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Probably this question has been asked before, so I am going to apologize in advance to all of you who have been here long enough to hear the same questions come up again and again!
I have been looking through LHTH and getting ready to start on Monday morning... I think I would like to add a picture book storytime to the schedule for the girls, and I'm wondering what you all have used to that effect.
Of course, a daily time of reading to the girls is something I already try to do daily, with or without "school"... I guess this is my overly type-A personality coming out? I would love to have a list of great books to follow and check off as we go.
I have Before Five in a Row and I'm using some of those books as well as ones I've seen recommended other places. Some books we are using are below. I'm going to choose one book per week and have it go along with the letter we are doing for the week. I'm scheduling 30 minutes for us to read the book and then do an activity, craft, snack centered around the book theme. I've been researching online as you can find a ton of free ideas. Good luck!
ABC Bunny, The
Ask Mr. Bear
Aesop for Children, The
Angus Lost
Are you my Mother?
Dr. Suess’s ABC
I am an Artist
How to make an Apple Pie and See the World
10 Apples up on Top
B:
Blueberries for Sal
Because a Little Bug went Kachoo
Brown Bear, Brown Bear
A Bear Called Paddington
The ABC Bunny
Runaway Bunny
He Bear, She Bear
C:
C is for Clown
Corduroy
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Curious George Treasury
A Child’s Garden of Verses
Cat in the Hat, The
Cat in the Hat comes Back, The
D:
Dr. Suess’s ABC
Go, Dog, Go!
Make Way for Ducklings
E:
Green Eggs & Ham
The Little Engine That Could
F:
G:
Goodnight Moon
The Real Mother Goose
A Child’s Garden of Verses
Green Eggs and Ham
H:
The Little House
Harry the Dirty Dog
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
I:
J:
Jenny’s Surprise Summer
Jesse Bear, What Will you Wear?
K:
Katy and the Big Snow
Katy No-Pocket
Because a Little Bug Went Kachoo
L:
Lentil
M:
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
One Morning in Maine
Ask Mr. Bear
Goodnight Moon
Madeline
Mr. Brown can Moo
We'll continue but I haven't completed my list yet, lol! Hope this is enough to get you started.
We loved the Treasury type books for this age. The Golden Book Treasury, the James Herriot's Treasury for Children, The Real Mother Goose, The 20th. Century Children's Book Treasury - these were some of our favorites. Also, Uncle Arthur's Bible Story books are fantastic! We found the whole set of 10 on ebay, but any of them are a find.
In Christ,
Julie
Enjoyed LHTH to USII
Currently using USI
Wife to Rich for 28 years
Mother to 3 sons, ages 23, 20, and 16
Sister to Carrie
They are - they didn't used to be so expensive. In fact, they used to be in dentists' and doctors' offices. They're worth looking for over time. I got all 10 for $50 on ebay as a lot.
The rest of the books I mentioned are less expensive and very good as well! Happy hunting!
In Christ,
Julie
Enjoyed LHTH to USII
Currently using USI
Wife to Rich for 28 years
Mother to 3 sons, ages 23, 20, and 16
Sister to Carrie
Jennifer, looks like your dd's are only a year behind mine. It'll be fun to compare notes as we go along through LHTH this year! I really love your idea about matching books to the letters of the week to give the storytime a connection to the rest of the curriculum for the girls. I am going to print out your list and add to it! I will try to post if I think of other books for the letters with no titles listed yet.
Julie, I had forgotten all about those anthology type books. They are perfect though! We have a couple of the ones you listed and all my dc love them. I used to think of them as not the best option -- I would rather buy each individual book. But my dc have surprised me by seeming especially attracted to those oversize books with lots of pages & lots of stories. Time for a couple of new ones!
Absolutely! PM me with your email and I'll share with you the ideas I have accumulated so far for each book (all free stuff off internet), and maybe we can help each other! I was thinking for F the Frances books.....Bedtime for Frances, or a Bargain for Frances. And I've been researching I books.....inch by inch might be an option!
Thanks Cheryl! Here's the rest of my list so far. These are just the books I OWN, so of course I'm going to use them before I buy something. I'm sure there are a lot of other great ones out there.
N:
Nate the Great
The Nose Book
O:
P:
The Story about Ping
Prayer for a Child
A Bear called Paddington
Poems and Prayers for the Very Young
Winnie the Pooh
Q:
R:
S:
Snow
The Snowy Day
Blueberries for Sal
Stone Soup
Katy and the Big Snow
jewel7123 - thanks so much for the idea list! I'm doing LHTH with my girls and I like having our storytime fit in well. I haven't started checking our library (I reserve online thank goodness) to see what they have that might match up so having some titles to check for is much appreciated! We read 2-3 a day for school storytime. We start next week. I've been creating my own preschool curriculum for the past 2 years so I'm so happy to follow along this time.
jewel7123 wrote:Absolutely! PM me with your email and I'll share with you the ideas I have accumulated so far for each book (all free stuff off internet), and maybe we can help each other! I was thinking for F the Frances books.....Bedtime for Frances, or a Bargain for Frances. And I've been researching I books.....inch by inch might be an option!
Oh I love the Francis books! And Leo Leonni too.
I am turning on my email button for you. I would love to share! (But I think right now you have WAY more to share than I do, so it isn't exactly fair! )
ETA: Not sure that last bit was clear. What I mean is, it will end up being better for me since you have already done so much work, so I think it may not be fair to you! I'm sorry about that!
and a M book this one is an oldie and I used to love reading it over and over and over again with whoever would sit still long enough to hear me when I was a child...
lol the title is Hooray For Me! by Remy Charlip & Lilian Moore, paintings by Vera B. Williams
~Jasmine~ Married to a wonderful hubby since '95 DD Kasey 14 RTR Sept. '11 - June '12
DD Typhoon Tiffy 3yrs old beggining LHTH
Lil Ruth born April 25 2011..and just a pure joy!
I was looking for this sort of storytime for LHTH also.
Would you mind explaining to me a little more how you plan on matching it up with LHTH? You mentioned choosing one book per week to go along with the letter of the week in LHTH. But, you have more than one book listed under certain letters. Could you please share a little more about how you are going to fit the story/activity/craft/snack into your schedule?
I will also pm you my email if you wouldn't mind.
Thanks so much!
Terri
Mommy to 6 beautiful blessings:
DD-(almost)12yo
DS-9yo
DD-7yo
DD-5yo Little Hands w/Sissy
DS-3yo Little Hands w/Sissy
DS-1yo
I got all 10 for $50 on ebay as a lot. 
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