Engaging Young Learners
By Denise Wasko (dwasko@aea8.k12.ia.us) and
Harriet Adams (hadams@aea8.k12.ia.us) Prairie Lakes AEA
A Bibliography of Sample Resources
T.I.C.L Conference, Storm Lake BVU
June 16, 2014
Items from Lending Library - Cal
(For Northwest and Prairie Lakes teachers: Order at http://media.ia-hsdn.net Call your AEA for
questions/concerns/login information or call us at 800-594-9494)
300158 Beginning the Year: Bilingual English/Spanish
Contains19 books designed to support children's social and emotional development as they begin the school year.
Includes the following 19 titleseach in English and Spanish: Crazy Pizza Day by Bonnie Dobkin; The Gingerbread Man retold by
Bonnie Dobkin; Kevin and His Dad by Irene Smalls; A World of Families by Trish Holland; Love is a Family by Roma Downey;
Quinito, Day and Night by Ina Cumpiano; Jalapeno Bagels by Natasha Wing; Hooray, a Pinata! by Elsia Kleven; Neighborhood
Song by Trish Holland; Peeny Butter Fudge by Toni and Slade Morrison; The Adventures of Gary & Harry by Lisa Matsumoto; Papi,
How Many Stars Are in the Sky? by Angel Vigil; Anansi and His Children retold by Bonnie Dobkin; Wemberly Worried by Kevin
Henkes; Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto; The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn; Charlie Anderson by Barbara Abercrombie;
Rice is Nice by Nancy Noel Williams; and A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman.
Contents: 1 English language Teacher Guide, 1 Spanish language Teacher's Guide, 19 English language paperback books, 19
Spanish language paperback books, 5 English language Book Discussion Cards
and 5 Spanish language Book Discussion Cards for the following titles: Too Many Tamales, Wemberly Worried, Charlie Anderson,
The Gingerbread Man, and The Adventures of Gary & Harry: A Tale of Two Turtles.
Note: Mighty Minutes for Preschool cards #300155 are also used with thiskit.
004741 Box Study: English Language
Contents: Teaching Guide, 3 Book Discussion Cards, 28 Intentional Teaching Cards, and 3 books: Harold and the Purple
Crayon by Crockett Johnson, Dear Mr. Blueberry by Simon James, and Alexander, Who's Not (Do you hear me? I mean it!) Going to
Move by Judith Viorst.
098504 Developing Number Concepts: Counting, Comparing and Pattern
Includes information about observing and assessing children at work, adaptations for diverse students needs as well as
classroom management. Student solidify beginning number concepts through independent and small-group explorations that
encourage the use of a variety of easy-to handle manipulatives.
452533 Felt Fun: Basic Learning
Provides a visual opportunity for introduction or review of key concepts such as colors, shapes, upper and lower case
letters, numerals, as well as counting, patterning, and sorting
Contents: Includes a teacher guide that includes a variety of song and Game activities, one foldable flannel board, and multiple
flannel pieces:10 blue sorting mats, 11 crayons, 1 set of uppercase letters, 1 set of lower case letters, numerals from 1-20, and sets
of stars, frogs ,ducks, apples, hearts, teddy bears, fish, 1 tree log, and geometric shapes of rectangle, diamond, triangle, circle, oval,
octagon, and square
Note: Not recommended for children under age 2
429283
Floating and Sinking
Describes why things float or sink and presents simple experiments to demonstrate the scientific principles involved. Book
by Karen Bryant-Mole, one of the Science All Around Me books. A Book Prop.
Contents: 1 paperback book, 1 activity sheet, 1 cloth bag, 1 bag of various "metals," 10 yellow plastic ducks, and 4 plastic boats.
440477
Just Be Yourself!
Narration on Playaway is of 3 books: 1. Ella the Elegant Elephant written and illustrated by Carmela & Steven D'Amico
tells story of Ella, a young elephant starting at a new school. Ella is nervous about going to her new school until she receives a
present from her grandmother: a grand red hat. 2. Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathmann. Ruby insists on copying Angela, until her
teacher helps her discover her own creative resources.3. A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon. In order to ensure her
popularity, Camilla Cream always does what is expected, until the day arrives when she no longer recognizes herself4.
