Fill your book basket with one or more of these marvelous Mothers Day books for toddlers. Board books that celebrate mom! Little ones will love snuggling up and reading these board books that celebrate moms and a mother’s love. Find one or find them all. The most difficult part will be deciding which one to read first. Mothers Day Books…
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Confetti Rainbow Fish Craft
After reading “The Rainbow Fish” with your kids, let them make this fun confetti-covered rainbow fish craft with a free template and instructions. Not all book-based activities need to include worksheets and writing activities. Instead, let your students get creative with a fun craft. This cute, confetti-covered rainbow fish craft is a great follow-up activity after you read The Rainbow…
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Cinderella Story Sequencing Crown
When you have your kids make a Cinderella story sequencing crown, they’ll sequence events from the story to make a paper crown to wear. Story sequencing helps children identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story. It also helps them retell those events in the order in which they occured. The ability to sequence events in a story is…
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Versions of the Enormous Turnip Story
Discover 15 versions of the Enormous Turnip story from different authors and cultures. These are perfect for comparing and contrasting story elements. Each version of The Enormous Turnip featured below is different. Several versions come from other cultures or tell the story from a different point of view. Still others share a funny spin on the classic fairy tale version….
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Little Red Riding Hood Teaching Ideas
I love finding ways to extend the lesson after reading a good book. Here are twenty engaging Little Red Riding Hood teaching ideas that are sure to excite your students! From hands-on activities and art projects to crafts and printables, there is a variety of Little Red Riding Hood activities appropriate for kids in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary grades. Little…
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