I Can Make Friends
I Can Take Care of Myself
I Have a Loose Tooth
I Love My Learning Centers!
I Make Music
I Was Walking Down the Road
I Went to the Zoo
I Went Walking
I Wonder: Creative Thinking and Problem Solving for Young Children
If the Dinosaurs Came Back
If You're Not From the Prairie...
I'm a Jolly Farmer
I'm Sorry
In Fall
In Spring
In Summer
In the Children's Garden
In the Hospital
In the Tall, Tall Grass
In Winter
Innovative Series
Inside Out Series
Integrated Language Arts for Emerging Literacy
Integrated Teaching in Early Childhood: Starting in the Mainstream
Interactions
Island Baby
Ita and the Turtles
It's a Perfect Day
It's Just Me, Emily
It's My Birthday
It's Sand-Sational: Sand Activities for the Classroom
I Can Make Friends (Video). National Geographic Society (NGS), 1992. 15 min. Order no. A51503 ($96.75)
With valuable assistance from Max, his talking dog, eight-year-old Zip learns some of the rules about making friends and treating them with respect. Through a series of flashbacks, Max, whom only Zip and the audience can hear, shows Zip the value of being honest and trusting and of talking with (rather than at) someone.
Suggested Use: Themes - Feelings, Friends
I Can Take Care of Myself (Video). National Geographic Society (NGS), 1992. 15 min. Order no. A51504 ($96.75)
Sam, an unorganized eight-year-old who would rather play baseball than anything else, learns about the teamwork involved in family life. With the help of Percy, her talking penguin, Sam discovers that being responsible for herself--by putting away her toys and clothes, taking baths and combing her hair--makes life better for her and her family.
Suggested Use: Special Topic - Responsibilities
I Have a Loose Tooth (Print-Fiction). Noll, Sally. Greenwillow (MCM), 1992. unp. ISBN 0-688-11191-2 ($21.95 hdc.)
Molly tries to tell everyone about her first loose tooth, but no one can understand her impeded speech. Then, when she finally communicates her message by using her emergent writing skills, everyone showers her with attention. Sally Noll's gouache paints and coloured pencils warmly depict this familiar growing experience.
Suggested Use: Theme - Human Growth
I Love My Learning Centers! (Print-Non-Fiction). Trembach, Vera. Vera Trembach (VTB), 1987. 40 p. Order no. VT 1287 ($11.00 looseleaf)
This package includes delightful illustrations in 7.5 cm by 7.5 cm (3 in. by 3 in.) and 21.5 cm by 28.51 cm (8.5 in. by 11 in.) size for pocket charts or signs to indicate the following: "Art," "Beads," "Blackboard," "Blocks and Toys," "Books," "Computers," "Felt Board," "Games," "Large Blocks," "Make Believe," "Music," "Painting," "Play Dough," "Playhouse," "Puppets," "Puzzles," "Sandbox," "Small Blocks," "Typewriter," "Writing [emergent]" and "Workjobs." The pictures may be photocopied and are not labelled, allowing classes to create their own names for centres. Instructions for use are provided. These illustrations are also included in the French Kindergarten curriculum, Maternelle en immersion: Programme d'études (1994).
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
I Make Music (Print-Fiction). Greenfield, Eloise. (Black Butterfly Board Book Series). Black Butterfly (MON), 1991. unp. ISBN 0-86316-205-3 ($9.95 board book)
This simple, easy-to-clean board book depicts a young black child having a positive experience making music in various ways. The illustrations by Jan Spivey Gilchrist are warm and colourful.
Suggested Use: Themes - All About Me, Senses
I Was Walking Down the Road (Print-Fiction). Barchas, Sarah E. Scholastic (SCH), 1975. unp. ISBN 0-590-10137-4 ($2.80 pbk.), ISBN 0-590-74743-6 ($24.90 big book - pbk.). Audiorecording - ISBN 0-590-71937-8 ($9.99 cassette)
A young girl captures various animals, ponders their plight and then sets them free. The rhyming verse and repetition are infectious. The simple drawings by Jack Kent are done in pen-and-ink with some red colouring. A cassette is available.
