There are so many amazing children’s books that we love to read over and over again with students. From classics like Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to newer discoveries like Love, we want to bring these books to life through book activities that build literacy skills. it’s about the joy of reading and playing with books to build early literacy skills.
You are reading: Books and activities to go with them
This is a page you’ll want to pin (pin here) so you can refer back to it again and again. is packed with lots of book activities.
activities based on children’s books
all book-by-book growing shared book activities are hands-on and build literacy skills from alphabet recognition to phonological awareness to story retelling. everything is rich in literacy!
eric carle book activities
From the very hungry caterpillar to a house for the hermit crab, we have plenty of literacy activities to complement Eric Carle’s amazing work.
the activities of the very hungry caterpillar
the very busy spider activities
a house for hermit crab activities
the activities of the little seed
activities of the grumpy ladybug
mixed chameleon activities
for more preschool book activities, check out our list here.—>preschool book activities
pete the cat book activities
Dive into the first four original Pete the Cat books with these literacy activities.
pete the cat and the perfect pizza party
pete the cat i love my white shoes
pete the cat rocking in my school shoes
pete the cat and the four wonderful buttons
pete the cat saves christmas
fairy tale/fables and rhymes activities
You can build entire units from different fairy tales and fables. in fact, I encourage you to do so!
jack and the beanstalk- includes printable activity
little red riding hood- includes printable activities
goldilocks and the three bears- includes printable activities
the little red hen- includes printable activities
the three little pigs-includes printable activities
the three gruff goats-includes printable activities
the little spider
gingerbread man activities
Speaking of units, we have a book-based literacy unit available out of the box. see all nine units.—>preschool literacy units
read for record day activities
Every October, jump start to the record day sponsor reading. this is a day to see how many people can read the same book on the same day. It’s always great fun to see which book will be chosen and plan a full day of book-related activities around the selected title.
every year, I offer activities to accompany the selected book. take a look at these previous functions.
amy wu and the patchwork dragon
evelyn del rey moves in
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maybe something beautiful
quacks
No Norman: A Goldfish Story
the bear ate your sandwich
book dives
Our book immersions delve into a book with early literacy activities that include resources and printables. see all the dives in my book here.
titles include:
- three kittens
- little strong red
- king of the nursery
- stumpkin
- baby goes to the market
- the table grandpa built
- amy wu and the perfect bao
- one snowy morning
- hey, water
- green pants
- rainbow stew
- evelyn del rey moves in
- everyone in the red brick building
individual book activities
Below are other book-related activities, from old favorites to new finds. Activities range in age from toddlers to beginning readers.
lyle, lyle, crocodile
jabari jumps
ugly vegetables
Spooky carrots!
in the meadow
sneezy the snowman
the mitten
something smells bad!
gustavo the shy ghost
arnie and the donut
harold and the purple crayon
bubbles…up!
not a box
let’s go bear hunting
mouse painting
snoring bear
go away, big green monster
the point
the siesta house
who took the cookies from the cookie jar?
rosie’s ride
the day the crayons ran out
girl girl boom boom
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brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?
elmer
plant a rainbow
don’t let the pigeon drive the bus
dragons love tacos
madeline
if you give a mouse a cookie
if you give a pig a pancake
if you give a moose a muffin
pigeon math
ten red apples
the snowy day
mouse shapes
freight train
little blue truck
good night construction site
sweetpink
a rainbow of your own
corduroy
commotion in the ocean
fourth on the broom
stick man
the snail and the whale
little blue little yellow
red llama llama pajamas
touch the magic tree
Christmas books and activities
celebrate a holiday with books and activities. we have a lot to choose from.
chinese new year
valentine’s day
easter
halloween
christmas
so many books. so many book activities. wish there was another book on the list? let me know below.
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