Trucks

Openers:
Oh Hey, Oh Hi!
Tree Stretch


Isaac the Ice Cream Truck (Scott Santoro) 3-5
It's awfully tempting to think that we're not as special as those around us.  Isacc the Ice Cream Truck struggles with this too, and shares with us just how he realizes how important he really is.

Song:  Sticky, Sticky Ice Cream

Duck in the Truck (Jez Alborough) 2-5

With a rollicking, rhyming cadence that sweeps us right through this sticky story, we find out just what happens when duck gets his truck stuck in the muck...

Felt Board: Duck in the Muck







Matthew's Truck (Katherine Ayres) 2-3
This sweet story rolls us through a boy's imaginative play with is favorite toy.

 Felt Board: Blue Car, Blue Car

Take Home:
Letter Tracks truck/car activity

More Books! (from Story Time Source Page)
Toddler Read Alouds

Baby Goes Beep by Rebecca O'Connell

Boy On the Bus by Penny Dale

Bridge is Up! by Babs Bell

Bus for Us by Suzanna Bloom

Clip Clop by Nicola Smee

Duck on a Bike by David Shannon

Duck’s Key, Where Can It Be? by Jan Alborough

Giddy-Up! Let’s Ride! by Flora McDonnell

How will You Get There, Maisy? by Lucy Cousins

My Big Rig by Jonathan London

My Car by Byron Barton

Old MacDonald Drives A Tractor by Don Carter

Sputter, Sputter, Sput! by Babs Bell

Preschool Read Alouds

Beep Beep by Anne Miranda

How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen

Hush Little Digger by Ellen Olson-Brown

In the Driver’s Seat by Max Haynes

Mr. Gumpy’s Motor Car by John Burningham

Night Light by Nicholas Blechman

Pete the Cat: The Wheels On the Bus by James Dean

Pugs in a Bug by Carolyn Crimi -- rhythmic and fun! 

Scrubbly Bubbly Car Wash by Irene O'Garden

Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort

Sheep in A Jeep by Nancy Shaw

Truck Goes Rattley-Bumpa by Jonathan London

Trucks Roll by George Ella Lyon

Vroomaloom Zoom by John Coy

Vroom! Vroom! by Steve Augarde

What Do Wheels Do All Day? by April Jones Prince

Wheels on the Race Car by Alex Zane

Who Is Driving? by Leo Timmers

School Age Read Alouds

All Aboard! by Susan Kuklin

Cows Going Past by Bruce Balan

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

From Kalamazoo to Timbuktu! by Harriet Ziefert

Hansel and Diesel by David Gordon

Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord

On the Go by Ann Morris

Rattletrap Car by Phyllis Root

Sakes Alive, A Cattle Drive by Karma Wilson

Smash! Mash! Crash! by Barbara Odanaka

Ugly Truckling by David Gordon

Beautiful Butterflies

 Openers:
Oh Hey, Oh Hi!
Story Time Stretch Cube

The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Carle) 1-4
Whether this is your first reading of the classic Carle story or your 100th, this caterpillar is sure to please as he counts and eats his way through a week until...SURPRISE..something very special happens!

Felt Activity: The Very Hungry Caterpillar



Waiting for Wings (Lois Ehlert) 2-4
With pages as full and vibrant as the butterflies they are about, Ehlert takes young readers through perhaps their first exploration of the life cycle of a butterfly--in a memorable way!
Finger Play:  A Caterpillar Crawled
Song: Bumpin' Up and Down (In my little cute crysalis)

Don't Worry ( Bear Foley ) 2-4
We all know what caterpillar goes through as he waits to become a butterfly, but how does his friend, Bear, wait?  A touching story with a cheerful ending!

Felt Board Story: B is for Butterfly
Closer: Wave Goodbye


More Books!

The caterpillar and the Polliwog (Jack Kent)

Waiting for Wings (Ehlert)

In the Tall, Tall Grass (Fleming)

The Hungry Caterpillar (Carle)

Caterpillar's Wish (Murphy)

The Butterfly Garden (Minarik)

Clara Caterpillar (Edwards)

Butterfly Butterfly (Horacek)

Arabella Miller's Tiny Caterpillar (Jarrett)

Butterfly Suits/Little Einsteins ((Kelman)

Bob and Otto (Bruel)

Uniquely You

Opener:  
Toss Opener Stretch Cube




The Ugly Truckling (David Gordon) 2-4
Based on the classic tale of The Ugly Duckling, this dear and creative book follows the ugly truckling as she finds her true place in the world.  David Gordon has created similar stories alluding to the classics that are well worth checking out!

Song:  If You're Happy and You Know It
Song:  Bumpin' Up and Down (in my little yellow airplane)







No Two Alike (Keith Baker) 2-4
In this lovely celebration of the unique quality of each of us, author/illustrator, Keith Baker has created a colorful, sweet story of two small birds who flit through their natural landscape. Together, they grow to appreciate that no two beautiful things are exactly alike--including themselves!

Finger Play: Ten Little Fingers
Song:  My Thumbs are Starting to Wiggle













The OK Book (Rosenthal and Lichtenheld) 2-4
The simplicity of this book supports the enormity of its message:  It's an adventure to find out what we're REALLY good at.  And in the mean time, it's okay, even fun, to be 'just' okay.

Felt Board: Five Little Birdies

Closer:  Wave Goodbye
Take-Home:  Thumbprint art ideas