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Early Childhood Theme Kit Descriptions Part 2

Summary

Welcome to the descriptions page of the Early Childhood Theme Kits. 

Here you will find a brief description, a visual, and an inventory list of each kit.  Happy browsing!!!  

Pirates Section

pirate books

PIRATES

Argh matey!  It’s time to sail the seven seas.  Learn more about pirates with this box of books and binder of activities.  Perhaps you’ll have to go on your own treasure hunt or walk the plank!

Books

   Backyard Pirates

   Henry & the Buccaneers

   I Spy Treasure Hunt

   Inside Jolly Roger’s Pirate Ship

   Pirates Ahoy

   Pirates

   Shiver Me Letters

   The Night Pirates

Materials

   Cariboo Game

   Pirates Cove Board Game

   Pirate Dominoes

   Jewel Pattering File Folder Game

   Treasure File Folder Game

   Gems in the Chest Game

 

Puppets Section

puppets materials

PUPPETS

Set up the theater and let your kids perform their own puppet shows.  Or create your own puppets and use them to retell a favorite story  This tub includes puppets, a puppet theater, books, and a binder of possible activities.

Books

   I Can Make Puppets

   Pocketful of Puppets: Mother Goose

   Pocketful of Puppets: Three Plump Fish

   The Good Food Puppets Come Alive

   The Muppets Make Puppets

   Puppet Making Activity Kit

   Thematic Unit: Puppets Folder

Materials

   Large Cloth Puppet Theater

   Small Cloth Puppet Theater

 

Sports Section

sports ball and books

SPORTS

Need to get outside?  This tub can help you with that.  Learn about different types of sports with the books and activity binder in this tub.  Balls and other play equipment is included.

Books

   Arthur Makes the Team

   Famous Athletes

   Good Sports

   Let’s Play Baseball

   Let’s Play Basketball

   Let’s Play Soccer

   Old Turtle’s Baseball Stories

   Since When Is Catching Flies a Sport

   Sports Stories

   Home Run

   Touch Down

Materials

   Sports Puzzle

   Balls

   Bean Bags

  Jump Ropes 

  Frisbee

 

StoreShopping Section

shopping toys

STORE/SHOPPING

Set up your own store with this tub.  Play money and some food items are included along with a cash register and a binder of possible activities.  

Books

   Count and Save with Blue

   My First Look at Shopping

   The Complete Book of Time and Money

Materials

   Cash Registers

   US Coin File Folder Game

   Bag of Play Money

   My Piggy Bank Felt Pieces

   Pressboard Grocery Items

Trains Section

train books

TRAINS

Choo-choo!  All aboard! Use this tub to investigate trains.  This tub contains books and a binder of possible activities.

Books

   Busy Trains

   Go, Train, Go

   I Love Trains

   I’m Taking a Trip on my Train

   I’ve Been Working on the Railroad

   The Little Engine That Could

   Train Song

   Two Little Trains

Materials

   Alphabet Train Floor Puzzle

   Felt Flannelboard

   Train Floor Puzzle

   Trains and Track

Transportation Section

Transportation books

TRANSPORTATION

Explore different ways to get around with this tub.  Included in this box is a variety of books and a binder of possible activities.  What is your favorite way to travel?

Books

   Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Buss

   Getting Around

   Little Toot

   Mighty Movers Cars

   Pigeon Loves Things that Go

   Planes

   Boats

   Things that Go Magnetic Activity Book

   Miss Spider’s New Car

   Wheels on the Bus

Materials

   Transportation Posters

   Multicolored Transportation Counters

   My First Puzzles Truck

   Transportation Felt Pieces

   Community Vehicle Puzzle

   Transportation Play Mat Puzzle

WheelGoodTime Section

vehicle books and puzzle

WHEEL GOOD TIME 

This bag takes a look at different modes of transportation.   Explore the ways we get from place to place with the many books in the bag.  Practice matching colors and shapes with the matching games.  Activity pages are also provided to help you add fingerplays, movement, and songs to your day.

