Description

This is one of my favorite resources for easy book inspired activities. Exploring Books Through Play: Friendship, Acceptance and Empathy celebrates play-based learning with 50 unique, hands-on activities that explore:

• social and emotional development
• literacy
• art
• science
• mathematics
• sensory exploration
• gross motor development
• fine motor skills.

The activities are inspired by 10 children’s books including “A Sick Day for Amos McGee“, “Little Blue and Little Yellow” and “The Day the Crayons Quit.” Books your kids will love or love re-reading and digging deeper into with these activities. Focusing on high quality children’s literature centered on friendship, acceptance and empathy, this book is designed to be used in home and school settings and is perfect for large or small groups.

Exploring Books Through Play works well for kids ages 3-8 years old. I love that the activities can be adapted for multiple skill levels and developmental stages so it can be used with different aged siblings or over and over again for years as your kids grow and change and approach the activities differently.

As you work through the activities in the book children will naturally be discussing the characters, delving deeper into the lessons, bringing the stories to life and falling further in love with literature. This is a great way to encourage early literacy skills, all while you’re playing and creating and having fun.

We love Exploring Books Through Play in our house. I frequently returned to it for morning invitation inspiration when my kids were in preschool and kindergarten. I can’t recommend it enough, especially for preschool parents and teachers.