A Companion Guide to Busy Toddler's Playing Preschool Curriculum
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For moms teaching homeschool preschool with Busy Toddler's Playing Preschool curriculum, I recommend book substitutions related to the theme of each unit.
Suggested Books
The Shape of Things - Dodds, Gayle Ann
Mouse Shapes - Walsh, Ellen Stoll
Shapes Shapes Shapes - Hoban, Tana
Round is a Mooncake - Thong, Roseanne
When a Line Bends a Shape Begins - Greene, Rhonda, Gowler
City Shapes - Murray, Diana
Additional Book List
Non-Fiction
Round is a Tortilla - Thong, Roseanne (same author as suggested above)
So Many Circles, So Many Squares - Hoban, Tana (same author as suggested above)
A Star in My Orange: Looking for Nature's Shapes - Rau, Dana Meachen
A Circle Here, A Square There - Diehl, David
Shape By Shape - McDonald, Suse
Ship Shapes - Blackstone, Stella
Shapes that Roll - Nagel, Karen
My Very First Book of Shapes - Carle, Eric
Brown Rabbit's Shapes - Baker, Alan
Color Zoo - Ehlert, Lois
Color Farm - Ehlert, Lois
Circles - Schuette, Sarah
Squares - Schuette, Sarah
Rectangles - Schuette, Sarah
Triangles - Schuette, Sarah
Paris: A Book of Shapes - Evanson, Ashley (toddler book)
Fiction
Not a Box - Portis, Antoinette --> A Caldecott Honor Book
Tangled: A Story About Shapes - Miranda, Anne
Snippets: A Story About Paper Shapes - Alber, Diane
Walter's Wonderful Web - Hopgood, Tim
The Greedy Triangle - Burns, Marilyn (Download a printable to go with this book HERE.)
Shape Capers - Falwell, Cathryn
The Perfect Square - Hall, Micheal
Bear in a Square - Blackstone, Stella
Circle, Square, Moose - Bingham, Kelly
The Shape of My Heart - Sperring, Mark
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 8 - Shapes
Until next time, may your coffee be warm and your toddler be busy.
Coming Soon: Playing Preschool: Year 2: Unit 9 - Solids and Liquids