Tuesday, October 21, 2025

DO YOU WANT TO BE MY FRIEND? BOOK UNIT

Do You Want to Be My Friend? 

by Eric Carle

"Do You Want to Be My Friend?" is a charming picture book by Eric Carle that follows a little mouse on his quest to find a friend among various animals. Amazon Book Review

Trace and color mouse 

Trace and color the peacock 

Trace and color the seal 

Trace and color the elephant 

Trace and color the horse 

Trace and color the lion 

Trace and color the monkey 

Trace and color the giraffe 

3 pages Alphabet practice upper and lowercase 

Trace and color the lion 

Trace and color the elephant 

Numbers 1-5 Paste pictures under correct number 

Numbers 6-10 Paste pictures under correct numbers 

3 pages Color in the 10 frame with the correct number of dots 

2 pages trace the lines 

2 pages matching – color-cut-glue 

1 page what is different 

2 pages What comes next? color-cut-paste 

Trace numbers 1-15 

2 pages Scissor practice 

16 Picture Cards 

Comprehension Questions 

3 Puzzles 

Puppet Sticks in color for students to retell story color

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Monday, October 20, 2025

THANK YOU, OMU! BOOK UNIT

THANK YOU, OMU! 

by Oge Mora

Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses toward the scrumptious scent. And one by one, Omu offers a portion of her meal. Soon the pot is empty. Has she been so generous that she has nothing left for herself? Amazon Book Review

Trace and color the chef 

Trace and color the hotdog vendor 

Trace and color the hotdog stand 

Trace and color Omu 

Trace and color the police officer 

Trace and color the stew 

Trace and color Omu is full 

Trace and color the Yum 

3 pages Alphabet practice upper and lowercase 

Trace and color the tomato 

Trace and color the pot 

Numbers 1-5 Paste pictures under correct number 

Numbers 6-10 Paste pictures under correct numbers 

3 pages Color in the 10 frame with the correct number of dots 

2 pages trace the lines 

2 pages matching – color-cut-glue 

1 page what is different 

2 pages What comes next? color-cut-paste 

Trace numbers 1-15 

2 pages Scissor practice 

11 Picture Cards 

Comprehension Questions 

3 Puzzles 

Puppet Sticks in color for students to retell story in color

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Sunday, October 19, 2025

BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? 14 PLAY DOUGH MATS

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? 

by Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle

A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck-- all parade across the pages of this delightful book. Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle's flat, boldly colored collages. Combined with Bill Martin's singsong text, they create unforgettable images of these endearing animals. Amazon Book Review

14 Play Dough Mats:

Brown Bear 

Bird 

Cat 

Dog 

Duck 

Fish 

Frog 

Horse 

Sheep 

Teacher 

4 Children 

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HEY, LITTLE ANT BOOK UNIT

HEY, LITTLE ANT 

by Phillip and Hannah Hoose

A hilarious picture book that poses the eternal question: To squish or not to squish? With a meaningful message about the importance of caring for creatures big and small, this is a perfect book for Earth Day and year-round. Amazon Book Review

Trace and color looking at an ant 

Trace and color ant on his way 

Trace and color the kid 

Trace and color the kid looking closely at an ant 

Trace and color bedtime story 

Trace and color ants taking chips 

Trace and color the ant 

Trace and color the ant thief 

3 pages Alphabet practice upper and lowercase 

Color and cut-out the boy 

Color and cut-out the ant 

Numbers 1-5 Paste pictures under correct number 

Numbers 6-10 Paste pictures under correct numbers 

3 pages Color in the 10 frame with the correct number of dots 

2 pages trace the lines 

2 pages matching – color-cut-glue 

1 page what is different 

2 pages What comes next? color-cut-paste 

Trace numbers 1-15 

2 pages Scissor practice 

7 Picture Cards 

Comprehension Questions 

3 Puzzles 

11 Puppet Sticks in color for students to retell story in color

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Friday, October 17, 2025

JABARI JUMPS TEACHER PUPPET STICKS

JABARI JUMPS 

by Gaia Cornwall

A Motivational Story of Courage, Overcoming Fear, and Building Confidence Amazon Book Review

CONTENTS: LARGE SIZE TEACHER PUPPET STICK CHARACTERS- I ASK FOR THE PAINT STIR STICKS AND WAS GIVEN THEM FOR FREE. SUGGESTIONS IF YOU ARE FEELING ARTSEY WOULD BE TO PAINT YOUR STICKS, LAMINATE THE CHARACTERS FOR LONGIVITY, AND VELCRO A CIRCLE ON THE STICK AND ONE ON THE CHARACTER FOR QUICK CHANGE OUT. THE IMAGES CAN ALSO BE USED FOR ROOM DÉCOR BULLETIN BOARDS.

