Friday, January 27, 2012

Snowy Blowy



Openers:
The More We Get Together
Snow Slide
Making Snowballs

The Mitten (Jan Brett) 2-5
In classic Jan Brett style, beautiful and detailed illustration windows reveal what came before and after as Nicki--and his mitten--each have adventures of their own.

Mask Game w/ The Mitten characters & white sheet.
Snow Bears (Martin Waddell) 3-5
Oh, there's nothing like the generous love of a mother bear to accommodate the make-believe of her cubs.  This book reveals itself like a warm hug with soft, inviting illustrations and a dear story.

Song: Love Grows

The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats) 2-4
A trollop through snow from the beautifully simple perspective of a child.  This book will engage a sense of exploration and kinesthetic pleasure in the world of snow.

Wiggler:  Walking, Walking
Felt Board:Five Little Snowflakes
Closer:Wave Goodbye

HandOut:  The Mitten/Animals Coloring Pages






More Books!
Toddler Read Alouds
Cleo in the Snow by Caroline Mockford
First Snowfall by Anne Rockwell
Flip's Snowman by Petr Horacek
It's Snowing by Olivier Dunrea
Mouse's First Snow by Lauren Thompson
Oh! by Kevin Henkes
On a Wintry Morning by Dori Chaconas
Sleepy Bear by Lydia Dabcovich
Snow! by Christine Ford
Snow by Manya Stojic
Snowball by Nina Crews
Snow Play by Kate Spohn
Under My Hood I Have A Hat by Karla Kuskin
What Can You Do in the Snow? by Anna Grossnickle Hines

Preschool Read-Alouds
All You Need for A Snowman by Alice Schertle
Boot Weather by Judith Vigna
Cat and Mouse in the Snow by Tomek Bogacki
Here Comes Jack Frost by Kazuno Kohara
Hibernation Station by Michelle Meadows 
Mouse's First Snow by Lauren Thompson
No by Claudia Rueda - bear cub wants to play in the snow
Snow by Uri Shulevitz
Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
Snow Dance by Lezlie Evans
Ten On the Sled by Kim Norman 
When It Starts to Snow by Phillis Gershator
When Will the Snow Trees Grow? by Ben Shector

Kindergarten Read-Alouds
Axle Annie by Robin Pulver
F-freezing ABC by Posy Simmonds
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
Jeremy's Muffler by Laura Neilson
Perfect Soup by Lisa Moser
Snowbaby Could Not Sleep by Kara Lareau - MY FAVORITE
Snowmen At Night by Caralyn Buehner
Three Pebbles And A Song by Eileen Spinelli