"You forgot the mail?!?!" The king yelled at the snail. But the snail stayed as calm as could be. He was not afraid of the king, you see. He knew where the gift was; he knew what to do. The monsters learned that patience pays off too. We are all familiar with the phenomenon of children wanting everything "here and now".
One of NPR's Top 100 Book for Young Readers “Reading it is almost like reading Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, but for two-year olds—full of pictures and rhymes and a little cat to find on every page that will delight the curious toddler and parents alike.”—Occupy Wall StreetA is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for
In my recent travels for vintage children's picture books, I scored on a set of Childcraft, The How and Why Library for the mere sum of $5.00. These books are full of great illustrations by many different artists. I have quite a few scans for you from Volume 1 that I hope you will enjoy. Can I just say how much I like these books? They are fun to look at and full of ideas and inspiration. Don't forget to click on the pics for a bigger view. Artist: Charles Harper Oh Charley, how we do love thee, let us count the ways... Artist: Gordon Laite Artist: Gordon Laite I like all the details in these insect illustrations. Artist: Mary Horton What a great rendering of happiness! Artist: Fred Womack Who doesn't like polka dot elephants? Artist: Mary Horton Great composition by this artist! Artist: Russell Jackson I'm really impressed by the dimensional paper art by Russell Jackson. Coming up will be a post on Jackson with more examples of his work. Artist: Vernon McKissack This name is new to me, but I feel like I've seen work by this artist before, anyone familar with McKissack? Artist: William Steig Another masterful composition! Artist: Garth Williams Garth Williams draws a great mouse, like the hand lettering and the way the pages are laid out. Artist: Susan Perl I believe Susan Perl did a lot of work for McCall's Magazine in the 60's/70's. I'm partial to pen and ink drawings. Artist: Roger Duvoisin Isn't this a great illustration? Artists: Alice and Martin Provensen Alice and Martin Provensen were a great team and this is just one of the many reasons why their work is well regarded. Artist: Elizabeth Orton Jones I like illustrations like these where only part of it is painted and the rest is left as line work, it's very striking. Artist: Gail E. Haley I have a couple books by the talented Gail Haley and will do a post on her in the future. Artist: Mary Miller Salem This picture takes me back to when I was a kid - nice vantage point and composition. Artist: Leonard Weisgard Another great illustration by the impeccable Leonard Weisgard, simple and striking. Artist: Mary Hauge I like the simple color scheme and tree trunk rendering in this illustration. I'm not familar with this artist, but I'd like to see more of her work.
Get your preschool child ready to read with this fun Rhyme Connection worksheet! Match the words and pictures with the ones that rhyme.
Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins is a classic children's book that follows Rosie, the hen, on her walk! This literature unit is filled with six different follow-up activities and games to target listening, language and literacy! Following reading, engage your students in activities targeting: 1. Sequencing with Pictures (which is also a great retelling tool!) 2. Comprehension Questions with two (picture) answer choices 3. Spatial Concepts- Describe where Rosie is in the given picture 4. Rhyme Sort- Sort pictures with like rhymes 5. Phoneme Manipulation- Listen carefully and change sounds in words to make new words 6. Rosie’s Book Hunt- A game to find items in the book matching given attributes and functions Not only will your students LOVE this cute story, they'll also have fun with these follow-up activities targeting language, listening and literacy!
Identifying rhyming words is an important component of phonological awareness. It helps young children hear, identify, and manipulate sounds in words. Developing a student’s phonological awareness is important to developing a good reader. A simple way to explain rhyming words to students is they are words that have the same sound at the end. Young […]
Do you know Spanish or are you looking to learn? If so, take a look at these 10 bilingual Spanish picture books.
13 nursery rhymes that have words and picture cards for sequencing activities.
New or traditional, upbeat or relaxing, nursery rhyme books have been a staple of reading aloud to children for centuries. Find the best now!
Practice a variety of skills in this AR Word Family Workbook for Kindergarten including reading, writing, drawing, coloring, and thinking skills.
