Going to the Beach in the Classroom

Featured stories:

Summer by Alice Law
Harry by the Sea by Gene Zion
Once Upon a Tide by Tony Mitton

Take a virtual trip to the beach complete with seashells, songs, and snack.  Special summer art project.

The Color Purple

Featured stories:

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crocket Johnson
Purplicious by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann
Jamberry by Bruce Degen
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban

Build your own bread and jam sandwiches and explore the world of purple through stories and art.

Celebration of Colors

Featured stories:

The Color Kittens by Margaret Wise Brown
Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni

Snacks, songs, and parachute play with a surprise guest.

Monkey Business

Featured stories:

5 Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed by Eileen Christelow
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Curious George Goes to the Hospital by Margaret and H.A. Rey

Play instruments, sing folk songs, and make a monkey to take home. 

The Orchestra

Featured stories:

Tubby the Tuba by Paul Tripp (Story with musical CD) 

 Listen to the beauty of the orchestra and develop an ensemble through the creation of a group collage.

Cats and Dogs

Featured stories:

Madeline and the Cats of Rome by John Bemelmans Marciano
Animal Café A Reading Rainbow Story

Be waiters and waitresses for a day in a classroom cafe complete with menu, costumes, and atmosphere.

Fall Feast

Featured stories:

Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Amy and Richard Hutchings
A Pumpkin Circle by George Levenson
Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak

Enjoy hot chicken soup with rice in a baked pumpkin 'kli' plus a fun art project.

Busses, Trains, and Steam Shovels

Featured stories:

The Wheels on the Bus by Paul Zelinsky
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper

Play parachute games, sing songs, create an art project and decorate and enjoy a train cake.

Feelings

Featured stories:

Old Bear by Kevin Henkes
My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss

Explore feelings through color, song, and complete a Book About Me picture book.

Snow Celebration

Featured stories:

Snow by Cynthia Rylant
Stranger in the Woods by Carl Sams and Jean Stoick
Little Bear
Owl
Polar Animals snap shut picture library

Decorate paper snowflakes, sing songs, and enjoy a typical Vermont winter snack.

Where the Wild Things Are

Featured stories:

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert

Create an enchanted forest multi-medium mural.  Make a 'wild things' mask, play games, sing songs, and enjoy a delicious snack.

Hope and Healing

Featured stories:

A Good Day by Kevin Henkes
How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham 

Play instruments, sing songs, and make a mitzvah project.

Friendship

Featured stories:

The Lonely Doll by Dare Wright
Fox Makes Friends by Adam Relf
Veronica's Smile by Roger Duvoisin
Close to You by Kimiko Kajikawa

Learn songs, play drums and instruments together, and bead friendship bracelets.

Brave Bird and Fearless Fish

Featured stories:

Swimmy by Leo Leonni
Peco and the Pirates by Alex Forest
Owen and Mzee: a true story

Play "Follow the Leader" and other games, paint a pirate, and enjoy a dairy snack of 'hero' subs.

Duck Tales

Featured stories:

The Story about Ping by Marjorie Flack
Don't Give Up Duck by Jillian Harker
Little White Duck by Bernard Zaritzky
Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson
I am a Little Duck

Sing duck songs, play duck games, create and color a pond. What's for snack? eggs, of course!

Celebrating Moms and Dads

Featured stories:

Horton Hatches an Egg by Dr Seuss
We Go Together by Todd Dunn
Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
Hop on Pop by Dr Seuss

Make a gift for Mom and Dad, play "Mother May I" and other games, enjoy a carrot muffin.

Puppy Love

Featured stories:

Puppies are Like That by Jan Pfloog
Go Dog Go by P.D. Eastman
The Last Puppy by Frank Asch
The Pokey Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey

Spin art, songs, "Show and Tell" of a favorite pet or animal (no stuffed animals, please!), and meet olot hadashot Tasha and Sweet Pea in photographs (my star Shitzu dogs who made aliyah)

Give Peace a Chance

Featured stories:

Somewhere Today A Book of Peace by Shelley Moore Thomas
Sylvester the Mouse With the Musical Ear by Adelaide Hall
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

Explore "what does peace look like" through making a mural, non-competitive musical games, and potting a 'peace plant' to take home.