Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The Very Quiet Cricket will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story. With themes of individuality, this The Very Quiet Cricket picture book by Eric Carle is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below! Engage Your Students with The Very Quiet Cricket Lesson Pla ..read more

Spring is a great time to discuss and explore turtles, but really you can do this any time of the year. This post shares turtle picture books that you can use for this purpose. All of the picture books on this list lend themselves to this topic really well. Take a peek below to learn more about these turtle picture books! The Box Turtle by Vanessa Roeder Terrance is a box turtle that was born without a shell. His parents gave him a box to wear instead and reminded him he is much more than a shell. Terrance had always been proud of his shell because it kept him dry, safe and was big enough to s ..read more

May is a great time to discuss and explore Cinco de Mayo. This post shares Cinco de Mayo children’s books that you can use for this purpose. All of the picture books on this list lend themselves to this topic really well. Take a peek below to learn more about these Cinco de Mayo children’s books! 5 Cinco de Mayo Children’s Books Below is a list of some of our favorite Cinco de Mayo children’s books to share with elementary students. Check them out! 1. Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin In the book Dragons Love Tacos, a narrator teaches the reader about dragons’ favorite food, tacos. They al ..read more

Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Charlie the Caterpillar will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story. With themes of friendship, bullying and teasing, this Charlie the Caterpillar picture book by Dom Deluise is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below! Engage Your Students with Charli ..read more

Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Clara Caterpillar will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story. With themes of individuality, this Clara Caterpillar picture book by Pamela Duncan Edwards is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below! Engage Your Students with Clara Caterpillar Lesson Plans ..read more

These crayon activities are very popular for National Crayon Day in March, but they can be used any time of the school year. They provide fun and engaging learning experiences to help you celebrate National Crayon Day with your class. Check out all of the National Crayon Day activities below! 3 National Crayon Day Resources and Activities Below are our favorite crayon activities and resources. 1. Crayon Activity Packet This Crayons Activity Packet is filled with fun and engaging activities students love like a directed drawing writing activity, word search, and crossword puzzle! The ..read more

If you are an elementary teacher looking for picture books about hair, you found the right place! Take a peek below to learn these children’s books and the activities based on them. 3 Picture Books about Hair Below is a list of some of our favorite picture books about hair to share with elementary students. Check them out! 1. Bippity Bop Barbershop by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley Bippity Bop Barbershop is about a boy named Miles who is about to get his first haircut. His Daddy brings him to where he always gets his haircut, Mr. Seymour’s Barbershop. Miles is amazed by all the different peopl ..read more

You can discuss and explore birds any time of the year with your students. This post shares bird picture books that you can use for this purpose. All of the picture books on this list lend themselves to this topic really well. Take a peek below to learn more about these bird picture books! 4 Bird Picture Books Below is a list of some of our favorite bird picture books to share with elementary students. Check them out! 1. Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynold This book tells the story of Nerdy Birdy, who has small wings and big glasses. Nerdy Birdy enjoys reading, video games, and reading about video ga ..read more

You can discuss and explore the different kinds of dogs any time of the year with your students. This post shares dog picture books that you can use for this purpose. All of the picture books on this list lend themselves to this topic really well. Take a peek below to learn more about these Dog Picture Books! 4 Dog Picture Books Below is a list of some of our favorite dog picture books to share with elementary students. Check them out! 1. Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey Hally Tosis is a dog who has very smelly breath. Everyone walks on the other side of the street when Hally is outside, and even skun ..read more

Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Picture Day Perfection will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story. With themes of problem solving, self esteem, making good choices, this Picture Day Perfection picture book by Deborah Diesen is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below! Engage Yo ..read more