5 Great Books About the Moon

Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown (Author) and Clement Hurd (Illustrator)
Say good night to the moon in this classic bedtime story. (Picture Book)

If You Decide To Go To The Moon
by Faith Mcnulty (Author) and Steven Kellogg (Illustrator)
A boy takes a trip to the moon. (Picture Book)

Man on the Moon
by Anastasia Suen (Author) and Benrei Huang (Illustrator)
The Apollo 11 mission was the first time man set foot on the moon. (Picture Book)

Owl Moon: 20th Anniversary Edition
by Jane Yolen (Author) and John Schoenherr (Illustrator)
A girl and her father walk in the moonlight looking for owls. (Picture Book)

Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
by Eric Carle
A small girls asks her Papa for the moon! (Picture Book)

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Celebrate Space Day this Friday with this simple moon art project using crayons, a glue stick, and a paper plate.

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5 Great Books for Earth Day

Earth Day
by Margaret McNamara (Author) and Mike Gordon (Illustrator)
The kids at Robin Hill School celebrate Earth Day. (Easy reader)

Earth Day–Hooray!
by Stuart J. Murphy (Author) and Renee Andriani (Illustrator)
Ryan, Luke, and Carly collect cans so they can raise money to plant flowers on Earth Day. (BONUS! This is also a MATH story!)(Picture Book)

I Love Our Earth
by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson (Authors) and Dan Lipow (Illustrator)
A love poem to the earth with photos of children from all around the world. (Picture Book)

What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe?
by Ann Alter
Try the 12 “green” crafts in this picture book and use something old to make something new!

What Do You See at the Pond?
by Anastasia Suen (Author) and Aaron Boyd (Illustrator)
A boy and his mom take a nature walk. (Easy reader)

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Use the What Do You See at the Pond? lesson plans for reading instruction as well as art, math, science, social studies, and language arts cross-curricular activities.

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5 Great Books About Money

A “teachable” moment for Tax Day…

26 Letters and 99 Cents
by Tana Hoban
This is two books in one, one side has the alphabet and the other shows coins and numbers (up to 99!) (Picture Book)

A Chair for My Mother
by Vera B. Williams
After a fire burns all of their possessions, a girl and her family save money to buy a new chair. (Picture Book)

Arthur’s Funny Money
by Lillian Hoban
Arthur wants to buy a t-shirt and a cap but he doesn’t have enough money. (Easy reader)

Beatrice’s Goat
by Page McBrier (Author) and Lori Lohstoeter (Illustrator)
After the new goat arrives, things begin to change for Beatrice. (This story is based on an African family that participated in the Heifer Project.) (Picture Book)

Ice Cream Money
by Anastasia Suen
Three boys compare their coins as they prepare to buy a treat after lunch. (Easy reader)

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Use the Ice Cream Money lesson plans for reading instruction as well as art, music, math, science, social studies, music, and language arts cross-curricular activities.

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5 Great Books About Eggs

An Egg Is Quiet
by Dianna Hutts Aston (Author) and Sylvia Long (Illustrator)
There are so many different kinds of eggs! (Picture Book)

Duck and Goose
by Tad Hills
Duck and Goose think a toy ball is an egg. (Picture Book)

First the Egg
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
This die-cut book won both a Caldecott Honor (the picture book award) and a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor (the easy reader award)!

Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss
Horton the elephant sits on an egg…until it hatches. (Easy reader)

The Golden Egg Book
by Margaret Wise Brown (Author) and Leonard Weisgard (Illustrator)
A little bunny finds an egg about to hatch a duck. (Picture Book)

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Have some Easter Fun with this Egg Decorating Page. Paint an egg or write letters on it.

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5 Great Books About Sillies

It’s April Fool’s Day, so here are 5 books about sillies…

Amelia Bedelia
by Peggy Parish (Author) and Fritz Siebel (Illustrator)
Amelia Bedelia takes everything literally, with hilarious results! (Easy reader)

The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
A cat wearing a hat knocks on the door and things get crazy. (Easy reader)

Silly Sally
by Audrey Wood
Silly Sally leads a parade into town (backwards, upside down, and more!) (Picture Book)

The Dumb Bunnies’ Easter
by Dav Pilkey 
The Dumb Bunnies get their holidays all mixed up. (Picture Book)

The Pigeon Wants a Puppy 
by Mo Willems
Pigeon really, really, REALLY wants a puppy. (Picture Book)

Letters, Sounds, and Words

Children learn to read in stages. First they learn the letter names, and then the sounds those letters make. The letters and their sounds make words!

How can you help?

Use the Alphabet Activity Pages pages at First School. There are lots of letter, sound, and word activities.

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