Print Motivation
Reading to children and enjoying the time you spend reading together helps children develop a love of books. It is very important that children have positive experiences with books from the very beginning. Children also learn print motivation by watching their parents/caregivers read. Any book can support print motivation, especially books that children are excited to read and want to read over and over again.
Books
Reading to children and enjoying the time you spend reading together helps children develop a love of books. It is very important that children have positive experiences with books from the very beginning. Children also learn print motivation by watching their parents/caregivers read. Any book can support print motivation, especially books that children are excited to read and want to read over and over again.
Books
Dear Zoo Rod Campbell
Themes: animals, zoo, lift the flap, pets
Children can help guess what the animal is before lifting the flap. This book can also encourage discussion about pets and which animals would/wouldn't make good pets.
Themes: animals, zoo, lift the flap, pets
Children can help guess what the animal is before lifting the flap. This book can also encourage discussion about pets and which animals would/wouldn't make good pets.
Where is Baby's Belly Button? Karen Katz
Themes: body parts, lift the flap
Daddy and Me Karen Katz
Themes: family, daddy, lift the flap
Themes: family, daddy, lift the flap
Go Away Big Green Monster! Ed Emberley
Themes: Halloween, monsters, participation
Pete the Cat Eric Litwin
Themes: cats/animals, books you can sing, messy, colors, participation, repetition
Besides an adorable main character, repetitive text and a catchy song "I Love My White Shoes..." this book has a great message.
Themes: cats/animals, books you can sing, messy, colors, participation, repetition
Besides an adorable main character, repetitive text and a catchy song "I Love My White Shoes..." this book has a great message.
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? Karen Beaumont
Themes: animals, books you can sing, cookies, repetition
A twist on the classic game of "Who Took The Cookies From the Cookie Jar?" you could sing the words to this book. The repetition in the text also allows children to read/sing along and there is a fun surprise at the end when the real cookie dough thief is revealed.
Themes: animals, books you can sing, cookies, repetition
A twist on the classic game of "Who Took The Cookies From the Cookie Jar?" you could sing the words to this book. The repetition in the text also allows children to read/sing along and there is a fun surprise at the end when the real cookie dough thief is revealed.
Can You Make a Scary Face? Jan Thomas
Themes: bugs, participation
Children can follow along and do what the ladybug tells them to do: wiggle your nose, make a scary face, etc.
Themes: bugs, participation
Children can follow along and do what the ladybug tells them to do: wiggle your nose, make a scary face, etc.
Wiggle Doreen Cronin
Themes: music & movement, books you can sing, participation
Themes: music & movement, books you can sing, participation
Toddlerobics Zita Newcome
Themes: music & movement, participation
Children will love following along with the actions in this book.
Themes: music & movement, participation
Children will love following along with the actions in this book.
Shark in the Park Nick Sharratt
You could use empty paper towel rolls and have kids decorate them to make their own telescopes just like Timothy Pope in the book.
Themes: park, animals, participation
Maybe a Bear Ate It Robie H. Harris
Themes: books, animals, participation
When reading, have the kids do the actions: stomp like a stegosaurus, fly like a bat, etc.
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! Karen Beaumont
Themes: books you can sing, art, messy, participation
This book can be sung to the tune of "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More"
Give kids dry paintbrushes and let them "paint" themselves along with the character in the book.
Themes: books you can sing, art, messy, participation
This book can be sung to the tune of "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More"
Give kids dry paintbrushes and let them "paint" themselves along with the character in the book.
Bear Snores On Karma Wilson
Themes: friendship, animals
Themes: friendship, animals
Big Pumpkin Erica Silverman
Themes: Halloween, friendship
Children would enjoy acting out this story, pretending to be the characters working to pull the pumpkin off the vine.
Themes: Halloween, friendship
Children would enjoy acting out this story, pretending to be the characters working to pull the pumpkin off the vine.