Suggested Use: Themes - Animals, Zoos
I Went to the Zoo (Print-Fiction). Gelman, Rita Golden. North Winds Press (SCH), 1993. unp. ISBN 0-590-74619-7 ($11.99 hdc.)
The animals at the zoo are as bored as bored can be so a young boy takes them home with him where, predictably, they cause chaos. The cumulative, rhythmic text is livened by Maryann Kovalski's changing perspectives of the same zoo scene. Her gouache and coloured pencil two-page spread artwork convey a love of life and a humorous connection with reality that is welcome and refreshing.
Suggested Use: Themes - Animals, Homes, Zoos
I Went Walking (Print-Fiction). Williams, Sue. (HBJ Big Books Series). Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (HBC), 1990. ISBN 0-15-238011-6 ($7.90 pbk.), ISBN 0-15-238010-8 ($25.00 big book - pbk.). Audiorecording - ISBN 0-590-71937-8 ($9.99 cassette)
A young boy goes on a walk and ends up with a zany parade of colourful animals following him. Children enjoy identifying the animals and colours and reciting the rhythmic text over and over. Julie Vivas' whimsical paintings lend a touch of humour to the story. A cassette is available.
Suggested Use: Theme - Animals
I Wonder: Creative Thinking and Problem Solving for Young Children (Print-Non-Fiction). Pearce, Alice. DLM Teaching Resources (GAG), 1989. 90 p. Order no. J0360R ($36.95 coil-bound)
This resource book was designed to offer suggestions for creative-thinking and problem-solving activities for young children. It is divided into six sections: "A Question a Day," "Creative Science," "Creative Math," "Creative Solutions," "Creative Art" and "Creative Language." The activities could be easily adapted to meet the needs of individual programs. Includes a table of contents.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference; Themes -Various
If the Dinosaurs Came Back (Print-Fiction). Most, Bernard. (HBJ Big Books Series). Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (HBC), 1978. unp. ISBN 0-15-238022-1 ($25.00 big book - pbk.)
"What would happen if the dinosaurs returned? Would they trample towns, smash automobiles, mash up people like asparagus?" "No!" declares a little boy, who dreams of having one of his own. "They could help build skyscrapers and catch lost kites. They could push away rain clouds and plough farmers' fields. And giraffes would have someone to look up to..." Bernard Most's simple, but entertaining illustrations are black-and-white, except for the main characters--the dinosaurs.
Suggested Use: Theme - Dinosaurs
If You're Not From the Prairie... (Print-Non-Fiction). Bouchard, David. Raincoast/ Summerwild (RAI), 1993. ISBN 0-9696097-4 ($19.95 hdc.)
David Bouchard's lively rhyme teamed with Henry Ripplinger's exquisite paintings take readers on a sentimental journey through the Saskatchewan prairie landscape. The descriptive text tells of the diamonds that bounce off crisp winter snow, the winter winds that cut to the core, monstrous mushroom clouds and more.
Suggested Use: Theme - Farms
I'm a Jolly Farmer (Print-Fiction). Lacome, Julie. Candlewick (UTP), 1994. unp. ISBN 1-56402-318-4 ($16.95 hdc.)
Rhyming text and illustrations follow a little girl who, with the cooperation of her patient dog, pretends to be a farmer, a princess, a deep-sea diver and Little Red Riding Hood. The artwork by Julie Lacome was done in colourful, attractive paper collage.
Suggested Use: Theme - Imagination
I'm Sorry (Print-Non-Fiction). Riehecky, Janet. (Manners Matter Series). Child's World (SBC), 1992. 32 p. ISBN 0-89565-389-3 ($15.95 hdc.)
This book describes various situations in which it is appropriate to say, "I'm sorry." The illustrations by Gwen Connelly are softly coloured and expressive.
Suggested Use: Special Topic - Manners
In Fall (Print-Non-Fiction). Neilson-Barsuhn, Rachelle (Four Seasons Series). Abdo & Daughters (SBC), 1992. 31 p. ISBN 0-89565-329-X ($9.95 hdc.)
In Fall is a collection of 14 short poems describing the various aspects of autumn. The full-page illustrations by Marie Claude Monchaux are warmly coloured and an attractive autumn border outlines each page. A companion to In Spring, In Summer and In Winter.
Suggested Use: Themes - Autumn, Hallowe'en
In Spring (Print-Non-Fiction). Moncure, Jane Belk (Four Seasons Series). Abdo & Daughters (SBC), 1992. 31 p. ISBN 0-89565-327-3 ($9.95 hdc.)
Fourteen poems celebrate the flowers, singing birds, baby ducks and other signs that spring has arrived. The full-page illustrations by Marie Claude Monchaux are pastel coloured and an attractive spring border outlines each page. A companion to In Fall, In Summer and In Winter.
Suggested Use: Theme - Spring
In Summer (Print-Non-Fiction). Moncure, Jane Belk (Four Seasons Series). Abdo & Daughters (SBC), 1985. unp. ISBN 0-89565-328-1 ($9.95 hdc.)
In Summer offers 14 poems that focus on summer. The full-page illustrations by Marie Claude Monchaux are in muted shades and an attractive summer border outlines each page. A companion to In Fall, In Spring and In Winter.
Suggested Use: Theme - Summer
In the Children's Garden (Print-Fiction). Schaefer, Carole Lexa. Henry Holt (FHW), 1994. unp. ISBN 0-8050-1958-8 ($21.00 hdc.)
Children plant a garden in a vacant city lot and invite visitors to come in and listen, see, touch and smell. They diligently care for it, watch it grow and proudly reap the harvest in brimful baskets. The bright, splashy paintings by Lynn Pauley and the simple, but eloquent text by Carol Lexa Schaefer combine to make their picture book debut a sensory delight.
Suggested Use: Themes - Gardens, Plants, Senses
In the Hospital (Audiorecording). Alsop, Peter and Bill Harley. Moose School (MSR), 1989. Order no. MS503 ($10.00 U.S. cassette). Teacher's Guide - Order no. MS503BK ($3.00 U.S. pbk.). Blisterpak -Order no. BMS503 ($13.00 U.S. guide and cassette)
The cassette, In the Hospital offers warm and humorous stories and songs for and about hospitalized children. The accompanying 56-page guide includes the complete script of the cassette plus a discussion of the various feelings and issues that these songs and stories may inspire. It also includes activities, hints, anecdotes, questions and suggestions that could be used or could inspire adaptations or new ideas. This would be a suitable resource to make available on loan to parents/caregivers.
Suggested Use: Parent/Caregiver Reference; Teacher Reference; Theme - Hospitals
In the Tall, Tall Grass (Print-Fiction). Fleming, Denise. Henry Holt (FHW), 1991. unp. ISBN 0-8050-1635-X ($22.95 hdc.)
If one were to spend from noon until night lying in the grass, one might see and hear the parade of creatures portrayed in this simple rhyme. "Crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch" and "pull, tug, ants lug" across the pages in bold stylized collage. Denise Fleming created the unique images for In the Tall, Tall Grass by pouring coloured cotton pulp through hand-cut stencils. A Redbook Children's Picturebook Award Winner and School Library Journal Best Book for 1991.
Suggested Use: Themes - Animals, Senses
In Winter (Print-Non-Fiction). Moncure, Jane Belk (Four Seasons Series). Abdo & Daughters (SBC), 1992. 31 p. ISBN 0-89565-330-3 ($9.95 hdc.)
Fifteen poems celebrate the snow, hibernating animals, icicles and other signs of winter. The full-page illustrations by Marie Claude Monchaux are soft-coloured and an attractive winter border outlines each page. A companion to In Fall, In Spring and In Summer.
Suggested Use: Themes - Christmas, Winter
Innovative Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the following title annotated elsewhere in this document: Child Arts: Integrating Curriculum Through the Arts.
Inside Out Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Campbell, Judith and Jill Logelin. Globe Modern (PRN), 1991. (See ISBNs and prices below.)
