onto white drawing paper using permanent marker. (I'm including a printable copy here in case you just want to print one out, or use the printable to trace onto thicker paper.) Afterwards the boys and I each colored in a chameleon using the cray-pas. Big Brother and I thought about ways to create different patterns. Little Brother focused on just coloring his in, using mostly one color. After we were done coloring, we watercolored on top of the cray-pas. The watercolor doesn't stick to the cray-pas, and fills all the white spaces around it. We all had different strategies for painting. When they were done I cut the three chameleons out and we hung them in our play room. I love how they are a set but each one unique. That's part of what can also make this project a great classroom activity, especially for the start of a school year. Or turn it into a fun family project, with each family member creating a chameleon to represent themselves. What Leo Lionni books does your family enjoy? Have you read this one yet? This post may also have been shared at some of these terrific link parties.

Learning about the climate, people, and animals of Africa was very interesting for my kindergartner and for me! Here is a list of some of the extra resources we found to support our Africa Continent study.

Here’s 10 ways to use a parachute in the music classroom. Activities will help students learn and practice music concepts. Parachutes can be used for so many fun activities in the music room. I’ve discovered that they are especially helpful during the latter part of the school year when students are more “squiggly” than ever! […]

Free 12 Apostles accordion style mini book is the perfect activity for kids learning about the followers of Jesus.

We've tried to come up with some interesting ways for you to study the countries of the world with your children, and create a record of study that the kids will be proud of! Whether you have a look at your own country in more detail, or pick a far flung country, we are sure that the children will enjoy compiling the facts they need to complete our "my country study" printable book. Or perhaps they can make their own passport and fill it with stamps or flags when they "visit" a country to learn all about it.

Learn the parts of the brain for kids with a fun brain activity and FREE printable brain worksheets! Clever human body activities for kids!

Fun and Easy Stone Age Craft perfect for KS2 students. Explore the Stone Age Curriculum and have a go at this paper stone age axe

This Claude Monet craft for kids is a fun way to make art in your homeschool or classroom! Children will enjoy creating a fingerpainting that mimics his style.

Learn about stars for kids with this handy, free printable Constellations Booklet to learn about star patterns in the night sky.

Relive history with these Medieval Times books for kids! Read about historical fiction during these times, from picture books to chapter books.

Bible Story Printables from Old Testament stories like the story of Creation, Noah’s Ark, David and Goliath, Jonah and the Whale & more!

Learn about Israel for Kids with these FREE Israel Mini Books. Color, read, and learn Israeli facts and information for kids of all ages.

We're in the middle of our second year in a row in the Middle Ages. History is always our biggest area of book-collecting--I am always on the lookout for good ones. I realized that you

This Leonardo Da Vinci Flip Book is a great way for children to record what they have learnt through their study of this amazing man.

Storms and crazy weather can scare young children but learning about weather might help. Getting a collection of weather books for kids and reading them to your children just might bring them comfort. Once children understand signs of storms and about weather they could learn to track storms and enjoy the changes it brings. Explore...Read More »

Who doesn't want to learn how to draw! Grab our step by step drawing for kids, beginners and everyone else! Our easy tutorials all come with a super handy directed drawing printable and are perfect for all ages. You will learn to draw all kind of cute, cartoon like and even realistic characters in no time.

Click below to download the Early Primer Halloween Music Pack (coordinates with Primer Book 1+)

21 hilarious and engaging picture books for boys. Approved by two young boys themselves, these read-alouds will delight the whole family, not just the boys.

Social-emotional activities have never been more important for younger kids.