Resources
Grades
PreK–K
Books to Share With Children |
Beans, by Terry Jennings (Garrett Books, 1994) |
Bones: Our Skeletal System, by Seymour Simon (HarperTrophy, 2000) |
Bread, Bread, Bread, by Ann Morris (Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1993) |
Everybody Cooks Rice, by Norah Dooley (Houghton Mifflin, 1995) |
Germs Make Me Sick! by Melvin Berger (Scott Foresman, 1995) |
Hear Your Heart, by Paul Showers (HarperCollins, 2001) |
How Many Teeth? by Paul Showers (HarperCollins, 1984) |
I'm Growing! by Aliki (HarperCollins, 2001) |
Steep Is for Everyone, by Paul Showers (HarperCollins, 2001) |
Throw YourTooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions From Around the world, by Selby B. Beeler (Houghton Mifflin, 1998) |
Your Skin and Mine, by Paul Showers (HarperCollins, 1991) |
Books for Teachers |
Active for Life: Developmentally Appropriate Movement Programs for Young Children, by Stephen Sanders (National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2002) |
Healthy Young Children: A Manual for Programs 2002, by Susan Aronson (NAEYC) |
Think of Something Quiet: A Guide for Achieving Serenity in Early Childhood Classrooms, by Clare Cherry (Pitman Learning, 1981) |
Web Sites
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission kids' page http://cpsc.gov/kids/kids.html
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion-for the USDA food pyramid for young children http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