Books

   Freight Train

   Cars, Trucks, and Planes

   Things That Go

   Red Truck

   Recuse Ready

   Here Comes Trainmice

   The Wheels on the Bus

Materials

   4 Vehicles

   Color Car Match Game

   Puzzle

Birthdays Section

   Transportation Match Game

   Extended Activity

BIRTHDAYS

Books

   Birthday Monsters

   Corduroy’s Party

   Happy Birthday

   Happy Silly Birthday

   If You Give a Pig a Party

   Paper Party

   The Birthday Think

   The Secret Birthday Message

   Angelina’s Birthday

Christmas Section

Materials

Spots’s Celebration Songs CD

CHRISTMAS

Books

   A Merry Little Christmas

   Authur’s Perfect Christmas

   Christmas with Angelina

   Countdown to Christmas

   Here Comes Santa Claus

   How the Grinch Stole Christmas

   Mrs. Wishy Washy’s Christmas

   My Christmas Star

   Rudolph’s Sing-Along Book

   The Best Christmas Present of All

   The Dog Who Found Christmas

   The Elves Christmas Book

   The Fun at Christmas Book

   The Littlest Christmas Tree

   The Night Before Christmas

   Merry Christmas Maisy

   The Wild Christmas Reindeer

   Where Are They? Christmas Fun

   Who’s That Knocking on Christmas Eve?

   I Spy Little Christmas

   Little Drummer Mouse

Easter Section

Materials

   Christmas Scene in File Folder

EASTER

Books

   The Velveteen Rabbit

   The Chocolate Rabbit

   The Bunny Book

   Easter Is Here

   Dora’s Rainbow Egg Hunt

   Owen’s Marshmallow Chick

FourthofJuly Section

Materials

 Matching Easter File Folder Game

FOURTH OF JULY

Books

   Fourth of July Mice

   The Star Spangled Banner

   John, Paul, George, and Ben

   Capitol: Washington DC from A-Z

   Our Flag

   The Living Constitution

Materials

   Flags

   Fourth of July Puzzle

   Star Stamps and Ink Pad

GroundhogDay Section

   I Love America Activity Book

   Number Matching File Folder Game

GROUNDHOG DAY

Books

   Wake Up Groundhog

   Gretchen Groundhog, It’s Your Day

   Groundhog at Evergreen Road

HalloweenandPumpkins Section

Materials

   Groundhog Puppet

HALLOWEEN and PUMPKINS

Books

   Apples, Pumpkins, and Harvest

   Big Pumpkin

   Classic Spooky Stories

   Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

   Our Haunted House

   Pumpkin, Pumpkin

   Say Boo

   Sheep Trick or Treat

   Skeletons! Skeletons! All About Bones

   The Beast Who Couldn’t Say Boo

   The Pumpkin Book (2 Versions)

   Pumpkin Eye

Materials

   Growing Cycles Storytelling

   Halloween Story Set

   Trick or Treat Story Set

   Lacing Cards

   Jack-o-Lantern Matching Game

   Halloween Vocabulary Cards

   Halloween Domino Cards

   File Folder Games

   Pumpkin Eye Shapes

   Plastic Bowls

   Painting Sponges

   Felt-Jack-o-Lantern Pieces

   Five Little Pumpkins Poster and Cutouts

Hanukkah Section

   Ghost Beanie Baby

   Pumpkin Beanie Baby

HANUKKAH

Books

   Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat

   I Have a Little Dreidel

   Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

KansasDay Section

Materials

   Dreidel Color Matching File Folder Game

KANSAS DAY

Books

   Essence of Kansas 4-H Cookbook

   Food in Kansas Cookbook

   Johnny Kaw The Pioneer Spirit of Kansas

   Kansas Gold

   Kansas Kit Activity Guide

   Kansas Wheat Commission Recipe Books 

   Kansas! Magazine (12 issues)

   Kansas Calendars

   Life Cycle of a Sunflower

   Long Ago Children 

   Kansas Great Outdoors Guide

   Scenic Byways of Kansas

   I Am Amelia Earhart

   The Quilt Block History of Pioneer Days

   Prairie Babies

Materials

   Kansas Map

   Stuffed Buffalo

   Stuffed Eagle (2)

   Feather Pins (2)

   Pail

   Post Card Puzzles

   Plastic Buffalo

   Stuffed Owl

   Symbols of Kansas Matching Cards

ValentinesDay Section

   Wildflower Matching Cards

   Wild Animal Matching Cards

VALENTINE'S DAY

Books

   Be My Valentine

   Clifford’s Valentine’s Day

   Hug

   Max’s Valentine

   Roses are Pink, Your Feet Stink

   The Berenstain Bears Funny Valentine

   Valentine’s Day Things to Make and Do

   Valentine’s Day Grump

Materials

    Idea Cards

   Heart Shaped Tubs

   2 Round Tubs

   Heart Matching

   Letter Tiles

   Read, Write, Stamp Cards

   The Queen of Hearts Game

FallandScarecrows Section

   Valentines Heart Color Tile Cards

   Photo Booth Props

FALL and SCARECROWS

Books

   Otis and the Scarecrow

   A Day in the Pumpkin Patch

   Fall Fantasies

   Pumpkin Pumpkin

Materials

   Clifford Apples and Pumpkins Sheet

   Falling for Shapes Matching Game

   Leaves Matching Game

   Scarecrow Colors Matching Game

SeasonsandWeather Section

   Vocabulary Cards

   Leaf Sequence Cards

SEASONS and WEATHER

Books

   Apple Picking

   Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

   Do Tornadoes Really Twist

   Drip, Drop

   Exploring Weather

   Four Seasons for Little People

   Geraldine’s Big Snow

   I Am Water

   It Looked Like Spilt Milk

   Old Bear

   Clifford and the Big Leaf Pile

   The Wind Blew

   Think About the Weather

   Two Feet

   Weather

   What Will the Weather Be Like Today
   Chicken Soup with Rice

   Snow Is Falling

Materials

   It Looked Like Spilt Milk Storytelling Kit

   Weatherman File Folder Game

   Weather Girl File Folder

SnowWinter Section

   Hot Weather/Cold Weather Graphing

   Wooden Rain Puzzle

SNOW/WINTER

Books

   Animal Babies in Polar Lands

   F-Freezing ABY

   Frosty the Snowman

   I Love Snow

   Millions of Snowflakes

   Oh

   Owl Moon

   Snow

   Snow Friends

   The Biggest Snowman Ever

   The Little Snowflake

   The Little Red Sled

   The Snowy Day

   Winter

Materials

   Five Little Snowflakes Song

   Snowflakes Number File Folder

   Icy Alphabet File Folder Game

   Mitten Match File Folder Game

BedtimeStory Section

   Uppercase Alphabet Snowflakes

   Snowman Color Matching File Folder Game

BEDTIME STORY

Books

   No Jumping on the Bed

   The Going to Bed Book

   The Napping House

   Bed Time for Little Bears

   Good Night Harry 

   Sleep Black Bear Sleep

   I Don’t Want to Go to Bed

Materials

EricCarle Section

   Diddle Diddle Dumpling Felt Board Pieces

   The Napping House Felt Board Pieces

ERIC CARLE

Books

   The Grouchy Ladybug

    A House for Hermit Crab

   Thank You Brother Bear

   From Head to Toe

   Little Cloud

   My Very First Book Colors

   My Apron

   My Very First Book of Numbers

   Rooster’s Off to See the World (2 Copies)

   My Very First Book of Shpes

   Today Is Monday

   The Lamb and the Butterfly

   The Mixed Up Chameleon

   The Tiny Seed

   The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Materials

   Very Hungry Caterpillar Floor Puzzle

   Rainbow Caterpillar and Large Storytelling Cards

   Today Is Monday Storytelling Cards

   Very Hungry Caterpillar Game

   Very Busy Spider Domino Cards

   Hermit Crab Number Cards

   Caterpillar Missing Letter Cards

   Very Busy Spider Patterns

Gingerbread Section

   Brown Bear, Brown Bear Storytelling Kit

   Plastic Hand Pointer

GINGERBREAD

Books

   Gingerbread Baby

   Gingerbread Pop-up Storybook

   Gingerbread Men

Materials

   Box of Lace, Trace, and Play Gingerbread Man

   Laminated Placemats

   Gingerbread Matching Game

   Gingerbread House Matching Game

   File Folder Number Gme

   File Folder Gingerbread Game

Ifyougiveamoose Section

   Gingerbread Man Flannel Board Set

   Spiral Ring of Pictures

IF YOU GIVE A MOOSE A MUFFIN

Books

   If You Give a Moose a Muffin (3 copies)