Some of the components of this series are listed below:
Level K Teacher's Resource Book - ISBN 0-88996-312-6 ($40.13 hdc.)
Some Body! - ISBN 0-88996-315-0 ($59.38 big book - pbk.)
What Makes a Healthy Body? - ISBN 0-88996-317-7 ($59.38 big book - pbk.)
Who's So Special? - ISBN 0-88996-313-4 ($59.38 big book - pbk.)
The goals of the Inside Out program are: the development and encouragement of a positive sense of self; the exploration of the relationships among the physical, mental, social and emotional aspects of well-being; the application of health-promoting attitudes and knowledge to oneself and to relationships with others; the enhancement of language skills and literature appreciation; the appreciation of the benefits of regular physical activity; the recognition of the important support given by family members; and the development of skills that will enable students to seek out valuable health education resources when necessary and thus, to learn that personal well-being goes beyond a school health curriculum. The big books offer simple text and large full-colour pictures. The guide book offers numerous activities that could be adapted to meet the needs of individual classrooms. Includes a table of contents.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference; Themes - All About Me, Families, Feelings, Food, Safety, Wellness
Integrated Language Arts for Emerging Literacy (Print-Non-Fiction). Sawyer, Walter E. and Jean C. Sawyer. Delmar (NEL), 1993. 483 p. ISBN 0-8273-4609-3 ($33.95 hdc.)
Bringing together recent language theory with solid classroom instruction techniques, this new book provides an integrated understanding of developing language skills. Covering children from birth through Grade 3, this text addresses the diverse tools of cooperative activities, play, exceptional children, creativity and environmental influences on language skills. Includes a table of contents, a glossary, a name index and a subject index.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
Integrated Teaching in Early Childhood: Starting in the Mainstream (Print-Non-Fiction). Safford, Philip L. Longman (CCP), 1989. 400 p. ISBN 0-8013-0050-9 ($36.77 pbk.)
The philosophy advocated in this resource emphasizes developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood education. It describes how implementation of an integrated teaching approach will greatly enhance the learning and development of all young children. Part I provides a rationale for integrated teaching in early childhood, based on social policy, philosophical considerations and evidence of effectiveness. Part II addresses specific areas of exceptionality and explains how individualized interventions and compensatory modifications can be accomplished. Part III focuses on four major elements of integrated teaching: individualization, social interaction and group process, working with parents as partners and use of resources.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
Interactions (Print-Non-Fiction). Hope, Jack and Marian Small. Ginn (GIN), 1994. 48 p. (See order nos. and prices below.)
Interactions was created to help children see that mathematics is not a set of rules and symbols, but rather a way of learning about the world, a way of thinking, a topic where opinions are possible and where they have a contribution to make beyond getting the right answer. It has as goals: to prepare children to solve problems flexibly and carry out tasks encountered in everyday life, to foster number and spatial sense, to develop positive attitudes towards mathematics as an enjoyable subject of study and to stimulate mathematical thinking. Some of the components are listed below:
Teacher's Resource Binder Order no. C94102 ($89.95)
Big Book - Includes 22 activities on various topics. Order no. C94003 ($29.95)
Mathtales-Beginnings:
Buster the Balloon (for comparing). Big book -Order no. M8508 ($19.95 big book - pbk.). Six Small Books - Order no. M084207 ($22.95 pbk.). Audiorecording - Order no. M09555 ($9.95 cassette)
I Think I'll Go Flying (for learning opposites). Big Book - Order no. M08494 ($19.95 big book - pbk.). Six Small Books - Order no. M08010 ($22.95 pbk.). Audiorecording - Order no. M09474 ($9.95 cassette).
Pretty Patterns (for patterns). Big Book - Order no. M08826 ($19.95 big book - pbk.). Six Small Books -Order no. M08745 ($22.95 pbk.). Audiorecording - Order no. M09717 ($9.95 cassette).
