Book Examples
Big Red Barn
Big Red Barn by Felicia Bond is a board book that uses the a few basic color concepts (red barn, green grass, golden horse) and size concepts (big and small). Since the board book is fairly small, the adapted images we included are 1"x1" so that they can be placed on the page and the students can still see the pictures.
PDF and Boardmaker Images
Boardmaker and Clipart Images (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/uapxmk9ea6m3tdw/Big%20Red%20Barn.pdf
Boardmaker and Clipart Images (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/wh202dwniqyju8g/Big%20Red%20Barn.bm2
Boardmaker and Clipart Images (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/wh202dwniqyju8g/Big%20Red%20Barn.bm2
Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle is a small board book that contains many concepts that students are frequently working on. The images we included are 2"x2" but they can be shrunken down to 1"x1" so that students will still be able to see the illustrations. Brown Bear Brown Bear can also be found as a large board book for students who have visual impairments or for those who have a hard time holding small books. Concepts covered in this book are one-to-one correspondence, color identification and matching, and animal identification. When we added velcro to this book, we used two pieces on each page so students will be able to work on two concepts at the same time (if developmentally appropriate) such as yellow duck.
PDF Images
Clip Art Match (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/2d7t85zvyychyqr/Brown%20Bear%20Clipart%20Match.pdf
Color Match (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/m1sdc56bjtitst5/Brown%20Bear%20Color%20Match.pdf
Direct Match (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/zko1v158ugmaujy/Brown%20Bear%20Direct%20Match.pdf
Silhouette Match (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/cx8xfiux65igm5t/Brown%20Bear%20Silhoutte%20Match.pdf
Color Match (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/m1sdc56bjtitst5/Brown%20Bear%20Color%20Match.pdf
Direct Match (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/zko1v158ugmaujy/Brown%20Bear%20Direct%20Match.pdf
Silhouette Match (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/cx8xfiux65igm5t/Brown%20Bear%20Silhoutte%20Match.pdf
From Head to Toe
From Head to Toe is a very popular book in my classroom. I have used this book to work on animal identification and body part identification. This book can also be used as a way to increase isolated body movements (turn your head like a penguin or bend you neck like a giraffe) while working with one child or when reading the book to the whole class.
PDF and Boardmaker Images
Boardmaker Images (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/osdy4o8nao9k5xv/From%20Head%20to%20Toe.pdf
Boardmaker Images (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/66yvsb1fdk0jxnt/From%20Head%20to%20Toe.bm2
Boardmaker Images (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/66yvsb1fdk0jxnt/From%20Head%20to%20Toe.bm2
LMNO Peas
I have searched high and low for a exciting (yet simple) alphabet book and I believe LMNO Peas may be it. I adapted this book in two different ways.
PDF and Boardmaker Images
Boardmaker Alphabet Images (1) (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/jp5rjkmzqb0ok0p/LMNO%20Peas%20Boardmaker%20Images%20%281%29.pdf
Boardmaker Alphabet Images (1) (bm):https://www.dropbox.com/s/n0jey3suau8s5h1/LMNO%20Peas%20Boardmaker%20Images%20%281%29.bm2
Boardmaker Alphabet Images (2) (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/sgky8henijq9spu/LMNO%20Peas%20Boardmaker%20Images%20%282%29.pdf
Boardmaker Alphabet Images (2) (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/rzs64qs0f27ev9v/LMNO%20Peas%20Boardmaker%20Images%20%282%29.bm2
Boardmaker Alphabet Images (3) (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/vvum12wzmw8ik4k/LMNO%20Peas%20Boardmaker%20Images%20%283%29.pdf
Boardmaker Alphabet Images (3) (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/y6u3xg8rw5z6tm9/LMNO%20Peas%20Boardmaker%20Images%20%283%29.bm2
Realistic Alphabet Images (1) (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/d7qjn3migqnkeu3/LMNO%20Peas%20Realistic%20Images%20%281%29.pdf
Realistic Alphabet Images (1) (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/m62iedko76t5yfo/LMNO%20Peas%20Realistic%20Images%20%281%29.bm2
Realistic Alphabet Images (2) (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/h2aooe9ks8v0yqp/LMNO%20Peas%20Realistic%20Images%20%282%29.pdf
Realistic Alphabet Images (2) (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/f848tilfpce319v/LMNO%20Peas%20Realistic%20Images%20%282%29.bm2
Boardmaker Alphabet Images (1) (bm):https://www.dropbox.com/s/n0jey3suau8s5h1/LMNO%20Peas%20Boardmaker%20Images%20%281%29.bm2
Boardmaker Alphabet Images (2) (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/sgky8henijq9spu/LMNO%20Peas%20Boardmaker%20Images%20%282%29.pdf
Boardmaker Alphabet Images (2) (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/rzs64qs0f27ev9v/LMNO%20Peas%20Boardmaker%20Images%20%282%29.bm2
Boardmaker Alphabet Images (3) (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/vvum12wzmw8ik4k/LMNO%20Peas%20Boardmaker%20Images%20%283%29.pdf
Boardmaker Alphabet Images (3) (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/y6u3xg8rw5z6tm9/LMNO%20Peas%20Boardmaker%20Images%20%283%29.bm2
Realistic Alphabet Images (1) (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/d7qjn3migqnkeu3/LMNO%20Peas%20Realistic%20Images%20%281%29.pdf
Realistic Alphabet Images (1) (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/m62iedko76t5yfo/LMNO%20Peas%20Realistic%20Images%20%281%29.bm2
Realistic Alphabet Images (2) (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/h2aooe9ks8v0yqp/LMNO%20Peas%20Realistic%20Images%20%282%29.pdf
Realistic Alphabet Images (2) (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/f848tilfpce319v/LMNO%20Peas%20Realistic%20Images%20%282%29.bm2
Pajama Time!
