Bag of Books

• DOMAIN(S)

  Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
• INDICATOR(S)

  CD-CP2.4b
• AGE GROUP(S)

  48-60 months

To encourage children to make connections and use prior knowledge, organize some books around themes. Place three to five books with a common thread into large zipper bags and take them outside, during outdoor time. Provide a blanket for sitting and reading. National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs by Catherine Hughes; Dinosaur Dig by Penny Dale and Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki are all good choices for a dinosaur theme. Add some plastic dinosaurs and digging tools to the sandbox so that the children can transfer what they see in the books to a hands-on experience.

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