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Picture Book Preschool

Jun13

Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase an updated, downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.

WEEK 24 (June) FATHERS
Character Trait: Love
Bible Verse: Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12

1. Zolotow, Charlotte. William’s Doll. Harper and Row, 1972.
2. 2. Minarik, Else Homelund. Father Bear Comes Home. Harper, 1959.
3. Hoban, Russell. Bedtime for Frances. Harper and Row, 1960.
4. Zolotow, Charlotte. The Summer Night. Harper, 1974. OP
5. Keats, Ezra Jack. Peter’s Chair. Harper, 1967.
6. Carlstrom, Nancy White. Does God Know How To Tie Shoes? Eerdmans, 1993.
7. Yolen, Jane. Owl Moon. Philomel, 1987.

Discuss: How do the fathers in these stories show love to their children? How does your daddy show that he loves you? How do you show him that you love him?
Activities: Make a Father’s Day card or gift for your father. Make a list together of ways you can honor your father.
If possible, let your child visit Daddy at work. Talk to him/her about how Daddy loves them and works hard for the food they eat and the clothes they wear.

Picture Book Preschool: Folk Tales

Jun6

Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase an updated, downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.

WEEK 23 (May/June) FOLK TALES
Character Trait: Discernment
Bible Verse: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. Psalm 136:1

1. Galdone, Paul. The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Clarion, 1985.
2. Galdone, Paul. The Three Sillies. Clarion, 1985. OP
3. Zemach, Margot. It Could Always Be Worse. Farrar, 1977.
4. Brown, Marcia. Dick Whittington and his Cat. Scribner, 1950.
5. Galdone, Paul. Puss in Boots. Clarion Books, 1983.
6. Galdone, Paul. The Three Little Pigs. Houghton Mifflin, 1979.
7. Nic Leodhas, Sorche. Always Room for One More. Holt, 1965.

Discuss: Are trolls imaginary or real? Are wolves real or imaginary? How can we use our imagination for good? How can imagination be a problem?
Activities: Act out one of the stories you read.

Picture Book Preschool

May30

Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase an updated, downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.

WEEK 22 (May) AFRICA
Character Trait: Respect
Bible Verse: The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Psalm 24:1

1. Haskins, James. Count Your Way Through Africa. Carolrhoda, 1989.
2. Feelings, Muriel. Moja Means One. Dial, 1971.
3. McCauley, Jane R. Africa’s Animal Giants. National Geographic, 1987. OP
4. Lewin, Hugh. Jafta. Carolrhoda, 1983.
5. Feelings, Muriel. Jambo Means Hello. Dutton, 1974.
6. Lewin, Hugh. Jafta and the Wedding. Carolrhoda, 1983.
7. Williams, Karen Lynn. Galimoto. Lothrop Lee, 1990.

Discuss: Where is Africa? How is life different for people who live in Africa and people who live in the U.S.?
Activities: Pretend, like Jafta, to be different African animals. How does an elephant walk? Stretch up tall to be a giraffe.

Picture Book Preschool: Third Week in May

May22

Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase an updated, downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.

WEEK 21 (May) ANIMAL STORIES
Character Trait: Curiosity
Bible Verse: And the child (Jesus) grew and became strong. Luke 2:40a

1. Heilbroner, Jan. Robert the Rose Horse. Random, 1962.
2. Tafuri, Nancy. Have You Seen My Duckling? Greenwillow, 1984.
3. Ichikawa, Satomi. Nora’s Duck. Philomel, 1991. OP
4. Flack, Marjorie. Angus and the Ducks. Doubleday, 1930.
5. Shaw, Nancy. Sheep in a Jeep. Houghton Mifflin, 1986.
6. Tworkov, Jack. The Camel Who Took a Walk. Dutton, 1951. OP
7. Rey, H.A. Curious George. Houghton Mifflin, 1941.

Discuss: What is good about curiosity? How can curiosity get you into trouble?
Activities: Play a rhyming game after reading Sheep in a Jeep. You say a word, and your child says a rhyming word.

Picture Book Preschool–Second Week in May

May15

Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase an updated, downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.

Character Trait: Trust
Bible Verse: I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6b

1. Tudor, Tasha, illus. The Lord Is My Shepherd: The Twenty-Third Psalm. Philomel, 1980.
2. McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings. Viking, 1941.
3. Hoberman, Mary Ann. A House Is a House for Me. Viking, 1978.
4. DeRegniers, Beatrice. A Little House of Your Own. Harcourt, 1954. OP
5. Carle, Eric. A House for Hermit Crab. Picture Book Studio, 1987.
6. McDonald, Megan. Is This a House for Hermit Crab? Orchard, 1990.
7. Morris, Ann. Houses and Homes. Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1992.

Activities: Discuss different types of homes. Draw pictures of a house, a tent, a cabin, a castle, and other kinds of homes. What will our home in heaven be like? (See John 14)
Build homes out of blocks or LEGOs or other building toys.

Reptiles and Fish

Feb21

Here are the suggested read aloud books for this week from my book, Picture Book Preschool:

1. Noble, Trina Hakes. The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash. Dial, 1980.
2. Pallotta, Jerry. The Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book. Charlesbridge, 1989.
3. Selsam, Millicent. All About Eggs. Addison-Wesley, 1980.
4. Lionni, Leo. Swimmy. Pantheon, 1963.
5. Pallotta, Jerry. The Ocean Alphabet Book. Charlesbridge, 1986.
6. Lionni, Leo. Fish Is Fish. Pantheon, 1970.
7. Ungerer, Tomi. Crictor. Harper and Row, 1958.

Music and Musicians

Jan31

Picture Book Preschool is a booklist/curriculum that I wrote several years ago and self-published. The link at the top of this page is supposed to be fixed up by Computer Guru Son to provide a place where you can order a copy of my book. However, I thought it might be fun to give out a sample each week of the picture books you would find listed in the book. So these are the picture books we’ll be reading to Z-baby this week:

Goffstein, M.B. A Little Schubert. Harper Row, 1972.
Minarik, Else Homelund. Little Bear. Harper Row, 1957.
Zemach, Margot. Hush Little Baby. Dutton, 1976.
McCloskey, Robert. Lentil. Viking, 1940.
Langstaff, John. Over in the Meadow. Harcourt, 1957.
Cauley, Lorinda Bryan, illus. Old Macdonald Had a Farm. Putnam, 1989.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Dance at Grandpa’s. HarperCollins, 1932, 1994.

We already read Lentil last night, the story of a boy who can’t whistle so he teaches himself to play the harmonica. Z-baby said, “I can’t whistle. I can just blow.”