PA Promise for Children Pairs July Books with Activities for Kindergarteners
PA Promise for Children has released a list of eight books for kindergarteners to read in July that are broken into four categories.
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The list of books - which is included in PA Promise for Children’s recent Kindergarten Here I Come newsletter - cover the topics of Language and Literacy Skills, Social Studies Thinking, Science Thinking and Technology, and Health, Wellness, and Physical Development.
The list includes:
Language and Literacy Skills
Popcorn! (Elaine Landau)
Popcorn (Frank Asch)
Social Studies Thinking
In the Night Kitchen (Maurice Sendak)
The Baker’s Dozen (Dan Andreasen)
Science Thinking and Technology
Bubble Trouble (Joy N. Hulme)
Pop! (Kimberly Brubaker Bradley)
Health, Wellness, and Physical Development
The Little Red Hen (Paul Galdone)
Everybody Bakes Bread (Norah Dooley)
In the newsletter, each category is paired with an activity. For the Language and Literacy Skills selections, caregivers are recommended to make popcorn to accompany the reading, talking about the different ways to make the snack and discussing the sounds, taste, and feeling of popcorn.
The Social Studies Thinking books are recommended to be paired with a visit to a bakery or a tour of a grocery store’s bakery. Children should close their eyes and listen to the sounds and smell the air in the bakery, and then be asked to describe them.
For the Scientific Thinking and Technology selections, caregivers can explore the direction of the wind with children and its connection to bubbles. Use wands and bubble solution to discuss what happens to bubbles when they land on different objects or surfaces.
Lastly, the Health, Wellness, and Physical Development books can be paired with making bread. This activity provides a kindergartener with many unique sensory experiences, such as kneading dough or sprinkling flour. For children who cannot eat the bread, share the experience with them through words by describing the taste and textures.
