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
|
Annie
Flies The Birthday Bike |
CRESCENT
DRAGONWAGON |
|
BOOK
|
Ask
Mr. Bear |
MARJORIE
FLACK |
|
BOOK
|
The
Bake-A-Cake Book |
CHARLOTTE
RAMEL |
|
BOOK
|
A
Birthday Basket For Tia |
PAT
MORA |
|
BOOK
|
Birthday
Presents |
CYNTHIA
RYLANT |
|
BOOK
|
Birthday
Rhymes, Special Times |
BOBBYE
S. GOLDSTEIN |
|
BOOK
|
Carl's
Afternoon In The Park |
ALEXANDRA
DAY |
|
BOOK
|
Clifford's
Birthday Party! |
NORMAN
BRIDWELL |
|
BOOK
|
Clifford's
Puppy Days |
NORMAN
BRIDWELL |
|
BOOK
|
Come
To My Party |
JUDITH
BENET RICHARDSON |
|
BOOK
|
Country
Fari |
GAIL
GIBBONS |
|
BOOK
|
Doll
Face Has A Party |
PAM
CONRAD |
|
BOOK
|
The
Hit Of The Party |
FRANZ
BRANDENBERG |
|
BOOK
|
Little
Mouse's Birthday Cake |
THACHER
HURD |
|
BOOK
|
Mouse's
Birthday |
JANE
YOLEN |
|
BOOK
|
Mr.
Rabbit And The Lovely Present |
CHARLOTTE
ZOLOTOW |
|
BOOK
|
Pearl
Paints |
ABIGAIL
THOMAS |
|
BOOK
|
Peeping
Beauty |
MARY
JANE AUCH |
|
BOOK
|
The
Slumber Party |
MARGARET
WILD |
|
BOOK
|
Spot
Bakes A Cake |
ERIC
HILL |
|
BOOK
|
What
Shall We Do When We All Go Out? |
SHARI
HALPERN |
|
BOARD
BOOK |
Treasure
Hunt Playtime |
|
|
BOARD
BOOK |
Carl's
Afternoon In The Park |
ALEXANDRA
DAY |
|
BIG
BOOK |
Jamberry |
BRUCE
DEGEN |
|
RESOURCE
BOOK |
Connecting
With Holidays |
SANDRA
SIEGEL PLATTNER |
|
BOOK
& TAPE |
Happy
Birthday, Sam |
PAT
HUTCHINS |
|
CASSETTE
|
Happy
Birthday |
SHARON,
LOIS & BRAM |
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VHS
|
Happy
Birthday, Moon |
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|
PUPPET
|
Clifford
Puppet |
After viewing the VHS Happy Birthday, Moon have the children draw
pictures of the birthday presents they would like to give to the moon. Paste a
white moon onto each child's picture. Invite the children to talk about their
choices of gifts as they share their moon and gift pictures with the class.
Have an Un-Birthday Party when it is a celebration only if it isn't your
birthday. (Make sure you choose a day when no one has a birthday). Make
un-birthday cards for family and friends. Listen to "The Unbirthday
Song" on Sharon, Lois and Bram's Happy Birthday cassette tape.
Share Bake-A-Cake Book. Make cakes and candles out of
playdough or plasticene. You can make your own playdough using the following
simple recipe: 3 parts non-self rising wheat flour, 1 part salt, 1 part water,
3 tablespoons salad oil. Mix until pliable. Add food coloring with the water.
Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks. Let the children mold their
cakes using muffin pans. Let them roll out candles using rolling pins.
Five Birthday Candles
Five birthday candles;
Wish there were more.
Blow out one
Then there are four.
Four birthday candles
Pretty as can be.
Blow out one.
Then there are three.
Three birthday candles;
Mother bought them new.
Blow out one.
Then there are two.
Two birthday candles
Birthday cakes are fun.
Blow out one.
Then there is one.
One birthday candle
A birthday wish is fun.
Blow out one.
Then there is none.
Balloons for a Party
Here are balloons for a party,
For it is a special day today.
There are balloons for all my friends
Who are coming over to play.
Here is a pretty, round, blue balloon,
Blue as my kitten's eyes.
Here is a flaming, round, red balloon,
Just about your size.
Here is a happy, round, yellow balloon,
Yellow as bright sunshine.
Here is a lovely, round, purple balloon
Like purple grapes on a vine.
Here is a little, round, orange balloon
Like oranges from a store.
And now there are no more.
Ask your local children's librarian about more fingerplays,
activities and books such as these recommended titles: