Essential Books
ABC Kit – 4 Essential Books
| Book | Use |
|---|---|
| Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 9780689835681 |
Excellent rhyming book, increases letter recognition |
| Eating the Alphabet 0152056882 |
Beautiful picture book that increases letter recognition and stresses nutrition |
| Dr. Suess ABC 0394800303 |
Excellent rhyming book of ABCs, plus can be sung |
| Animal Alphabet 1887169490 |
Great pictures and repetition of letters |
Animals Kit – 4 Essential Books
| Book | Use |
|---|---|
| The Very Hungry Caterpillar 0399208534 |
Great pictures, counting involved |
| Hug 0763612871 |
Wordless book, simple story |
| Where Are Those Teddy Bears? 1904606148 |
Flap book, prediction |
| Where Are Those Teddy Bears? 1904606148 |
Picture book, wonderful story and pictures |
Shapes/Colours Kit – 4 Essential Books
| Book | Use |
|---|---|
| Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? 0805047905 |
Used in PACT Learning time to play colour game – recognition and knowledge of colours; good for prediction and rhyme |
| Planting a Rainbow 0152626107 |
Knowledge of colours, and nature for math and nature smart children |
| Red is Best or The Blue Balloon 092023626X / 0340757388 |
Great books with interesting pictures and interesting story lines |
| City Colors or I Read Signs 1553375424 / 068807331X |
Need to use for environmental print class |
Numbers Kit – 4 Essential Books
| Book | Use |
|---|---|
| Chicka Chicka
123 0689858817 |
Rhyme and number sense |
| One Some Many 0887767893 |
Great for math vocabulary |
| Clocks and More Clocks 0590227289 |
Good story plus has “telling time” math skill |
| One Bear, One Dog 1929927487 |
Excellent repetition of number one book, simple story line, predictable |