List of Book Titles

8/3/2019 List of Book Titles

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Season Type Theme Title Author

All Season Storybook All I See is a Part of Me Chara Curtis

All Season Storybook Owls Owl Lake Kiezaburo Tejima

All Season Storybook I Am a Bunny Ole Risom

All Season Storybook Gardening And the Good Brown Earth Kathy Henderson

All Season Storybook dandelions When the Wind Stops Charlotte Zolotow

All Season Storybook Fairy The Tales of Tiptoes Lightly Reg Down

All Season Storybook Fairy Big-Stamp Two-Toes, The Barefoot Giant Reg Down

All Season Picturebook Elves In the Land of Elves Daniela Drescher

All Season Picturebook Fairy In the Land of Fairies Daniela DrescherAnytime Storybook Peter's Old House Elsa Maartman Beskow

All Season Storybook dog Higglety Pigglety Pop!: Or There Must Be MMaurice Sendak

All Season Facts Animal Sci What Do you Do with a Tail Like This? Robin Page

All Season Storybook Grandmother Winter Phillis Root

All Season Poetry Around the Year Elsa Maartman Beskow

All Season Storybook Bedtime Wild Child Lynn Plourde

All Season Poetry Bedtime, F Sky Castle Sandra Hanken

All Season Storybook Environme Dear Children of Earth: A Letter from Home Schim Schimmel

Anytime Picturebook Bedtime, E Elf Night Jan Wahl

Anytime Storybook culture Magical Tales from Many Lands Margaret Mayo

All Season Storybook Greed One Grain of Rice Demi

All Season Storybook Alphabet The Alphabet From Z to A Judith ViorstAll Season Chapter Book culture Grandmother's Stories: Wise Woman Tales Burleigh Mulen

All Season Chapter Book animals, n Old Mother West Wind and 6 Other Stories Thornton Burgess

All Season Chapter Book The Complete Brambly Hedge Jill Barklem

All Season Storybook The Children of Noisy Village Astrid Lingred

All Season Chapter Book Gateway to Storyland Watty Piper

All Season Picturebook colours Mouse Paint Ellen Stoll Walsh

All Season Storybook Colours Harold and the Purple Crayon Crockett Johnson

All Season Storybook colours Little Blue and Little Yellow Leo Lionni

All Season Storybook colours A Color of my own Leo Lionni

All Season Storybook colours, sh Baa Baa Black Sheep Tomi dePaola

All Season Storybook colours Red Cherry Red Jackie Kay

Anytime Storybook Animals Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling

Anytime Picturebook Death Hello Grand Mamoon! Donna Steinmann

All Season Resource Fairy Good Night Faeries Brian Froud

All Season Storybook Bedtime What if Regina J. Williams

All Season Storybook Growth As Big as You Elaine Greenstein

Ant Storybook Death Badgers Parting Gifts Susan Varley

Anytime Storybook Who is Ben Charlotte Zolotow

Anytime Storybook Nutik, The Wolf Pup Jean Craig George

Anytime Poetry Moon In Every Moon There is a Face Charles Mathes

Anytime Storybook Pancakes, Pancakes Eric Carle

Autumn Storybook Halloween Child of Faerie, Child of Earth Jane Yolen

Autumn Storybook dandelions The Story of the Wind Children Sibylle Von Olfers

Autumn Storybook Weaving, Wind Child Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Autumn Storybook Harvest, M Hello, Harvest Moon Ralph FletcherAutumn Storybook bedtime, a Night in the Country Cynthia Rylant

Autumn Storybook wind Feel the Wind Arthur Dorros

Autumn Storybook wind Millicent and the Wind Robert N. Munsch

Autumn Storybook wind, bedti Wind Says Goodnight

Autumn Storybook One Leaf Rides the Wind Celeste Mannis

Spring Storybook Raven Raven and the River Nancy White Carlstrom

Spring Storybook Colours The Lion and the Red Bird Elisa Kleven

Spring Storybook Springs Sprung Lynn Plourde

Spring Poetry Flora's Feast: A Fairy's Festival of Flowers Walter Crane

Spring Storybook Fairy, Troll Fairy Wings Lauren Mills

Spring Storybook Seeds The Empty Pot Demi

Spring Storybook cinderella Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters John Steptoe


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Spring Storybook seeds, gar The Hollyhock Wall Martin Waddel

Spring Storybook seeds, gar Miss Rumphius Barbara Cooney

Spring Storybook seeds, gar Planting a Rainbow Lois Elhert

Spring Storybook alphabet Eating the Alphabet Lois Elhert

Spring Storybook The Wind's Garden Bethany Roberts

Summer Storybook ocean The Seashore Book Charlotte Zolotow

Summer Storybook fossils, din Fossil Claire Ewart

Summer Storybook Butterfly Where Butterflies Grow Joanne Ryder

Summer Storybook Desert When the Clay Sings Byrd BaylorSummer Storybook Herbs Peter in Blueberry Land Elsa Maartman Beskow

Summer Storybook pacifist The Story of Ferdinand Munro Leaf

Summer Storybook Colours When the Sun Rose Barbara Helen Berger

Summer Storybook Snails Snails Spell Joanne Ryder

Summer Poetry Spiders Spider's Spin Webs Yvonne Winer

Summer Storybook Diary of a Worm Doreen Cronin

Summer Storybook Relaxation Indigo Ocean Dreams Lori Lite

Summer Storybook Relaxation The Goodnight Caterpillar Lori Lite

Summer Storybook Summer's Vacation Lynn Plourde

Summer Storybook Bedtime, OThe Big Big Sea Martin Waddel

Summer Storybook cinderella The Talking Eggs Robert D. San Souci

Summer Storybook fireflies Fireflies (Reading Rainbow) Julie BrinckloeSummer Storybook mountain li When I was young in the mountains Cynthia Rylant

Summer Storybook goblins, rai The Rainbow Goblins Ul de Rico

Summer Storybook rainbow A Rainbow of my own Don Freeman

Summer Storybook water cycleThe Raindrops Adventure Kimberly Kerr

Summer Storybook rainbow All the Colors of the Rainbow Allan Fowler

Summer Storybook ocean, col Mr. Seahorse Eric Carle

Summer Storybook colours, str The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry Don Wood

Summer Storybook Forest The Dragon and the Unicorn Lynne Cherry

Summer Storybook The Way to Start a Day Byrd Baylor

Summer Storybook Butterfly, S Wings of Change Franklin Hill

Summer Storybook swamps The Summer folk Doris Burn

Summer Storybook water cycleDown Comes the Rain Franklyn M. Branley

Winter Storybook Christmas The After Christmas Tree

Winter Storybook Christmas, Who's that Knocking on Christmas Eve? Jan Brett

Winter Storybook Christmas, Christmas Trolls Jan Brett

Winter Storybook Christmas Trouble with Trolls Jan Brett

Winter Storybook Christmas The Wild Christmas Reindeer Jan Brett

Winter Storybook Christmas The Twelve Days of Christmas Jan Brett

Winter Storybook Christmas Mousekin's Christmas Eve Edna Miller

Winter Storybook Christmas Merry Christmas Stega Non, Tomie de Paola

Winter Storybook Christmas The Cat of the Covrefell Tomie de Paula

Winter Storybook Christmas The Nutcracker Eyewitness Classic Ernest Hoffman

Winter Storybook Christmas The Christmas Knight Jane Louise Curry

Winter Storybook Christmas Old Sadie and the Christmas Bear Phyllis Naylor

Winter Storybook Christmas The Remarkable Christmas of the Cobbler' Ruth SawyerWinter Storybook Christmas A Christmas Alphabet Carolyn Wells

