2007 Printable Manual - Texas State Library and Archives ...

Sail Away With Books!
Books
to Show or Booktalk
Families Have Together by Harriet Ziefert.
My House / Mi casa by Rebecca Emberley.
My Life with the Wave by Catherine Cowan.
The Napping House by Audry Wood.
On My Street by Eve Merriam.
The Shape of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds.
Bulletin Board
Good Books Are Good Friends!
Write out the slogan. Hang strings of paper dolls loosely across the bulletin board
surrounding the slogan. Make small copies of covers of books on the copier machine or
use covers of books cut from posters or publisher catalogs to put in the hands of the paper
dolls.
Nametags
House
Cut out houses using the pattern from the Little Mouse flannel board provided at the end
of this chapter or use a die-cut house pattern to make a nametag.
Displays
Read With Friends!
Display books, videos, DVDs and musical recordings about houses, neighborhoods, and
friends. Arrange the materials in a display with people puppets or dolls.
Fingerplays
Homes
(Traditional.)
A squirrel lives in a tree. (Fan out fingers for a tree shape)
A snail lives in a shell. (Make a fist)
A bear lives in a cave, (Curve fingers around fist of other hand)
He likes it very well.
A fish lives in a fish bowl. (Make a circle with both hands)
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