Books
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Ish by Peter H. Reynolds
Craft/Game: Hula Hoop Game and Happy! Excited! Surprised Game ((Random Acts of Kindness)
Take Home Activity Packet
Ish Activity Page
The Dot Activity Page
I Spy Emoji Sheet (Paper Trail Design)
“I” Self Portrait (The Kindness Rocks Project)
#BecauseofYourKidness Activity Page (The Kindness Rocks Project)
Books
Animal Sidekicks: Amazing Stories of Symbiosis in Animals and Plants by Macken Murphy
A Curious Menagerie by Carin Berger
Animals Groups by Jill Esbaum
Craft/Game: Collective Nouns Group Activity Page
Take Home Activity Packet
Activity Page from a Curious Menagerie
I Spy Animals (Paper Trail Design)
Collective Nouns (Teachers Pay Teachers)
Cat Roll & Draw (Expressive Monkey)
Dog Roll & Draw (Expressive Monkey)
Books
Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow (show videos from YouTube)
Camille Saint-Saën’s The Carnival of the Animals with new verses (poems) by Jack Prelutsky
Read then listen
Roosters and Hens
Elephants
Birds
Craft/Game:
Take Home Activity Packet
I Spy Music (Paper Trail Design)
Craft Stick Harmonica Instructions (krokotak)
Origami Piano Instructions
Animal Facts Activity Page from The Carnival of the Animals
Invent an Instrument Activity Page from Play This Book
Book
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown (retell after reading and discuss the difference in the recipe in the book and the activity page)
Game: Hula Hoop Game (Random Acts of Kindness)
Take Home Activity Packet
Stone Soup Recipe
Stone Soup Ingredients (Teachers Pay Teachers)
How to Make Stone Soup (Teachers Pay Teachers)
I Spy Fruits & Veggies (Paper Trail Design)
I Spy Food Trucks (Paper Trail Design)
Books
Creature Features: 25 Animals Explain Why They Look The Way They Do by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page (Use with masks and volunteers)
What Do You Do If You Work at the Zoo? By Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
Don’t Let Them Disappear: 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe by Chelsea Clinton
Craft/Game:
Take Home Activity Packet
I Spy Earth Day (Paper Trail Design)
Endangered Animals Word Search (Teachers Pay Teachers)
Coloring Page from The Wondrous Workings…by Rachel Ignotofsky
Creature Features Activity Page (based on an idea from the Educators’ Guide)
Activity Ideas for What Do You Do If You Work at the Zoo? (Texas Library Association 2x2)
Books
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
Friends and Foes: Poems about Us All by Douglas Florian
Game: Hula Hoop Game and Would You Rather Questions
Take Home Activity Packet
Draw Your Imaginary Friend Activity Page from The Adventures of Beekle