Summer Units: Fairy Tales | Scribble! Stick! Splat! | Fairies, Forts, & First Machines
Ease into preschool by entering into the imaginative world of Fairy Tales, getting messy with freeform art units, and building imaginative structures in Fairies, Forts, & First Machines! These summer months, while still full of rich content and activities, and are curated to be an introduction to the next level.
To get started, download the free Bundle of Collection Overviews for the summer!
June
Lit fairytales: THE LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF, THE TURNIP, HENNY PENNY
Art book: HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
Block Play Book: MAGICAL SECRET GARDEN
July
Lit fairytales: GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS, THE LITTLE RED HEN, THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN
Art book: PRESS HERE
Block Play book: WHAT TO DO WITH A BOX
August
Lit fairytales: THE LION AND THE MOUSE, THE THREE LITTLE KITTENS, THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANTS, PUSS IN BOOTS
Art book: I AIN'T GONNA PAINT NO MORE
Block Play book: SIMPLE MACHINES
School Year Units: Literature, Art, & Block Play
Join contributor Jessica Wilson for Junior K Literature! Collection materials include: block crayons, journal, play/dance scarves, tongs, scoops & spoons, a muffin tin sorting tray, plus weekly materials.
Join contributor Meredith Eades for Preschool Little Masters & Block Play! Collection materials include: clear plastic paint bottles, color wheel, paint palette, watercolor paper, jumbo cardboard blocks, wooden peg people, plus monthly materials.
To get started, download the free Bundle of Collection Overviews for the school year!
September
Lit books: PETER'S CHAIR, ROSIE'S WALK, PLANTING A RAINBOW, SWIRL BY SWIRL: SPIRALS IN NATURE
Artist: Andy Warhol
Block Play book: CHANGES, CHANGES
October
Lit books: APPLES AND PUMPKINS, FIVE TRUCKS, OVER IN THE MEADOW, MOUSE PAINT
Artist: PIET MONDRIAN
Block Play book: DREAMING UP: A CELEBRATION OF BUILDING
November
Lit books: GROWING VEGETABLE SOUP, THE QUILT, THE SEASONS OF ARNOLD’S APPLE TREE, BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Artist: JOAN MIRÓ
Block Play book: WHEN I BUILD WITH BLOCKS
December
Lit books: LOST AND FOUND, KITTEN’S FIRST FULL MOON, OUTSIDE MY WINDOW, ROUND IS A TORTILLA
Artist: ALEXANDER CALDER
Block Play book: CUBES, CONES, CYLINDERS, & SPHERES
January
Lit books: LITTLE BLUE AND LITTLE YELLOW, THE LION AND THE LITTLE RED BIRD, THE BUTTON BOX, ELMER
Artist: GEORGE SEURAT
Block Play book: HOUSES AND HOMES
February
Lit books: LITTLE CLOUD, WAITING, TOTO’S APPLE, THANK YOU BEAR
Artist: JACKSON POLLOCK
Block Play book: HOW A HOUSE IS BUILT
March
Lit books: A RAINBOW OF MY OWN, WHO TOOK THE FARMER’S HAT?, CHALK, MOUSE COUNT
Artist: WASSILY KANDINSKY
Block Play book: ROUND TRIP
April
Lit books: AND THEN IT’S SPRING, EVERYBODY NEEDS A ROCK, IN, HOW TO CATCH A STAR
Artist: GEORGIA O'KEEFFE
Block Play book: BLOCK CITY
May
THE SALAMANDER ROOM, IN THE TALL TALL GRASS, WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT, THE LITTLE MOUSE THE RED RIPE STRAWBERRY AND THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR
Artist: HENRI MATISSE
Block Play book: BUILDING A HOUSE
Congratulations! You’ve completed Preschool–now it’s time to level up to Junior Kindergarten for summer!
For a completion certificate for your student, request one here.
Summer Units: Fairy Tales | Scribble! Stick! Splat! | Fairies, Forts, & First Machines
Time to mix it up by entering into the imaginative world of Fairy Tales, getting messy with freeform art units, and building imaginative structures in Fairies, Forts, & First Machines! These summer months, while still full of rich content and activities, and are curated to be an introduction to the next level.
To get started, download the free Bundle of Collection Overviews for the summer!
June
Lit Fairytales: THE FROG PRINCESS, THE WHITE DEER, QUEEN CAT, THE SEVEN CROW PRINCES
Art book: PURPLE, GREEN AND YELLOW
Block Play book: MAGICAL DOORS
July
Lit Fairytales: THUMBELINA, KIP THE ENCHANTED CAT, THUMBKIN, BRIGHT DEARDEER AND KIT
Art book: THE DOT
Block Play book: FORT BUILDING TIME
August
Lit Fairytales: PUSS IN BOOTS, HANS AND THE STRIPED CAT, FINN THE KEEN FALCON, GRACE AND DEREK
Art book: ART
Block Play book: LET'S READ AND FIND OUT: SIMPLE MACHINES
School Year Units: Literature, Art, & Block Play
Join contributors Julie Larsen and Stacey Cote for Junior K Literature! Collection materials include: sensory bin, fine motor tool kit, food coloring, muffin pan/sorting tray, and journal, plus weekly materials.
Join contributor Meredith Eades for Junior K Little Masters & Block Play! Collection materials include: clear plastic paint bottles, color wheel, paint palette, watercolor paper, 1" cube blocks, wooden peg people, plus monthly materials.
To get started, download the free Bundle of Collection Overviews for the school year!
