This Reading Adventure
Treasure Chest Kit has been assembled to provide a thematic list of storytime
materials for use by enhanced members and their patrons. The kit is
geared toward the preschool age group yet is flexible enough to capture the
interest of toddlers and early school age children. The Activity Ideas are designed to be aids to use the
materials listed in the kits.
If you would like more information concerning this project, contact SERLS via
e-mail at dirserls@oplin.org.
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Material Type |
Title |
Author |
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BOOK |
12 Ways To Get To 11 |
EVE MERRIAM |
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BOOK |
26 Letters And 99 Cents |
TANA HOBAN |
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BOOK |
Counting Rhymes |
SHONA McKELLAR |
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BOOK |
Five Little Ducks |
IAN BECK |
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BOOK |
Four Fierce Kittens |
JOYCE DUNBAR |
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BOOK |
How Much Is A Million? |
DAVID M. SCHWARTZ |
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BOOK |
Millions Of Cats |
WANDA GAG |
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BOOK |
Mouse Count |
ELLEN STOLL WALSH |
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BOOK |
My Red Umbrella |
ROBERT BRIGHT |
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BOOK |
Nanny Goat And The Seven Little Kids |
ERIC A. KIMMEL |
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BOOK |
Nine-In-One Grr! Grr! |
BLIA XIONG |
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BOOK |
Over In The Meadow: An Old Counting Rhyme |
OLIVE A. WADSWORTH |
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BOOK |
Piggies |
AUDREY WOOD |
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BOOK |
Seven Blind Mice |
ED YOUNG |
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BOOK |
This Old Man |
CAROL JONES |
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BOOK |
Three Billy Goats Gruff |
GLEN ROUNDS |
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BOOK |
Two by Two |
BARBARA REID |
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BOOK |
Two Of Everything |
LILY TOY HONG |
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BOOK |
Who Wants One? |
MARY SERFOZO |
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BOOK |
Willy Can Count |
ANNE ROCKWELL |
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BOARD BOOK |
Moo, Baa, La La La! |
SANDRA BOYNTON |
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BIG BOOK |
Make Way For Ducklings |
ROBERT McCLOSKEY |
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RESOURCE BOOK |
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe: Math Activities For Young Children |
SAM ED BROWN |
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BOOK & TAPE |
Three Little Kittens |
PAUL GALDONE |
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CASSETTE |
Counting Games And Rhythms For Little Ones |
ELLA JENKINS |
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VHS |
Walt Disney's The Three Little Pigs |
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PUPPET |
Three Billy Goats Gruff Puppet Glove |
View The Three Little Pigs VHS. Then watch it again, but this
time turn down the volume so that your children can narrate the story.
Have your children classify and count various items. Count the number of
girls and the number of boys, the number of children with brown hair, blond
hair, black hair and red hair, etc. Make a chart with the results.
My Red Umbrella,Three Billy Goats Gruff, and Nanny Goat
And The Seven Little Kids are great to act out as a group.
Read Millions Of Cats. Encourage children to join in on the
refrain: Millions and millions and millions of cats." Cut out cat
pictures. Have children color them. Then display all over the room for millions
of cats.
Have children cut out pictures from old magazines and catalogs to make
number and counting books.
After reading Two Of Everything bring in a pot and have children
draw pictures of what they would put in the pot. Pull the pictures out and talk
about them. What are the disadvantages of having too much of some things? Also
practice adding two and two with a variety of objects.
I Can Count
I can count. Want to see?
Here's my fingers. One, two, three
Four and five. This hand is done.
Now I'll count the other one.
Six, seven, eight and nine.
Just one more. I'm doing fine.
The last little finger is number ten.
Now I'll count them all again.
One, Two, Three, Four, Five
Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten.
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Three little goats went walking
(Three fingers held up)
One lovely summer's day.
They crossed a bridge to get some grass
(Three fingers walk up arm)
But a troll got in their way.
They tricked the troll and down he fell
(Diving motion.)
Into the water wet.
Now three little goats are getting fat
(Three fingers held up)
And the troll hasn't come back yet.
Five Little Buns
Five little buns in a baker's shop,
(Raise up five fingers)
Round and fat with sugar on the top.
Along came a boy with a penny one day,
Bought one bun and took it away.
Four little buns, etc.
(Put one finger down)
Ask your local children's librarian about more fingerplays, activities and
books such as these recommended titles: