Preschool & Pre-K units with books and videos
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Unit Enrichment: Insects and Bugs
Suggested Book List
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Wiggling Worms at Work by Wendy Pfeffer
Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
Exploring Nature Journal for Kids: Observe and Record the Outdoors by Kim Andrews
The Big Book of Bugs by Yuval Zommer
Butterflies and Moths by Nic Bishop
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Best Bug Parade by Stuart J. Murphy
Outside Links
Learn about 10 Interesting Insects: https://youtu.be/uiqDniB8T6A
Here’s a classic song about lady bugs. Sing along and do the finger motions with your student: https://youtu.be/qjhSgMqsAfM
Learn how to make an easy and cute ladybug craft: https://youtu.be/KTb856p7faM
Watch to learn how to make a butterfly craft with your student: https://youtu.be/drfcaqLJ_6E
Have fun marching around while singing along to the classic counting song The Ants Go Marching: https://youtu.be/Pjw2A3QU8Qg
Learn how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly with SciShow Kids: https://youtu.be/V5RSpMQQOpw
Do you know how to tell the difference between a caterpillar and a moth? Learn how with SciShow Kids: https://youtu.be/iblveeTDkXQ
Sing along to Butterfly, Butterfly: https://youtu.be/irKjuNa-LMA
Learn why spiders aren’t insects and other interesting facts about spiders with Homeschool Pop: https://youtu.be/IRZcbeCSoYQ
Sing along with the classic Itsy Bitsy Spider: https://youtu.be/xwKX6m2tCR4
Unit Enrichment: Animals and Birds
Suggested Book List
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Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French
Cactus Hotel by Brenda Z. Guiberson
The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell
Don’t Call Me Pig! A Javelina Story by Conrad J. Storad
Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature by Nicola Davies
Color Dog by Matthew Van Fleet
How To Draw For Kids: Dogs & Puppies by Sachin Sachdeva
Memoirs of a Hamster by Devin Scillian
Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian
Outside Links
Learn interesting facts about wombats like our cute friend from Diary of a Wombat: https://www.kidcyber.com.au/wombats
Sing along to a song about Hawaiian monk seals and learn some words in the Hawaiian language: https://youtu.be/KAxbOwmA5zc
Learn why birds sing with SciShow Kids: https://youtu.be/ytPVMoHLumo
Learn how birds fly: https://youtu.be/djDsm_VOB1Y
Where Do Birds Go in Winter? https://youtu.be/ds2XFvSQzBg
Unit Enrichment: Ocean Life
Suggested Book List
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Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef by Marianne Berkes
Wish for a Fish: All About Sea Creatures by Bonnie Worth
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne
An Octopus Is Amazing by Patricia Lauber
The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
Swimming With Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark by Heather Lang
Star of the Sea: A Day in the Life of a Starfish by Janet Halfmann
Outside Links
Let’s learn more about the world’s oceans with Ducksters: https://www.ducksters.com/geography/oceans.php
Watch a music video of the song Calypso by John Denver about Jacques Cousteau and his famous boat: https://youtu.be/ZgsUXUBpS8Q
Learn more about sharks with Homeschool Pop: https://youtu.be/BolYvL35UaA
Learn interesting facts about dolphins: https://dolphins.org/kids_dolphin_facts
Put your dancing shoes on. It’s time for Dolphin Disco with The WhizPops and SciShow Kids: https://youtu.be/Q9KaqABk6XI
Learn more about sea stars with National Geographic Kids: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/sea-star/
Learn more about seahorses with National Geographic Kids: https://youtu.be/XqP0xqbnAMU