Winter Storybook Christmas Christmas at Noisy Village Astrid Lingred

Winter Storybook Christmas Siegfried Diane Stanley

Winter Storybook Kwanzaa Seven Spools of Thread: Kwanzaa Angela Shelf Medearis

Winter Storybook Kwanzaa My First Kwanzaa Book Deborah Newton Chocolate

Winter Storybook Christmas Little Bear's Christmas Norbert Landa

Winter Storybook Hopper Hunts for Spring Marcus Pfister

Winter Storybook Christmas Merry Christmas, Davy! Brigitte Weninger

Winter Storybook Christmas Merry Christmas, Strega Nona Tomi dePaola

Winter Storybook Little Fern's First Winter Jane Simmons

Winter Storybook When Will it be Spring? Catherine Walters

Winter Storybook Flannel Kisses Linda Crotta Brennan


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Winter Storybook The Story of the Root Children Sibelle von Olfers

Winter Storybook When the Root Children Wake Up Sibelle von Olfers

Winter Storybook Winter Waits Lynn Plourde

Winter Storybook Winter Awake Linda Kroll

Winter Storybook When Winter Comes Nancy Van Laan

Winter Storybook culture While the Bear Sleeps: Winter Tales and TrCaitlin Matthews

Winter Storybook The Mitten Tree Candace Christiansen

Winter Storybook The Winter Wren Brock Cole

Winter Storybook Red Fox Running Eve BuntingWinter Storybook hibernation Turtle Dreams Marion Bauer

Winter Storybook snow One Cold Night Claire Ewart

Winter Storybook migrating, The Big Snow Berta and Elmer Hadler

Winter Storybook migrating, Goodbye Geese Nancy Carlstrom

Winter Storybook solstice Dear Rebecca, Winter is Here Jean Craig George

Winter Storybook solstice The Shortest Day Wendy Pfeffer

Winter Storybook winter as Is that You Winter? Sephen Gammell

Winter Storybook fox Up North in the Winter Deborah Hartley

Winter Storybook Girl From Snow Country Masako Hidaka

Winter Storybook fox Fox's Dream Kiezaburo Tejima

Winter Storybook hedgehog The Hat Jan Brett

Winter Storybook Bedtime, OOwl Moon Jane YolenWinter Storybook The Snow Speaks Nancy White Carlstrom

Winter Storybook Christmas, Hanna's Christmas Melissa Peterson

Winter Storybook Christmas The Baker's Dozen: A St. Nicholas Tale Aaron Shepard

Winter Poetry Christmas The Young Oxford Book of Christmas Poems

Winter Poetry Christmas The Christmas Book: Stories, Poems etc Caroline Royds

Winter Storybook When it Starts to Snow Peter Gershator

Winter Storybook Grandfather Twilight Barbara Helen Berger

Winter Storybook Winter Lullaby Barbara Sueling

Winter Storybook Snow The Story of the Snow Children Sibylle Von Olfers

Winter Storybook Relaxation A Boy and a Bear Lori Lite

Winter Storybook Winter Waits Lynn Plourde

Winter Storybook Christmas Good King Weneceslas John M. Neale

Winter Storybook Christmas The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toome Susan Wojciechowski

Winter Chapter Book Moomingland Midwinter Tove Jansson

Winter Storybook A Redwall Winter's Tale Brain Jacques

Winter Storybook Dogteam Gary Paulsen

Winter Storybook Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evenin Robert Frost/Susan Jeffers

Winter Storybook Moose Honk the Moose Phil Strong

Winter Storybook Are you there, Baby Bear? Catherine Walters

Winter Storybook A Winter Day Douglas Florian

Winter Storybook The Tree That Survived Winter Mary Fahy

Poetry The Sun In Me: Poems About the Planet Judith Nichols

Storybook Relaxation The Affirmation Web Lori Lite

Storybook Relaxation A Boy and a Turtle Lori Lite

Storybook Owls Owls in the Family Farley MowatStorybook Trumpet of the Swan E. B. White

Storybook The Tree Dana Lyons

Storybook The Little Wizard Jody Bergma

Storybook Tree Girl T. A. Barron

Storybook Horses all books by marguerite henry Marguerite Henry

Chapter Book Over the Hills and Far Away: Stores of Gno Floris Books

Chapter Book McElderry book of Grimm's Fairy Tales

Storybook Officer buckle & gloria Peggy Rathmann

Pelle's New Suit Elsa Beskow

Spring Storybook counting Over in the Meadow Ezra Jack Keats

The other way to listen Byrd Baylor

Anytime counting My Granny Went to Market Stella Blackstone


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Anytime L, M, N, O, P, and all the letters A-Z Howard Schrager

Summer Storybook counting One Wide Sky Deborah Wiles

All Season Storybook The Season's of Arnolds Apple Tree Gail Gibbons

Storybook bedtime The Princess in the Forest Sibylle Von Olfers

Winter Storybook The Tomten and the Fox Astrid Lingred

Christopher's Harvest Time Elsa Maartman Beskow

Anytime Picturebook The Red Book Barbara Lehman

Spring Poetry A Seed is Sleepy Dianna Huts Aston

Inch by Inch Leo LionniWoody, Hazel and Little Pip Elsa Maartman Beskow

death Nana Upstairs Nana Downstairs Tome de Paola

wolf The Big Bad Wolf and Me Delphine Perret

pancakes Mama Panya's Pancakes: A Village Tal Mary Chamberlain

For You Are a Kenyan Child Kelly Cunanne

counting We All Went on Safari Laurie Krebs

alphabet Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Muriel Feelings

counting Mujo Means One Muriel Feelings

Musai and I Virginia Kroll

bunny The Runaway Bunny

The Carrot Seed

Caps for SaleMake Way for Ducklings

In the Night Kitchen

The Little Engine That Could

Madeline

Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel

Millions of Cats

The Story about Ping

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile

Tikki Tikki Tembo

Corduroy

Where the Wild Things Are

Grandma Fina and her Wonderful Umbrellas

Frog and Toad Books

Moon

Kitten's First Full Moon

In Every Moon There is a Face

Goodnight Moon

Grandfather Twilight

Owl Moon

Moonbear by Frank Asch.

New York : Scribner, c1978.

Worried that the moon is growing smaller each night, Bear decides to do something about it.

More titles in this series include: Happy birthday, moon, Mooncake, Moongame, Moondance, and others.

And if the moon could talk by Kate Banks; pictures by Georg Hallensleben.New York : Frances Foster Books, c1998.

As evening progresses into nighttime, the moon looks down on a variety of nocturnal scenes, including a child getting ready

Armadillo Ray written by John Beifuss; illustrated by Peggy Turley.

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1995.

Curious about the true nature of the moon, Armadillo Ray asks different animals for their opinion.

Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Berger.

New York : Philomel Books, c1984.

At the day's end, Grandfather Twilight walks in the forest to perform his evening task, bringing the miracle of night to the w

A lot of otters by Barbara Helen Berger.


