A Companion Guide to Busy Toddler's Playing Preschool Curriculum
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Suggested Books
Stick and Stone - Ferry, Beth <-- We love this one!
Simple Machines - Ward, D. J.
Simple Machines: Wheels, Levers and Pulleys - Adler, David A.
How Do You Lift a Lion? - Wells, Robert E.
Simple Machines - Fowler, Allan
Pull, Lift and Lower: A Book About Pulleys - Dahl, Micheal
Additional Book List
Non-Fiction
Explore Simple Machines - Yasuda, Anita
Simple Machines - Bine-Stock, Eve Heidi
What Can a Crane Pick Up? - Dotlich, Rebecca Kai
And Everyone Shouted PULL! - Llewellyn, Claire
Scoop, Seesaw and Raise: A Book About Levers - Dahl, Micheal
Roll, Slope and Slide: A Book About Ramps - Dahl, Micheal
Simple Machines - Rau, Dana Meachen
Fiction
Oscar and the Cricket: A Book About Moving and Rolling - Geoff, Waring
Perfect - Amato, Max
Sticks - Alber, Diane
Galimoto - Williams, Karen Lynn (culturally diverse)
Rosie Revere, Engineer - Beaty, Andrea
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - Kamkwamba, William (culturally diverse)
What was your favorite part of this unit? What other books did you read? What other activities did you do? Please share your photos and feedback in the Playing Preschool with Busy Toddler Curriculum Facebook Group in "Units" → Year 2: Unit 7 - Systems
Until next time, may your coffee be warm and your toddler be busy.
Up next: Playing Preschool: Year 2: Unit 8 - Shapes