picture books Archives - Books and Giggles Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:41:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://booksandgiggles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-BG-favicon-23-3-32x32.png picture books Archives - Books and Giggles 32 32 Fall Writing Tray Activity with Cornmeal https://booksandgiggles.com/fall-writing-tray-activity-with-cornmeal/ https://booksandgiggles.com/fall-writing-tray-activity-with-cornmeal/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:48:14 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10665 Inside: Preschoolers can celebrate the harvest with this story-based cornmeal writing tray activity and free printable letter formation cards. Add this to your Little Red Hen unit! This week, I stumbled on a fun, multicultural companion story to read aloud after your kids hear The Little Red Hen. Then, I created a hand-on early literacy...

The post Fall Writing Tray Activity with Cornmeal appeared first on Books and Giggles.

]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/fall-writing-tray-activity-with-cornmeal/feed/ 0 12 Best Books about Community Helpers https://booksandgiggles.com/12-best-books-about-community-helpers/ https://booksandgiggles.com/12-best-books-about-community-helpers/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:52:50 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10032 These 12 books about community helpers are just right for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first graders who are learning about the world around them! The options below cover a wide array of different jobs and roles while highlighting why they are so essential. Plus, many of them will take your students behind the scenes to help...

The post 12 Best Books about Community Helpers appeared first on Books and Giggles.

]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/12-best-books-about-community-helpers/feed/ 0 Polar Express Alphabet Worksheets for Stamp Markers https://booksandgiggles.com/polar-express-alphabet-worksheets/ https://booksandgiggles.com/polar-express-alphabet-worksheets/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2023 19:09:41 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9673 Inside: free printable Polar Express alphabet worksheets and tips on how to use them with preschoolers or young kindergartners. Polar Express Alphabet Worksheets It’s that magical time of year! If you’re planning to read or watch Polar Express, then your kids will love practicing the letters B, C, E, H, and T with these free...

The post Polar Express Alphabet Worksheets for Stamp Markers appeared first on Books and Giggles.

]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/polar-express-alphabet-worksheets/feed/ 0 Color Your Own Gingerbread House https://booksandgiggles.com/color-your-own-gingerbread-house/ https://booksandgiggles.com/color-your-own-gingerbread-house/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:07:07 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9623 Help your students make the most adorable gingerbread houses this year without baking a single cookie! These printable color your own gingerbread house templates are so much easier than decorating cookies and are a wonderful holiday activity for pre-K and primary students! Your kids will absolutely love this gingerbread activity! It feels more like playing...

The post Color Your Own Gingerbread House appeared first on Books and Giggles.

]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/color-your-own-gingerbread-house/feed/ 13 15 Best Children’s Books About Names for Your Classroom https://booksandgiggles.com/15-best-childrens-books-about-names-for-your-classroom/ https://booksandgiggles.com/15-best-childrens-books-about-names-for-your-classroom/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 01:45:08 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=8872 Whether it’s the first day of school and you want to set your class up for success or your child has a unique name, you’re in the right place! These are the best children’s books about names, and they’ll help every child understand the power of their own name and why it’s important to call people by...

The post 15 Best Children’s Books About Names for Your Classroom appeared first on Books and Giggles.

]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/15-best-childrens-books-about-names-for-your-classroom/feed/ 0 Hibernation Craft Activity for The Snowy Nap https://booksandgiggles.com/hibernation-craft-for-the-snowy-nap/ https://booksandgiggles.com/hibernation-craft-for-the-snowy-nap/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2021 03:28:28 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=6962 Inside: A hibernation craft and writing activity to go with the book The Snowy Nap by Jan Brett. Use the free printable template to make it super easy! This hedgehog hibernation craft and writing activity goes with Jan Brett’s lovely book The Snowy Nap (ad). The story follows Hedgie the hedgehog as he tries to...

The post Hibernation Craft Activity for The Snowy Nap appeared first on Books and Giggles.

]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/hibernation-craft-for-the-snowy-nap/feed/ 11 10 Favorite Children’s Books That Are Also Educational TV Shows https://booksandgiggles.com/books-educational-tv-shows/ https://booksandgiggles.com/books-educational-tv-shows/#respond Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:35:06 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=6716 Here’s a handy list of educational TV shows that came from picture books. Use it to entice reluctant little ones at storytime. Or, find shows to make screen time more educational. When little kids have had a tablet in hand since babyhood, sometimes it’s hard to get them interested in books. You may want to...

The post 10 Favorite Children’s Books That Are Also Educational TV Shows appeared first on Books and Giggles.

]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/books-educational-tv-shows/feed/ 0 10 New Picture Books for Summer 2021 – Favorites for Preschool and Kindergarten https://booksandgiggles.com/new-picture-books-summer-2021/ https://booksandgiggles.com/new-picture-books-summer-2021/#respond Sat, 29 May 2021 00:41:46 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=5949 Looking for some fresh new picture books for Summer 2021 and beyond? Here are some of my favorites that have just been published – or are due out soon. Thanks to advanced copies from the publishers and a visit to my local bookstore, I’ve been able to look through each of these completely for you....

The post 10 New Picture Books for Summer 2021 – Favorites for Preschool and Kindergarten appeared first on Books and Giggles.

]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/new-picture-books-summer-2021/feed/ 0 Social Emotional Activities for Preschoolers https://booksandgiggles.com/social-emotional-activities-for-preschoolers/ https://booksandgiggles.com/social-emotional-activities-for-preschoolers/#respond Thu, 04 Feb 2021 02:26:35 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=5680 Inside: These social-emotional activities for preschoolers can be used all in one lesson or pulled into your own SEL lesson. Today’s post comes from guest writer Audra Jensen. Audra is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, Special Education teacher, and published author on the subject of autism. She has an adult son with autism and has dedicated...

The post Social Emotional Activities for Preschoolers appeared first on Books and Giggles.

]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/social-emotional-activities-for-preschoolers/feed/ 0 15 Books for Teaching Story Sequencing and More https://booksandgiggles.com/books-for-teaching-story-sequencing/ https://booksandgiggles.com/books-for-teaching-story-sequencing/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:09:29 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4887 Update: Now this post includes 5 more books for teaching story sequencing and retelling, for a total of 15. Today I’m excited to explore with you 10 favorite books for teaching story sequencing and story retelling. I’ve focused on titles that are just right for kindergarten. These will also get a lot of love in...

The post 15 Books for Teaching Story Sequencing and More appeared first on Books and Giggles.

]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/books-for-teaching-story-sequencing/feed/ 3