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New York : Philomel Books, c1997.

As a lot of otters wrestle, roll, and cavort on the water, they make such a commotion of light that Mother Moon finds her los

Goodnight moon by Margaret Wise Brown; pictures by Clement Hurd.

New York : Harper & Row, 1975, c1947.

Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.

Papa, please get the moon for me by Eric Carle.

New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1986.Monica's father fulfills her request for the moon by taking it down after it is small enough to carry, but it continues to chang

Northern lullaby by Nancy White Carlstrom; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.

New York: Philomel Books, c1992.

A child says goodnight to the natural world and all those that occupy it.

Cabbage moon story by Tim Chadwick; pictures by Piers Harper.

New York : Orchard Books, 1994.

Albert the rabbit doesn't like cabbage until he finds out what the moon is really made of.

Regards to the man in the moon by Ezra Jack Keats.

New York : Four Winds Press, c1981.With the help of his imagination, his parents, and a few scraps of junk, Louie and his friends travel through space.

The night the moon blew kisses by Lynn Manuel; illustrated by Robin Spowart.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., c1996.

As a little girl and her grandmother walk on a snowy moonlit night, the child blows kisses to the moon which sends frozen ki

What next, baby bear! by Jill Murphy.

New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 1984, c1983.

While his mother readies his bath, Baby Bear makes a quick trip to the moon.

What is the full moon full of? by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim; illustrated by Cyd Moore.

Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press, 1997.

While taking a walk outdoors with his grandmother before bedtime, Jonas hears many animals give different answers to his

Can't sleep by Chris Raschka.

New York : Orchard Books, c1995.

The moon comforts bedtime fears.

Two cool cows by Toby Speed; illustrated by Barry Root.

New York : Putnam's, c1995.

Millie and Maude are two cool cows who fly to the moon and back in a night wearing the Huckabuck children's new black b

The turtle and the moon by Charles Turner; illustrated by Melissa Bay Mathis.

New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1991.

A lonely turtle makes friends with the moon.

Moon man by Tomi Ungerer.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1991.

The man in the moon outwits the police in several escapades on Earth with the help of his waxing and waning powers and th

Builder of the moon by Tim Wynne-Jones; pictures by Ian Wallace.

New York M.K. McElderry Books, c1988.

Brave block-builder David Finebloom receives a message from the moon that it is falling apart and rushes off to help.

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm off to the moon! by Dan Yaccarino.

New York : Scholastic Press, c1997.

A boy gets in a spaceship and takes a dangerous but exciting trip to the moon.


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Notes

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colours Ages 4-8

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introduce painting Ages 4-8

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Math Literature for Older Kids

The Number Devil: A mathematical adventure

The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat

The Man Who Countered: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures

Math Trek: Adventures in the Math Zone

Math Trek 2: A Mathematical Space Odyssey

Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and ProbabilityThe Phantom Tollbooth

There are no Electrons: Electronics for Earthlings

Algebra Unplugged

Calculus for Cats

Flatland

G is for Google

Q is for Quark

4-8 Age Group

One Grain of Rice

A Remainder of One

Spaghetti and Meatballs for Everyone

Sir Cumference and the First Round Table

Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland

Fractals, Googols, and other Mathematical Tales

Math Curse

How Big is a Foot?

Grapes of Math

Math for all Seasons

The Greedy Triangle

Science VerseHow much is a Million

On Beyond a Million: An Amazing Math Journey

Inch by Inch


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Winter Resource Winter: A Collection of Poems, Songs and Wyntone Press

Resource A Journey Through Time in Verse and Rhy Heather Thomas

Resource Let Us Form a Ring Acorn Hill Press

Resource Verses, Rhymes and Stories to Tell Dorothy Harrer

Resource The Festival of Stones Reg Down

Resource One-to-One Gareth Lewis

Winter Resource Christmas Three Kings Day: A Celebration of Christm Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith

Winter Resource Christmas Christmas Around the World Mary D. Lankford

Winter Resource Christmas Merry Christmas: Childrent at Christmastim Robina Beckles Willson

Winter Resource Christmas The Story of Christmas Barbara CooneyWinter Resource Christmas Holly, Reindeer and Colored Lights Edna Barth

Winter Resource Christmas Christmas Around the World Karen Dugan

Winter Resource Christmas a Christmas Celebration: Traditions and Cu Pamela Kennedy

Winter Resource Christmas UNICEF: Joy Through the World

Winter Resource Christmas The Donkey's Dream Barbara Berger

Winter Resource Christmas For Every Child A Star Thomas Yeomans

Winter Resource Christmas Ahmahl and the Night Visitors (3 Kings)

Winter Resource Christmas The Farolitas of Christmas

Winter Resource Christmas Spirit Child: The Story of the Nativity Aztec

Winter Resource Christmas A Christmas Story Brain Wildsmith

Winter Resource Christmas The Christmas Star Marcus Pfister

Resource A Journey in Time through Verse and RhymHeather ThomasResource LMNOP and All the Letters A to Z Howard Schrager

Resource Math Lessons for Elementary Grades Dorothy Harrer

Autumn Resource Autumn Wynstone Press

Winter Resource Winter Wynstone Press

Spring Resource Spring Wynstone Press

Summer Resource Summer Wynstone Press

Resource Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Anne Hill

Resource Festivals, Family and Food Diane Carey

Resource Painting with Children Brunhild Muller

Resource A First Book of Knitting for Children Bonnie Gosse

Resource Seven Times the Sun Shea Darian

Resource Sing a Song of Seasons Mary Thienes-Schunemann

Resource Waldorf Student Reading List Pamela Johnson Fenner

Resource Echoes of a Dream Susan Smith

Resource The Great Clay Adventure Ellen Kong

Resource Natures Corner: Celebrating the Years Cycl M. Leeuwen

Resource Looking Forward Molly Von Heider

Resource Sing Through the Seasons: 73 Songs for C Marlys Swinger

Resource Gardening Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Sharon Lovejoy

Resource The World Holiday Book Anneli Rufus

Resource Celebrating Italy William Morrow Italian

Resource Sacred Food Elisabeth Luard

Resource The Book of Festivals Gladys Dorothy Spicer

Resource Seasons of our Joy Arthur Waskow

Resource The Folklore of World Holidays Margaret Read MacDonaldResource The Oxford Companion to the Year Bonnie Blackburn

Resource Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of FolMaria Leach

Resource Perpetual Almanack of Days Charles Knightly

Resource When the Moon is Full: A Lunar Year

Resource Kids Around the World Celebrate!