September
Lit books: YOKO, CHRYSANTHEMUM, THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT, THE ADVENTURES OF BEEKLE: THE UNIMAGINARY FRIEND
Artist: PAUL KLEE
Block Play book: ROSIE'S WALK
October
Lit books: THE LITTLE HOUSE, BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL, THE THREE BEARS, HENNY PENNY
Artist: PABLO PICASSO
Block Play book: JOURNEY
November
Lit books: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, NANA IN THE CITY, WILFRID GORDON MCDONALD PARTRIDGE, ANDY AND THE LION
Artist: KEITH HARING
Block Play book: BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL
December
Lit books: HUSH!, THE HAT, THE GINGERBREAD MAN, THE SNOWY DAY
Artist: ALEXANDER CALDER
Block Play book: THE RELATIVES CAME
January
Lit books: LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET, THE BIG GREEN POCKETBOOK, KATY NO-POCKET, MOSSY
Artist: HENRI MATISSE
Block Play book: POSSUM MAGIC
February
Lit books: THE GARDENER, TUESDAY, TOPS AND BOTTOMS, ROSIE REVERE ENGINEER
Artist: GRANT WOOD
Block Play book: HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
March
Lit books: THE CURIOUS GARDEN, DU IZ TAK?, THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE, JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Artist: VINCENT VAN GOGH
Block Play book: EXTRA YARN
April
Lit books: THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA, THE WATCHER: JANE GOODALL’S LIFE WITH THE CHIMPS, THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, THE OLD MAN & HIS DOOR
Artist: GEORGIE O'KEEFFE
Block Play book: THANK YOU OMU
May
Lit books: STREGA NONA, STONE SOUP, EXTRA YARN, THIS IS SADIE
Artist: FRIDA KAHLO
Block Play book: THE BIGGEST HOUSE IN THE WORLD
Congratulations! You’ve completed Junior K–now it’s time to level up to Kindergarten for summer!
For a completion certificate for your student, request one here.
Summer Units: Fairy Tales | Scribble! Stick! Splat! | Fairies, Forts, & First Machines
Time to mix it up by entering into the imaginative world of Fairy Tales, getting messy with freeform art units, and building imaginative structures in Fairies, Forts, & First Machines! These summer months, while still full of rich content and activities, and are curated to be an introduction to the next level.
To get started, download the free Bundle of Collection Overviews for the summer!
June
Lit Fairytales: THE TINDER BOX, THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, KUZMA AND THE FOX, THE WILD SWANS
Art book: ISH
Block Play book: FAIRYOPOLIS: A FLOWER FAIRIES JOURNAL
July
Lit Fairytales: LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, URASHIMA AND THE TURTLE, CINDERELLA, BLUECREST
Art book: ANOTHER
Block Play book: THE BETTER TREE FORT
August
Lit Fairytales: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, FAIRIES, SILVERSHOD, THE ROYAL RAM
Art book: SKY COLOR
Block Play book: HOW DO SEESAWS GO UP AND DOWN
School Year Units: Literature, Art, & Block Play
Join contributor Mary Knudson for Kindergarten Literature! Collection materials include: fine motor tool kit, literature journal,
utility tub, nature journal, food coloring, Favorite Poems Old and New, plus weekly materials.
Join contributor Meredith Eades for Kindergarten Little Masters & Block Play! Collection materials include: clear plastic paint bottles, color wheel, paint palette, watercolor paper, 1" cube blocks, wooden peg people, plus monthly materials.
To get started, download the free Bundle of Collection Overviews for the school year!
September
Lit books: HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON, KING BIDGOOD’S IN THE BATHTUB, A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE, HOW TO MAKE AN APPLE PIE AND SEE THE WORLD
Artist: ALEXANDER CALDER
Block Play book: THE LITTLE HOUSE
October
Lit books: THE PUMPKIN RUNNER, OWL MOON, MRS. KATZ AND TUSH, PAPA PICCOLO
Artist: HENRI MATISSE
Block Play book: TOOT AND PUDDLE
November
Lit books: A PAIR OF RED CLOGS, A NEW COAT FOR ANNA, THEY ALL SAW A CAT, MADELINE
Artist: JACKSON POLLOCK
Block Play book: THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF
December
Lit books: LENTIL, MAILING MAY, PANCAKES FOR BREAKFAST, JOURNEY
Artist: WASSILY KANDINSKY
Block Play book: KATY AND THE BIG SNOW
January
Lit books: SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY, THE RAG COAT, STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING, MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL
Artist: PABLO PICASSO
Block Play book: MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS
February
Lit books: QUEST, MIRETTE ON THE HIGH WIRE, THE OLD WOMAN WHO NAMED THINGS, A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER
Artist: HENRI ROUSSEAU
Block Play books: LENTIL
March
Lit books: NIGHT OF THE MOONJELLIES, AMOS AND BORIS, A SPLASH OF RED, VERY LAST FIRST TIME
Artist: MARY BLAIR
Block Play book: THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING
April
Lit books: WEE GILLIS, THE RAFT, THE STORY ABOUT PING, INCH BY INCH
Artist: ANDY WARHOL
Block Play book: THE UNCORKER OF OCEAN BOTTLES
May
Lit books: ROXABOXEN, THE STORY OF FERDINAND, MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS, MISS RUMPHIUS
Artist: HORACE PIPPIN
Block Play book: THE WALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOOK
Congratulations! You’ve completed Little Wonders–now it’s time to graduate up to Young Scholars!
For a completion certificate for your student, request one here.