This whimsical story celebrates the revitalization of Cree dialects and traditional methods of storytelling. Awasis and the World-Famous Bannock highlights the importance of collaboration and seeking guidance from one's community, while introducing the Cree words for different animals and baking ingredients
They’re not wrong, but they suck for making the point.
Antique Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Art Print 1915 Dual Sided 8 x 10.5 Crooked Man The Piper Had A Cow Some wear and tear, staining from age and storage. 107 years old. Amazing art and illustrations. Review pics closely. Picture of title page is for provenance only and only included in FACSIMILE form if requested. Listing as good condition for their age. All flaws are typical of 100 year old paper ephemera items. Over 50 available Corner torn off, see pics C9
Have a look at the speech and language goals you can target in speech therapy using this picture book by Lynley Dodd. #childrensbooks #picturebooks #speechtherapy #hairymaclary #lynleydodd
When teaching any skill, such as rhyming, I always like to think about books for kids that feature that particular skill and read them aloud. The rhyming books in this list have been some of my favorites to use over the years. They not only do a phenomenal job of modeling rhyming, but keep the integrity ... Read More about Rhyming Books for Kids {Our Favorites}
Hi! A Rhyming Animals Sounds Book by prolific illustrator and author Ethan Long is brilliant! A companion to Good Night! A Bedtime An...
“Halfway Down” (A Singable Poem)
Using picture books is a great way to work on building phonological awareness. Use picture books to teach words, syllables and sounds
Hello dear friends! These sweet vintage pages are from a 1958 Nursery Rhyme book. I thought these 3 pages were so sweet and I wanted ...
Prepositions. We learned about them last week. I was scared. Some of the CCSS intimidate me. Is anyone with me here? I mean, some skil...
'The Song of Sixpence Picture Book' is a wonderful children's story book, illustrated by a master of the Golden Age of Illustration - Walter Crane.
I got my first glimpse of First Second's new Nursery Rhyme Comics at Comic-Con this summer. Several of its contributors attended a gathering for children's book
Make a Giraffe and a Half Rhyming Kit with the kids. Picture Book inspired art and craft projects get the kids excited about reading!
"I Ate a Cicada Today" is a Foreword INDIES winner in Picture Books, Early Reader (Children's). Each limerick-like verse in this book of goofy anecdotes uses evocative yet silly vocabulary to convey situations that are both nonsensical and imaginative. A thug mugs a ladybug, for instance, and a tall giraffe gets photographed— in sing-song...
The skill of rhyming is so important for children in preschool and kindergarten! I love to read rhyming books to help children develop an ear for rhymes. This is the ultimate list of rhyming books! #rhyming #phonologicalawareness #booklist #booksforkids
Our list of March picture books is here! Is March heading in like a lion where you are? Sneaking in like a lamb? Either way, we've hand-selected some favorite St. Patrick's Day books and other funny favorites to get you through these last few days of winter. You'll notice the St. Patrick's-themed books are each marked
Review figurative language and poetry elements with these fun picnic themed activities! Inside you'll find figurative language posters, poems and comprehension task cards, figurative language sorting activities, interactive notebook flip book, craftivities for the different types of figurative language and more! Set up a themed 'picnic' week to review poetry and its elements! Here are some of the topics reviewed inside! -Similes -Metaphors -Personification -Idioms -Onomatopoeia -Alliteration -Hyperbole -Rhyme -Repetition -Stanzas Inside you will find: -Figurative Language/ Poetry Posters -Flipbook -Figurative Language Booklet -Matching Card Game -Simile/Metaphor Interactive Notebook flip book -Simile/Metaphor Sorting Cup Game -"Watermelon Similes" Poem Craft & Planning Sheet -"Shinning Metaphors" Poem Craft & Planning Sheet -Cut & Paste Sorting Mat -Alliteration Flap & Interactive Notebook Activity -Alliteration Picture Cards -Alliteration Booklet -"Apple Alliteration" Poem Craft & Planning Sheet -"Raining Onomatopoeia" Poem Craft & Planning Sheet -"I Have, Who Has?" Onomatopoeia Card Game -Create Your Own HYPERBOLE Practice Sheet -Hyperbole VS. Idiom Coloring Sheet -Personification Interactive Notebook Activity -"Blooming Personification" Poem Craft -Poetry Task Cards (To be used with any poem) -Four Poems & Matching Task Cards Click PREVIEW for a better look inside! ********************************************* If you have any questions, feel free to email me at [email protected] Thank you for your purchase! ----------------------------------------------------------- Earning TPT Credits for Future Purchases: After purchasing an item on TPT, go to the "My Purchases" page. Click the "Provide Feedback" button next to the item you have purchased. You will provide a quick rating and comment for the item. By providing feedback, you will gain TPT credits to use towards future purchases. ----------------------------------------------------------- >>> Connect with Me! <<< SweetToothTeaching.com Instagram Pinterest Facebook