Resource Celebrations of Light: A Year of Holidays Around the World

Resource The Blessing Seed: A Creation Myth for the New Millennium

Resource Sharing Nature Joseph Cornell

Resource Sing Through the Day : Eighty Songs for ChMarlys Swinger

Resource Storytelling With Children Nancy Mellon

Resource The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart

Resource Beyond the Rainbow Bridge: Nurturing our children from birth to seven


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Resource All Year Round (Lifeways)

Resource Toymaking With Children

Resource Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children

Resource Around the Year

Resource Putting the Heart Back in to Teaching: A manual for junior primary teachers

Resource The Waldorf School Book of Soups

Resource The Waldorf Kindergarten Snack Book

Winter Resource Solstice The Winter Solstice Ellen Jackson

Winter Resource Kwanzaa Kwanzaa Karamu: Cooking and Crafts for a April Brady

Winter Resource We Celebrate Winter Bobbie KalmanWinter Resource Christmas Forever Christmas Tasha Tudor

Winter Resource Christmas Easy and Elegant Christmas Trees Claire Worthington

Winter Resource Christmas Winter Wildcrafts Tessa Evelegh

Winter Resource Christmas Christmas Crafts Around the World Judy Ann Sadler

Autumn Resource Lono & Coco Boato Susan Whitehead

Winter Resource Silver Stork Susan Whitehead

Spring Resource Snowdrop and Ulba Bulba Susan Whitehead

Summer Resource Fire Flower Flamers Susan Whitehead

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CArol Talley

Masako Matsuno

Mark Sasha

Barbara Cooney

Cynthia Rylant

Julie Brinckoe

Sherry Garland

Tomie de Paola (the clown of god)

Mary Stolz

Gail Gibbons


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the hours are connected to days to the weeks to the months to the seasons to the year, and flows into the child

activities compliment storybooks compliment fairy tales compliment the season and so on

For example, we explore elements of the Wind in the month of September, as Autumn approaches and the bre

But we do not stop exploring the Wind and move on to another unit. Instead, we bring the Wind with us into th

Our children learn to become one with the Wind. To see the poetry in leaves blowing across the meadow. To r

To observe the birds as they migrate with the direction of the windStorybooks and fairy tales and activities continue to circle around the wind as we move into Winter, Spring and

So we call the Wind in September our 'Peak' focus but by no means does it become a "unit" that gets shelved

At . We also recognise that many families are juggling many age groups in their studies. Therefore, we ha

explore that is based around the same preschool activities, field trips.

For example,

Art

It's not the technique, it's the process

Our daughter went to a Montessori style preschool when she was 2 years old. It only lasted 6 months, for vario

and my daughter generally was laughing and excited to attend. It only took one incident where I witnessed that

is myself and my husband. Her parents, not teachers and strangers. It was a small incident to some, a huge e

was unconsolable, and could not stop crying. I rushed right over (less than 1 mile from our home). Sure enou

She sat alone other than a teacher trying to hug her. A few paces over, I noticed her female classmates dresse

I could see my daughter staring at those classmates of hers, and I knew immediately why she was crying. Afte

kisses, I asked the teacher 'why are they doing ballet and my daughter is not?'. And I was then told it was an "

about this "extra", or otherwise, I would have signed my daughter up for it. That it was clear to me that my daugwas crushed because she felt unworthy to dress in a pretty pink tutu and dance like the other girls.

My daughter did not go back to that school, or any other school. And she got a pink tutu and I took her to a mo

But that incident isn't the only reason we decided to heck with schools and we'll homeschool.

I was also tired of the seemingly endless and supposed 'artwork' my daughter brought home each day. She w

but in my head, I was always wondering how they could call these simple 1-dimensional crafts 'artwork'. The c

maybe a dot of glue to stick on a popsicle stick, and they made lots of these items. I got turkey shapes globbed

with pre-cut black eyes and mouth glued all together.and stuck onto a popsicle stick. Lots of 'busy work' ty

since choosing to 'homeschool', artwork has flourised into messy watercolour paintings, moulded beeswax cre

is displayed for the choosing and our children create whatever their minds imagine. I don't tell them what to pai

Segmented into weeks, months, seasons. The calendar is arranged so the week begins on Monday, ending o

the week should begin on Sunday, end on Thursday, (possibly resting on Fri/Sat), then you can easily shift the

The activities of this program were created from child-led experiences. Your children most likely will enjoy the s

since they are arranged to compliment the stories and daily experiences, the seasons and the yearly rhythm.

However, no two children are alike. Each child is unique, and children also have their good days and not-so-go

to participate in any special activities. We took this into consideration when designing our program. The golde

and your family is to always let your child lead the way. You are following the path with your child, guiding them


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If your child is tugging your shirt sleave towards an alternate path for the day, and you see that they would rath

With this program, you can skip a day, a week, even a month, and still have the same attainments within the ye

If the day focuses on dragons and a field trip to blah-blah, but your child seems excited to instead pretend they

important appointment, do not stress at all. Let your child swing though their imaginary jungle for the day, and t

with your child. Remember to hug each other often, and to just appreciate the smiles.

This program introduces suggested activities, and we've gone the extra mile to coordinate the rhythm of the daIf you follow this program at a 30% level only, you will still see the benefits your child will enjoy and take with th

You can utilise out database of ideas and themes to fill in the other 70% of your year. A major battle for any pa

to use. The web is loaded with 'lesson activities' and 'lesson plans', but much of it is mere 'twaddle'. This prog

This program is designed for most religious inclinations and beliefs. In our society, we have friends from all re

programs together for our children so that each person can take what benefits them the most.

Because religion is something that you choose in life, our program is desgined in that respect. The core progra

s rhythm. The enhanced program offers activities and ideas that are organised so you can choose your religio

We are adding to the enhanced program regularly, as we learn more of other religions and cultures. If you find

please do not hestiate to contact us immediately. We are continously researching resources and have much m

why start date? August heavy vacation month. Also, many have older children in school, based around typical

however, this program is designed so you can start at any time and you do not 'miss' anything. The yearly cycl


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's future so "learning" never stops

ezes begin to blow.

next season and continue to observe

cognise whether it blows from the east or west, north or south

then Summer.

e included many ideas, activities, books, etc. that older children can

us reasons. The teachers and staff were lovely,

her emotional needs were not being met by the right people, which

ye opener for me. The school phoned saying my daughter

h, my daughter sat at the lunch table looking miserably sad.

d in ballet uniforms getting ballet instruction from a young lady.

r swooping my daughter up in to my arms with loads of momma

xtra" you had to sign up and pay for. I explained that I never knew

hter could not understand why she was being 'left out'. Her self esteem

mmy/daughter ballet class.

s proud of her crafty work, and we displayed it proudly.

ildren received pre cut shapes, they got to put a gob of paint on here and there

with brown paint stuck on a popsicle stick. I got an orange construction paper pumpin head

pe of crafts that had zero depth

tions, attempts at knitting, and oodles of days where art material

nt and how to paint it.

Sunday. If your religion indicates that

alendar to accommodate religious and/or work requirements

ame activities, especially

d days. Sometimes a child is not feeling well, and not willing

rule to make this program productive for your children

with the resources and activities suggested.


