• "balancing the program" through whole-group, small-group and personal learning experiences
• modelling, demonstration and responsive teaching
• observing, assessing and evaluating children's progress and achievements
• the implementation of a volunteer program
• programming for special children--the intellectually curious child, the E.S.L. learner
• many practical suggestions and ideas that can be implemented in Kindergarten.

The suggestions and ideas offered could easily be adapted to meet the needs of individual classrooms. Also provided are the author's answers to questions frequently asked by parents/caregivers, teachers and administrators. Includes a table of contents and an annotated bibliography of professional resources.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference

Benedicte and the Fallow Deer (Video). (Children's Dreams 2 Series). Multi Media Group (MHP), 1990. 7 min. Dup. order no. V8182

Benedicte, from a little village in France, wants to see fallow deer in their natural habitat. Benedicte rides her bike up the hills of Cévennes to observe these shy beautiful animals.
Suggested Use: Theme - Animals

Benjamin and the Cheetahs (Video). (Children's Dreams 2 Series). Multi Media Group (MHP), 1990. 7 min. Dup. order no. V8201

Benjamin wants to meet a wild cheetah. When he finds himself face to face with a young male cheetah he becomes very cautious and from a distance observes the family eating a gazelle.
Suggested Use: Theme - Animals

Benjamin and the Desert Fox (Video). (Children's Dreams Series). Multi Media Group (MHP), 1990. 7 min. Dup. order no. V7801

Benjamin expresses a desire (or dream) to discover firsthand the world of the desert fox. With the assistance of beautiful cinematography, the viewer is visually transported with the youngster to many parts of the world to visit the chosen subject.
Suggested Use: Theme - Animals

Benoit and the Bats (Video). (Children's Dreams Series). Multi Media Group (MHP), 1990. 7 min. Dup. order no. V7860

Benoit expresses a desire (or dream) to discover firsthand the world of the bat. With the assistance of beautiful cinematography, the viewer is visually transported with the youngster to many parts of the world to visit the chosen subject.
Suggested Use: Theme - Animals

Benoit and the Chamois (Video). (Children's Dreams 2 Series). Multi Media Group (MHP), 1990. 7 min. Dup. order no. V8190

Benoit climbs the Abruzzes mountains in Italy to see the agile chamois who live at 2000 metres. After observing for some time, Benoit manages to merge into the midst of a herd of female chamois.
Suggested Use: Theme - Animals

Berenstain Bears' First Time Series (Video). Please refer to the following titles annotated elsewhere in this document: Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners/The Berenstain Bears and the Wicked Weasel Spell, Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight/The Berenstain Bears and the Bigpaw Problem and Berenstain Bears in the Dark/The Berenstain Bears Ring the Bell.

Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners/The Berenstain Bears and the Wicked Weasel Spell (Video). (Berenstain Bears' First Time Series). Random House (JFL), 30 min. No order no. is needed. ($13.00)

In Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners, Mama Bear takes her ill-mannered family in hand with the "Bear Family Politeness Plan." The cubs soon learn that politeness can come naturally, but for Papa Bear the lesson takes a little longer to learn!

In The Berenstain Bears and the Wicked Weasel, Evil Archweasel McGreed's latest plan to take over Bear Country is foiled by the quick-thinking cubs.
Suggested Use: Special Topics - Cooperation, Manners

Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight/The Berenstain Bears and the Bigpaw Problem (Video). (Berenstain Bears' First Time Series). Random House (JFL), 1988. 30 min. No order no. is needed. ($13.00)

In Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight, Brother and Sister Bear turn a minor disagreement into a major war and it is up to Mama Bear to call a truce.

In The Berenstain Bears and the Bigpaw Problem, Brother and Sister Bear are upset when their friend Bigpaw is arrested for being too big and clumsy. But when Bigpaw saves Bear Country from the effects of an earthquake, he is declared a national treasure.
Suggested Use: Special Topic - Cooperation; Themes - Feelings, Friends

Berenstain Bears in the Dark/The Berenstain Bears Ring the Bell (Video). (Berenstain Bears' First Time Series). Random House (JFL), 1989. 30 min. No order no. is needed. ($13.00)

In Berenstain Bears in the Dark, after Brother Bear reads a scary story to Sister, she can't fall asleep in the dark. Papa Bear helps Sister conquer this common fear by giving her his own childhood night-light and a reassuring talk about taking charge of your imagination.