This is a poem I remember from childhood. It is very applicable to our society today. It originates in the Indian subcontinent I think. The Blind Men and the Elephant John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) It was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind), That each by observation Might satisfy his mind. The First approached the Elephant, And happening to fall Against his broad and sturdy side, At once began to bawl: "God bless me! but the Elephant Is very like a WALL!" The Second, feeling of the tusk, Cried, "Ho, what have we here, So very round and smooth and sharp? To me 'tis mighty clear This wonder of an Elephant Is very like a SPEAR!" The Third approached the animal, And happening to take The squirming trunk within his hands, Thus boldly up and spake: "I see," quoth he, "the Elephant Is very like a SNAKE!" The Fourth reached out an eager hand, And felt about the knee "What most this wondrous beast is like Is mighty plain," quoth he: "'Tis clear enough the Elephant Is very like a TREE!" The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear, Said: "E'en the blindest man Can tell what this resembles most; Deny the fact who can, This marvel of an Elephant Is very like a FAN!" The Sixth no sooner had begun About the beast to grope, Than seizing on the swinging tail That fell within his scope, "I see," quoth he, "the Elephant Is very like a ROPE!" And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly in the right, And all were in the wrong!
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
From The Tall Book of Make Believe Selected by Jane Werner Pictures by Garth Williams Copyright 1950
As we work on more comprehension strategies in my classroom, I've noticed that many of my students don't know what the word "prediction" means! So, I hurried and created a mini-lesson to help! First, you introduce what predicting means {guessing is what I compare it to} and use these cards to hang on the board: Then, you tell them that when they predict what is going to happen in a story, they can say one of the following: We then read the book, Do you Want to Be My Friend? By Eric Carle. {source} This is a perfect book to predict! The mouse is looking for a friend. On each page it gives a hint as to what animal he will ask to be his friend {it shows their tail}. I have my kiddos raise their hand if they can predict what animal it might be. They will say: I predict... or I bet... or I think... After that, we practice our predicting skills! I use these animal posters and cover up most of the picture and have them predict what animal it is. {so when you download this mini-lesson, you'll have to cut out your pictures and find a piece of paper to cover up most of the picture} They record each animal on their recording sheet. Afterward, we go through to see if their predictions were correct. Click {HERE} to download the predicting mini-lesson! Oh and I have some reading responses that I put on my TpT store for Free {11 pages!!!!!}! Go grab them {here}. Ok...like the title of this post said...I've got one rhyming/matching game. Some of my sweeties are having a really hard time with rhyming {I've never really had a problem with it in years past}. I'll say, what rhymes with {mop} and they'll say {cat}. It's quite frustrating, but I just smile REAL big and say, no let's try again. Needless to say, a few do not have rhyming down quite yet. Here's a rhyming/matching game! {click the picture to download for free} Ok... so I've done rhyming games, word families, and songs....NOW WHAT? How can I help my little sweeties with rhyming when they just aren't getting it? HELP! clipart and/or fonts copyright DJ Inkers clipart copyright thistlegirldesigns.com clipart copyright scrappindoodles.com
Guess what? We have another singable book to add to our collection: it's the Opposites Rhyming Song Picture book! (ONLY $3!!) And ...
This free printable game is a great rhyming activity for kids in preschool and PreK. Just move around the board, say the picture, and name a rhyming word. It's a fun way to build phonological awareness!#phonologicalawareness #rhyming #preschool