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Thursday, October 16, 2025

THE GROUCHY LADYBUG PLAY DOUGH MATS

The Grouchy Ladybug 

by Eric Carle

As children follow the Grouchy Ladybug on her journey, they will learn the important concepts of time, size, and shape, as well as the benefits of friendship and good manners. Amazon Book Review

14 Play Dough Mats:

Boa 

Elephant 

Gorilla 

Hyena 

Island 

Firefly 

Ladybug 

Leaf 

Lobster 

Moon 

Praying Mantis 

Rhino 

Skunk 

Stag 

Sparrow 

Whale 

Yellow Jacket 

You need to print on card stock & laminate!

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

IF YOU GIVE... 4 SHAPE FLIP BOOKS

If You Give Books

by Laura Numeroff 

Shape Flip Books

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is an American children's picture book written by Laura Joffe Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond, first published in 1985 by Harper & Row.

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THE LION INSIDE TEACHER PUPPET STICKS

THE LION INSIDE 

by Rachel Bright

In a dry dusty place where the sand sparkled gold, stood a mighty flat rock, all craggy and old. And under that rock in a tinyful house, lived the littlest, quietest, meekest brown mouse.

Fed up with being ignored by the other animals, Mouse wishes he could roar like Lion. But, as he discovers, even the biggest, bossiest people are scared sometimes ... and even the smallest creatures can have the heart of a lion! Amazon Book Review

CONTENTS: 10 LARGE SIZE TEACHER PUPPET STICK CHARACTERS- I ASK FOR THE PAINT STIR STICKS AND WAS GIVEN THEM FOR FREE. SUGGESTIONS IF YOU ARE FEELING ARTSEY WOULD BE TO PAINT YOUR STICKS, LAMINATE THE CHARACTERS FOR LONGIVITY, AND VELCRO A CIRCLE ON THE STICK AND ONE ON THE CHARACTER FOR QUICK CHANGE OUT. THE IMAGES CAN ALSO BE USED FOR ROOM DÉCOR BULLETIN BOARDS.

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Sunday, October 12, 2025

JOSEPHINE WANTS TO DANCE TEACHER PUPPET STICKS

JOSEPHINE WANTS TO DANCE 

by Jackie French

Josephine loves to dance. She dreams of wearing a pink tutu and silk ballet shoes. But everyone reminds her that kangaroos don’t dance they hop! Kangaroos don’t wear tutus, and they never wear ballet shoes! So, Josephine sneaks into town, where the ballet rehearses, and watches for hours as the dancers spin and swirl and pirouette and curtsy. Amazon Book Review

CONTENTS: 11 LARGE SIZE TEACHER PUPPET STICK CHARACTERS- I ASK FOR THE PAINT STIR STICKS AND WAS GIVEN THEM FOR FREE. SUGGESTIONS IF YOU ARE FEELING ARTSEY WOULD BE TO PAINT YOUR STICKS, LAMINATE THE CHARACTERS FOR LONGIVITY, AND VELCRO A CIRCLE ON THE STICK AND ONE ON THE CHARACTER FOR QUICK CHANGE OUT. THE IMAGES CAN ALSO BE USED FOR ROOM DÉCOR BULLETIN BOARDS.

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PIG THE MONSTER MOBILE

PIG the MONSTER

by Aaron Blabey

Pig was a pug 

and I'm sorry to say,

on Halloween night 

he'd get carried away...

Pig, the world's greediest pug, is on the rampage for TREATS!

TREATS! TREATS! But don't even think about being stingy with the goodies, because this candy-fueled glutton has some terrible tricks up his sleeve...

• Mobile in black and white for students

• Each student will need 1 page

• Colored version for teacher as an example

• Directions: print on cardstock-cut out-and glue on the dog

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