Pajama Time! is fun board book about getting ready for bed. The book explores concepts such as colors and comparisons (old/new, left/right) that the could be matched with the corresponding picture cards.
PDF Images
The Seven Silly Eaters
The Seven Silly Eaters is a funny book about seven children and their unique eating preferences. It is a great book to read with the whole class because each child could have a role in telling the story by adding a food item to the feltboard or magnetboard when the teacher reads that part in the story. Another way to involve the whole class is to bake a pink birthday cake inspired the book. The recipe is attached below.
PDF Images
PDF Images: https://www.dropbox.com/s/s8fkam566jhkqc0/Seven%20Silly%20Eaters%20pictures.pdf
Cake Recipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9r4qrxlu2hhkag0/Seven%20Silly%20Eaters%20Cake%20Recipe.pdf
Cake Recipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9r4qrxlu2hhkag0/Seven%20Silly%20Eaters%20Cake%20Recipe.pdf
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Video Clip of Eric Carle reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar
This link will send you to Eric Carle's website where he is reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This video can be used at a literacy center or be played on a computer screen to expose students to different examples of literacy. Eric Carle's website also has the story recorded in simplified Chinese, complex Chinese, Dutch, French, Japanese, Lithuanian, Maori, and Norwegian.
PDF and Boardmaker Images
Boardmaker Images part 1 (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/5wgqh64yzitged1/The%20Very%20Hungry%20Caterpillar%20(1).pdf
Boardmaker Images part 2 (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/etqfx4zrf1rrplc/The%20Very%20Hungry%20Caterpillar%20%282%29.pdf
Boardmaker Images part 1(bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/nk7ozhbazisrx8n/The%20Very%20Hungry%20Caterpillar%20%281%29.bm2
Boardmaker Images part 2 (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/bfs9fnrdq0ixkdl/The%20Very%20Hungry%20Caterpillar%20%282%29.bm2
Boardmaker Images part 2 (pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/etqfx4zrf1rrplc/The%20Very%20Hungry%20Caterpillar%20%282%29.pdf
Boardmaker Images part 1(bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/nk7ozhbazisrx8n/The%20Very%20Hungry%20Caterpillar%20%281%29.bm2
Boardmaker Images part 2 (bm): https://www.dropbox.com/s/bfs9fnrdq0ixkdl/The%20Very%20Hungry%20Caterpillar%20%282%29.bm2
The Very Grouchy Ladybug
Large Group Activity
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I have used this whole class activity multiple times. At the beginning of the activity, before I introduce the book, I hand out one animal picture to each child, identifying the animal on the card as I hand the card to the students. I make sure to hand out the larger animals to the students who I know can wait until further into the story (when the larger animals appear). For the students who typically have a difficult time paying attention, I provide multiple opportunities for them to add animals to our picture board. Right before I start reading the book, I explain to my students that their job is to pay attention to the story and when they hear me read about their animals or they see their animal on the page they should add their picture to the board.
When I begin reading the story, the first picture that a child brings up is the white title picture (top/center of the red board). I typically have to remind students to bring their pictures up for the first couple of pages, but once the students see how their peers are interacting with the activity, the remainder of the class follows along with my directions. Once I am done with the book, and all the animal pictures are on the board, the students help label the animals we read about.
When I begin reading the story, the first picture that a child brings up is the white title picture (top/center of the red board). I typically have to remind students to bring their pictures up for the first couple of pages, but once the students see how their peers are interacting with the activity, the remainder of the class follows along with my directions. Once I am done with the book, and all the animal pictures are on the board, the students help label the animals we read about.
The Way I Feel
The Way I Feel is an engaging book about emotions. Some emotions will be very familiar to the children (happy, sad, angry) and others might be new vocabulary (proud, disappointed). Megan took pictures of children from her preschool class making the faces for the corresponding emotions. Actual photos of children may help the children to connect more with their own emotions because drawings are often too abstract. This book would work well for a large group lesson about emotions or with a smaller group. The flexibility of the adapted book in the sheet protectors and binder allows the teacher to easily adapt the book based on the children's needs.