Oh Hey, Oh Hi!
Agate (Joy Morgan Dey) 3-5
I just found this gem of a book and now it's one of my favorites! Young and older readers, alike, will respond to the message that although it may SEEM like others may be better than you, often our unique treasures are on the INSIDE. Agate finds his way through this amazing watercolor story that teaches us (on the sly) about many precious stones and about how precious we are as individuals.
Song: Jenny (Mines) with One Hammer
A Rock Is Lively (Aston and Long) 2-6
Another of my favorite books (favorite series, in fact, including amazing works like An Egg Is Quiet, A Seed Is Sleepy, and A Butterfly is Patient), A Rock is Lively is a beautiful tour of the rock and mineral world, both enthralling us with it's simple beauty while teaching us a great deal about the natural science of rock hunting! This is a marvelous introduction to young readers that fancy themselves rock collectors.
Prop: Rock Collection
Felt Board: Gem Shapes
Take Home: Agate coloring page
Our buried Treasure Bottles will start off with the treasures we find in our home made geodes! More Books!
Rocks, Gems, and Minerals
Groovy Gems
The Shape Jewel Hunt
The Best Book of Fossils, Rocks, and Minerals
Stone Soup (Muth)
The Little Dump Truck (Cuyler)
Rock and Gem (Bonewitz)
Rocks and Minerals (Parker)
Rocks: Hard, Soft, Smooth, and Rough (Rosinsky)
Rocks, Rocks, Rocks (Wallace)
Rocks: Creating Fun and Fascinating Collections (Kompelien)
