My Favorite books for kindergartners.

We have all been affected by the power of a good STORY and part of the fun of teaching kindergarten is introducing eager students to a collection of fantastic stories. For this reason I would love to recommend you different books I think are worth adding to your classroom bookshelves.

1. LITTLE BOO

The leaves fall, the wind blows, and one little pumpkin seed tries and tries to be scary, but he doesn’t scare anyone …not the snowflakes in winter, not the bees in spring, not even the watering can! The wind tells him to be patient – he’ll be scary soon enough. But waiting is hard. Will the little seed ever be really, truly scary? This simple story is more than a fun Halloween read – it is a heartwarming tale perfect for any child who can’t wait to grow up.

I absolutely love this story. it offers interactive elements for a child to act out and vocabulary adapted to the little ones (Halloween, bugs, autumn, winter…).

2. DON´T PUSH THE BUTTON AND DON´T SHAKE THE PRESENT

An interactive tale starring Larry, a lovable and curious monster, cautions children to enjoy the book but avoid pushing its button to avoid silly consequences, unless nobody is looking.

It´s super fun and very useful for evaluating little ones in listening as they must interact all the time with the monster.

3. THE SELFISH CROCODILE

Every morning, a very large and very snappy crocodile shouts this selfish message: ‘Stay away from my river! It’s MY river! If you come in my river, I’ll eat you all!’ The animals in the forest don’t know what to do. They are frightened of the crocodile. Even the fish, tadpoles, frogs, crabs and crayfish stay out of the water. Until one day the creatures are woken by a loud groaning sound which turns out to be the selfish crocodile in a lot of pain, and the smallest of them all, a little mouse, finds a way to solve their snappy dilemma! Astoundingly bright, bold illustrations bring to life all the wonderful creatures of the forest in a rainbow of colours.

There are a wide variety of complementary activities to this story and its own name indicates this story is about a crocodile who is selfish but who eventually learns a great lesson. If you want to teach values this book is a good one.

4. THE BIG BAD MOOD

One of Those Days where he shouts, ‘I WILL NOT play nicely. I WON’T … I CAN’T … I DON’T WANT TO!!’ George’s mum says there’s a Big Bad Mood hanging around him, but George has never seen a Big Bad Mood. That is, until today …

I believe we all have had a bad day where we are in a bad mood, but… what if we let that bad mood ball stuck to us? Highly recommended to see our little students the consequences os certain actitudes.

5. RAVI´S ROAR

Ravi never minded being the smallest in his family. Until one day, his short arms can’t reach the monkey bars, he can’t find anyone during hide-and-seek, AND he’s too little to ride the big slide. Ravi is so mad–so furious–that he can’t control his temper anymore . . .

. . . and he becomes a ferocious, roaring TIGER!

Being a tiger is great. Tigers can do anything they want! But who wants to play with a growling, wild tiger who won´t share or behave? Ravi is about to discover something very important about voicing his feelings.

I am convinced more than one of my students picked up more than one tip on how to handle their own anger. This book can be a great resource for managing not only anger but also frustration and outbursts.

6. ABRACAZEBRA

Yawnalot is a sleepy old town until Abracazebra rides in on her bicycle. Suddenly, all the animals flock to see her incredible magic show – all except Goat, who is grumpy and jealous of her. But in the end, even Goat is won over and realises that everybody needs a little magic.

The main message of this story is tolerance even more than one also associated it with envy. I also recommend it for 1st and 2nd graders.

What do you think?Would you like to take a look at them?

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