Read-alikes for Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo Baker, Kim. Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School. Ben starts a club to pull pranks on other sixth graders, while trying to [continue reading]
November 2014
Choose Your Own Adventure Read-Alikes
Choose Your Own Adventure series by various authors. Borgenicht, David. Worst Case Scenario: Ultimate Adventure series. Chronicle Books. 2011-2012. Gutman, Dan. My Weird School series. HarperCollins, 2004-2015. Korman, Gordon. Dive trilogy. Scholastic, 2003. Korman, Gordon. [continue reading]
Backwards Day Storytime Ideas (2014)
Celebrate the made-up holiday of Backwards Day with funny books that encourage children’s imagination. You can also emphasize the concept of opposites using this theme. Sing Jim Gill’s “Backwards Day,” or do the “Hokey Pokey” [continue reading]
Signs and Signage Storytime Ideas
One way to help preschoolers become emergent readers is to encourage them to observe signs – in grocery stores, while riding in a car, wherever they see them in their environment. There are several fun [continue reading]
Underwear Storytime Ideas
Nothing will make a preschooler laugh like the mention of the word “underwear!” Fortunately, there are several great picture books that do just that, yet are not inappropriate even for your Auntie Grizelda. For a [continue reading]