Contents: 3 hardcover books, and 1 case containing 1 digital audio player,1 set of ear phones, and 1 lanyard.
Note: Player issued on Playaway, a digital audiobook.
002459 Letter Factory with Scout and Violet
Provides opportunities to practice reading readiness skills while usingtechnology: using letter tiles to hear letter name and
sound, hearing the Alphabet Song, reviewing color names and examples, hearing soothing music, and exploring feelings. Audio CD
includes 27 songs that have children listen, move, sing, play, rhyme, and reason.
Contents: 2 plush dogs - Violet and Scout, 1 DVD - "Letter Factory," 1 CD -"Little Ears: Songs for Reading Readiness," and 1 Letter
Factory (2 pieces) with 26 letter tiles.
300057 Marvel and Friends: Staying Clean and Healthy
DVD uses animated characters and real-life scenerios to emphasize the importance of cleanliness. Demonstrates the
proper way to wash hands. Explains the importance of washing hands and taking a shower. Shows how to take a thorough shower
and the proper way to brush teeth. Discusses the importance of cutting and cleaning fingernails. Big book uses delightful graphics
and revised versions of many favorite children's songs to introduce young students to basic hygiene topics. Discusses hygiene
questions such as: What are germs? Why do we brush our teeth? How long should we wash our hands? Where did my sneeze go?
What's so bad about sweet treats? What makes our feet stinky? and more. Features fullcolor illustrations of comical dinosaurs and
age-appropriate rhyming text.
Note: Teacher's resource guide included on CD in PDF format. Big Book of Hygiene: Sing-alongs & Silly Songs About Staying Clean
(19 p.) includes lyrics, but no music to familiar tunes such as Frere Jacques and Skip to My Lou.
Contains 1 DVD, 1 CD and 1 big book.
003939 Math Readiness: Counting and Correspondence
This multimedia kit includes: Numbers Bingo game, HiHo Cherry-O games, Step-by-Step Number Line Floor Mat, 36
Magnetic Jumbo Numbers, Counting Tree with 15 colored leaves, 1 Counting board book,2 yellow foam jumbo dot dice, 2 yellow
foam jumbo numeral dice, 4 paperback books: 1,2,3 To The Zoo A Counting Book by Eric Carle, 12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve
Merriam, Ten Terrible Dinosaurs by Paul Stickland, and Papi, How Many Stars Are in the Sky? by Angel Vigil.
003936 Math Readiness: Measuring and Balancing
This multimedia kit contains 2 paperback books: Inchworm and A Half by Elinor J. Pinczes and How Big is a Foot? By Rolf
Myller, 3 bilingual activity cards, 3 measuring tapes, 2 green bucket balances, 1 red plastic balance, 1 bag of bears, 6 paper tape
measures, 1 more and Fewer spinner, and 3 intentional teaching cards.
300155 Mighty Minutes for Preschool: English and Spanish
Provides teachable preschool moment activities that constructively utilize time between activities, or at the beginning or
end of another planned experience. Provides quick, playful, and engaging activities that inspire learning. Features interactive songs,
rhymes, and games to intentionally teach language, literacy, math, science, social studies, and physical skills.
Contents: 2 sets of 100 Mighty Minutes for Preschool Cards on a ring: 1 English set, 1 Spanish set.
429409 Multicultural Food
Includes plastic "food" from various cultures, including items such as tacos, shish-kabobs, bamboo
steamers, purple cabbage, eggplant, steamed dumplings, sushi, and ginger. Contains 50 different "food" items.
436563
My Senses
Describes and illustrates the major sense systems of the human body.
Contains 5 picture books by Dana Meachen Rav from The Amazing Body Series: 1. Look!, A Book about Sight, 2.
Shhhh…A Book About Hearing, 3. Soft and Smooth, Rough and Bumpy, 4. Sniff, Sniff, A Book about Smell, and 5.
Yum! A Book About Taste.
