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The Night The Toys Came Alive eBook
A illustrated read-aloud storybook ("The Night The Toys Came Alive") for early-elementary language arts and holiday/seasonal literacy use.
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Kindergarten Read Alouds
Share stories aloud with kindergarten children using picture-book companions, illustrated stories, listening resources and discussion prompts. Add movement, retelling and simple responses; check whether a companion requires a separate picture book.
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Dumpy The Dump Truck eBook
A read-along storybook (eBook/PDF and EPUB) teaching young children about self-worth and not comparing themselves to others, through the story of a dump truck who feels inadequate next to bigger, faster, and shinier vehicles until he realizes his own value.
Picture-book companions
"Brown Bear, Brown Bear" | Picture Book Study
A print-and-go picture book study companion for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle, combining discussion questions, hands-on crafts, and early literacy practice.
Stories & video storybooks
Meme's First Day At School eBook
A read-aloud storybook about a monster character's first day of school, used to build early literacy/listening skills and to reassure young children about starting school.
Picture-book companions
"Goodnight Moon" | Picture Book Study
A picture book study companion for Goodnight Moon, providing comprehension, sequencing, tracing, and writing activities tied to the story.
Answers included
Shared-reading lessons & collections
Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Kindergarten
A guided-reading lesson plan for Kindergarten built around a simple beginner-level book (referenced as "The Cat and the Hat" or similar), focused on phonics, sight-word recognition, and reading comprehension.
Answers included
Picture-book companions
"Blueberries from Sal" | Picture Book Study
No-prep picture book study companion for the story "Blueberries for Sal," for preschool through early elementary.
Answers included
Retelling & discussion
Key Details in a Text Activity
A set of 'Key Details' discussion cards, each naming a well-known children's picture book (e.g. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, The Kissing Hand, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Fancy Nancy, Wemberly Worried, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Stephanie's Ponytail, Green Eggs and Ham), used to prompt students to ask and answer key-detail comprehension questions…
Shared-reading lessons & collections
Back To School Listening Center With QR Codes (28 Books)
a listening-center resource pairing 28 back-to-school and school-social-skills picture books with QR codes that link to read-aloud videos, for use during independent reading rotations
Retelling & discussion
Asking Questions about a Story Activity
Support discussion of a read-aloud story or topic by providing question-word cards (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How/Which/How Many) to guide students in asking and answering questions about key details.
Stories & video storybooksMovement & participation
Gross Motor Storybook: Farm Fun
A farm-themed rhyming storybook in which each farm scene triggers a matching gross motor movement task.
Shared-reading lessons & collections
Rules Rock! Social Skills Story and Activities
A social-skills story (animated PowerPoint plus a printable storybook) teaching K-3 students why rules exist across school, classroom, family, and social settings, that laws are more serious than rules, followed by brainstorm worksheet activities.
Stories & video storybooksMovement & participation
Gross Motor Story Book: Nature Walk
A short illustrated storybook-style activity in which each thing discovered on a nature walk triggers a matching gross motor movement task.
Shared-reading lessons & collections
There's A Crazy Alien On The Road ( 3-7 years)
An illustrated storybook (UK) about an alien, Zoggy, who steals a joyride in a sports car, breaks road rules, and learns a lesson about consequences and self-control.
Movement & yoga storiesMovement & participation
Kids Yoga Stories: Yoga Desert Book for Kids - Emily’s Day in the Desert
An illustrated yoga storybook following Emily's family trip to Death Valley, pairing each page of the narrative with a yoga pose so children act out the story (and encounter desert wildlife) as they read.
Movement & yoga storiesMovement & participation
Kids Yoga Stories: Yoga Books for Kids: Justine and Joey at the Zoo
A zoo-themed storybook about siblings Justine and Joey visiting the zoo, teaching mindfulness/stillness and yoga poses tied to zoo animals.
Picture-book companions
Stuck | Book Companion Activities | Digital Book Study
Digital micro-learning PowerPoint deck guiding students through the picture book Stuck by Oliver Jeffers, building sequencing, character analysis, and comprehension skills.
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Shared-reading lessons & collections
Addition and Subtraction Class Book
A read-aloud tie-in activity where students create their own class book pages responding to the story 'If You Were A Plus Sign... And If You Were A Minus Sign' by Trisha Shaskan, reinforcing addition and subtraction equation concepts.
Stories & video storybooks
Storybook Art Gr. K-2
A teacher resource that integrates art education with well-known storybooks, guiding K-2 students to analyze and recreate art styles/mediums found in favorite picture books.
Movement & yoga storiesMovement & participation
Kids Yoga Stories: Yoga Book for Kids - Mia's Mountain Hike
A forest/nature-themed storybook about a girl hiking a mountain in Canada with her aunt, teaching mindfulness in nature through story and yoga poses.
Picture-book companions
Name Unit - Five Day Lesson Plan Bundle | Book Companion Activities
A five-day lesson-plan unit using picture books (Chrysanthemum, The Name Jar, Your Name is a Song, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom) to teach students about the significance of names, identity, and name-based phonics.
Shared-reading lessons & collections
Sacagawea - The Brave Pathfinder
A short illustrated storybook introducing young/early learners to Sacagawea's role as guide, interpreter, and helper during the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Shared-reading lessons & collections
Mrs. E's Extraordinary Alphabet Activities
A 130-page literature-based alphabet curriculum teaching the 26 letters of the English alphabet and their short/long vowel sounds through multiple hands-on lessons per letter built around read-aloud picture books.
Picture-book companions
Pout Pout Fish Goes to School | Book Companion Activities | Digital Book Study
A digital slide-deck book study/companion for the picture book 'Pout Pout Fish Goes to School', building reading comprehension and story-elements skills.
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