Kindergarten magic : theme-based lessons for building literacy and library skills

This time-saving program planner for librarians and classroom teachers alike includes everything you need to get started--reading lists, flannelboard patterns, poems, songs, easy crafts, even take-home activities to extend the learning process. The many creative ideas packed inside include

Activities keyed to popular classroom themes, with one chapter for each week of the school year Lessons that reinforce skills in key learning areas such as reading, writing, and math American Sign Language and Spanish language activities that make diversity awareness a part of children's learning Teachable concepts that can be mixed and rearranged for maximum flexibility, complementing classroom schedules

Both veterans and novices will find plenty to help make kindergarten days richer, more rewarding, and more fun.

Creating memorable media moments for kindergartners -- Meeting special needs in the school library -- Welcome to the library -- Welcome to kindergarten -- Nursery rhymes -- All about me -- Friends and family -- Safety -- Fall -- Apples and pumpkins -- Trees -- Spiders -- Nocturnal animals -- Thanksgiving -- Nutrition and food groups -- Holidays and traditions -- Gingerbread -- The five senses -- The new year -- Winter -- Health -- Martin Luther King Jr./Celebrating diversity -- The 100th day of school -- Transportation -- Space -- Community helpers -- Valentine's day -- Presidents' day -- Fairy tales and folktales -- St. Patrick's day -- Dinosaurs -- Weather -- Spring -- Zoo animals -- Farm animals -- Sea animals -- In the garden -- Summer -- Appendix A : further resources for lesson planning -- Appendix B : making flannelboards, stick puppets, and more -- Index of activities by skill -- Comprehensive index.