Circle Time Stories
This page contains Circle Time Stories from previous months.
I Don't Want to Go in a Car & Go Dog Go
"I Don't Want to Go in a Car," by Ann Jungmann and Anni Axworthy & an abridged version of "Go, Dog, Go!" by P.D. Eastman. The full version is below!
Minerva Louise & Barnyard Dance
This week our books are "Minerva Louise: The Mixed-Up Hen," by Janet Morgan Stoeke & "Barnyard Dance," by Sandra Boynton
Where's Rusty? and Down on the Farm
Where's Rusty? is written by Heather Amery & illustrated by Stephen Cartwright. Down on the Farm is written by Merrily Kutner and illustrated by Will Hillenbran
I Went Walking
by Sue Williams, illustrated by Julie Vivas
Llama Llama time to share
This week our book is "Llama Llama Time to Share" by Anna Dewdney.
Knuffle Bunny and Pete the Cat
Knuffle Bunny is written & illustrated by Mo Willems. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes is written by Eric Litwin & illustrated by James Dean.
How do Dinos Play with their Friends
(Como Juegan los Dinos ESPANOL)
How do Dinosaurs Play with their Friends? written and illustrated by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
Little Monkey Calms Down and Allie All Along
Little Monkey Calms Down is written by Michael Dahl & illustrated by Oriol Vidal. Allie All Along is written & illustrated by Sarah Lynne Reul.
Lee Little Monkey Calms Down en inglés y español con Krista
calm down monkey.mp4Pajama Time
Pajama Time is written & illustrated by Sandra Boynton.
Books to Practice Nighttime Routines
Goodnight, Daniel Tiger
Goodnight, I Love You
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
Not a Box and Clap Your Hands
Not A Box is written & illustrated by Antoinette Portis. Clap Your Hands is written & illustrated by Lorinda Bryan Cauley.
Good Morning, Superman and Llama Llama Wakey Wake
Good Morning, Superman is written by Michael Dahl and illustrated by Omar Lozano. Llama Llama Wakey Wake is written & illustrated by Anna Dewdney.
Books to Practice Morning Routines
Good Morning Zoom
Waking Up is Hard To Do
My Good Morning
Buen Día, Buenas Noches
Dragons Love Tacos and Dragones y Tacos (ESPANOL)
Written by Adam Rubin & illustrated by Daniel Salmieri
Stone Soup
This version is retold by Kama Einhorn and illustrated by Necdet Yilmaz.
Here are some other versions of Stone Soup you might enjoy.
Gladys Goes Out to Lunch
Written and illustrated by Derek Anderson
GLADYS.pdfUse these visuals before, during, and or after reading Gladys Goes Out to Lunch to support your child's receptive and expressive language.
Before
Introduce vocabulary
Familiarize your child with parts of the story (pret-teach)
During
Engage your child in active reading by pointing to picture cue to have your child respond/fill in the blank of the word that comes next in the story.
After
Story recall
Sequencing (first-last, first-next-(then)-last, before-after, etc.)
Asking and answering questions
Apple Farmer Annie; Ana Cultiva Manzanas (ESPANOL)
Written & illustrated by Monica Wellington.
Copy of Apple Farmer Annie.pdfWe're Going on a Leaf Hunt
Written by Steve Metzger & illustrated by Miki Sakamoto
It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse
by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond
Copy of It-s Pumpkin Day Mouse.pdfThe Very Hungry Caterpillar
Written & illustrated by Eric Carle
What Can Pinky Hear?
Written & illustrated by Lucy Cousins
My Five Senses
Written & illustrated by Aliki
What I Like About Me!
Written by Allia Zobel-Nolan & illustrated by Miki Sakamoto
From Head to Toe
Written & illustrated by Eric Carle
Eric Carle.pdfPictures from the book
Use these pictures from the book to read the book with your child. Practice each movement with your child and ask your child to point to the body part they need to move. Watch the video above for an example.
From Head to Toe.pdfParent Handouts
Use these handouts to guide you in talking about the book with your child. Teach animal and body part vocabulary, ask questions, play I Spy using the picture cards, play Simon Says, do the Hokey Pokey, make an animal collage, play the Animal Sounds game. Have fun!
From Head to Toe.pdfAnimals from the book
Use these color/black & white picture cards to play: bingo, memory, matching, etc. the possibilities are endless. If you don't have access to a printer, draw them, see what same/different animals your child may already have in their collection of toys, cut animals out of magazines, get creative. Have fun!
I Like Myself
Written by Karen Beaumont & illustrated by David Catrow