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r do something entirely differentthat's okay!

ar. You can substitute activities for others, we have made that easy.

are tarzan for the day, swinging through the jungle, and you cannot make a field trip because a

ake your time making your appointments. Just enjoy the time you are spending

, month, season, year. There is no 'twaddle' in this program.m into the next year.

rent trying to guide their children into academics is finding rich literature and activities

am eliminates the mediocre and you will only find fabulous enlighting activities.

lions and non-religions, and we all get along. We cooperate to put

m does not promote religion or beliefs. It is a daily and yearly rhythm linked to nature

or belief and find suitable resources.

that the program is weak in suggestions for your particular religion or culture,

ore to add.

school year.

is continuous,


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JANUARY MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Carnation 1 2 3 4 5 6

Snowdrop 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Snow White/SnowDrop 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Wolf Moon 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31

FEBRUARY MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Primrose 1 2 3

Narcissus-February Gold 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Catkins 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

CHINESE NEW YEAR 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

MARDI GRAS 25 26 27 28 29

Snow Moon

MARCH MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Violot 1 2

Dandelion 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Worm or Crow Moon 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31

April MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Tulip 1 2 3 4 5 6

Daisy 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Seed or Egg Moon 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30

May MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Lily of Valley 1 2 3 4

Flower Moon 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

FLOWERS 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

June MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Rose 1

Rose or Strawberry Moo 2 3 4 5 6 7 8ROSES 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30

July MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Water Lily 1 2 3 4 5 6

Plum 7 8 9 10 11 12 13


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Snail or Thunder Moon 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

SNAILS 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31

August MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Gladiolus 1 2 3

Red Moon 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

September MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Morning Glory 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

HARVESTING 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

APPLES 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Harvest Moon 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

October MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUNCalendula 1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

ORANGE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

PUMPKIN 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

November MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Chrysanthemum 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

BROWN 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

December MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Poinsetta 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31


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New Moon1st Qtr Full Moon Last Qtr Spring WheatWedding Party

Winter Begins: 5-10 Nov: Samhain Date to update the nat

Visit to a working farm

gardening

Caterpillar stuff

Nature TrailsScavenger Hunts

things to d http://www.

Sensory Adventure

Mask Making

make a butterfly feed

Fairyland of Scienc

make seasonal/month

make a dream pillow

scabias paper moon fl

have a pretend perso

lambs in line: substitut

Senses Values

1 Touch Freedom remembering loved ones

2 Life Happiness

3 Movement Honesty

4 Balance Humility

5 Smell Love

6 Taste Peace

7 Sight Respect

8 Warmth Responsibility

9 Hearing Simplicity

10 Speech Tolerance

11 Thought Unity

12 Ego

FESTIVALS 2008

New Years Day 1-Jan

Imbolc 2-Feb Candelma fire and purification. Goddess of poetry

Mardi Gras 5-Feb ALSO IS PANCAKE DAY (SHROVE TUESDAY)

Tu B'shvat 22-Jan changes yearly.jewish tree new year. Eat a new fruit

Chinese New Yea 7-Feb

Valentine's Day 14-FebMothering Sunday 2-Mar

St. Patricks Day 17-Mar

Spring Equinox 20-Mar

Easter 23-Mar

April Fool's Day 1-Apr

St. George's Day 23-Apr

Beltane 1-May May Day

Father's Day 15-Jun


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Summer Solstice 21-Jun

Lughnasah 1-Aug Beg of Fall Harvest Season

Autumn Equinox 23-Sep Mabon (wicker man, corn dollies, apples on cairns, gre

Michaelmas 29-Sep st. George Dragon

All Hallows eve 31-Oct winter creeps in, halloween. Celtic New Year. It is still t

Samhain 1-Nov All Hallow's Day: prepare favorite foods of dead/pets. L

Guy Fawkes Day 5-Nov bonfire nightMartinmas 11-Nov preserve foods for the winter. Do a lantern in holland

Thanksgiving 27-Nov give thanks at conclusion of the harvest season

Advent 2-Dec the 4 weeks before christmas. Begins on the 4th Sunda

Midwinter 12-Dec

Santa Lucia Day 13-Dec red is worn.crown of candles

Winter Solstice 22-Dec

Yule 25-Dec

Boxing Day 26-Dec

The best time to plant flowers and vegetables that bear crops abov


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Grass Baskets

ure table

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ly clothing

ase

ower

that we dress up daily (vs. standard calendar)

e and do pinecones/seashells or other theme related

(Brigid) healing and smithcraft. Lighting of candles of return of warming sun. create corn dolly's and adorn. It's

n this day, plant a tree


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en man, wine moon, harvest moon, michaelmas is christian celebration afterwards, strawman is harvest lord, h

he custom in some areas to set a place for the dead at the Samhain feast, and to tell tales of the ancestors on t

ave candle in western window so they can find their way. Baking of Kornigou

dec 6th st. nicolas day, bring presents marks beg of natural winter

y before christmas and ends onf dec 24th.

e ground is during the light of the Moon; that is, from the day the Moon is new to the day it is full. Flowering bul


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idway on first full moon betrween winter solstic and spring equinox.when primrose and dandelions come out


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rvest queen, Higane)

hat night. Bonfires. Direction birds fly

s and vegetables that bear crops below ground should be planted during the dark of the Moon; that is, from the


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day after it is full to the day before it is new again. These days for 2008 are given in the Moon Favorable Colum


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ns in the PDF below. See Moon phases for the exact days of the new and full Moons.


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Daily Journal Log:

artwork

My happiest moment

My mood

http://42explore.com/pond.htm Ponds

http://www.wildgoose.ac/ Educational resources

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/wildlifegarden/atoz/o/october.asp

http://www.surreywildlifetrust.co.uk/

http://www.geocities.com/mystorytime/owls.htm

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http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/familyreading/parents/index.html

http://www.live-education.com/Curriculum/SampleLesson?lesson=67

http://www.informedfamilylife.org/2005/01/the_magical_years_of_childhood.html

http://www.indiaparenting.com/stories/

http://www.indianchild.com/short_stories.htm

http://www.winniethepooh.co.uk/storiesandpoems.html

http://www.amazon.com/recommended-Preschool-Unit-Moon-Shadow/lm/3EFWU9UMNTSQW

http://www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk/primary_curriculum/minibeasts.htm

http://www.ypte.org.uk/docs/factsheets/env_facts/minibeasts.html

http://www.lapetite.com/public/200/preschool-program-specifics.jsp

http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Winter/

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pancake day

Eggs ~ Creation

Flour ~ The staff of life

Salt ~ Wholesomeness

Milk ~ Purity

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oak meadow

little acorn learning http://www.littleacornlearning.com

Mirquon Math

Sonlite Math

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http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/year/november.htm

http://homepage.bushnell.net/%7Epeanuts/booklist.html

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Winter Spring Summer Fall

Families Forest Life Mermaids Dragons

Ice & Snow How does your Garden Grow Oceans Sun, Moon, Shadow

Warm & Woolly Feathers and Fur Weather Zin, Zin, Zin

Eating Healthy Eggs in Nest Sea Legends Red Ochre, Blue Wat

hibernation Babies of all kinds Underground All Around Sailing ByThe Park in the City Sunshine Flying High

Ghosts Sparkle and Shine Golden Mountains

Penguins Heart of Stone Rainbows Leaves

Children of the World Just right Farm Animals/Zoo Anima Harvest Time

Over in the Meadow Reptiles/Mammals Scarecrows

Town Mouse Safari, Jungle, Desert Camping

Light the Fire Flowers Unicorns Pine cones

Let's Hibernate Leprechauns Desert Star acorns

Magic Pond Stars Apples

Do you hear what I hear? Tulips Moons Wind

Blow, Blow Tho Winter W sunflowers Earth Bears

Kings and Queens Kisses BerriesDec: Migrate dirt Rain and Umbrellas

Jan: Hibernate seeds Beach

Feb: Celebrate Baby Animals Sand

Bunnies Frogs

Birds Spiders

Families Caterpillars and butterflies Rain

Starry Night Garden Creatures 9 planets

Geese Migrate Growing moon Flowers

Evergreens Farms stars birds

Snow Birth sun Forest

Ice & Snow Growth Horses Homes

Feed Birds May Day bubbles

Mardi Gras growing bees/honeyNew Years Worms

Valentines Snails

Turtles

Myself appearance, clothes, homes, feelings, health

Homes my home, inside my home, my home, my street, animal homes, unusual homes

Minibeasts ladybirds, worms, snails, spiders, butterflies

Seasons

Growing

Festivals

Writing Letters: Letter to Peter Rabbit

Rebecca

Toot & Puddles

Hedgehogs The Hat

Christmas Trolls

Mrs. Tiggy Winkle


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Whales: IBIS

Humphrey

a story treasure hunt (tale out of sequence, find and put together)

Make the book list first. Themes should have ability to break down by week:Twelve weeks for each season

Highlight the Values from stories that month

Show Math, Science, Language obtained as well

One festival per season..weeks leading up to and then after the fair, have ritual incorporated.

to have a weekly scrapbook, a daily journal

Earth, Water, Fire, Air: one per week in each month

Seasonal Mask

One fairy tale per month to focus onmake sure daily activities etc. center around that fairy tale as w

Also have a view by Categories.

