Simon and Shuster Books for Young Readers Series
Simon and the Blue-footed Booby
Simon in the Moonlight
Simply Artistic
Sing a Song of Mother Goose
Sitting on the Farm
Skills for Growing
Snap Dragon
Something From Nothing
Something Special
Sometimes I Feel Like a Mouse: A Book About Feelings
Somewhere Today
The Song Box Series
Songs and Activities for Best Best Friends
Sophie and the Giraffes
The Sourcebook: Activities for Infants and Young Children. 2nd ed.
Space to Grow: Creating an Environment That Supports Language Acquisition
Special Needs Collection Series
Spring
Springing Into Song and Movement for Young Children
Spruce the Moose Cuts Loose
Stamp Your Feet: Action Rhymes
Starting With Books: An Activities Approach to Children's Literature
Stephane and the Dolphins
Story Pictures Plus: Chicken Little
Story Pictures Plus: Little Red Riding Hood
Story Pictures Plus: Tale of Peter Rabbit
Story Stretchers Series
Storytelling Activities Kit
Strawberry, the Travelling Mouse
Sunflakes: Poems for Children
Super Groups Series
Suraj and the Hyenas
Sylvain and the Bats
Sylvain and the Reindeer
Simon and Shuster Books for Young Readers Series (Print-Fiction). Please refer to the following title annotated elsewhere in this document: Seven Little Hippos.
Simon and the Blue-footed Booby (Video). (Children's Dreams 2 Series). Multi Media Group (MHP), 1990. 7 min. Dup. order no. V8205
Simon's girlfriend will only be his fiance if he can imitate the courtship of the blue-footed booby. Simon travels to North Seymour in the Galapagos archipelago to find a colony of these birds to study the courtship of the booby.
Suggested Use: Theme - Animals
Simon in the Moonlight (Print-Fiction). Tibo, Gilles. Tundra (UTP), 1993. unp. ISBN 0-88776-316-2 ($10.95 hdc.), ISBN 0-88776-347-2 ($4.95 pbk.)
Simon loves the moon, especially when it is full and shines high in the sky. Then he discovers that it gets smaller every night. Why? And where do the pieces fall? Simon tries to find the answers and the missing pieces before he happily discovers the moon returning to its original shape--round and shiny like a bright balloon. Gilles Tibo's unique, dreamlike, vividly-coloured art is a treat.
Suggested Use: Theme - Day and Night
Simply Artistic (Print-Non-Fiction). Chambers, Joan and Molly Hood. Belair (BHU), 1988. 40 p. ISBN 0-947882-08-01 ($19.95 pbk.)
This resource provides a wealth of quick and easy art ideas and includes over 75 colour photographs. All use basic materials and simple techniques to inspire an individual response from every child. The sections are divided into: "Cut Paper," "Tissue Paper," "Mixed Media," "Mobiles," "Rubbings" and "Paintings and Printing." These sections are colour-coded for easy reference. Includes a table of contents.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference; Themes -Various
Sing a Song of Mother Goose (Print-Non-Fiction). Reid, Barbara, illus. Scholastic (SCH), 1987. 40 p. ISBN 0-590-73838-0 ($4.75 pbk.)
Barbara Reid's magical, plasticine illustrations give the Mother Goose nursery rhymes refreshing new life. Includes 40 well-known rhymes plus a separate card offering four ideas for related activities.
Suggested Use: Theme - Nursery Rhymes
Sitting on the Farm (Print-Fiction). King, Bob. Kids Can Press (UTP), 1991. unp. ISBN 1-55074-037-7 ($11.95 hdc.), ISBN 1-55074-149-7 ($4.95 pbk.)
In this lovely, repetitive rhyme a farm girl's lunch is interrupted by various animals that delight in sitting on her knee. Bill Slavin's large, colourful illustrations are most amusing. The music is included.
Suggested Use: Theme - Farms
Skills for Growing (Print-Non-Fiction). Lions Clubs International, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National PTA and Quest International (LQC), 1990. Paged in sections. ISBN 0-933419-53-8 ($75.00 binder)
This binder is made up of five units, each focussing on a different theme and specific skills. The themes are repeated at each grade level from K-5 and the various skills are developed sequentially in an upward spiral of complexity appropriate to the students' ages and grade levels. Each unit has an introductory activity and from three to 10 lessons, depending on the unit and grade level. Unit One, "Building a School Community," is designed to help children feel comfortable and valued as members of the classroom and the school. In Unit Two, "Growing as a Group," children practise skills that will help them get along with others: listening, responding, resolving conflicts and working cooperatively. Unit Three, "Making Positive Decisions," offers practice in a clearly defined decision-making process, with an emphasis on positive choices and saying "no" to negative influences. In Unit Four, "Growing Up Drug-Free," students learn about the health hazards of alcohol and other drugs, how social pressures and advertising affect our decisions, the social costs of drug use and how to say "no" to pressures to use drugs. Unit Five, "Celebrating You and Me," increases the children's respect for themselves and others by acknowledging their individual skills and qualities and the important contributions they make at home, at school and in the community. Includes a table of contents and a section of information about drugs.
