Corduroy

This book was written by Don Freeman.  This book is about a little stuffed bear on a shelf.  His button is missing, so a little girl's mother will not buy him for her.  In the middle of the night, the bear searches through the store to find a button to put on.  The next morning, the little girl comes back with money from her piggy bank and buys the bear.  She sews a button on so he will be more comfortable, even though she says she loves him just the way he is.  This book is for 1st-3rd grades.



Here are Corduroy activities.

Freeman, Don. Corduroy,. New York: Viking, 1968.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

This book was written by Laura Numeroff.  In the book, a mouse asks a boy for a cookie.  When he gets the cookie, he wants milk.  When he gets milk, he wants a straw.  The list goes on and on.  While this book is just a silly little joke, it is meant to warn parents about spoiling their children. If you give children everything they want exactly when they want it, they will ask for more and more.  This book is for students around 2nd grade level.



Here are activities based on the book.

Numeroff, Laura Joffe., and Felicia Bond. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. New York: Harper & Row, 1985.

No, David!

This book was written by David Shannon.  On each page, David is doing something that his mother (or any mother!) does not approve of.  Each page says "No, David!"  He is doing things like playing with his food, running down the sidewalk naked, and picking his nose.  At the end, he is shown getting praise for hugging his mom.  This book is for children around the ages of 3-5. 



This website has No, David! ideas for teachers.

Shannon, David. No, David! New York: Blue Sky, 1998.

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

This book was written by Jon Scieszka.  This book appeals to little kids because it is a parody of the story that everyone knows, the Three Little Pigs.  It is a funny story about what really happened, and how the poor wolf was framed. Little kids of all ages are attracted to this book, and I remember reading it in third grade.  I think the age group it is best for is ages 5-9.



These are activities about the story.

Scieszka, Jon, and Lane Smith. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Viking Kestrel, 1989.

Goodnight Moon

This book is by Margaret Brown.  The story is written in the format of a poem.  A little rabbit is saying goodnight to everything around him.  Even though this story is a bit repetitive, it has become a best seller over the many years since it was written.  It is definitely a favorite bedtime story for children, mostly ages 3-6.

 

This site has Goodnight Moon activities :)

Brown, Margaret Wise, and Clement Hurd. Goodnight Moon. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947.

Miss Nelson Is Missing!

This book was written by Harry Allard and James Marshall.  Miss Nelson is Missing was written for students around first grade age.  It is about a teacher who is taken advantage of by her class.  She decides that she will teach them a lesson and be sick for a day.  She dresses up as a mean awful sub and they all are well behaved for the sub because they are scared.



Here is a website with Miss Nelson is Missing activities!

Allard, Harry, and James Marshall. Miss Nelson Is Missing! Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977.

The Water Cycle

The water cycle is the process that water goes through on Earth.  Rain falls from the clouds to the Earth.  Then, the water that is in the oceans and lakes evaporates and goes back into the air.  This is when the water vapor rises into the sky.  Last, the water vapor condenses and goes back into the clouds.  The condensed water vapor is what forms the clouds.

This is a picture of the water cycle.

Click here to learn more about water cycles!