   The Muffin Baker’s Guide

   Granny’s Muffin House

Materials

   Three Muffin Pans

   Moose Puppet

   Muffin Munchers Red Folder

   Plastic Moose

   Favorite Muffin Chart

   Moose/Muffin Tic-Tac-Toe

   Moose/Muffin Counting Game

   Moose/Muffin Alphabet Match

   Pompom Muffin Pan Game

   Pompom Mini Muffin Pan Game

JanBrett Section

   Playdough Mini Muffin Baking Pans

   Beanie Baby Moose

JAN BRETT

Books

   Armadillo Rodeo

   The Hat

   Hedgie Blasts Off

   Hedgie Loves to Read

   The Mitten (2 copies)

   The Owl and the Pussycat

   Town Mouse, Country Mouse

   Trouble with Trolls

Materials

   Shapes Game

   On Noah’s Ark Lift the Flap File Folder Game

   Hedgie Blasts Off Poster

   Matching Game

Monsters Section

   Alphabet Flash Cards

   The Mitten Story Props

MONSTERS

Books

   Nothing Scares Us

   One Hungry Monster

   There’s a Nightmare In My Closet

   Where the Wild Things Are

   The Beast in the Bathtub

Scarry Section

Materials

   Story Props for Monster, Monster

RICHARD SCARRY

Books

   The Best Story Collection EVER

   Richard Scarry’s Pig Will and Pig Won’t

   Richard Scarry’s The Adventures of Lowly Worm

   Sergeant Murphy’s Busy Day

   Miss Honey’s Busy Day

Pigs Section

Materials

   Stuffed Apple with Lowly Worm

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS

Books

   The Three Little Pigs

   The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Materials

   Felt Storytelling Pieces

Caterpillar Section

   Wolf Beginning Sounds Activity

   Straw, sticks, bricks and pigs activity

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR

Books

   The Very Hungry Caterpillar

   The Little Green Caterpillar

Materials

   Caterpillar Puppet

   Days of the Week

   Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities and Story Guide

Goats Section

   Felt Storyboard

   Felt Food for Storytelling

THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF

Books

   Three Billy Goats Gruff

   Three Billy Goats Gruff (Alperin)

   Cross a Bridge

   Alphabet Under Construction

Materials

   Bridge Building Blocks

   Vinyl Goats and Troll Figures

   Construction Lotto Game

Alphabet Section

   Small, Medium, Large Sorting

   Teacher Card

ALPHABET 

Books

   Dr. Seuss ABC

   ABC All Around Me

   Activity

Materials

   Plastic Beads

   Beginning Sound Items

   Upper Case Cookie Cutters

   Lower and Upper Case Foam Letters

   Stamps with Ink Pad

   Upper Case and Lower Case Blank Sheets 

BabysDay Section

   Flash Cards

   Letter Match File Folder Game

BABY'S DAY 

Books

   Baby Einstein Babies

   Goodnight Moon

   Barney’s Hooray for Babies

   Read to Your Bunny

   I Love My Toys/Me Encantan Mis Juguetes

   Baby’s Day

   Mimi’s Toes

   Baby’s Sweet Dreams

Materials

   Triangle Activity Rattle

   Finger Puppets

Baskets Section

   What We Wear Puzzle

   Bathtime Puzzle

BASKETS OF FOOD 

Books

   Discover My Plate Folder

   The Two Bite Club

   Food

   Eat

   Eating the Rainbow

   My Food/Mi Comida

   Cottage Cheese Dip Recipe

Materials

   My Plate Activity Pages

   Chef Puzzle

   File Folder Game Basket of Colors

BlockTalk Section

   Memory Match Games

   Plastic Food

BLOCK TALK

Books

   Read to Your Bunny

   Colors

Materials

   Shape Sorter

Button Section

   6 See Thru Blocks

   ABC Soft Blocks

BUTTON BOX

Books

   Corduroy

   Buttons Buttons

   The Button Box

   Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

Materials

   Container of Buttons

   Big Button Math

   Boy and Girl Button Matching

   Number Button Sorting

   Color Button Sorting

   Button Lacing Cards

   Snowman Button Match Mats

   Color Pattern Cards

   Corduroy Matching Game

   Button Button Who Has the Button

   Button Shape Sorting File Folder Activity

Camping2 Section

   Bb Mats

   Pin the Number Game

CAMPING 2

Books

   Active Play Teacher Resource with CD

Materials

   Foam Noodles

   Frisbees 

   Extra Flies

   Colored Popsicle Sticks

   Pairs of Socks

Comparison Section

   Green and Blue Floor Spots

   Laminated Colored Pages

COMPARISON

Books

   What’s Opposite?

