In this ongoing class, preschool and early elementary students will meet once a week to discuss an assigned book that they have read either independently or with a grownup during the week. The teacher will facilitate a discussion by asking both comprehension and imaginative questions to help extend the students reading! When we are finished with our discussion we will begin a craft inspired by the book that we read that week. Students are welcome to drop in at any time. Each lesson is a stand alone book discussion and craft. 

Week of October 20th - October 26th: Fall Mixed Up by Bob Raczka
(Autumn Tree)
- PDF
- Red and yellow paint
- Qtips

Week of October 27th - November 2nd: Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin
 (Coloring Book)
- PDF
- Crayons or Markers

Week of November 3rd - November 9th: Leaf Man by Lois Ehert 
(Leaf People)
- Real leaves and other nature items
- Paper
- Glue
- Markers

Week of November 10th - November 16th: Amara's Farm by JaNay Brown-Wood and Samara Hardy 
(Design a Garden)
- Paper
- Markers
- Construction paper
- Glue
- Scissors

Week of November 17th - November 23rd:  Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn by James Dean 
(Leaf Crown)
- PDF or real Leaves
- One piece of construction paper
- Crayons or markers
- Glue

Week of November 24th - November 30th: Llama Llama Gives Thanks 
(Thank you cards)
- Paper
- Markers or crayons
- Paint
- Stickers, stencils, glitter, etc for decorating

Week of December 1st - December 7th: Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter by Kenard Pak 
(Four Seasons Coloring)
- Markers or Crayons
- PDF

Week of December 8th - December 14th: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
(Snowy Day)
- blue paper
- white paint
- glue
- Scissors
- PDF

Week of December 15th - December 21st: The Mitten by Jan Brett
(Mitten Design)
- PDF
- Markers or Paint
- OPTIONAL: Stickers, glitter

Week of December 22nd - December 28th: Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner
(Over and Under Animals)
- PDF
- Paper
- Cotton balls
- glue
- Markers

Week of December 29th - January 4th: There was a Cold Lady who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro
(Old Lady Collage)
- Several pieces of colored paper
- Piece of white paper
- scissors
- glue
- markers

Week of January 5th - January 11th:  On the First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming
(Snowman)
-Toilet paper roll
- White paint
- Black paint
- Qtip
- Small orange nose cut out of construction paper
- Pipe cleaner

Week of January 12th - January 18th: Penguin and the Pinecone by Salina Yoon
(Penguin)
- PDF
- Glue
- Cotton balls
- Markers
- 2 Googly Eyes

Week of January 19th - January 25th: The Little Snowflake by Steve Metzger
(Snowflakes)
- Pipe cleaners
- Beads

Week of January 26th - February 1st: Snowbirds by Kirsten Hall
(Birdfeeders)
- Bird Seed
- Peanut butter or sunbutter
- String
- Plate
- Spoon
- Toilet paper rolls, ice cream cones, or pine cones

Week of February 2nd - February 8th: Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
(Creative Snowman)
- Three large white paper circles
- Various items to manipulate and create snowmen: ribbon, buttons, sticks, rocks, pinecones, etc

Week of February 9th - February 15th: The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
(Igloo building)
- Sugar cubes or white blocks
- Tray

Week of February 16th - February 22nd: Tracks in the Snow by Wong Herbert Yee
(Animal Prints)
- White Playdough
- Small animals
- OPTIONAL: Nature items such as rocks, sticks, pinecones, etc

Week of February 24rd - March 1st: Snowmen at Work by Caralyn Buehner
(Snowmen at work)
- PDF
- Scissors
-Markers
- Glue

Week of March 2nd - March 8th: When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek
(Cherry Blossoms)
- PDF
- Glue
- Pink Tissue Paper

Week of March 9th - March 15th: Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring by Kenard Pak
(Grass Growing)
- Cup
- Permanent Markers
- Potting soil
- Grass seed

Week of March 16th - March 22nd: Bloom: An Ode to Spring by Deborah Diesen
(Part of a Flower)
- PDF
- Scissors
- Glue

Week of March 23rd - March 29th: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert 
(Rainbow Flowers)
- One sheet of white paper
- Glue
- Green paper cut into long strips for flower stems
- Several colors of paper cut into many various shapes for flower petals

Week of March 30th - April 5th: The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
 (Growing Flower)
- A few sheets of white paper
- Markers