Suggested Use: Special Topics - Cooperation, Responsibilities; Teacher Reference; Themes - All About Me, Wellness
Snap Dragon (Software). MECC (SFWP), 1993.
Macintosh - Order no. MECMC-255 ($69.00 school ed. 3.5 in. disk)
Macintosh - Order no. MECMC-225-L ($169.00 lab pack 3.5 in. disk)
IBM - Order no. MECMS-325 ($69.00 school ed. 3.5 in. or 5.25 in. disk)
IBM - Order no. MECMS-325-L ($169.00 lab pack 3.25 in. or 5.25 in. disk)
The system requirements for Macintosh are: Macintosh Plus or later, 1 MB or more. The system requirements for IBM, Tandy and 100% compatibles are: 640K. Note: Please specify computer type when ordering. The school edition includes one set of user's disks, a user's guide and a teacher's manual. The lab pack offers the licence for installation of the program on five work stations.
This program provides an open discovery environment in which young children can explore the concept of classification by sorting between four and 10 objects according to objective and subjective criteria in six scenes.
Suggested Use: Themes - Various
Something From Nothing (Print-Fiction). Gilman, Phoebe. Scholastic (SCH), 1992. unp. ISBN 0-590-73802-X ($11.99 hdc.). ISBN 0-590-74557-3 ($4.75 pbk.). Audiorecording -ISBN 0-590-24085-4 ($9.99 cassette)
This rendition of a Jewish folktale tells of Joseph, a young boy who doesn't want to throw away his baby blanket, so his grandpa turns it into a jacket. Then, when the jacket has served its purpose, Grandpa turns it into a vest and then... The paintings by Phoebe Gilman were done in oil and egg tempera. Small pictures at the bottom of the page tell a parallel story involving a mouse family. A cassette is available.
Suggested Use: Themes - Clothing, Families, Folktales
Something Special (Print-Fiction). McPhail, David. Little, Brown (LIT), 1988. unp. ISBN 0-316-56324-2 ($15.95 hdc.)
Surrounded by parents and siblings with remarkable talents, Sam yearns to be good at something himself and finds his own special niche when he discovers the pleasures of painting. David McPhail's lively, humorous watercolours gently capture the emotion of the situation.
Suggested Use: Themes - All About Me, Feelings
Sometimes I Feel Like a Mouse: A Book About Feelings (Print-Fiction). Modesitt, Jeanne. Scholastic (SCH), 1992. unp. ISBN 0-590-44835-8 ($12.75 hdc.)
Using animal similes, a young child describes a range of personal emotions including sad like a wolf crying, excited like a squirrel skittering and warm like a cat snuggling. The imaginative text coupled with Robin Spowart's colourful, expressive illustrations could stimulate thought and discussion regarding emotions.
Suggested Use: Themes - Feelings, Imagination
Somewhere Today (Print-Non-Fiction). Kitchen, Bert. Candlewick (UTP), 1992. unp. ISBN 1-56402-074-6 ($17.95 hdc.), ISBN 1-56402-377-X ($7.99 pbk.)
Nothing could be more strange or various than the behaviour of birds and animals. Now, in descriptive language and precise, dramatic paintings, Bert Kitchen captures the rituals of their work, play, courtship and survival as never before. And his acrylic paintings--both extraordinary and beautiful--are all the more powerful when one realizes that every one of the bizarre, unusual events they portray is taking place, at this very moment, somewhere today.
Suggested Use: Theme - Animals
The Song Box Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the following titles annotated elsewhere in this document: And the Sidewalk Went Around, The Ants Go Marching, Down by the Bay, The Eensy Weensy Spider, Father's Old Gray Whiskers, The More We Get Together, Old MacDonald Had a Farm, She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain and This Old Man.
Songs and Activities for Best Best Friends (Kit). Messano, "Guitar Bob." The Center for Applied Research (PRN), 1991. unp. ISBN 0-87628-796-8 ($63.56)
This music kit offers over 100 original songs with subject-integrated activities for art, language arts, science and social studies. The cassette offers recorded songs and narration. The guide includes a table of contents and reproducible patterns (for puppets, figures, etc.) and charts for the music activities.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference; Themes -Various
Sophie and the Giraffes (Video). (Children's Dreams Series). Multi Media Group (MHP), 1990. 7 min. Dup. order no. V7831
Sophie expresses a desire (or dream) to discover firsthand the world of the giraffe. 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
The Sourcebook: Activities for Infants and Young Children. 2nd ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Maxim, George W. Merrill (MMC), 1990. 325 p. ISBN 0-675-21055-0 ($36.95 pbk.)
Divided into three main parts--"For Infants," "For Toddlers" and "For Young Children," this book presents activities that use the child's natural drive to explore and manipulate to help her/him grow in all areas of development. The largest section, "For Young Children," offers practical information on the first day of school and routines and play. It also suggests numerous activities to support the required areas of study. The ideas provided could act as springboards for planning individual programs. Includes a table of contents and four appendices: "Good Toys and Activities for Young Children," "Activities for Infants Listed by Skill Area," "Activities for Toddlers Listed by Age" and "Activities for Young Children Listed by Skill Area."
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
Space to Grow: Creating an Environment That Supports Language Acquisition (Video). (Good Talking With You Series). Educational Productions (EPI), 1988. 30 min. Order no. GT05 ($295.00 U.S.)
Space to Grow takes viewers on a unique tour of a model language-based preschool. Here, the classroom is planned to support the whole child in developing cognitive, motor and socio-emotional skills--but there's special emphasis on helping children acquire language skills. Viewers will see how the learning centre design--creating small areas for each activity--enables adults to teach language informally throughout the day. Space to Grow features many teacher-child interactions, demonstrating how teachers introduce new concepts and vocabulary during conversations at each learning centre. Includes a facilitator's guide and a viewer's guide.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
Special Needs Collection Series (Print-Fiction). Please refer to the following titles annotated elsewhere in this document: Lee, the Rabbit With Epilepsy and Shelley, the Hyperactive Turtle.
Spring (Print-Non-Fiction). Hirschi, Ron. Dutton (PIP), 1990. unp. ISBN 0-525-65037-7 ($14.70 hdc.)
Spring hides beneath the winter snow. Then one day, lilies, daisies and shooting star flowers appear. Weasels change from winter white to golden brown, swans search for nesting places and coyotes shed their thick winter coats. Spring is a robin's morning song. With simple, clear text and glorious colour photographs by Thomas D. Mangelsen young readers can explore the awakening world of spring.
Suggested Use: Theme - Spring
Springing Into Song and Movement for Young Children (Audiorecording). Lucky, Sharron. DLM Teaching Resources (MCM), 1988. Order no. K2545H ($16.45 33 1/3 record)
This record includes the following old favourites and new songs: "The Bunny Hop," "A Children's Song," "Count Me In," "Freeze, Please!", "The Hokey Pokey," "The Musical Ship," "Ol Tex," "Old MacDonald Had a Farm," "Skip to My Lou," "A Song of Sounds," "The Tortoise and the Hare Operetta" and "Yankee Doodle." The words, objectives and suggested actions are provided.
Suggested Use: Themes - Various
Spruce the Moose Cuts Loose (Print-Fiction). Stapler, Sarah. Putnam (BEJ), 1992. unp. ISBN 0-399-21861-0 ($19.50 hdc.)
Spruce's antlers keep growing and growing and cause him all sorts of problems including almost ruining a birthday party. Sarah Stapler's simple text and warm illustrations introduce readers to an interesting situation where friends help each other through difficult times.
Suggested Use: Themes - Feelings, Friends
Stamp Your Feet: Action Rhymes (Print-Non-Fiction). Hayes, Sarah, ed. Walker (UTP), 1988. 29 p. ISBN 0-7445-1232-8 ($5.95 pbk.)
This collection of 20 traditional and modern rhymes offers lively colour illustrations by Toni Goffe. It contains such favourites as "Peter Hammers" and "The Wheels on the Bus." A companion to this is Clap Your Hands: Finger Rhymes. Includes a table of contents.
Suggested Use: Themes - Various
Starting With Books: An Activities Approach to Children's Literature (Print-Non-Fiction). Sullivan, Emilie P. Teacher Ideas (MMC), 1990. 159 p. ISBN 0-87287-792-2 ($26.62 pbk.)
This resource offers activities to use before and after reading high-quality literature to children. It suggests ideas for enriching experiences with numerous suitable titles. Includes a table of contents, an author/title index and a subject index.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference; Themes -Various
Stephane and the Dolphins (Video). (Children's Dreams Series). Multi Media Group (MHP), 1990. 7 min. Dup. order no. V7823
Stephane expresses a desire (or dream) to discover firsthand the world of the dolphin. 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
Story Pictures Plus: Chicken Little (Picture). Sitton, Rebecca, illus. (Unified Language Series). Curriculum Associates (CAI), 1988. unp. ISBN 0-89187-634-0 ($29.95 U.S. set)
This package includes six 34 cm by 45 cm (13.5 in. by 17.5 in.) colourful, durable story pictures with the text of Chicken Little on the back and a teacher's guide in a vinyl storage case.
Suggested Use: Theme - Folktales
Story Pictures Plus: Little Red Riding Hood (Picture). Sitton, Rebecca, illus. (Unified Language Series). Curriculum Associates (CAI), 1988. unp. ISBN 0-89187-624-3 ($29.95 U.S. set)
This package includes six 34 cm by 45 cm (13.5 in. by 17.5 in.) colourful, durable story pictures with the text of Little
Red Riding Hood on the back and a teacher's guide in a vinyl storage case.
Suggested Use: Theme - Folktales
Story Pictures Plus: Tale of Peter Rabbit (Picture). Sitton, Rebecca, illus. (Unified Language Series). Curriculum Associates (CAI), 1988. ISBN 0-89187-628-6 ($29.95 U.S. set)
This package includes seven 34 cm by 45 cm (13.5 in. by 17.5 in.) colourful, durable story pictures with the text of The Tale of Peter Rabbit on the back and a teacher's guide in a vinyl storage case.
Suggested Use: Special Topic - Responsibilities
Story Stretchers Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the following title annotated elsewhere in this document: More Story Stretchers: More Activities to Expand Children's Books.
Storytelling Activities Kit (Kit). Changar, Jerilynn. The Center for Applied Research in Education (PRN), 1992. 317 p. ISBN 0-87628-869-7 ($68.33 kit)
This kit offers a storytelling "package" that shows how to tell stories effectively and how to integrate storytelling into the early childhood curriculum using a variety of related whole language lessons and activities. Included are a step-by-step teacher's manual presenting techniques for successful storytelling and 24 stories with fully developed correlated language lessons and activities, plus two 45-minute audiocassettes which include the following 12 stories told by a professional storyteller: "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," "Grandpa's Enormous Turnip," "Hamburger, Hamburger on a Bun," "The Lion and the Mouse," "The Little Pine Tree," "The Loom Pa Pas," "The Nervous Little Hare," "The Shoemaker and the Elves," "The Show Parlour," "The Three Little Pigs," "Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky" and "The WorryBundles."
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference; Themes -Various
Strawberry, the Travelling Mouse (Print-Non-Fiction). Trembach, Vera. (Mrs. Munchkin Learning Series). Vera Trembach (VTB), 1992. 20 p. Order no. VT-5492 ($7.00 looseleaf)
In turn, children can take Strawberry, a little stuffed mouse, home with them, write or draw about the adventures they had with him and then share these experiences with their class. This package includes a rebus about Strawberry, a journal cover and one lined page, instructions and a pattern for making a strawberry-shaped booklet, a short story about Strawberry and a checklist for listing items packed for him (e.g., toothbrush, blanket). The pages in this book may be photocopied. To use this package, teachers will need to provide a journal plus a stuffed toy mouse and his accessories.
Suggested Use: Theme - All About Me
Sunflakes: Poems for Children (Print-Non-Fiction). Moore, Lillian, ed. Houghton Mifflin (ALL), 1992. 96 p. ISBN 0-395-58833-2 ($27.95 hdc.)
Collected here are verses by some of America's best poets who write for children--including Margaret Wise Brown, Jack Prelutsky, Jane Yolen and Shel Silverstein--in an anthology that opens up a special world of language, fun and imagination. Jan Ormerod's simple, lively illustrations beautifully complement a collection that is sure to be enjoyed.
Suggested Use: Themes - Various
Super Groups Series (Video). Please refer to the following titles annotated elsewhere in this document: Come Join In! Guidelines for Successful Group Times; Give Yourself a Hand: Guidance Techniques for Successful Group Times; Once Upon a Time: Skills for Reading Aloud at Group Time and Read to Me! Sharing Books With Young Children.
Suraj and the Hyenas (Video). (Children's Dreams 2 Series). Multi Media Group (MHP), 1990. 7 min. Dup. order no. V8197
Suraj is interested in the hyena from the African Savannah. He travels there and learns much about hyenas including the fact that they hunt as well as scavenge at night, that their jaws are more forceful than any other animal and that the females are larger and more powerful than the males.
Suggested Use: Theme - Animals
Sylvain and the Bats (Video). (Children's Dreams Series). Multi Media Group (MHP), 1990. 7 min. Dup. order no. V7862
A youngster 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
Sylvain and the Reindeer (Video). (Children's Dreams 2 Series). Multi Media Group (MHP), 1990. 7 min. Dup. order no. V8207
Sylvain would like to see real reindeer because they seem so magical. He travels from France to the frozen North where a Laplander from Finland takes Sylvain to see the reindeer. He wonders if reindeer really fly.
Suggested Use: Themes - Animals, Christmas