Recommended Books and Supply List.link to affiliate for purchase

Categories could also just be Festivals:

Post recommended Family RitualsHave a once/week Playgroup Programme as well for each month

Moon, Gardening, Nature, Flowers, Birds, the Senses, Values, planets, insects, trees, fairies

12 key universal values: Cooperation, Freedom, Happiness, Honesty, Humility, Love, Peace, Respect, Re

Gardening

Need one poem for each week and one focus poem each month

one fairy tale each month

will make one book each month - a made up story

will do a journal entry each day

Sunrise and Sunset each day

Nature Walk each day

one common wildflower each weeklearn 6 common forest leaves/trees/flowers

6 birds by song, colour, shape

Tell a story about their pet

Caterpillar to Butterfly

shoe box show and tell


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Do you hear what I hear? winter Goblins

Blow Blow Tho Winter Wind! winter Elves

Kings & Queens trolls

Fly, Fly Away witches

Come Sail with Me summer giants

r In the Sky and on the Ground dragons

April The Wedding Party princessesSomewhere Over the Rainbow summer fairies

Castles in the Sand summer knights

There be Dragons! autumn kings

Over in the Meadow spring queens

Creature Comforts autumn heroes

A Tisket A Tasket spring mother nature

To market, to market father time

Roots, Shoots and Fruits! moon

Tuity Fruity flowers

Only the Gnome Knows birth

Harvest Time! autumn homes

winter forestLegends of the Sea summer birds

River, Lake, Pond, Island fruit

March Three is the magic number (song, fairy tales) spring insects

Brilliant Birds unicorns

Feathers & Fur jungle animals

Sun, Moon, Shadow changing seasons

Migrate, Hibernate, Celebrate myself

How does your garden grow? growing

seeds

river

lake

pond

islandsthree

harvest

mountains

sailing

sun

moon

rainbows

colour

underground

mice

reptiles

farm animalscity

town

penguins

snow

weather

gold

caterpillars

butterflies


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beach

clowns

space

apples

ll

ponsibility, Simplicity, Tolerance, and Unity.


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May October Grimms Little Red Riding Hood Spring

November Grimms Cinderella Autumn

Dec Grimms The Elves and the Shoemaker winter

Dec June Grimms Hansel & Gretel any

January September Grimms Snow White winter

June Grimms Beauty and the Beast Summer

February April Grimms The Frog Prince SpringFebruary April Perrault Puss in Boots

March Jornsen The Three Billy Goats Gruff Spring

March Grimms Goldilocks and the Three Bears Spring

March The Three Little Pigs (wolf and seven you Spring

April Grimms Rapunzel any

June Aug/Sep Jacobs Jack and the Beanstalk

October Grimms Sleeping Beauty any

April Anderson The Princess and the Pea summer

January The Mitten winter

Dec April Joseph Ja The Gingerbread Man winter

July Anderson The Ugly DucklingAugust Anderson The Little Mermaid summer

October Grimms Rumplestiltskin any

Grimms Pied Piper

Grimms Bremen Town Musicians

Grimms Little Goose Girl

Grimms The Fisherman and his wife

Grimms the Brave Little Tailor

Grimms The Turnip

The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Chicken Little

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Town Mouse/Country Mouse

Thumbelina

Mother Holle

Little Red Hen

Emperorer's New Clothes

The Snow Queen

Tortoise and the Hare

Nightingale

September The Apple Cake Autumn

The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids


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The Bremen Town Musicians

The Three Little Men in the Wood

The Three SpinstersThe Three Snake-Leaves

The White Snake

The Valiant Little Tailor

The Seven Ravens

Little Red-Cap

The Bremen-Town Musicians

The Singing Bone

The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs

The Wishing-Table, the Gold Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sa

King Thrushbeard

Little Snow-White

The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn

Rumpelstiltskin

The Golden Bird

The Queen Bee

The Three Feathers

The Golden Goose

Allerleirauh

Jorinda and Joringel

The Pink

The Gold Children

The Poor Man and the Rich Man

The Singing Soaring Lark

The Goose-Girl

The Gnome

The King of the Golden Mountain

The Old Woman in the Wood

The Three Brothers

The Iron Stove

One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes

Iron Hans

The Donkey

The Star Money

Snow-White and Rose-Red

The Griffin

The Nixie of the Mill-Pond

The Little Folks Presents


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The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle

The Peasant and the Devil

The Sea-Hare

The Drummer

The Grave-Mound

The Boots of Buffalo Leather3 year olds below

The Mitten

The Gingerbread Man

Sweet PorridgeThe Pancake That Ran Away

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

The Turnip

Little Louse and Little FleaThe Greedy Cat (.pdf file)

The Little Boy (.pdf file)

The Johnny Cake

4-5 year olds belowApple Cake

The Pancake MillThe Three Billy Goats Gruff

The Elves and the Shoemaker

One, Two...Where's the Shoe?

The Three Little PigsWolf and the Seven Little Kids

Mashenka & the Bear (.pdf file)

The Little Boy Who Wanted to Be

Carried AlonWhen the Root Children Wake Up

the little red henThe Emporer's New Clothes

The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily

Tortoise and the Hare

Little Engine that Could

Little Dutch Boy

Lion and the Mouse

Wind and the Sun

Bundle of Sticks

The Turnip

Pinocchio
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do not wander off the path, the month of May escaping Winter (the May Queen ritual) red cape for hallow

Pumpkins

magic, clothes, shoes

gingerbread house, leaving pebbles/breadcrumbs, know directions, know your neighborhood

snow, glass, apples, sun/moon, snowdrops

Rose

golden ball, weddingcatkin in bloom

make it up a hillside, trolls, diff sizes, build a bridge, use goats milk in cooking, gr Jack and Jill up Hill

Pease Porridge Hot

prince brought her silk (she had cravings, possibly need nutrition)

Sow and then Harvest. (cow, milk, giant, castle)

sun, moon, dawn, day, talia, 12 good fairies, 1 bad fairy, spinning/weaving (also called Briar Rose)

it was storming?

possibly mittens for halloween, spinning idea

gingerbread at xmas, running game/spring Old Mother Hubbard

survives winter.The White Swam/Purple Echinacea. Water Lily is monthly flower so any Pond tales (fro

spinning, a secret name, goblin, caution against bragging

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March: The Three Litte Pigs, Three Billy Goats Gruff, Goldilocks