09515 Phonics Through Poetry: Teaching Phonemic Awareness Using Poetry: Grades PreK - 1
Uses the rhythm and rhyme of poetry to teach phonics. Contains 115 read-aloud poems—some from wellknown children's authors like Norma Farber, Maurice Sendak, John Ciardi, and Jack Prelutsky. Each poem comes
with teaching apparatus comprising word lists using the targeted sound, a "focusing talk" to cement and extend
students' connection to the poem, and an idea for a hands-on activity. Includes masters to supply "letter cards" for
sounds the book targets and multiple indexes (by the poem's first line, by title, by sound, and others.)
447089
Preschool Math Kit: Number, Geometry, and Data (LARGE kit, not available today)
Provides a basic understanding of preschool mathematical concepts related to numbers, geometry and data analysis.
Includes manipulatives for young children to explore geometry and to have experiences with numbers, geometry, position in space,
and with sorting, classifying, and representing data.
Contents: 12 paperback books [Big, Fat Hen illustrated by Keith Baker; Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris; Feast for 10 by Cathryn
Falwell; Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow; Hats, Hats, Hats by Ann Morris; The Icky Bug Alphabet Book
by Jerry Pallotta and Ralph Masiello; Moja Means One - Swahili Counting Book by Muriel Feelings; One Duck Stuck: A Mucky
Ducky Counting Book by Phyllis Root; One Monkey Too Many by Jackie French Koller; Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban;
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes by Ann Morris and Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres], 1 hardback book - At the Edge of the Woods:
A Counting Book by Cynthia Cotton; 1 bag of small jewel-tone buttons; 1 bag of large sparkle buttons; 2 containers of seashells with
24 shells in each case; 1 Let's Go Fishing Kit with instruction sheet, magnetic fishing pole & set of 30 fish cards; 1 set of two jumbo
yellow dot dice, 1 set of two dot dice - one red and one blue; 1 set of two numeral dice - one blue, 1 green; 1 wooden arcoba.
444137 Preschool Math Kit: Patterns and Measurement (LARGE kits, not available today)
Provides a basic understanding of mathematical concepts related topatterns and measurement, including sequencing.
Includes various manipulatives for young children to explore patterns and measurement.
Contents: 1 CD-ROM: From Seeds So Small: Experiencing Math Through Music, 11 paperback books [1. How Big Is A Foot by Rolf
Myller, 2. Is it Larger? Is It Smaller? by Tana Hoban, 3. When I Was Little by Jamie Lee Curtis, 4. Jesse Bear What Will You Wear?
by Nancy White Carlstrom, 5. Mrs. McTats and Her Houseful of Cats by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, 6. Freight Train by Donald Crews, 7.
Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes by Stephen Swinburne, 8. Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni, 9. The Relatives Came by Cynthia
Rylant, 10. Today is Monday by Eric Carle, 11. My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman], 5 measuring jars with red lids
[gallon, ½ gallon, quart, pint, and cup] 4 measuring cups [ ¼, 1/3, ½, and 1 cup], 6 measuring spoons [ 1/8
teaspoon, ¼ teaspoon, ½ teaspoon, 1 teaspoon, ½ tablespoon, 1 tablespoon], 3 liquid measures with
handles [1 cup, 1 pint, 1 quart], 1 connecting people bag of yellow, red, blue and green plastic figures of various sizes, 16
connecting people activity cards with 1 instruction card,
003858
Preschool Music Kit
This kit provides musical opportunties for young children. The 25 piece rhythm band instruments can be used to play
along with the multi-cultural CDs, or used in other creative outlets. Contains: 4 CDs (Dreamland CD, Latin Playground CD, World
Playground CD, African Playground CD) 1 Instructional DVD, 2 red plastic Maracas, 2 Tap Taps, 7" Cymbal with Wooden Handle,
4" Triangle with Striker and Holder, 2 Sandblocks, 2 Wrist Bells, 1 Tone Block with Mallet, 6 Rhythm Sticks, 2 yellow and 1 red
Jingle Sticks, and 6" Hand Drum with Mallet.
45092 Sharks!: Strange and Wonderful
Explores various species of shark found in the Earth's oceans, describing
their eating habits and what they look like. Book by Laurence Pringle,
Contents: 1 paperback book, and 1 case containing 1 digital audio player, 1 set of ear phones, and 1 lanyard.
