Welcome to Kidsbook Friends Reading Club!

Theme: Easter

Read Aloud Titles/ New Friends:

• The Easter Egg by Jan Brett

• The Best Thing About Easter by Christine Harder Tangvald, Illustrated by Kathy Couri

• 10 Easter Egg Hunters by Janet Schulman, Illustrated by Linda Davick

• The Easter Chick by Feraldine Elschner, Illustrated by Alexandra Junge

Little Lessons:

Easter egg designs (art), Meaning of Easter (religion), Counting to 10 (math), Days of the Week.

Activity:

Easter bunny hop race  to a candy-filled Easter egg!

Craft:

Easter Egg Maracas- Fill an Easter egg with rice and place filled egg between two spoons, using the spoon handles as the holders. Then wrap duct tape around the egg/top of spoons to secure. Shake!

Song:

Easter by Brian and Terri Kinder, Special Days Plus CD

Snack:

Easter bunny sugar cookies and Robin Eggs (perfect for Jan Brett’s book)!

Share Your New Friends with Your Friends:

Picture of each child wearing bunny ears and holding THE EASTER BUNNY!
(Our real rabbit, Marshmallow)

Supply List: Books, bunny ears, candy-filled Easter eggs, Easter eggs, rice, duct tape, CD, CD Player, cookies, our bunny in cage!

Snack

Craft

music

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