Artist Study: Vincent Van Gogh

 Artist Study: Vincent Van Gogh free worksheet available here

Ish

 

 ish by Peter Reynolds is one of my all-time favorite books! It's the perfect story to get us all thinking more ish-fully! After reading this story, children can create their own ish drawings with this printable. 

 

 

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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Worksheets

If you read a preschooler "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," chances are she will want to create her own cookie recipe. After you write a recipe with her, she will decide she wants to make the cookies. Making the cookies will remind her that she is hungry. She will ask for a cookie. And chances are if she eats a cookie, she will want a story to go with it...

There are countless fun activities to go along with this story! And its perfect for introducing  sequencing. Here is a great worksheet to accompany the story:

Free Printable Worksheet: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Harold and the Purple Crayon

It's every kids dream to jump into their doodles just like Harold! Imaginations run wild in the sweet, simple classic tale. Help your child create their own adventure with this printable:

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Where's My Teddy?

Teddy Bears... What's not to love?? There are so many heartfelt stories about bears. One of my favorites is Where is my Teddy by Jez Alborough. It is sweet, but packed full of not-too-scary suspense.

 

After reading this story with your preschooler and their favorite teddy, you can also play "Teddy, Bear Turn Around" and plan a teddy bear picnic. Here is a fun printable- have fabric, yarn, cotton balls,  buttons, googly eyes and maybe faux fur available for your preschooler to glue on.

 

Free worksheet: What is my Bear Made of Printable

Mouse Paint

The meddlesome mice in Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh are perfectly relatable to inquisitive preschool minds. This story is a great way to introduce color blending. Children can experience the color mixing fun first hand with this coordinating worksheet. Follow-up with free paint time, allowing kids to blend and create on their own.

 

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Caps for Sale Printable

My little monkeys (the human kind) love the repetition of the classic tale Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina. This story is a fun one to act out during a read-aloud. It leads to great discussions on frustration and anger and how to deal with these emotions. Follow-up: have children create an item to sell- paper dolls, paintings, paper boats, friendship bracelets and them the children can sell and buy from each other using coins or fake money.

 

Get your free printable worksheet here: Caps for Sale