April: Princess/Pea and Rapunzel: Spring Wedding

August: The Little Mermaid - summer/ocean

July: Seven Ravens and Wolf and Seven Little Kids

September: Snow White and The Apple Cake: apple season

Combine: Gruffs, Hansel/Gretel = Eat Me When I'm FatterCombine: Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, 12 Dancing Princesses

Combine: Elves & Shoemaker, Emperors New Clothes, puss in

Combine: Elves & Shoemaker, Jack and Beanstalk: all poor

ring, key, glass mountain, ravens

ck

apple trees, golden apple, golden bird, fox, well,

December: The Elves and the Shoemaker: Gingerbread man, H


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McElderry Book of Grimm's Fairy Tales


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en

eat me when I'm fatter (hansel and gretel)

prince)


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and Three Bears

: All Fall Asleep

boots: new clothes

ansel & Gretel


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Season Month Matrix Type of ActivityTheme Description

Spring Meadow Mice Introduce, Hide little mice with ha

September Dragons

Summer Summer Solstice

Winter Winter Solstice

Autumn Autumn Equinox

Spring Spring EquinoxBirthday Party

Spring Wedding Party

Summer Tree Bark Mobile

Summer Seeds Mobile

Mammals

Reptiles

Birds

Amphibians

Winter Hibernating

Winter Migrating

Summer Summer Sounds

Winter Winter SoundsAutumn Autumn Sounds

Spring Spring Sounds

Guess the nature item

Winter Animal Tracks in the Snow

Summer Animal Tracks in the Mud

Summer Become and Ant

Summer Explore the Pond

Summer Seashells

Smelling Adventure

Summer Summer Scavenger Hunt

Winter Winter Scavenger Hunt

Peter Pan/Captain Hook Scavenger Hunt

Winter Build Bird FeedersSummer Build Insect Nest

Summer Rainbow Hike

Summer Create a Map/use compass

Summer August Caterpillar/Butterflyhttp://www.hibernate in winter, w

Summer Solar Print

Water/Ice

Test the Wind put streamers outside, windmill.

New Years Day

Imbolc

Mardi Gras

Tu B'shvat

Chinese New YearValentine's Day

Mothering Sunday

St. Patricks Day

Spring Equinox

Easter

April Fool's Day

St. George's Day

Beltane
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Father's Day

Summer Solstice

Lughnasah

Autumn Equinox

Michaelmas

All Hallows eve

SamhainGuy Fawkes Day

Martinmas

Thanksgiving

Advent

Midwinter

Santa Lucia Day

Winter Solstice

Yule

Boxing Day

Make a Butterfly Feeder

Slay the Dragon (paper mache/sword)

Sort the Animals (types)Collect Snails: terrarium

Tadpole to Frog

Spiders

Worms

Dolphins

Whales

Mermaids

Starfish, Seahorse

Fish

bulbs/Seeds

Types of Homes

All About Me

Lifecycle of a Pumpkingingerbread House

Parts of a Tree

Leaf Collage/make something

Composting

Potpourri

Patterns in nature

Ocean Students become aware of the di

Sand Excavation

Magnetics

Science Museum

Planetarium

Ice SkatingRoller Skating

Bowling

Working Farm

Run Away Pep A great science demonstratio

Popcorn DanceFill small a glass jar 3/4 fullIce Magic Fill a glass with water and ad

3 is Magic Number

Volcano Place an empty baby food ja


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Invisible Ink Using a cotton swap or paint

Astronomy Make one of those astonomy

Rubber Egg Put a raw egg into a jar with vine

Eggxperiment Have 2 glass jars with water. Put

Fish Race Fill a large tub with water. Cut ou

Sink v. Float Fill a dish pan, baby tub,or waddi

Shake Picture Construction paper scissors liquiMagic Picture White Crayon or Candle White

Bean Sprouts Take a paper towel and fold it so

Indian Corn Put an ear of Indian corn in a dis

Smell Jars Teach children to observe and di

Taste Buds Teach children to distinguish and

Potatoe Stamp

Seeds, Buds, Growing from the plant itse

Measuring: incorporate a theme like the

Big and Small

Wind: put fan on, read stories about the

Wind Paintings with a hair dryer

Blow tissue paper with a strawWind: Kite

Animals: field trip to the pet shop

Finish the ani In advance, cut out animal patter

Tortoise and t Remember this old familiar tale?

Animal Homes

Animal Clothes (For older children): Print letters

Apple picking

Strawberry picking

blackberry picking

raspberry picking

blueberry picking

vegetable picking

puppet showwinter theater play

summer theater plya

spring theater plya

autumn theater play

beach

boat ride

feed the ducks

go the the park

Apple Day: Place apple slices on two plates.

Sorting Apples by color

Apple counting: how many seeds are in t

apple tasting: granny smith vs. sweetSeason Collage: cut pics from magazines,

use baby pictures, show a flower growin

Find the Birds: let kids decorate box into nest. Hi

Visit to the Dentist

Visit Firestation

Desert

Mountain

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Horses

Gravity

Sunbeams

Train Ride

Safari Park

Bees and Flowers

Bees in the HiveSummer Tea Party

Winter Tea Party

Spring Tea Party

Autumn Tea Party

Jack and Beanstalk and Princess and Pea

February/Gold: Frog Prince and other Gold stories

March: The Three Litte Pigs, Three Billy Goats Gruff

April: Princess/Pea and Rapunzel: Spring Wedding

August: The Little Mermaid - summer/ocean

July: Seven Ravens and Wolf and Seven Little Kids

September: Snow White and The Apple Cake: appl

Combine: Gruffs, Hansel/Gretel = Eat Me When I'mCombine: Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, 12 Dancing

Combine: Elves & Shoemaker, Emperors New Clot

Combine: Elves & Shoemaker, Jack and Beanstalk:

Combine: Elves & Shoemaker, Old Lady in Shoe, Ci

Botanical Garden Field Trip

Aquarium Field Trip

make minerature spring garden

Build a fire and observe

Right Hand/Left Hand: stamp R and L on back of ha

Pretend to Fly somewhere and experience that cultu

Make a Nature Mobile

Flower Arranging

Gourde thingySeed Chart

Tracking the Moon with stickers on window

Flower Press

String Art

Lemon Head

Where does it bee-Items from various centers are pl

shoe box show-n-tell

nature rubbings

Library Day

Water Fun in Summer

Snow fun in Winter

Backyard CampingFire Watching

animal tracks

nature jewelry

Cloud Watching

Rainbow Bottles fill baby food jars with water, dro

Rocks The Earth is made of rock, from t

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egg decorating

grow sprouts in egg shell

grow spring village in saucer

make a herb garden

send Thank You's

dye tshirt

bubbles bubblesmake boats from nature

make a wreath

make a family tree

Rock Garden

apple wreath

homemade face paint

carve pumpkin

twig man, corn dolly

christmas tree ornaments

ice candles

luminairies

basket weavingrecycle christmas tree

make a flag

make a photo memory album

tell story on cassette and replay

cleaning old coins

musical glasses

nail board/string

what's missin place objects in front, have close

Spring Wheat Grass BasketsVisit to a working farm

Mask Making

make seasonal/monthly clothing

make a dream pillow case

scabias paper moon flower

have a pretend person that we dress up daily (vs. st

lambs in line: substitute and do pinecones/seashells

acorn necklaces

twig man, corn dolly

create board game

build a scarecrow

build a fort

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y, then find their food (berries, acorn, snails), hide pumpkin seed, play mouse/owl hoop game, back to find see

ke up in March, best seen in August

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fferences between ocean water and lake water by smelling, tasting and seeing. They distinguish between land

n. Sprinkle pepper over the top of a cup of water. Put a dab of soap on your finger and touch the

f water. Mix in 2 tablespoons of baking soda and mix well. Add a drop or two of food coloring an

d one ice cube. Let a child lay a piece of string across the ice and try to pick up the ice with the

on a tray. Surround the jar with playdough. Form the dough to look like a mountain. Put a drop


