Thursday, September 27, 2012

Literacy: October Booklist

Check the website for Fall Workshop details.  November 10th in Salt Lake City, Utah
 
Here's a sampling of some great books you can use in October.  Have fun with children's literature this month!
 
 
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin by Margaret McNamara  
How many seeds are there in a big pumpkin? Medium? Small? Counting pumpkin seeds is a messy business but once the slimy job is done, to everyone's surprise the smallest pumpkin has the most seeds!  

 
 
Pumpkin Circle by George Levenson
This book is the story of the life cycle of a pumpkin.  A story without end - pumpkin seeds to pumpkin to pumpkin seed again.  Told from bug's and bird's high point of view.


My Own Human Body by G. Caviezel
This is a very colorful and interactive board book.  It explains the human body in a series of easy words and pictures.  Very instructive. Try tying this book into the study of "skeletons."  There is a companion book to My Own Human Body  titled The Five Senses. 


Scary, Scary Halloween by Eve Bunting
One of two books on this month's list by Eve Bunting.  This is an oldie but goody!  Four pairs of eyes stare from the blackness and watch all the trick or treaters.


In the Haunted House by Eve Bunting
As you read the book, all the children see are 2 pair of sneakers - one large and one small - as a little girl and her dad tour a dark and mysterious house.  Great book to use as a warm up for a Halloween writing activity.


Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler
What's the best way to help a skeleton get over his hiccups?  Great discussion book.



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