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 |
Animal Lingo |
PAM CONRAD |
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BOOK |
The Birthday ABC |
ERIC METAXAS |
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BOOK |
Boodil My Dog |
PIJA LINDENBAUM |
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BOOK |
Buster's Echo |
RAGNHILD SCAMELL |
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BOOK |
Can I Have A Stegosaurus Mom? Can I? Please!? |
LOIS G. GRAMBLING |
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BOOK |
The Cat And The Rooster |
IVAN MALKOVYCH |
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BOOK |
Chickens! Chickens! |
BARBARA ANN PORTE |
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BOOK |
Clifford's Puppy Days |
NORMAN BRIDWELL |
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BOOK |
Dog Breath: The Horrible Trouble With Hally Tosis |
DAV PILKEY |
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BOOK |
Dog In, Cat Out |
GILLIAN RUBINSTEIN |
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BOOK |
Dog Tales |
JANET McLEAN |
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BOOK |
Easy To See Why |
FRED GWYNNE |
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BOOK |
The Hee-Haw River |
DEE LILLEGARD |
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BOOK |
I Want A Dog |
DAYAL KAUR KHALSA |
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BOOK |
The Night I Followed The Dog |
NINA LADEN |
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BOOK |
No Plain Pets |
MARC IAN BARASCH |
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BOOK |
Please Don't Squeeze Your Boa, Noah! |
MARILYN SINGER |
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BOOK |
Quacky Duck |
PAUL and EMMA ROGERS |
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BOOK |
Solo Plus One |
RAGNHILD SCAMELL |
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BOOK |
Whiskers And Rhymes |
ARNOLD LOBEL |
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BOARD BOOK |
Hot Dog! |
EVELYN CLARKE MOTT |
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BIG BOOK |
Rainbow Fish |
MARCUS PFISTER |
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RESOURCE BOOK |
Where Is Thumbkin? 500 Activities To Use With Songs You Already Know |
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BOOK & TAPE |
Arthur's Pet Business |
MARC BROWN |
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CASSETTE |
Sing Me A Story |
HEATHER FOREST |
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VHS |
The Dingles And Three Other Titles |
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PUPPET |
Bulldog Puppet |
"Let's
be puppy dogs" is
all you'll have to say and your preschoolers will fill in the rest. Invite the
children to pretend they are playing outside, jumping, and finding a bone. Have
the Puppet Dog do the activities along with the children. Ask the children to
bark as if they wanted something to eat and then to bark as if they want to be
petted. Continue this creative dramatic activity by inviting your class to
pretend to be other animals: they can be spider on all fours, a seal with their
legs dragging behind, a kangaroo by squatting and jumping, or a snake by crawling
on the floor.
Read No Plain Pets and then ask each child to draw a picture of
the pet he or she would like to have.
Watch the VHS which features Doris Dingle and her three delightful cats.
Suddenly a ferocious storm burst upon them. In spite of her fear, Doris Dingle
makes a plan to save herself and her cats. After viewing this film you may want
to discuss issues of friendship and trust, individual uniqueness or dealing
with an emergency.
My Pets
I have five pets
(Hold up 5 fingers)
That I'd like you to meet.
They all live on Mulberry Street.
This is my chicken,
(Point to little finger)
The smallest of all.
He comes running whenever I call
This is my duckling.
(Point to ring finger)
He says: Quack, quack, quack,"
As he shakes the water from his back.
Here is my rabbit, he runs from his pen
(Point to middle finger)
Then I must put him back again.
This is my kitten.
(Point to second finger)
Her coat is black and white.
She loves to sleep on my pillow at night
Here is my puppy who has lots of fun.
(Point to thumb)
He chases the others and makes them run.
(Move thumb slowly and fingers rapidly)
My Puppy
I like to pet my puppy,
He has such nice soft fur.
And if I don't pull his tail,
He won't say Gr-r-r.
Puppy's Doghouse
This is puppy's doghouse
(Put tips of fingers together)
This is puppy's bed
(Hands flat, palms upward)
This is puppy's pan of milk
(Cup hands together like bowl)
Where he can be fed.
This is puppy's collar
(Encircle neck with fingers)
His name is on it, too.
Take a stick and throw it
(Make throwing motion)
And he'll bring it back to you!
(Clap hands rapidly)
Ask your local children's librarian about more fingerplays, activities and
books such as these recommended titles: