Olivia

This delightful book follows Olivia the Pig through a day in her life. Her imagination runs wild as she pretends to be any number of things and uses her spunky energy to have lots of fun! The following lesson plan designed for Kindergarteners will teach the children to use their imaginations to design their own artwork and learn that they can be anything they want to be!

Olivia Lesson References

Blackburn, B. R. (2008). Literacy from a to z: engaging students in reading,

writing, speaking, and listening. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education .

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

This story tells of a charming crocodile that lives in the city. He is a lovable character that children love to listen to. We follow his story as he gets himself in trouble and comes out a hero in the end! The lesson plan below helps children build literacy by combining it with their own expressive drawing.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Lesson References

Paquette, K. (2007). Talking drawings strategy. Early Childhood Education
Journal, 35(1), 65-73.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This classic book tells of a caterpillar's journey to become a butterfly....and all the yummy food he eats on the way! The repitition in this book makes it the perfect read-aloud story. Through the lesson plan below, students will learn to love this book and literacy through music!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Lesson References

Wiggins, D. G. (2007, August). Pre-k music and the emergent reader. Early

Childhood Education Journal, 35(1), 55-64.

References

Lyle, lyle, crocodile picture. (n.d.). Retrieved February 20, 2010, from
         http://christygatesportfolio.com/books.html
 
Matilda picture. (n.d.). Retrieved February 20, 2010, from http://kiddley.com/
 
Olivia picture. (n.d.). Retrieved April 20, 2010, from
        http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/childrens_centre/
 
Very hungry caterpillar picture. (n.d.). Retrieved February 20, 2010, from
        http://cedarvalleypublishing.com/blog/2008/12/
 
The very hungry caterpillar song. (n.d.). Retrieved February 20, 2010, from
        http://www.mrsjonesroom.com/songs/hungrycaterpillar.html