Note: Book of 32 pages. Player issued on Playaway, a digital audiobook.
Q82189
Simply Seasons with Winnie the Pooh (Q82189)
Plush Kit Contains: 1 Plush Winnie the Pooh, 1 Spring Outfit (raincoat & hat), 1 Summer Outfit (suimsuit & swimring), 1
Fall Outfit (jacket & cap), 1 Winter Outfit (hat, sweater & scarf), 4 Blue hangers, 1 videocassette - "Winnie the Pooh Discovers the
Seasons" (8 min.), 10 Winnie the Pooh First Reader Books (Pooh's Graduation, Pooh and the Storm that Sparkled, Pooh's
Christmas Gift, Pooh's Halloween Parade, Pooh's Sled Ride, Pooh's Fall Harvest, Pooh's Surprise Basket, Pooh's Easter Egg Hunt,
World's Best Mama, and Pooh's Leaf Pile), and 1 Teacher's Guide
A Book Prop Kit
428818 Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos: Experiences, Activities, and
Games for Popular Children's Books
Contains suggestions for using more than one hundred children's books based on the story or content in the books.
Discusses emerging literacy and what makes a good book for children under 3 years of age. Chapters are divided into age groups:
infants, toddlers, and two-year-olds. Reviews the cover of the book, a story synopsis, reading hints, three story stretchers (an
interactive teaching idea based on the story or content and relate to language, movement, music, object play, sensory experience,
or pretending), and something to think about. Contains an annotated bibliography of recommended books. Indexed by author and
illustrator, book titles, bindings, type of story stretcher, and materials.
002477
Tag: Forms of Literature
Contains: 1 Tag Reader, Headphones, and 7 Books: Arthur Writes a Story; Prince of the Air: A Story of Young Houdini;
Honey Saves the Day! A Story of Young Abe Lincoln; Simon, Ace Detective: The Case of the Missing Pail; Simon, Ace Detective:
The Case of the Missing Mice; Why Rabbit's Nose Twitches: A Burmese Folktale for Reader's Theater; and Ozzie and
Mack.
003133 Tag Junior: Early-Literacy
Contains: 1 Book Pal Reader and 5 books, Monster Faces; Pooh Loves To...; Thomas & Friends Best Friends; ABC
Animal Orchestra; and Let's Read Together! or Explore Tag Junior with Scout and Violet.
Q82182 Teeth-On-The-Go
Stresses the importance of good oral health. Looks at the importance of teeth to a person's overall health, the impact of
nutrition on teeth, and proper dental hygiene and tooth brushing techniques. Contents: 1 oversized set of teeth, 1 giant toothbrush, 1
videocassette - The Adventures of Wiggly Tooth, 1 audiocassette - The Brush-Along Song, four books: Andrew's Loose Tooth by
Robert Munsch, The Tooth Book by Theo. LeSieg, The Edible Pyramid: Good Eating Everyday by Loren Leedy, Just Going to the
Dentist by Mercer Mayer, and 1 teacher's guide with activity handouts, toothbrushing charts, letter to parents, flashcards and activity
packet, andcertificate of achievement.
004805 The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! and Other Favorite Animal Stories
Contains three children's stories, including the title work in which the wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really
happened when he tangled with the three little pigs. Stories included: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, Duck
on a Bike by David Shannon, and Crictor by Tomi Ungerer.
Contents: 3 paperback books, playaway, earphones.
Note: Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. Includes page
turn prompts.
Online Resources
Contact your AEA for questions/concerns/log-on information
BookFLIX - literacy resource that pairing classic fictional video storybooks with a related nonfiction
ebook.
http://auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix/login.php?bffs=N
Britannica Learning Zone – Contains an interactive atlas, online art activities, games/learning
materials/audio/video, and vocabulary builders.
http://archive.school.eb.com/learningzone/welcome
InfoBits from Gale/Cengage – a database for beginning researchers. Features elementary reference
sources and magazines.
Mackin VIA - for accessing e-books (User your Iowa AEA Online user name and password)
http://www.mackinvia.com
Examples: Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert,
Flip Flop and the BFFs by Janice Levy