The Puppet's Party (for counting to 9). Big Book - Order no. M08664 ($19.95 big book - pbk.). Six Small Books - Order no. M08583 ($22.95 pbk.). Audiorecording - Order no. M09636 ($9.95 cassette)
Mathtales-Operations
Buzzing Bees (for subtraction). Big Book - Order no. M08982 ($19.95 big book - pbk.). Six Small Books -Order no. M08907 ($22.95 pbk.). Audiorecording - Order no. M09873 ($9.95 cassette).
Frowning Clowns (for division). Big Book - Order no. M09148 ($19.95 big book - pbk.). Six Small Books -Order no. M09067 ($22.95 pbk.). Audiorecording - Order no. M10030 ($9.95 cassette)
The Squirrel's Store (for multiplication). Big Book - Order no. M09300 ($19.95 big book - pbk.). Six Small Books - Order no. M09229 ($22.95 pbk.). Audiorecording - Order no. M09954 ($9.95 cassette).
Ten Tiny Ants (for addition). Big Book - Order no. M08575 ($19.95 big book - pbk.). Six Small Books -Order no. M08095 ($22.95 pbk.). Audiorecording - Order no. M09792 ($9.95 cassette)
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference; Themes -Various
Island Baby (Print-Fiction). Keller, Holly. Greenwillow (MCM), 1992. unp. ISBN 0-688-10580-7 ($21.95 hdc.)
Pops, an elderly man who runs a Caribbean island bird hospital, and his young helper, Simon, nurse an injured flamingo back to health. During this process Simon becomes very attached to the bird and has difficulty saying goodbye. Holly Keller used black pen and watercolours to create simple, colourful full-page illustrations and attractive bird borders surrounding the text.
Suggested Use: Themes - Animals, Feelings, Hospitals, Pets
Ita and the Turtles (Video). (Children's Dreams 2 Series). Multi Media Group (MHP), 1990. 7 min. Dup. order no. V8196
Ita lives in the Massif Des Maures in France. In this mountain area lives a species of turtle known as Hermann or Maures turtle--the only turtle originating from France. The species appeared approximately a million years ago and now is in danger of extinction. Ita experiences a very happy encounter with the turtles.
Suggested Use: Theme - Animals
It's a Perfect Day (Print-Fiction). Pizer, Abigail. Lippincott (HCP), 1990. unp. ISBN 0-06-443302-1 ($6.75 pbk.)
In this cumulative rebus story, the animals on the farm purr, bark, oink, neigh, buzz, and so on as they enjoy a wonderful sunny day. Abigail Pizer's warm, playful, full-colour illustrations are delightful--especially the floppy-eared pig!
Suggested Use: Themes - Animals, Farms, Senses
It's Just Me, Emily (Print-Fiction). Hines, Anna Grossnickle. Clarion (ALL), 1987. unp. ISBN 0-89919-853-8 ($7.50 pbk.)
Emily pretends to be various creatures and her mother guesses what they are. Anna Grossnickle Hines' cheerful illustrations are soft and simple.
Suggested Use: Themes - Families, Imagination, Senses
It's My Birthday (Print-Fiction). Goennel, Heidi. Tambourine Books (MCM), 1992. unp. ISBN 0-688-11422-9 ($19.95 hdc.)
A child receives presents, a long-distance phone call, a special card and has a party on this birthday celebration. Heidi Goennel's full-colour illustrations are painted in acrylic on canvas. The characters have no fingers or facial features, but their simplicity is aesthetically pleasing.
Suggested Use: Special Topic - Birthdays; Theme - All About Me
It's Sand-Sational: Sand Activities for the Classroom (Print-Non-Fiction). Travis, Jennifer. (Active Learning Series). Exclusive Educational Products (EEP), 1992. 83 p. Order no. 0091 ($21.00 binder)
It's Sand-Sational includes sand activities designed to contribute to children's sensory awareness, language development, physical development, mathematical and scientific development and socio-emotional development. It offers an extensive introduction which provides information on sand maintenance, routines, role of the teacher, observation and evaluation and the development of children. It contains three units: "Exploring Sand Naturally," "Shaping Sand," "Pouring and Filling With Sand" and "Sandstories." Includes a table of contents and a bibliography of related resources.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference; Themes -Various