In The Berenstain Bears Ring the Bell, the entire Bear family enjoys the Bear Country Nature Fair and the day becomes perfect when Papa wins the "Strongest Bear Prize."
Suggested Use: Themes - All About Me, Families, Feelings

Bernie Drives a Truck (Print-Fiction). Radford, Derek. Candlewick (UTP), 1992. unp. ISBN 1-56402-073-8 ($11.95 hdc.)

This book tells of a day in the life of Bernie, the bear who drives a delivery truck and takes cargo to various destinations. It offers basic information about parts of the truck and how it works. Derek Radford's colourful illustrations were done with black ink and coloured markers.
Suggested Use: Theme - Transportation

Big Friend, Little Friend (Print-Fiction). Greenfield, Eloise. (Black Butterfly Board Book Series). Black Butterfly (MON), 1991. unp. ISBN 0-86316-204-5 ($9.95 board book)

This simple, easy-to-clean board book depicts a young black child and his relationships with a big friend and a little friend. The illustrations by Jan Spivey Gilchrist are warm and appealing.
Suggested Use: Themes - Big and Little, Friends

Big Like Me (Print-Fiction). Hines, Anna Grossnickle. Greenwillow (MCM), 1989. unp. ISBN 0-688-08354-4 ($24.95 hdc.)

Every month of the year a loving brother has something special to show his baby sister, from snow to blowing out candles on her first birthday. This book warmly portrays a child's first year of growth and development. Watercolour paints and pencil crayons were used for the softly coloured, realistic illustrations.
Suggested Use: Themes - Families, Human Growth

The Big Storm (Print-Fiction). Pelletier, Darrell W. (Alfred Reading Series). Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI), 1992. ISBN 0-920915-31-0 ($5.95 pbk.), ISBN 0-920915-37-X ($27.50 for Alfred Reading Series which includes 5 titles). Puppets - Edu-Play Toys (EPT), ($54.95 each character)

Alfred is frightened by a thunderstorm until his father lights a soothing braid of sweetgrass. The simple crayon illustrations by Darrell Pelletier are delightful. Puppets to accompany the Alfred Reading Series are available.
Suggested Use: Themes - Feelings, Weather

The Big Storm (Print-Fiction). Tregebov, Rhea. Kids Can Press (UTP), 1992. unp. ISBN 1-55074-081-4 ($11.95 hdc.), ISBN

1-55074-117-9 ($4.95 pbk.)

Set in Winnipeg in the 1930s, this is the story of a young girl who is so excited about eating latkes at her friend's house that she forgets about her beloved cat who is waiting for her outside during a snow storm. By the time she remembers, the cat requires special care. Maryann Kovalski's soft violet snow scenes and warmly coloured domestic scenes effectively communicate this highly emotional experience.
Suggested Use: Themes - Pets, Weather, Winter

Billy's Button (Print-Fiction). Accorsi, William. Greenwillow (MCM), 1992. unp. ISBN 0-688-10686-2 ($21.95 hdc.)

Readers are invited to locate Billy's button which is cleverly hidden amongst other buttons in nine different, pastel gouache illustrations by William Accorsi.
Suggested Use: Themes - Clothing, Senses

Birthday Rhymes, Special Times (Print-Non-Fiction). Goldstein, Bobbye S., ed. Delacorte (DOU), 1993. 48 p. ISBN 0-385-30419-6 ($18.00 hdc.)

Birthday Rhymes, Special Times offers a collection of 32 lighthearted poems about birthdays by various authors including John Ciardi, Aileen Fisher, Dr. Seuss and Lois Lenski. The comical and colourful pictures by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey add to the fun.
Suggested Use: Special Topic - Birthdays; Theme - Humour

Black Butterfly Board Book Series (Print-Fiction). Please refer to the following titles annotated elsewhere in this document: Big Friend, Little Friend; I Make Music; My Daddy and I and My Doll, Keshia.