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brush, let children write messages or paint designs on white typing paper with lemon juice. Let

flashlight on the ceiling thingys. Also shove the xmas lights in collander and plug in

ar. Make sure the egg is covered and leave for 48 hours. Remove egg from jar and let children feel the egg. W

4 tablespoons of salt in one jar. Add a hard boiled egg to each jar. What happened to the egg in the non-salt w

several colorful fish shapes(about 2" long) from cardboard. Hole punch a hole in the tail of each fish. Place all

ng poo with water. Supply several objects for children to test for sinking or floating. Ask the children what will ha

tempera paint large jar with lid Cut the paper small enough to fit into the bottom of the jar. Put several dropsaper Water colors Have children draw pictures with the crayon or candle on the white paper. Then let them

that there are 4 equal sections. Moisten the paper towel and place it into a small ziplock baggie. Have the child

of water and it will sprout many little sprouts on the ear.

tinguish a variety of smells. You will need: small, non-breakable containers as described in sound containers;

appreciate a variety of flavors and textures in foods. You will need: a blindfold (or have children close eyes); dif

f like pineapple, carrot

hale thing

wind

s from various colors of posterboard -- except leave off the legs, tails, and ears. For doing the activity, provide

Well, this is one of my favorite activities: Read the story to the children then allow two of them at a time to act it

f the alphabet on a clothespin. Place the pins on a clothes line. Children then pin an animal picture card to the

Sprinkle lemon juice on one plate of apples then instruct the children to keep checking the apples on both plat

e apple

show collage of seasons

and glue pics of the children in various growing stages

ide colorful birds outdoors. Let kids go find bird that matches their nest and bring bird home to nest


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: plan a bean

, Goldilocks and Three Bears

season

FatterPrincesses: All Fall Asleep

es, puss in boots: new clothes

all poor

inderella: shoe theme

nd

re

aced in a bucket. Ask the children, "Busy little bees, where does this belong?" Child who guesses gets to "buz

s of colour, arrange in to rainbow on windowsill

he tallest mountains to the floor of the deepest ocean. Thousands of different types of rocks and minerals have


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eyes, remove something, they tell what's missing. Can create a fairy who takes things

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nd bodies of water on a globe and gain increased awareness of oceans and life.

center of the pepper. Show children how the soap repels the pepper to the side of the glass.

d 10 to 15 popcorn kernels. Then add a few drops of vinegar. The kernels will start to move in on

tring. Sprinkle a little salt over the ice cube, count to 10 and have child try again. Show child ho

of red food coloring and a tablespoon of baking soda in the jar. Then add some vinegar to it to


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ry. The adult is to hold the paper close to a light bulb until the writing becomes visible by turnin

ill the egg bounce? Take it outside and see!

ter? What is happening to the egg in the salt water? Continue to add salt in the salt water until the egg floats in

he fish in the water at one end of the tub. Add a drop of liquid soap into the "hole" in teach fish's tail. What hap

ppen if I put this in the water? Will it sink or float? Discuss why some things float and some things sink.

f paint in the jar, and replace the lid. Shake the jar vigorously. Remove the painting and let dry. The Science: Faint over their drawings with the watercolors and watch their picture magically appear!

en put in two lima beans per baggie. Tape the baggies to the window so that they are exposed to sunlight and

variety of items that have a distinctive odor, such as coffee, cinnamon, rose petals, etc. Punch small holes in li

ferent food samples - you may use all liquids or all fruits, etc. Give the child a small taste of each, one at a time.

children with the cut-outs and a box of various types, sizes, and colors of clips and clothespins (tiny clothespin

out. Attach a string to the "straw hat turtle" above, and another string to a stuffed rabbit. As the two children li

beginning letter name of that animal. Extension from Stormie: For younger children or those who aren't yet rea

s throughout the morning. Of course, the ones without lemon juice will turn brown. Talk about how these chan


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" the item back to its home.

been found on Earth. Rocks are continually changing. Wind and water wear them down and carry bits of rock


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e or two minutes.

the salt melted the ice just enough to bond around the string.

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brown.

the middle of the jar.

ens to the fish?? Are they swimming?? Have extra fish on hand so the kids can repeat the experiment several

or every action there is a reaction. Shaking the jar causes the paint to react to the action of the shaking and to i

atch your beans sprout.

ds with a pointed instrument. Put a small amount of each item in separate containers. Children can try to identif

Ask if it is sweet, sour, salty, etc., and if they can identify the food.

, colored paper clips, page clips, etc -- you'll find lots of options in the office section of Wal-Mart). Children use

ten to the words of the story, they pull their animals making them move accordingly. (Oh, don't forget to tell the

y for the above activity, here's a letter recognition version of the game: Print letters on the picture cards, then c

ges were caused by the air but the lemon juice protected the one plate of apples.


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way; the tiny particles accumulate in a lake or ocean and harden into rock again. Collect rocks. explain some s


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imes!! You will need to change the water each time too!

teract with the paper. It also takes energy from muscles to make the paint move round in the jar. Whenever th

each odor as well as match two of the same odor.

the various clips and clothespins as legs, tails, and ears for the animals. This activity provides hours of fine mo

m what a "Tortoise' is.) Obviously, the children can't sit long enough for everyone to have a turn, so allow the s

hildren can match the letters on the cards to the ones on the clothespins. Clothes line/pins games provide suc


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oft as chalk, others hard like diamonds (have both on hand to demonstrate). explore shape, size, texture. look


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paint hits the paper it will stick in random patterns because the paper is absorbent which means the solid pap

tor fun and the animals are cute because they can stand up. But it's also very interesting to see what the childr

ory to be acted out on other days too.

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t when dry, then wet. use scale for weight. do scratch test (fingernail, penny, nail, none). Make a Rock Garde


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r is soaking up the liquid paint

n do. I have seen them match the posterboard color to the colors of the clips/clothespins, give a four legged a


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nimal two clothspins to equal four legs, give a bird body one clothespin to equal two legs, discover that large clo


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thespin ears on a small animal will make it topple over, and so on. (Get your pen and paper ready to write dow


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List of topics cannot incorporate into yearly program; however, you may want to consider. Each includes sugg

Death

New Baby

Moving

Field Trips

TravellingWhen someone else leaves/returns

going to dentist

going to dentist

hiking

bumps/bruises

Extra Curricula Activites

Gymnastics

Ballet

KarateScouts

Soccer

Swimming


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Winter Magic Hilary Stagg christmas instrumental

List of Book Titles

Documents