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Halloween Reading List, Photo by San Jose Library

Halloween is a great time for daycare providers to enhance their lesson plans with story time books and fun Halloween activities. Consider the following reading lists and resources for free Halloween worksheets, coloring pages, and handwriting practice sheets for your child care center:

Halloween Reading List

Halloween Picture Books and Early Readers, Baby – Age 8
My First Halloween by Tomie dePaola [Grosset & Dunlap, 2008]
Halloween ABC by Sarah Albee and Julia Woolf [Golden Books, 2009]
Here Comes Halloween by Caroline Jayne Church [Cartwheel Books, 2009]
Where is Baby’s Pumpkin by Karen Katz [Little Simon, 2006]
Boo Who? A Spooky Lift the Flap Book by Joan Holub [Cartwheel, 1997]
Boo (Halloween Glow Books) by Charles Reasoner [Price Stern Sloan, 1999]
Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino [HarperFestival, 1998]
Dora’s Spook Halloween by Sonali Fry [Simon Spotlight, 2006]
Maisy’s Halloween by Lucy Cousins [Walker Books, 2004]
Corduroy’s Halloween by B. G. Hennessey and Don Freeman [Viking, 1995]
The Night before Halloween by Natasha Wing [Grossett & Dunlap, 1999]

Halloween School Age Books, Ages 9-12
Halloween Night by Marjorie Dennis Murray and Brandon Dorman [GreenWillow Books, 2010]
The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury and Joseph Mugnaini [Yearling, 1999]
The Best Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson [HarperCollins, 2006]
Horrible Harry at Halloween by Suzy Kline and Frank Remkiewicz [Puffin, 2002]
Trixie the Halloween Fairy by Daisy Meadows [Scholastic, 2009]
Holidays around the World: Celebrate Halloween by Deborah Heiligman [National Geographic, 2009]
Who Stole Halloween? by Martha Freeman [Holiday House, 2008]
Mommy, Why don’t we Celebrate Halloween? by Linda Hacon Winwood [Destiny Image Publishers, 1994]

Halloween Worksheets and Printables

There are many resources for free Halloween worksheets for daycare providers to use in conjunction with lesson plans and activities. Worksheets with a Halloween theme should include coloring pages, handwriting worksheets, and printable craft patterns.

The following websites provide Halloween printables:

DLTK: Halloween coloring pages, crafts, and worksheets

ABCTeach:  Free Halloween worksheets, calendars, coloring pages, and other printables

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Halloween learning activities, finger plays, and craft printables

Activity Village: Halloween activities, printouts, cards, and crafts.

First-Preschool: Halloween themed activities, crafts, lesson plans, and coloring pages

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Get children in the “back to school” spirit and make the transition back to school fun with related books and activities. Consider the following reading lists and resources for free back to school themed worksheets, coloring pages, and handwriting practice sheets for your child care center:

Back to School Reading List

Back to School Picture Books and Early Readers, Baby – Age 8
The Night Before First Grade by Natasha Wing [Grosset & Dunlap, 2005]
It’s Back to School We Go by Ellen B. Jackson and Jan Davey [Milbrooke Press, 2003]
Amelia Bedelia Goes Back to School by Herman Parish and Lynn Sweat [Greenwillow Books, 2004]
Back to School, Mallory by Laurie B. Friedman and Tamara Schmitz [Carolrhoda Books, 2005]
Back to School for Rotten Ralph by Jack Gantos and Nichol [HarperCollins, 2000]
The Berenstain Bears Go Back to School by Stan, Jan and Mike Berenstain[HarperFestival, 2009]
Vera’s First Day of School by Vera Rosenberry [Owlet Paperbacks, 2003]
Back to School by Wanda E. Brunstetter [Barbour Publishing, Inc. 2007]
If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond [HarperCollins, 2002]
Arthur’s Back to School Day by Lillian Hoban [HarperCollins, 1998]
Robert and the Back to School Special by Barbara Seuling and Paul Brewer [Cricket, 2002]

Back to School School Age Books, Ages 9-12
The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson [HarperCollins, 2005]
Back to School with Betsy by Carolyn Haywood [Sandpiper, 2004]
101 Back to School Jokes by Lisa Eisenberg and Kate Mullen [Scholastic, 1998]
Back to School (Bone Chillers) by Betsey Haynes [HarperCollins, 1994]
Emily’s First 100 Days of School by Rosemary Wells [Hyperion Books, 2005]
Sarah and Paul Go Back to School by Derek Pine [CF4K, 2006]
Fred and Anthony’s Horrible, Hideous, Back to School Thriller by Esile Arevamirp and Elise Primavera [Hyperion, 2008]
Back to School (Read It! Readers) by Christianne C. Jones and Ryan Haugen [Picture Window Books, 2005]

Back to School Worksheets and Printables

There are many resources for free worksheets for daycare providers to use in conjunction with lesson plans and activities. Worksheets with a back to school theme should include coloring pages, handwriting worksheets, and printable craft patterns.

The following websites provide Back to School printables:

DLTK: Back to School coloring pages, crafts, and worksheets

ABCTeach:  Free Back to School worksheets, calendars, coloring pages, and other printables

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Back to School learning activities, finger plays, and craft printables

Activity Village: Back to School activities, printouts, cards, and crafts.

First-Preschool: Back to School themed activities, crafts, lesson plans, and coloring pages

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American Flag photo by Micky

Independence Day is celebrated on the 4th of July and commemorates the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The holiday also celebrates America’s independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Teach young children about Independence Day through fun lesson plans and activities. Consider the following reading lists and resources for free 4th of July themed worksheets, coloring pages, and handwriting practice sheets for your child care center:

Reading List

Independence Day Board and Picture Books, Baby – Age 3
Corduroy’s Fourth of July by Don Freeman and Lisa McCue [Viking, 2007]

Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet S. Wong and Margaret Chodos-Irvine [Sandpiper, 2006]

Hoorah for the Fourth of July by Wendy Watson [Sandpiper, 2000]

Happy 4th of July, Jenny Sweeney by Leslie Kimmelman and Nancy Kote [Albert Whitman, 2003]

Hats Off for the Fourth of July by Harriet and Gustaf Miller [Puffin, 2002]

Biscuit’s Fourth of July by Alyssa Satin Capuccilli and Pat Schories and Mary O’Keefe Young [HarperFestival, 2005]

The M&M’s Fourth of July Parade by Barbara Barbieri McGrath and Peggy Tagel [Charlesbridge Publishing, 2002]

Fourth of July Mice by Bethany Roberts and Doug Cushman [Clarion Books, 2004]

Independence Day by Rebecca Rissman [Heinemann Educational Books, 2010]

Happy Birthday, America by Mary Pope Osborne and Peter Catalanotto [Roaring Brook Press, 2003]

Let’s Get Ready for Independence Day by Lloyd G. Douglas [Topeka Bindery, 2003]
Independence Day Early Readers, Ages 4-8
The Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh and Marie Nonnast [Aladdin, 1995]

Snickerdoodle’s Star Spangled Fourth of July! by Clare Ham Grosgebauer [Small Wonder Enterprises, 2005]
Red, White and Blue by John Herman [Grossett & Dunlap, 1998]
Fourth of July Fireworks by Patrick Merrick [Child’s World, 2010]
Fireworks and Freedom: A Fourth of July Story and Activity Book by Carol Amato  and Ann Koffsky [Barron’s Educational Series, 2007]

Looking for Uncle Louie On the Fourth of July by Kathy Whitehead and Pablo Torrecilla [Boyd’s Mill Press, 2005]

Celebrate the Fourth of July with Champ, the Scamp by Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, and Gustav Mazal Alfaguara [Alphaguara, 2006]

Happy 4th of July by Abbie Mercer [PowerKids Press, 2007]

4th of July Worksheets and Printables

There are many resources for free worksheets for daycare providers to use in conjunction with lesson plans and activities. Worksheets for Independence Day should include coloring pages, handwriting worksheets, and printable craft patterns.

The following websites provide free 4th of July printables:

DLTK: Fourth of July coloring pages, crafts, and worksheets

ABCTeach:  Free Independence Day worksheets, calendars, coloring pages, and other printables

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Fourth of July learning activities, finger plays, nursery rhymes, and craft printables

Activity Village: Independence Day activities, printouts, cards, and crafts.

First-Preschool: Free 4th of July themed activities, crafts, lesson plans, and coloring pages

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Father’s Day is observed to appreciate father’s and male role models. Father’s Day is celebrated in the most countries on the third Sunday in June.

Teach young children about Father’s Day by promoting lesson plans and activities about fathers. Consider the following reading lists and resources for free Father’s Day related worksheets, coloring pages, and handwriting practice sheets for your child care center:

Reading List

Father’s Day Board and Picture Books, Baby – Age 3
Just Me and My Dad by Mercer Mayer [Random House, 2001]

Little Critter: Happy Father’s Day by Mercer Mayer [HarperFestival, 2007]

Biscuit Loves Father’s Day by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Pat Schories, Mary O’keefe Young [HarperFestival, 2004]

The Best Father of All by Peter Horn, Cristina Kadmon, and J Alison James [North-South Books, 2005]

A  Wild Father’s Day by Sean Callahan and Daniel Howarth [Albert Whitman & Company, 2009]

Berenstain Bears and the Papa’s Day Surprise by Stan and Jan Berenstain [RandomHouse, 2003]

My Love Will be with You by Laura Krauss Melmed and Henri Sorensen [HarperCollins, 2009]

It’s the Best Day Ever by Brooke Shields and Cori Doerrfeld [HarperCollins, 2009]

A Day with Papa by Kitty Richards, Lori Tyminksi, and Giorgio Vallorani [Disney, 2009]

Man’s Work by Annie Kubler [Child’s Play International, 1999]

Zoe’s Day with Daddy by Sarah Albee, P. J. Shaw, and Tom Brannon [Dalmation Pr, 2008]

Up on Daddy’s Shoulders by Matt Berry [Cartwheel Books, 2006]
Father’s Day Early Readers, Ages 4-8
A Perfect Father’s Day by Eve Bunting and Susan Meddaugh [Sandpiper, 1993]

Celebrating Father’s Day: Father’s Day is for Special People by Donna Marriott and Keiko Motoyama [Creative Teaching Press, 1999]
Father’s Day by Anne Rockwell and Lizzy Rockwell [HarperCollins, 2005]
It’s Father’s Day, Charlie Brown by Judy Katschke, Charles M. Schultz, and Tom Brannon [Little Simon, 2004]
Daddy Did I Ever Say? I Love You, Love You, Every Day by Daryl K. Cobb, and Traci Van Wagoner [10 to 2 Children’s Books, 2007]

The Secret Father’s Day Present by Andrew Clements and Varda Livney [Little Simon, 2000]

Father’s Day by Laura Alden [Childrens Pr, 1995]

What is Father’s Day by Harriet Ziefert and Claire Schumacher [Sterling, 2006]

Father’s Day Worksheets and Printables

There are many resources for free worksheets for daycare providers to use in conjunction with lesson plans and activities. Worksheets for Father’s Day should include coloring pages, handwriting worksheets, and printable craft patterns.

The following websites provide free Father’s Day printables:

DLTK: Father’s Day coloring pages, crafts, and worksheets

ABCTeach:  Free Father’s Day worksheets, calendars, coloring pages, and other printables

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Father’s Day learning activities, finger plays, nursery rhymes, and craft printables

Activity Village: Father’s day activities, printouts, cards, and crafts.

Kinderplans: Printable Father’s day cards and crafts

First-Preschool: Free Father’s Day rhyme themed activities, crafts, lesson plans, and coloring pages

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Mother Goose Day, celebrated in the United States on May 1, is observed to appreciate old nursery rhymes. Mother Goose Day was founded by Gloria T. Delamar in 1987.

Teach young children about Mother Goose Day by promoting nursery rhyme themed lesson plans and activities. Consider the following reading lists and resources for free Mother Goose Day worksheets, coloring pages, and handwriting practice sheets for your child care center:

Reading List

Mother Goose Day Board and Picture Books, Baby – Age
Arnold Lobel’s Mother Goose for Babies by Arnold Lobel [Knopf, 2003]

Mother Goose Basket Full of Rhymes by Carly Simon, Teese Gohl, Stephen Haskamp [Little Simon, 2000]

Mother Goose’s House (Mini House Book) by Peter Lippman [Workman Publishing Co., 1996]

Walt Disney’s Mother Goose by Tk [Disney Edition, 2000]

Hickory Dickory Dock & Other Mother Goose Rhymes by James Marshall [Fararr, Straus, & Giroux, 2003]

Real Mother Goose Classic Counting Rhymes by Josie Yee [Cartwheel, 2002]

Twinkle, Twinkle! by Marjorie Ainsborough Decker and Rusty Fletcher [Grosset & Dunlop, 2001]

Humpty Dumpty by Iona Opie and Rosemary Wells [Walker Books, 2001]

This Little Piggy and Other Favorites [Little Sound Prints, 2002]

Little Bo Peep by Tracey Campbell Pearson [Fararr, Straus, & Giroux, 2004]

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat and Other Rhymes by Iona Opie and Rosemary Wells [Candlewick, 1997]

Pat-A-Cake and Other Favorites by Jan Smith, Bill Bolten, et al [Little Soundprints, 2002]
Mother Goose Day Early Readers, Ages 4-8
The Arnold Lobel Book of Mother Goose: A Treasury of Over 300 Classic Nursery Rhymes by Arnold Lobel [Knopf, 2003]

Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes by Walter Jerrold [Everyman’s Library, 1993]
The Original Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright [Running Press Kids, 2002]
Mary Engelbreit’s Mother Goose: One Hundred Best-Loved Verses by Mary Engelbreit [HarperCollins, 2005]
My First Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright [Cartwheel, 2000]

Favorite Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose by Scott Gustafson [The Greenwich Workshop Press, 2007]

The Real Mother Goose Treasury by Grace Maccarone [Cartwheel, 2006]

Mother Goose’s Storytime Nursery Rhymes by Alison Green [Arthur Levine Books, 2007]

Free Mother Goose Day Worksheets and Printables

There are many resources for free worksheets for daycare providers to use in conjunction with lesson plans and activities. Worksheets for Mother Goose Day should include coloring pages, handwriting worksheets, and printable craft patterns.

The following websites provide free Mother Goose Day or Nursery Rhyme printables:

DLTK: Nursery rhyme coloring pages, crafts, and worksheets

ABCTeach:  Free nursery rhyme worksheets, calendars, coloring pages, and other printables

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Nursery rhyme learning activities, finger plays, nursery rhymes, and craft printables

Everything Preschool: Great nursery rhyme coloring pages

Kinderplans: Printable nursery rhyme picture cards

First-Preschool: Free printable nursery rhyme themed activities, crafts, lesson plans, and coloring pages

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April is National Poetry Month! Teach young children about poetry through books about poetry as well as poetry related lesson plans and activities. Consider the following reading lists and resources for free poetry worksheets, coloring pages, and handwriting practice sheets for your child care center:

Reading List

Poetry Board and Picture Books Baby-Age 3

A Very First Poetry Book by John L. Foster [Oxford University Press, 1987]

A Children’s Treasure of Poetry by Smithmark Publisher [Smithmark, 1999]

Welcome Baby: Baby Rhymes for Baby Times by Stephanie Calmenson and Vanessa Sweet [HarperCollins, 2008]

Bunny’s Nursery Rhymes by Mary Morgan and Aviva Shur [Little Simon, 2007]

Here’s a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry by Jane Yolen, Andrew Fusek Peters and Polly Dunbar [Candlewick, 2007]

Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry by Bill Martin and Michael Sampson [Simon & Schuster, 2008]

Sweet Dreams: Bedtime Poems and Lullabyes by Bruce Lanksy and Vicky Wherman [MeadowBrook, 1996]

Baby Einstein:  Poems for Little Ones by Julie Aigner Clark [Hyperion, 2001]

The Drowsy Hours:  Poems for Bedtime by Susan Pearson and Peter Malone [HarperCollins, 2002]

Good Morning, Sweetie Pie and Other Poems for Little Children by Cynthia Rylant and Jane Dyer [Simon & Schuster, 2001]

Poetry Early Readers Ages 4-8

Poetry Speaks to Children (Book & CD) by Elise Paschen, Dominque Raccah, et al [Sourcebook MediaFusion, 2005]

Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young by Jack Pretlutsky and Marc Brown [Knopf, 1986]

Ashley Bryan’s ABC of African American Poetry by Ashley Bryan [Atheneum, 2001]

The Golden Books Family Treasury of Poetry by Louis Untermeye and Joan Walsh Anglund [Golden Books, 1998]

Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry by Joyce Sidman and Michelle Berg [Houghton Mifflin, 2006]

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth and Sami Suomalainen [Lobster Press, 2007]

Club pet and other Funny Poems: All Aboard Poetry Reader Station Stop 2 by David Steinberg and Adrian C. Sinnott [Grosset & Dunlap, 2005]

Grasshopper Pie and Other Poems by David Steinberg and Adrian C. Sinnott [Grosset & Dunlap, 2004]

Do Buses Eat Kids? Poems about Schools by Laura Purdie Salas [Capstone Press, 2008]

The Cuckoo’s Haiku by Michael J. Rosen and Stan Fellows [Candlewick, 2009]

Sports! Sports! Sports! by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Brian Floca [HarperTrophy, 2000]

And Then There Were Eight: Poems about Space by Laura Purdie Salas [Capstone, 2008]

Poetry Preschool Worksheets and Printables

There are many resources for free worksheets for daycare providers to use in conjunction with lesson plans and activities. Worksheets for poetry themes should include coloring pages, handwriting worksheets, and printable craft patterns.

The following websites provide free poetry related printables:

KidZone: Haiku instructions and worksheets

ABCTeach:  Acrostic forms and poetry prompts

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Poetry activities, finger plays, nursery rhymes, and printables

First-Preschool: Free printable nursery rhyme activities, crafts, lesson plans, and coloring pages

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Christians celebrate Easter Sunday, which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter is a great time for daycare providers to enhance their lesson plans with story-time books and activities that celebrate the spring season.

Consider the following reading lists and resources for free Easter worksheets, coloring pages, and handwriting practice sheets for your child care center:

Reading List

Easter Board and Picture Books Baby-Age 3

The Angel and The Dove: A Story for Easter by Sophie Piper and Kristina Stephenson [Lion Publishing UK, 2009]

Arthur’s Easter Activity Book by Marc Brown [Little Brown Company, 2002]

Berenstain Bears and the Real Easter Eggs by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain [First Time Books, 2002]

Best Easter Eggs Ever by Jerry Smath [Cartwheel Books, 2003]

Best Easter Prize by Kristina Evens Collier [Cartwheel Books, 2010]

Easter Egg Hunt by Chuck Murphy [Little Simon, 1999]

The First Easter by Jesslyn DeBoer and David Austin Clar [Zonderkidz, 2005]

What is Easter? by Michelle Medlock Adams [Candy Cane Press, 2006]

Baby Strawberry’s First Easter by Si Artists [Grosset & Dunlap, 2007]

It’s Easter, Pooh! by RH Disney [Disney, 2003]

Panda’s Easter Basket by Tara jay Morrow and Aaron Boyd [Sterling, 2009]

Peter Cottontails Easter Egg Hunt by Joseph Ritchie and Rebecca Thornburgh [Candy Cane Press, 2007]

Easter Early Readers Ages 4-8

Silly Tilly and the Easter Bunny by Lillian Hoban [HarperCollins, 1989]

My Good Shepard by Alice Joyce Davidson and David Austin Clar [Zonderkidz, 2005]

The Easter Club by Justine Korman Fontes and Lucinda McQueen [Cartwheel, 2003]

ABBY the Easter Chicken by Jenette Slay [Lulu.com, 2008]

Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny by Barbara Park and Denise Brunkus [Random House, 2009]

Minnie and Moo: The Attack of the Easter Bunnies [Deny’s  Cazet, 2005]

The Secret to Easter Eggs by Josephine Saccheri and Brian Saccheri [PublishAmerica, 2008]

The Animal’s Easter by Avril Rowlands and Rosslyn Moran [Lion Publishing Corp, 2000]

Are you Ready for Spring? by Almaflor Ada and Vivi Escriva [Santillana Publishing Company, 1999]

The Very First Easter by Paul L. Maier and Frank Ordaz [Concordia Publishing House, 2004]

A Tale for Easter by Tasha Tudor [Aladdin, 2004]

Easter Preschool Worksheets and Printables

There are many worksheets for Easter that you can print out and use for your lesson plans and activities. Worksheets should include coloring pages, handwriting worksheets, and printable craft patterns.

The following websites provide free Easter printables:

First-Preschool: Coloring pages, card, patterns, crafts and worksheets.

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Easter printables, coloring pages, activities and word searches

ABCTeach:  Free Easter worksheets and printables

DLTK’s Crafts for Kids: Easter recipes, worksheets, coloring pages, crafts, games and puzzles

All Kids Network: Free color Easter printable worksheets

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Random Acts of Kindness Week is February 15-21.  Random Acts of Kindness week month is promoted by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation in order to incorporate kindness into schools and communities. Recognize Random acts of Kindness week in your daycare center by reading age appropriate stories that focus on kindness, charity, courtesy, friendship, appreciation and gratitude.

Consider the following reading lists and resources for free worksheets, coloring pages, and handwriting practice sheets related to kindness and charity for your child care center:

Reading List

Random Acts of Kindness Board and Picture Books (Baby-Age 3)

How Hatie Hated Kindness by Margot Sunderland and Nicky Armstrong [Speechmark Publishing, 2003]

The Giving Chair by Yoshiko Kouyama, Kozo Kakimoto and Mia Lynn Perry [RIC Publications, 2006]

Be Polite and Kind by Cheri J. Meiners and Meredith Johnson [Free Spirit Publishing, 2003]

Let’s be Kind by Janine Amos and Annabel Spenceley [Alphabet Soup, 2010]

Being Helpful by Cassie Mayer [Heinemann, 2008]

Carrying by Gwenyth Swain [Lerner Classroom, 1999]

Helping at Home by Margaret McDonald [Smart Apple Med/Black Rabbit Books, 2006]

How Can I Help? by Christine Hood and Michael Jarrett [Creative Teaching Press, 1996]

The Berenstain Bears Lend a Helping Hand by Stan and Jan Berenstain [Random House, 1998]

Random Act of Kindness Early Readers (Ages 4-8)

Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler by Margery Cuyler and Sachiko Yoshikawa [Simon & Schuster, 2007]

The Kindness Quilt by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace [Marshall Cavendish, 2006]

Kindness to Share from A to Z by Todd Snow, Peggy Snow, and Kirsten Sevig [Maren Green Publishing, 2008]

Kindness Counts by Debbie Anderson [Crossway Books, 2007]

The Kindness Tree by Sharon Becker and Irene Virag [Booksurge, 2009]

Behold! No Cavities! A Visit to the Dentist by Sarah Willson and Harry Moore [Simon Spotlight Nickelodeon, 2007]

Have you Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud and David Messing [Nelson Publishing, 2007]

What’s Up Lyle? A Story about Kindness by Ron Eddy and Robert Vann [Little Simon, 2006]

The Giving Book: Open the Door to a Lifetime of Giving by Ellen Sabin [Watering Can, 2004]

The Berenstain Bears Thing of Those in Need by Stan and Jan Berenstain [Random House, 1999]

Random Acts of Kindness Preschool Worksheets and Printables

There are many worksheets about Kindness, charity, manners and giving that you can print out and use for your lesson plans and activities. Worksheets should include coloring pages, handwriting worksheets, and printable craft patterns.

The following websites provide free kindness themed printables:

Acts of Kindness Preschool Activities by The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation

Happy World: Kindness to animals worksheets

More Coloring Pages: Free friendship coloring pages

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February is Children’s Dental health month which is sponsored by the American Dental Association in order to promote awareness of dental health. Recognize Children’s Dental Health Month in your daycare center by reading age appropriate stories that focus on dental health and implementing related activities.

Consider the following reading lists and resources for free dental health worksheets, coloring pages, and handwriting practice sheets for your child care center:

Reading List

Dental Health Board and Picture Books (Baby-Age 3)

The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain [Random House, 1981]

Brush Your Teeth Please Pop-Up Book by Reader’s Digest [Reader’s Digest, 1993]

Little Bear Brushes his Teeth by Jutta Langreuter [Milbrook Press, 1997]

Dear Tooth Fairy by Kath Melletin and Fran Thatcher [Little Simon, 1997]

Pony Brushes his Teeth by Michael Dahl and Oriol Vadal [Picture Window Books, 2010]

The Tooth Book: a Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums by Edward Miller [Holiday House, 2009]

Teeth are not for Biting by Elizabeth Verdick [Free Spirit Publishing, 2003]

The Tooth Book by Dr. Seuss and Joe Mathieu [Random House, 2000]

Maisy, Charley, and the Wobbly Tooth by Lucy Cousins [Candlewick Press,

Dental Health Early Readers (Ages 4-8)

Dental Office: Who Works There by Lola M. Schaeffer [Heinneman Educational Books, 2006]

ABC Dentist: Healthy Teeth from A to Z by Harriet Ziefert [Blue Apple Books, 2008]