Week of April 6th - April 12th: Hank's Big Day The Story of a Bug by Evan Kuhlman
(Roly Poly Bugs)
- Brown paper
- Scissors
- Several pairs of googly eyes or a black marker
- Glue

Week of April 13th - April 19th: A Way With Wild Things by Larissa Theule
(Dragonflies)
- Wooden Clothespin
- PDF
- Water color paints
- Glitter or Glitter glue

Week of April 20th - April 26th: Tad by Benji Davies
(Frog Life Cycle)
- PDF
- Scissors
- Glue

Week of April 27th - May 3rd: Who Likes Rain? by Wong Herbert Lee
(Umbrella)
- Half of a paper plate
- Paint and paintbrush
- Glue
- Scissors
- One sheet of colored paper

Week of May 4th - May 10th: The Big Umbrella by  Amy June Bates
(Kindness Umbrella Pictures)
-Sheet of white paper
- One sheet of colored paper
- Scissors
-Glue
- Markers

Week of May 11th - May 17th: City Green by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan
(Vegetable Stamping)
- Paper
- Paint
- Vegetables ends: Bottoms of carrots, romaine lettuce, celery, potatoes cut in half, etc! 

Week of May 18th - May 24th: Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms by Julia Rawlinson
(Fox and Blossoms)
- paper plate cut into in quarters
- orange paper cut into squares
- two orange triangles
- black marker
- googly eyes
- glue
- white tissue paper

Week of May 25th - May 31st: Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle 
(Colorful Seahorse)
 - PDF
 - Tissue paper in various colors
 - Scissors
 - Glue  
                                                     
Week of June 1st - June 7th: It Began with Lemonade by Gideon Sterer 
(Lemonade Painting)
- Several sheets of paper
- Lemon cut in half (we will be using as a stamp)
- Plate
- Yellow and pink paint
                                                              

Week of June 8th - June 14th: And Then Comes Summer by Tom Brenner
(Fire Works Painting)
- Several colors of paint
- Three toilet paper rolls
- White paper
- Scissors
                                                           

Week of June 15th - June 21st: Curious George Goes to the Beach by Margret Rey
(Sandcastles)
- Yellow and/or brown paper
- Crayons/markers
- Glue
- Scissors
                                                            
Week of June 22nd - June 28th: Saffron Ice Cream by Rashin Kheiriyeh
(Puffy Ice Cream Paint)
- Shaving Cream
- White Liquid Glue
- Paint brush
- Glitter
- Paper
- Markers
 - Bowl

Week of June 29th - July 5th: Everything You Need for A Treehouse by Carter Higgins
(Tree House Designs)
- Paper
- Markers

Week of July 6th - July 12th : One Hot Summer Day by Nina Crews
(Chalk Art)
- Black or dark colored sheet of paper
- Chalk

Week of July 13th - July 19th:  If I Had an Octopus by Gabby Dawnay
(Paper Plate Octopus)
- Paper Plate
- 8 Strips of paper
- Glue
- Markers

Week of July 20th - July 26th: Drum City by Thea Guidone
(Drum)
- Oatmeal container, coffee container, or other similar container with a lid
- Beads, Beans, or Dried Corn
- Markers
- Scissors
- Glue
- Stickers
- Various colors of paper and other supplies to decorate your drum

Week of July 27th - August 2nd:The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
 (Pout Pout Fish Directed Drawing) 
- Light blue sheet of paper
- Purple crayon or marker
- Two googly eyes (or eyes created from paper)
- Glue 

Week of August 3rd - August 9th: TBD

Week of August 10th - August 16th: TBD

Week of August 17th - August 23rd: TBD

Week of August 24th - August 30th: Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak 
(Fall Painting)
- PDF
- Watercolor paints
- Water
- Paintbrush

Week of August 31st - September 6th: We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger (Leaf Rubbing)
- Leaves
- White paper
- Crayons

Week of September 7th - September 13th: Fall is Not Easy by Marty Kelley (Funny Fall Collage)
- White paper
- Brown paper
- Variety of other colors of paper
- Scissors
- Glue

Week of September 14th - September 20th: Apples and Pumpkins by Anne F. Rockwell
(Apple Painting)
- Large sheets of paper
- An apple cut in half
- Red, Yellow, Green paint
- 3 plates

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