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 |
The 329th Friend |
MARJORIE W. SHARMAT |
|
BOOK |
Bill And Pete |
TOMIE DE PAOLA |
|
BOOK |
Chester's Way |
KEVIN HENKES |
|
BOOK |
The Doorbell Rang |
PAT HUTCHINS |
|
BOOK |
Elizabeth And Larry |
MARILYN SADLER |
|
BOOK |
Elvira |
MARGARET SHANNON |
|
BOOK |
Five Little Monkeys Sitting In A Tree |
EILEEN CHRISTELOW |
|
BOOK |
How Joe The Bear And Sam The Mouse Got Together |
BEATRICE SCHENK De REGNIERS |
|
BOOK |
Jake And Rosie |
PATRICIA LILLIE |
|
BOOK |
Jam Day |
BARBARA M. JOOSSEE |
|
BOOK |
Jessica |
KEVIN HENKES |
|
BOOK |
Kids |
CATHERINE and LAURRENCE ANHOLT |
|
BOOK |
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile |
BERNARD WABER |
|
BOOK |
My Best Friend |
PAT HUTCHINS |
|
BOOK |
My Buddy |
AUDREY OSOFSKY |
|
BOOK |
Stella And Roy |
ASHLEY WOLFF |
|
BOOK |
Together |
GEORGE ELLA LYON |
|
BOOK |
Watch Out For Chicken Feet In Your Soup |
TOMIE DE PAOLA |
|
BOOK |
Will I Have A Friend? |
MIRIAM COHEN |
|
BOOK |
Yo! Yes? |
CHRIS RASCHKA |
|
BOARD BOOK |
Do You Want To Be My Friend? |
ERIC CARLE |
|
BIG BOOK |
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge |
MEM FOX |
|
RESOURCE BOOK |
Story Stretchers: Activities To Expand Children's Favorite Books |
SHIRLEY C. RAINES |
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BOOK & TAPE |
Play With Me |
MARIE HALL ETS |
|
CASSETTE |
My Best Friend |
LISA MONET |
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VHS |
Shelly Duvall's Bed Time Stories: Elizabeth And Larry / Bill And Pete |
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PUPPET |
Crocodile Puppet And Fish |
Have children draw group portraits of themselves with their best friends.
After reading Yo! Yes? a few times, children will quickly memorize this very short
story. Divide your class in half and have the group perform this story "readers theatre style."
Share Together. Have children create and illustrate their own
stanzas for this poem. Put these together and make your own classroom
"Together Book."
Give children a paper plate and crayons. Suggest that they make face
masks of a friend. The paper plate mask will have the hair and eye color of
their friend. Invite the children to wear the masks and pretend to be their
friends.
Be My Friend
(Sung to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb")
Will you come and play with me?
Play with me, play with me.
Will you come and play with me?
Please be my friend.
Hi Five!
(Sung to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin")
Where is one friend? Where is one friend?
(Hands behind back)
Here is one.
(Bring out one finger of one hand)
Here is one.
(Bring out one finger of other hand)
Say hello to one friend.
(Wiggle one finger)
Say hello to one friend.
(Wiggle other finger)
Bring more friends. Bring more friends.
(Hands behind back again)
Where are two friends? Where are two friends?
(Hands behind back)
Here are two.
(Bring out two fingers of one hand)
Here are two.
(Bring out two fingers of other hand)
Say hello to two friends.
(Wiggle two finger)
Say hello to two friends.
(Wiggle other two fingers)
Bring more friends. Bring more friends.
(Hands behind back again)
Where are three friends. . .
Where are four friends. . .
Where are five friends? Where are five friends?
(Hands behind back)
Here are five.
(Bring out five fingers of one hand)
Here are five.
(Bring out five fingers of other hand)
Say hello to five friends.
(Wiggle five fingers)
Say hello to five friends.
(Wiggle other five fingers)
Hi Five Hi!
(Raise one hand above head)
Hi Five Hi!
(Raise other hand above head. Then greet each other with high fives)
Ask your local children's librarian about more fingerplays, activities and books such as these recommended titles: