Press Here by Herve Tullet is an interactive book that gets the kids involved in the story. The text has us pushing buttons, shaking the book to get the dots to move, and moving the book all around. This is a really fun book to watch the kids "read" by themselves!
Friday, September 7, 2012
Lots of Dots
I have a dot-themed preschool program coming up that I am really excited about! I've chosen lots of great dot-themed books (you'd be amazed at how many "dot" books there are out there!), and have planned a fun craft that is made of nothing but dots.
Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier is a great book full of fun colors of all kinds of dots! The book teaches us that dots come in all colors and sizes-- and that there are lots and lots of things made of dots in our world-- from balloons to ladybugs and more!
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds tells the simple story of a girl who is frustrated by her lack of ability to draw a picture in class. One of my favorite picture book quotes comes from this book, when the teacher tells the girl, "Just make a mark and see where it takes you". There's an artist in all of us, if we just make that first mark.
Press Here by Herve Tullet is an interactive book that gets the kids involved in the story. The text has us pushing buttons, shaking the book to get the dots to move, and moving the book all around. This is a really fun book to watch the kids "read" by themselves!

Press Here by Herve Tullet is an interactive book that gets the kids involved in the story. The text has us pushing buttons, shaking the book to get the dots to move, and moving the book all around. This is a really fun book to watch the kids "read" by themselves!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Pete the Cat (part 2) Groovy Button Board Craft
Monday, September 3, 2012
Kindergarten Keepsakes Craft (part 1): Grocery Bag Book
This post isn't directly linked to one picture book, but it focuses on a craft idea for preserving your child's school-year memories. I had a conversation with a parent in a program this past week about how difficult it is to keep all the things that her child makes, and I told her about this grocery bag book that I made for my son, that was featured on Scrapbook Memories TV several years ago. You can find the project instructions on the show's website here.
Be sure to watch the next video post below for a school-year pencil box craft project!
Be sure to watch the next video post below for a school-year pencil box craft project!
Kindergarten Keepsakes (part 2): Pencil Box Memories
For directions on how to make this simple pencil box craft for holding your child's school-year memories, check out my book, The Ultimate Guide to Scrapbooking with Children available at Cardz TV Stamps!
Storytime Glove with Cricut Critters
*All animal fingerplay pieces can be made with the Create a Critter Cricut cartridge.
Eric Carle Artwork
The art of Eric Carle is colorful, fun, and easily recognizable. It is amazing how simple it is! The artist methods used by Eric Carle in his books is easy to replicate-- even for kids! For a few quick and easy ideas for celebrating Eric Carle's picture book artwork, watch my video, and stay tuned in the coming days for more Eric Carle kids' craft ideas!
Thanks for watching!
Lynn
Eric Carle's My First Book of Numbers (Split-paged Book)
I love this version of Eric Carle's My Very First Book of Numbers! When I taught preschool, I used it all the time in my classroom, so I decided to make my own version of split-paged book for my students to use.
You can find the instructions for my split-paged scrapbook in my book, The Ultimate Guide to Scrapbooking with Children, which is available for purchase at CARDZ TV STAMPS!
*Project dimensions
*Covers: 7 1/4" x 8 3/4"
*Inside pages: 7 x 4 1/4"
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