Resources for Parents and Teachers

BOOK ACTIVITY GUIDES:

• BLUE on BLUE, illustrated by Beth Krommes
• DARK ON LIGHT, illustrated by Felicita Sala
• FINDING GRATEFUL, illustrated by Faith Pray
• GOODBYE BRINGS HELLO, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman
• GOODBYE BRINGS HELLO Song (by Emily Arrow)
• GREEN on GREEN, illustrated by Felicita Sala
• LOOK and LISTEN, illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford
• SOMETIMES A WALL…, illustrated by Barroux
• THE SHARING BOOK, illustrated by Simone Shin
• WHO EATS ORANGE?, illustrated by Robin Page
• WINTER LULLABY, illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki

ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED by SUBJECT AREA:

Art

• Make a Rain Stick
• Directed Drawing – “A Rainy Day”
• DIY Scratch Board
• Puppets: Giraffe, Raccoon
• Seasonal Tree Art
• Under the Sea Aquarium
• “Kindness” Coloring Pages: We Are Kind , Be Kind
• Nightime Views
• “Today I Am Grateful” Coloring Page

(Books: BLUE on BLUE, WHO EATS ORANGE? , GREEN on GREEN,  SOMETIMES A WALL, DARK on LIGHT,  FINDING GRATEFUL)

Math

• Small Bear Math (Counting, Number Sentences)
• Moon Math (Counting, Number Sentences)

(Books: WINTER LULLABY,  DARK on LIGHT)

Science

• The Water Cycle
• How to be a Cloud Detective (YouTube for Kids)
• Cloud Chart
• Rainbow Skewers (Food Groups)

(Books: BLUE on BLUE,  WHO EATS ORANGE? )

Writing

• Goodbye/Hello Write and Draw
• Goodbye/Hello Through the Seasons
• Step-by- Step /How To (make a sandwich) writing
• “I Can” Badges
• Describe the Animals
• Persona Poem
• Sensing the Seasons Choose one season and explore it using your senses.
• Seasons: Compare and Contrast using a “Double Bubble Map.”
• Draw and Write (using question words): Summer Fun
• Color Sensory Poem
• Imagine and Write – “If I were Small Bear…”
• Dark and Light Poem
• “Finding Home” in Poetry (Poetry Writing Post on Unleashing Readers)
• Gratitude Journal Page for Kids
• Grateful Scavenger Hunt

(Books: GOODBYE BRINGS HELLO,  WHO EATS ORANGE? , GREEN on GREEN, WINTER LULLABY,  LOOK and LISTEN, DARK on LIGHT, FINDING GRATEFUL)

ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY THEME:

Animals

• Persona Poem
• Puppets: (Giraffe and Raccoon)
• Describe the Animals
•  Imagine and Write (“If I were Small Bear…”
•  Small Bear Math (Counting, Number Sentences)
•  Puppets! (Storytelling/Sequencing/ Oral Language Development)
•  Follow the Path (Trace and Cut/Fine Motor Skills)
•  “Here is a Cave” finger play
•  Awake and Asleep (Match and Trace)
• Look and Listen Scavenger Hunt
• Look and Listen Puzzle (Cut/Match/Fine Motor Skills)
• Look and Listen Guessing Game

(Books: WHO EATS ORANGE?, WINTER LULLABY,  LOOK and LISTEN)

I Can!

• “I Can” Badges
• Goodbye Trike/ Hello Bike Maze (Critical Thinking / Fine Motor Skills)
• Count the Animals
• Winter Lullaby Follow the Path (Trace and Cut/Fine Motor Skills)
• Look and Listen Puzzle (Cut/Match/Fine Motor Skills)
• DARK ON LIGHT Puzzle (Cut/Match/Fine Motor Skills)
• DARK ON LIGHT Maze (Critical Thinking /Fine Motor Skills)

(Books: GOODBYE BRINGS HELLO, GREEN on GREEN, WINTER LULLABY, LOOK and LISTEN,DARK on LIGHT)

Poetry

• Persona Poem
• Color Sensory Poem
• “Finding Home” in Poetry (Writing Poetry post on Unleashing Readers)
• Dark and Light Poem
• Grateful Is… Poem

(Books: WHO EATS ORANGE?, GREEN on GREEN,  LOOK and LISTEN, DARK on LIGHT, FINDING GRATEFUL)

Seasons

• Goodbye/Hello Through the Seasons
• Sensing the Seasons: Choose one season and explore it using your senses.
• Color Sensory Poem
• Seasons: Compare and Contrast using a Double Bubble Map
• Draw and Write (using question words) : Summer Fun
• Seasonal Tree Art

(Books: GOODBYE BRINGS HELLO, GREEN on GREEN)

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Read-Aloud Videos

•  GREEN on GREEN – (Read & Learn with Simon Kids)
•  BLUE on BLUE – (Read & Learn with Simon Kids)
•  WHO EATS ORANGE? (Read & Learn with Simon Kids)
•  GOODBYE BRINGS HELLO (song by Emily Arrow)

Teaching Books 

• Read my Guest Blog Post on Teaching Books
• Listen to this “Meet the Author” audio recording to learn more about DARK on LIGHT

Book Trailers

• BLUE on BLUE
• GREEN on GREEN

Author Study

• with “Miss Susan” of the Mercer County Library System

Out and About

• (How) Can We Read? interview