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Book Activities for Preschoolers

August 26, 2021 •

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Preschoolers love read-alouds. And, preschoolers love to be active learners. Pair those two things and we have book activities for preschoolers.

These creative and engaging activities all pair with great preschool books and build early literacy learning. So, go beyond the story and try these book ideas.

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Preschool Book Activities

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I don’t think I’ve met a preschooler who didn’t adore Pete the Cat.  Have lots of literacy fun with Pete with these activities to go with many of the books.—>Pete the Cat Activities

lots of Eric Carle activities

Another popular fixture in preschool classrooms is Eric Carle books from The Very Hungry CaterpillarThe Very Busy Spider to The Very Busy Spider.—->Eric Carle Book Activities

A unit study for The Three Billy Goats Gruff for preschoolers and kindergarteners.

Fairy Tales are also an important staple in preschool classrooms.    One of my favorites to use is The Three Billy Goats Gruff.—->The Three Billy Goats Gruff Activities

Use these The Bear Ate Your Sandwich Activities to build literacy skills. Perfect for Read for the Record Day too.

If you do a bear unit, you’ll want to include The Bear Ate Your Sandwich and then try out these sandwich activities.—>The Bear Ate Your Sandwich Activities

BOOKS ABOUT BOXES AND ACTIVITIES TO DO WITH NOT A BOX

Boxes and preschoolers make some preschool magical fun.  Read Not a Box and then try out these ideas.—>Not a Box Activities

activities for Who Took the Cookies From the Cookie Jar?

Who Took the Cookies From the Cookie Jar? is full of rhythm making it a fun read.  And, of course book activities make it even better.—>Who Took the Cookies From the Cookie Jar? Activities

ALPHABET ACTIVITIES TO GO WITH CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM

Did someone say Chicka Chicka Boom Boom?  You bet!—->Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activities

Brown Bear book ideas and activities

Well, you know what is coming next!—>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Activities

Mouse Paint Activity

Let’s round out this list with another classic favorite.—>Mouse Paint Activities

book activities for Bill Martin, Jr's book, Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep!

Work on letter identification with a car-themed read-aloud.  Enjoy Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep! and then grab the printable activities.—> Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep! Book Activities

These are just a few of the amazing book activities you’ll find on Growing Book by Book.  I have hundreds of book activity resources for you.

book dive activities

Go even deeper into books with preschoolers with our Book Dives.  There are amazing titles paired with lots of activities.—>Book Dives

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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