   Behind and in Front

   Around and Below

   Up Hamster Down Hamster

   Inside Outside Upside Down

   Outdoor Opposites

   Same and Different

Materials

   Language Opposites Cards

   Language Go Together Cards 

   Different Dogs Cards

Jean Section

   Rainbow Pebbles Set

   Gummy Bear Nest Set

DR. JEAN

Books

   Color Train

   Five Little Monkeys

   My Hands on My Head

   My Mother Is a Baker 

   Twinkle Friends

   Dinosaur Boogie

   Birdies

   Rules Rap

   Action Alphabet

   Nursery Rhyme Rally

   May There Always Be Sunshine

   I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a One

FarmFun Section

Materials

   Sing Along & Road Along with Dr. Jean

FARM FUN

Books

   Old MacDonald

   Touch and Feel Farm

   Moo Moo Brown Cow

   Baa Baa Black Sheep

   The Little Red Hen

   That’s Not My Tractor

   Fergus Goes Quackers

   Big Fat Hen

   I Went Walking

Materials

   Puzzle

   Rubber Farm Animal

   Felt Dogs

   Farm Magnets

   Egg Shape Sorter

   Playdoh Cutters

   Pig Puppet

   The Farmer Says See and Say

FoodSorting Section

   Small Old MacDonald Puppet Set

   Green and Yellow Barn Shape Sorter

FOOD SORTING

Materials

   Sorting Baskets

   Green Veggies

   Red Veggies

   Orange Veggies

Music Section

   Purple Veggies

   Yellow Veggies

LET'S MAKE MUSIC!

Books

   My First Songs

   Row, Row, Row Your Boat

   Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

   Ten Little Fingers

Materials

   Wheels on the Bus Flannel Board

   Hand Drum and Mallet

   Tambourine

   Rainstick

   Cymbals

   Maracas

   Wrist Bell

   Egg Shakers

   Rhythm Sticks

   Music Sound Box

Life Section

   Yellow Clacker

   Homemade Shakers

LIFE CYCLES

Books

   Butterflies

   The Very Hungry Caterpillar

   Based on the Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar 

Materials

   3 Life of Cycle Puzzles

   Life Cycle Flash/Sequence Cards

   Rubber Stamps

   Life Cycle Sequence Cards

   Plastic Eggs

   Plastic Animals

   Lima Bean Seeds

   Watch It Grow Window

Nutrition Section

   Life Cycle Mini Posters

   Stuffed Eggs, Tadpole & Frog

NUTRITION

Books

   Prudence’s Book of Food

   Vitamins and Minerals

   Let’s Eat

   The Milk Group

   The Meat and Bean Group

   The Grain Group

   Healthy Snacks

   The Fruit Group

   Drinking Water

   Being Active

   The Vegetable Group

   Why Do I Eat

   Oh the Things You Can Do that Are Good For You

   Magic School Bus Activity Guide

   Discover My Plate Books

Materials

   Give Me 5 a Day CD

   Smart Fruit and Veggies Songs CD

   Curious George Nutrition Game

Steam Section

   Food Groups Floor Puzzle

   Food Group Laminated Cards

STEAM AND NUMBERS

Books

   Baby’s First Numbers

Materials

   STEAM Activity Cards

   Playdough

Time Section

   Mixed Color Tubes

   Wooden Number Matching

TIME FOR SCHOOL

Books

   A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy Go to School

   Authur’s Teacher Troubles

   Countdown to Kindergarten

   Did you See What I Saw

   Don’t Eat the Teacher

   First Day Hooray

   Friends at School

   If You Take a Mouse to School

   Kindergarten ABC

   Kindergarten Count to 100

   Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten

   Splat the Cat

   The Berenstain Bears Go to School

   Tucker’s First Day

   What a Day at School

   What Will I Do If I Can’t Tie My Shoe?

   Who Will Go to Kindergarten Today?

Materials

   Classroom Kids File Folder Game

   School Days Poster

   Beginning Skills Floor Puzzle

   Clifford Poster

   Vocabulary Cards

   School Bus Puzzle

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