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Games with books: 28 of the Best Children’s Books and How to Use Them to Help Your Child Learn–From Preschool to Third Grade. Peggy Kaye. Farrar *Straus* Giroux, New York: (2002) 351pp

Essential Reading for Parents & Teachers
By Merri Rosenberg

Here’s an absolutely essential volume that belongs in every kindergarten through third grade classroom.

With this useful, imaginative and creative book in hand, I could finally understand how those pre-school and elementary school teachers managed to come up with all those enthralling activities that had captivated my children during their early school days. As someone who is undeniably arts-and-crafts challenged, I had always been somewhat in awe of those teachers who could read, say, Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar and help my daughter construct her own famished caterpillar.

Whether it’s a treasure hunt inspired by Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, crafting a house from a shoebox from The Borrowers, or making a moon necklace triggered by a reading of Thurber’s delightful Many Moons tale, there are countless projects contained within these pages that
would make a beguiling rainy-day activity at home, or a worthwhile assignment at school.

The format is simple and easy to follow. Kaye offers a plot synopsis of each book at the beginning of a section, and then provides at least three activities for each book. In the margins, Kaye thoughtfully includes the materials needed to complete the activity and a brief listing of the skills that activity will encourage.

I suspect this will probably be more useful, ultimately, to classroom teachers rather than parents. It’s a very strong addition to a teacher’s classroom bookshelf.#

 

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