The Block Book. Rev. ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Hirsch, Elisabeth S., ed. National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), 1984. 118 p. ISBN 0-912674-86-5 ($7.00 U.S. pbk.)

The Block Book offers ideas and time-tested understandings of the role of blocks in children's learning. Thoroughly illustrated with examples of students' creative uses of blocks, this book is both a source of information and a guide to extending children's experiences in block building. Includes a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference

Blueberries for Sal (Video). (Robert McCloskey Library Series). Weston Woods (MHP), 1990. 9 min. Dup. order no. V8862

Little Sal and her mother go berry picking on Blueberry Hill in preparation for canning of winter preserves. From the other side of the mountain come a mother bear and her cub, anxious to eat blueberries to "store up" for the winter. Little Sal and Little Bear each pause to eat and rest while their mothers move on. As the offspring hustle to catch up to their parents, mothers and toddlers get mixed up--much to the dismay of both parents! Finally, the families get sorted out and go home their separate ways with food for the winter. This humorous, ironic weaving together of two parallel stories is an animated version of Robert McCloskey's Caldecott Honor book.
Suggested Use: Themes - Families, Food

Boats (Print-Non-Fiction). Jeunesse, Gallimard. (First Discovery Series: About People). Moonlight (UTP), 1992. unp. ISBN 1-85103-167-7 ($13.95 coil-bound)

This vividly colourful resource offers transparent, plastic films placed among the durable, plasticized pages. These overlays transform Gallimard Jeunesse's pictures of several types of boats in exciting ways. The text is simple and informative.
Suggested Use: Theme - Transportation

Boats (Print-Non-Fiction). Rockwell, Anne. Dutton (MCC), 1982. unp. ISBN 0-525-44004-6 ($17.99 hdc.)

With simple text and colourful, amusing two-page spread illustrations, Anne Rockwell explores boats and ships of various sizes and uses. A companion to Planes.
Suggested Use: Theme - Transportation

The Book of Kids' Songs: A Holler-Along Handbook (Kit). Cassidy, Nancy. Klutz (PIP), 1986. 48 p. ISBN 0-932592-13-9 ($11.19)

This kit includes a colourfully illustrated songbook and a 48-minute audiocassette which offer 22 lively songs including some old favourites such as "Kumbaya," "Polly Wolly Doodle," "Shake My Sillies Out" and "This Little Light of Mine." The music was produced by Ken Whiteley.
Suggested Use: Themes - Various

Booksharing: 101 Programs to Use With Preschoolers (Print-Non-Fiction). MacDonald, Margaret Read. Library Professional Publications (MEA), 1988. 256 p. ISBN 0-208-02159-0 ($52.00 hdc.), ISBN 0-208-02314-3 ($32.00 pbk.)

This is a collection of 101 story-time programs that the author, a children's librarian, has compiled. There are eight categories of programs: "Science Beginnings," "Through the Year: Seasons," "Celebrations," "Getting to Know Yourself," "Using Your Imagination," "Ethnic Programs," "Art Concept Series" and "Music Time." These categories are subdivided into various topics on which the programs are based. Each program includes opening activities, suggested books, films and songs and possible craft activities. These activities could easily be adapted for particular classroom needs. Includes a table of contents, a bibliography, an index of films, a subject index and an appendix of musical notations for some of the songs.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference; Themes - Various

Boris the Boring Boar (Print-Fiction). Jackson, Ellen. MacMillan (DIS), 1992. unp. ISBN 0-02-747662-6 ($19.50 hdc.)

Boris is a loquacious bore. He beats around the bush, always talks about himself, never says what he means and never means what he says. Then, the experience of nearly becoming "boark chops" at a wolf's dinner inspires an attitude change. Boris begins to understand the importance of being a good listener and therefore becomes a better friend. Normand Chartier's colourful illustrations are most amusing.
Suggested Use: Themes - Animals, Friends

Bread Bread Bread (Print-Non-Fiction). Morris, Ann. Scholastic (SCH), 1989. unp. ISBN 0-590-44342-9 ($3.15 pbk.)

