Picture Books and Activities for August
Do you love reading picture books with your kiddos? And are you looking for some fun activities to pair with those picture books? Well we’ve got you covered! In this post, you’ll find some awesome recommendations for picture books and activities for August!
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Picture Books and Activities
My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis
Get a bug’s-eye-view on the life cycle of the praying mantis, in this hilarious, scientifically accurate Nature Diary following an insect through her whole summer. This is the diary of P. Mantis, one of 150 brothers and sisters born on a garden bush. P. Mantis is an amazing bug: she can make herself look like a stick to hide from predators, she can swivel her head all the way around, and when she’s grown up she’ll even be able to fly!
Preying Mantis Activities
- Preying Mantis Lapbook
- Preying Mantis Coloring Page
- Backyard Bugs Activity Pack
- Paper Plate Preying Mantis Masks
- How to Draw A Preying Mantis
Roxaboxen
From two-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Barbara Cooney and celebrated children’s book author Alice McLerran comes Roxaboxen, a treasured story about the magic of a child’s imagination.
Marian called it Roxaboxen. There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill—nothing but sand and rocks, and some old wooden boxes. But it was a special place. And all children needed to go there was a long stick and a soaring imagination.
Roxaboxen Activities
- Cactus Coloring Pages
- STEM Roxaboxen Book Activities
- Eight Desert Themed Preschool Activities
- Roxaboxen Unit Study
- Deserts of the World Activity Pack
The Mystery of the Monarchs
A gorgeous picture book based on the true story of a scientist who solves the mysteries of monarch butterfly migration—with the help of schoolchildren! A perfect story for nature lovers of all ages from the Caldecott Honor winning author of The Noisy Paint Box
Young Fred Urquhart was fascinated by insects, especially his favorite, the monarchbutterfly. He wondered where monarchs spent the winter. No one knew. After he became an entomologist (bug scientist),Fred and his wife, Norah,tagged hundreds of butterflies,hoping to solve the mysteryof the monarchs. But they soon discovered that they needed help. They started a “butterfly family,” a community of children, teachers, and nature enthusiasts fromthree countries––Canada, the United States,and Mexico––to answer the question: Where do the monarchs go?
The Mystery of the Monarchs Activities
- Butterfly Coloring Page
- How to Draw A Monarch
- Monarchs by the Millions: Welcome to the Butterfly Forest (Youtube)
- Create A Monarch Habitat
- Coffee Filter Monarch Butterflies Craft
- Butterflies of the World Unit Study
Prairie Days
A delicate, stunning account of life on the prairie from Newbery medalist Patricia MacLachlan.
Cool summer mornings begin with the rose orange sun and the smell of earth, and fade into hot summer nights with a yellow moon, covered in a quilt of stars. There are wagon rides, farm dogs, trips into town, and games of kick the can. These are prairie days.
Patricia MacLachlan applies her lyrical, sparse voice and vibrant, tender art from Micha Archer to transport readers to the prairie of her youth in this stunning celebration of the beauty in the world.
Prairie Days Activities
- Yarn Doll Craft for Kids
- How to Draw A Prairie Rose Flower
- Watch What Are Prairie Dogs?
- Make Some Old Fashioned Penny Mints
- Prairie Mini Unit Study
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