| Activities & Themes Click on the links below to see the activity guides for each book |
Getting to Know Each Other as featured in Teaching Tolerance Magazine, Fall 2006
THEMES: friendship, tolerance, family, aging, grandparents, Alzheimer's
THEMES: friendship, tolerance, family, aging, grandparents, Alzheimer's
Craft projects, science ideas, food activities
THEMES: perseverance, individuality, creativity, late-bloomers, gardening, nature, crafts
THEMES: perseverance, individuality, creativity, late-bloomers, gardening, nature, crafts
Pre-reading, language arts, math, science, drama, music and food activities,
written by the authors
Readers Theater script
Activities by educator Jackee Brigman Bell
THEMES: family, relationships, value of friendship over money
written by the authors
Readers Theater script
Activities by educator Jackee Brigman Bell
THEMES: family, relationships, value of friendship over money
Language arts & food activities
Carla's Sandwich Cookbook
THEMES: creativity, peer pressure, food, sharing, teasing, indivituality
Carla's Sandwich Cookbook
THEMES: creativity, peer pressure, food, sharing, teasing, indivituality
Activity Guide from educator Donna O'Donnell Figurski
Classroom activity from the PJ Library Book Club
THEMES: uniqueness, tolerance, Christmas, Hanukkah
Classroom activity from the PJ Library Book Club
THEMES: uniqueness, tolerance, Christmas, Hanukkah
Grandfather Paper Bag Puppet
THEMES: grandparents, memories, wrinkles
THEMES: grandparents, memories, wrinkles
Monster Finger Puppets to print and make Monster Music
Make Your Own Monster free printable
Trick or Treat Safety Guide
Classroom Activity
Literature Springboard from Empowering Writers
Request a free Monster bookplate
THEMES: creativity, imagination, facing fears, humor, Halloween
Make Your Own Monster free printable
Trick or Treat Safety Guide
Classroom Activity
Literature Springboard from Empowering Writers
Request a free Monster bookplate
THEMES: creativity, imagination, facing fears, humor, Halloween
Reacting to Bullying Printable Activity Page
Anti-bullying resources
Deeper themes in Alley Oops: an interview with the author
THEMES: bullying, combating bullying, sport as a conduit for conflict resolution
Anti-bullying resources
Deeper themes in Alley Oops: an interview with the author
THEMES: bullying, combating bullying, sport as a conduit for conflict resolution
Knit Pobble Mittens - a knitting pattern
Pobble's Way Parent/Teacher Guide
Language Arts Activities
Printable Stick Puppets
THEMES: imagination, winter, nature, bedtime
Pobble's Way Parent/Teacher Guide
Language Arts Activities
Printable Stick Puppets
THEMES: imagination, winter, nature, bedtime
A Cat Is: Language Arts/Science
THEMES: pet adoption, cats, family, compromise
THEMES: pet adoption, cats, family, compromise
Home or Classroom Activity Guide
THEMES: rules & consequences, siblings, birth order, fairness, humor
THEMES: rules & consequences, siblings, birth order, fairness, humor
| Picture Books That Explore and Illuminate |
Coloring Page 1
Coloring Page 2
THEMES: mourning, grief, celebration of life, grandparents
Coloring Page 2
THEMES: mourning, grief, celebration of life, grandparents
Word Jumble Crossword Puzzle
Word Search Draw a Sandcastle page
Help the Dragon Move In Maze (easier)
Help the Dragons Move In Maze (harder)
Building a Story is Like Building a Sandcastle (a Parent/Teacher Guide)
THEMES: friendship, imagination, beach, dragons, family
Word Search Draw a Sandcastle page
Help the Dragon Move In Maze (easier)
Help the Dragons Move In Maze (harder)
Building a Story is Like Building a Sandcastle (a Parent/Teacher Guide)
THEMES: friendship, imagination, beach, dragons, family
Ernestine coloring page Help Ernestine Get to the Park Maze
Ernestine Word Search Match Names and Jobs Activity
Help Ernestine Pack Her Wagon
Fly a Kite with Ernestine (you need both the instructions and template, below):
Instructions
Kite Template
THEMES: free play, lessons, fun
Ernestine Word Search Match Names and Jobs Activity
Help Ernestine Pack Her Wagon
Fly a Kite with Ernestine (you need both the instructions and template, below):
Instructions
Kite Template
THEMES: free play, lessons, fun
Help Sam & Petey Get to Sleep Maze
Two Activities: matching and drawing
Can You Find It?
THEMES: bedtime, adventure, imagination
Two Activities: matching and drawing
Can You Find It?
THEMES: bedtime, adventure, imagination