Colour photographs by Ken Heyman show different people from various parts of the world working with and enjoying bread. An index offers a brief description of each of the 29 photographs and tells the names of the countries where they were taken.
Suggested Use: Theme - Food

Bright Eyes, Brown Skin (Print-Fiction). Hudson, Cheryl Willis and G. Ford Bernette. Scholastic (SCH), 1990. unp. ISBN 0-590-45416-1 ($3.15 pbk.)

Bright Eyes, Brown Skin is a delightful rhyming story that describes four contented black students as they enjoy a typical day at school. The warm, colourful illustrations were done by George Ford.
Suggested Use: Theme - All About Me

Bright Ideas for Learning Centers Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the following titles annotated elsewhere in this document: Mudworks: Creative Clay, Dough and Modelling Experiences and ScienceArts: Discovering Science Through Art Experience.

Broderbund Software for Education Series (Software). Please refer to the following titles annotated elsewhere in this document: Arthur's Teacher Trouble, The Backyard and Just Grandma and Me.

Burt Dow: Deep-Water Man (Video). (Robert McCloskey Library Series). Weston Woods (MHP), 1990. 10 min. Dup. order no. V8864

Some of the best of Robert McCloskey's books are animated in this video series. In this program Burt catches himself a lot more than a fish when he and his trusty boat, the Tidely-Idely set out to sea. A whale of a tale!
Suggested Use: Theme - Humour

Busy People (Print-Fiction). Butterworth, Nick. Candlewick (UTP), 1992. unp. ISBN 1-56402-365-6 ($4.99 pbk.)

Busy People offers Nick Butterworth's watercolour illustrations of 14 workers in various occupations. It poses a question about each type of work and provides a picture giving clues to the answer. It includes a female doctor, a female farmer and representatives from varying ethnic backgrounds.
Suggested Use: Theme - People at Work

A Busy Year (Print-Fiction). Lionni, Leo. Alfred A. Knopf (RAN), 1992. unp. ISBN 0-679-82464-2 ($9.99 hdc.)

Every month, mouse twins, Willie and Winnie, visit Woody, a talking tree. They are introduced to the needs and seasonal changes of a tree. Leo Lionni's attractive collage illustrations are done in a variety of colour schemes that are in harmony with nature's changing cycle. A Caldecott Honor book.
Suggested Use: Themes - Autumn, Plants, Spring, Summer, Winter

Butterflies Abound! (Print-Non-Fiction). Beaty, Seddon Kelly and Irene Fountas. Addison-Wesley (ADD), 1993. 200 p. ISBN 0-201-45504-8 ($22.95 pbk.)

Butterflies Abound offers Kindergarten to Grade 4 teachers a rich collection of information and experiences about butterflies. Based on the belief that children learn best when they are actively engaged with meaningful material, this resource contains varied learning activities in a number of subject areas. Includes a table of contents, a glossary, a multi-resource bibliography and four appendices which offer observation forms, a butterfly classification chart, distributors of butterfly materials, and butterfly organizations. This guide is accompanied by a 55 cm by 85 cm (22 in. by 34 in.) coloured poster of the life cycle of a swallowtail butterfly.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference; Theme - Animals

The Butterfly (Print-Non-Fiction). Hogan, Paula Z. (The Life Cycle Series). Raintree/

Steck-Vaughn (PIP), 1991. 32 p. ISBN 0-8114-8176-X ($6.26 pbk.)

Using simple terminology this book describes the life cycle of a monarch butterfly. The realistic illustrations by Geri K. Strigenz are large, colourful and attractive. Includes a glossary.
Suggested Use: Theme - Animals

Byndia and the Rhinos (Video). (Children's Dreams Series). Multi Media Group (MHP), 1990. 7 min. Dup. order no. V7830

Byndia expresses a desire (or dream) to discover firsthand the world of the rhino. With the assistance of beautiful cinematography, the viewer is visually transported with the youngster to many parts of the world to visit the chosen subject.
Suggested Use: Theme - Animals