Brush Floss and Rinse: Caring for your Teeth and Gums by Amanda Doering Tourville and Ronny Rooney [Picture Window Books, 2008]

Open Wide! A Visit to the Dentist by Cecile Schoberle and Barry Goldberg [Nickelodeon, 2000]

How Many Teeth by Paul Showers and True Kelley [Collins, 1991]

Behold! No Cavities! A Visit to the Dentist by Sarah Willson and Harry Moore [Simon Spotlight Nickelodeon, 2007]

Smile for the Dentist by Celia Minden and Joanne Meier [Child’s World, 2010]

Molly at the Dentist by Angie Sage [Peachtree Publishers, 2001]

Vera Goes to the Dentist by Vera Rosenberry [Henry Holt & Co, 2002]

Albert’s Toothache by Barbara Williams and Kay Chorao [Dutton Juvenille, 1988]

Free Dental Health Preschool Worksheets and Printables

There are many worksheets about dental health that you can print out and use for your lesson plans and activities. Worksheets should include coloring pages, handwriting worksheets, and printable craft patterns.

The following websites provide free dental health printables:

First-Preschool: Coloring pages, card, patterns, crafts and worksheets.

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Dental health printables, coloring pages, activities and word searches

ABCTeach:  Dental health worksheets and printables

DLTK’s Crafts for Kids: Dental Health month worksheets, coloring pages, crafts, and songs

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Presidents’ Day is a holiday which honors two presidents of the United States: Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Presidents’ Day is celebrated in the United States on the third Monday in February. Celebrate Presidents’ Day in your daycare center by reading age appropriate stories that focus on great presidents, the presidency, and President’s Day-themed activities.

Consider the following reading lists and resources for free Presidents’ Day worksheets, coloring pages, and handwriting practice sheets for your child care center:

Reading List

Presidents’ Day Board and Picture Books Baby-Age 3

The Story of Abraham Lincoln by Patricia A. Pingry and Stephanie McFetridge Brit [Candy Cane Press, 2001]

The Story of Gettysburg by Patricia A. Pingry and Stephanie McFetridge Brit [Ideal Publications, 2003]

A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by David Adler, John Wallner, and Alexandra Wallner [Holiday House, 1990]

The Story of George Washington by Patricia A. Pingry and Stephanie McFetridge Brit [Candy Cane Press, 2000]

A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by David Adler, John Wallner, and Alexandra Wallner [Holiday House, 1990]

My First President’s Day Book by Aileen Fisher and Lynda Halverson [Childrens PR, 1987]

President’s Day Early Readers Ages 4-8

Meet Abraham Lincoln by Barbara Cary [Random House, 2001]

Abe Lincoln’s Hat by Martha Brenner and Donald Cook [Random House, 1994]

George Washington and the General’s Dog by Frank Murphy and Richard Walz [Random House, 2002]

Abraham Lincoln (Real People) by Pam Walker [Children’s Press, 2000]

A. Lincoln and Me by Louise Borden [Scholastic, 2009]

George Washington’s Teeth by Deborah Chandra, Madeline Comora, and Brock Cole [Square Fish, 2007]

George Washington: Soldier, Hero, President by Justine Korman Fontes and Ron Fontes [DK Children, 2001]

Celebrating President’s Day: What is a President by Kimberly Jordano and Tricia Callella-Jones [Creative Teaching Pr, 1999]

Presidents’ Day by Anne Rockwell and Lizzy Rockwell [HarperCollins, 2009]

President’s Day (Rookie Read-About Holiday) by David F. Marx [Children’s Press, 2002]

Presidents’ Day (Robin Hill School Ready to Read) by Robin McNamara and Mike Gordon [Aladdin, 2010]

Free Presidents’ Day Preschool Worksheets and Printables

There are many worksheets for Presidents’ Day that you can print out and use for your lesson plans and activities. Worksheets should include coloring pages, handwriting worksheets, and printable craft patterns.

The following websites provide free Presidents’ Day printables:

First-Preschool: Coloring pages, card, patterns, crafts and worksheets.

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Presidents’ Day printables, coloring pages, activities and word searches

ABCTeach:  Free Presidents’ Day worksheets and printables

DLTK’s Crafts for Kids: Presidents’ Day recipes, worksheets, coloring pages, crafts, games and puzzles

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