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Across the Ginsburg, M. Story Predictable Text Scholastic
Stream Rhyming
Animal Parade Wood, J. ABC book Guessing Element Scholastic
Animals A to Z McPhail, D. ABC Book Alphabet Animals Scholastic
Animals in Bancroft, H. Info Book Science - Biology Scholastic
Winter Gelder, R. Suggestions for
Children
Apples & Rockwell Info Book, Fall Scholastic
Pumpkins Recount Growing
Bear Shadow Asch, F. Story Science Scholastic
Bread & Jam Hoban, Story Foods We Eat Scholastic
for Frances Feelings
Bread, Bread, Morris, A. Info Book Baking Scholastic
Bread
Brown Bear, Martin Recount Predictable Text & 3.48 -
Brown Bear Colors Amazon.com
Board Book
Brown Cow, Jackson, E. Info Book, Sculpey Clay 3.96 -
Green Grass, Recount pictures Amazon.com
Mellow Yellow Colors
Sun Farm
Can't You Waddell, M. Story Bed Time Scholastic
Sleep, Little Feelings - fear
Bear?
Caps for Sale Slobodkina, E. Story Predictable Text Scholastic
Acting Out
Changes, Hutchins, P. Wordless, Language Scholastic
Changes Story Development
Block Play
Hutchins Author
Study
Charlie Needs a DePaola, T. Info/Recount Sequence Scholastic
Cloak DePaola Author
Study
Chicken Soup Sendak Poetry Predictable Text Scholastic
with Rice Months of the Year

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Clap Your Hands Cauley, L Chant Rhyming text with Scholastic
excellent meter.
Children to follow
directions
Cookie's Week DePaola, T. Recount Predictable Book Scholastic
DePaola Author
Study
Corn on and off Fowler, A. Info Book Farming, Native 3.96 -
the Cob Americans Border.com
Rookie
Reader
Dinner at the Calmenson, S. Counting Book/ Rhyming Text Scholastic
Panda Palace Story
Don't Forget Hutchins, P. Story Remembering Scholastic
the Bacon Hutchins Author
Study
Phonemic
Awareness
Hutchins Author
Study
Dr. Seuss's ABC Seuss Alphabet Rhyme, 5.59 -
Book Alphabet Borders.com
Each Peach Pear Ahlberg, J. & A. "I Spy" Book Nursery Rhyme Scholastic
Plum Predictable Text
Eating McMillan, B Info Book, Math Scholastic
Fractions Math Food
Eating the Ehlert, L. Alphabet Book Growing Scholastic
Alphabet
Farm Alphabet Miller, J. Alphabet Alphabet Scholastic
Book Book Farm Objects
Feast for 10 Falwell, Counting Book Dinner Preparations Scholastic
Numbers
Af-Am Family
Fiddle-I-Fee Sweet, M. Song Farm Animals Scholastic
Fish Eyes Ehlert Counting Book Number Concepts Scholastic
Ehlert Study
Freight Train Crews, D. Info Predictable Text Scholastic
Transportation
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Crews Author
Study

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Froggy Gets London, J. Story Winter Scholastic
Dressed Attention to Sound
Froggy Goes to London, J. Story Sounds Scholastic
School Kindergarten
Transition
From Cow to Forman, M. Info Sequence 5.56-
Ice Cream Ice Cream Amazon.com
or
Borders.com
Goldilocks & the Marshall, J. Folk Tale Acting Out Scholastic
Three Bears Story Structure
Brett Author
Study
Good Night, Rathman, P. Wordless Zoo Scholastic
Gorilla Story (mostly) Bed Time
Language
Development
Compare/Contrast
- Day the Goose
Got Loose
Rathman
Author Study
Happy Birthday, Marzollo, J. Info Holidays Scholastic
Martin Luther /Pinkney, B.
King
Happy Birthday, Asch, F. Story Echoes Scholastic
Moon
Harold & the Crockett, H. Story Imagination Scholastic
Purple Crayon Crayon Unit
Have You Seen Tafuri, N. Story Predictable Text Scholastic
My Duckling? Where's Waldo
aspect
Houses and Morris, A. Info Book Social Studies 3.96 -
Homes Amazon.com
How a Seed Jordan Info Book Planting 3.96 -
Grows suggestions Amazon.com
Attention to or
different Seeds Borders.com
How Kittens Selsam, M. Info Book Growing Scholastic
Grow Animals
I Can't Said the Cameron, Polly Story Rhyming Text Scholastic
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I Know an Old Karas, G. B. Song Puppets Scholastic
Lady
I like books Browne, A. Recount Enumeration of Scholastic
book types
In the Tall, Tall Fleming, D. Recount Rhyming Text Scholastic
Grass Nature
Observation
It Begins With Calmenson, S. Alphabet, ABC Book Scholastic
an A Riddle Riddle Writing
It's Prelutsky, J. Poetry Holiday Scholastic
Thanksgiving
Jake Baked the Hennessy, B. Story Phonemic Scholastic
Cake Awareness/Rhyme
Jamberry Degen Poetry Phonemic Scholastic
Awareness
Kindergarten Senisi, E. Info Book Spring book Scholastic
Kids
Learning is Fun Flanagan, A. Info Book Transition to 5.56-
with Mrs. Perez Kindergarten Borders.com
Leo the Late Kraus, R. Story Developing Abilities Scholastic
Bloomer
Lion Dancer: Waters, K. Info Book Chinese New Year Scholastic
Ernie Wan's Celebration
Chinese New
Year
Miss Slate Storybook Transition to K Scholastic
Bindergarten Rhyming Text
Gets Ready for
Kindergarten
Miss Nelson is Allard Story Behaving in School Scholastic
Missing
My Crayons Karas Chant-like Rhyming Text Scholastic
Talk Karas Illustration
My First Chocolate, D. Info Book Holidays Scholastic
Kwanzaa Book
Noisy Nora Wells Story Feelings Scholastic
Officer Buckle Rathman, P. Story Safety Scholastic
and Gloria Rathman Author
Study
On the Go Morris, A. Info Transportation Scholastic

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One Bean Rockwell, A. Info Book Science Biology 4.76 -
Amazon.com
or
Border.com
One Monday Shulevitz, U. Story Predictable Text Scholastic
Morning Acting Out
One Windy Root, P. Story Sounds 2.67 -
Wednesday Amazon.com
or
Borders.com
Over in the Carter, D. A. Song Predictable Text Scholastic
Meadow Counting
Pancakes for DePaola, T. Wordless Language Scholastic
Breakfast Development
Sequence
Compare and
Contrast with
Pancakes! Pancakes!
DePaola Author
Study
Pancakes, Carle, E. Recount Carle Author Study Scholastic
Pancakes
Puddles London, J. Poetic/Info London Author 4.19 -
Study Borders.com
Karas il
Pumpkin, Titherington Recount Holidays Scholastic
Pumpkin Growing Plants
Quick as a Wood, A. Poetic Similes Scholastic
Cricket Acting Out
Rain Kalan Info Book Colors Scholastic
Text as Picture
Read to Your Wells, R. Info Parent Education Scholastic
Bunny
Rosie's Walk Hutchins Story Prepositions Scholastic
Prediction
Hutchins Author
Study
Silly Sally Wood, A. Cumulative tale Rhyming Text Scholastic
- woman on her
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Sleep is for Showers, P. Information Science $3.96 -
Everyone Book Amazon.com
or
Borders.com
Ten Black Dots Crews, D. Counting Numbers Scholastic
Crews Author
Study
Ten, Nine, Eight Bang, M. Counting Book Bed Time Scholastic
The ABC Bunny Gag, W. Alphabet Book Language Scholastic
ABC
The Carrot Kraus Story/Info Growing Things Scholastic
Seed Fuzzy Genre
The Cow that Most, B. Story Phonemic Scholastic
Went Oink Awareness
Practice Makes
Perfect
The Day the Lindbergh, R. Story Rhyming Text Scholastic
Goose Got Farm Animals
Loose Connect to
Goodnight, Gorilla
The Doorbell Hutchins, P. Story Counting Scholastic
Rang Hutchins Author
Study
The Enormous Davis, A. Folktale Acting Out Scholastic
Potato
The Schmidt, K. Folk Tale Cumulative Tale Scholastic
Gingerbread Dramatization
Man
The Jacket I Neitzel, S. Story Cumulative Rhyming Scholastic
Wear in the Nancy Parker, il Text
Snow Rebus pictures
allow children to
join in
The Legend of dePaola, T. Folktale Art Activities Scholastic
the Indian Native American
Paintbrush
The Little Wood, D. Interactive Author Study Scholastic
Mouse, the Story Compare Contrast
Ripe,Red with If You give a
Strawberry, Mouse a Cookie
and the Big
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The Little Red McQueen, L. Folk Tales Predictable Text Scholastic
Hen Self Reliance
The Mitten Brett, J. Folk Tale Picture Study Scholastic
Brett Author
Study
The Night Moore, Gurney Poetry/Story Holidays Scholastic
Before
Christmas
The Owl and Lear, E. Poetry Brett Illustrator Scholastic
the Pussycat Brett, J., il study
The Relatives Rylant, C. Story Families Scholastic
Came
The Snowy Day Keats, E. J. Story Winter Book Scholastic
The Three Billy Appleby, E. Folk Tale Predictable Text Scholastic
Goats Gruff Acting Out
Size
The Three Lowell, S. Story Compare & Scholastic
Little Javelinas Contrast with The
Three Little Pigs
The Three Bishop, G. Folk Tale Predictable Text Scholastic
Little Pigs Story Structure
The Very Carle, E. Story Predictable Text Scholastic
Hungry (Counting, Days of
Caterpillar the Week)
Metamorphosis
Tikki Tikki Mosel, A. Story Not an Asian Scholastic
Tembo Folktale
Tongue Twisters
Today is Carle, E. Song Days of the Week Scholastic
Monday Carle Author Study
What Will The Rogers, P. Info Book Weather Scholastic
Weather Be
Like Today?
When Spring Maass, R. Info Book Spring Book Scholastic
Comes
When This Box Lillie, P. Concept book: Crews Illustrator Scholastic
is Full Empty/Full Study
Months of the
Year
Where the Wild Sendak, M Story Feelings Scholastic
Things Are Illustration Study

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