Early Childhood Theme Kit Descriptions Part 2
Community Children's Center August 22, 2022
Summary
Welcome to the descriptions page of the Early Childhood Theme Kits.
Here you will find a brief description, a visual, and an inventory list of each kit. Happy browsing!!!
Pirates Section
Argh matey! It’s time to sail the seven seas. Learn more about pirates with this box of books and binder of activities. Perhaps you’ll have to go on your own treasure hunt or walk the plank!
Books
Backyard Pirates
Henry & the Buccaneers
I Spy Treasure Hunt
Inside Jolly Roger’s Pirate Ship
Pirates Ahoy
Pirates
Shiver Me Letters
The Night Pirates
Materials
Cariboo Game
Pirates Cove Board Game
Pirate Dominoes
Jewel Pattering File Folder Game
Treasure File Folder Game
Gems in the Chest Game
Puppets Section
Set up the theater and let your kids perform their own puppet shows. Or create your own puppets and use them to retell a favorite story This tub includes puppets, a puppet theater, books, and a binder of possible activities.
Books
I Can Make Puppets
Pocketful of Puppets: Mother Goose
Pocketful of Puppets: Three Plump Fish
The Good Food Puppets Come Alive
The Muppets Make Puppets
Puppet Making Activity Kit
Thematic Unit: Puppets Folder
Materials
Large Cloth Puppet Theater
Small Cloth Puppet Theater
Sports Section
Need to get outside? This tub can help you with that. Learn about different types of sports with the books and activity binder in this tub. Balls and other play equipment is included.
Books
Arthur Makes the Team
Famous Athletes
Good Sports
Let’s Play Baseball
Let’s Play Basketball
Let’s Play Soccer
Old Turtle’s Baseball Stories
Since When Is Catching Flies a Sport
Sports Stories
Home Run
Touch Down
Materials
Sports Puzzle
Balls
Bean Bags
Jump Ropes
Frisbee
StoreShopping Section
Set up your own store with this tub. Play money and some food items are included along with a cash register and a binder of possible activities.
Books
Count and Save with Blue
My First Look at Shopping
The Complete Book of Time and Money
Materials
Cash Registers
US Coin File Folder Game
Bag of Play Money
My Piggy Bank Felt Pieces
Pressboard Grocery Items
Trains Section
Choo-choo! All aboard! Use this tub to investigate trains. This tub contains books and a binder of possible activities.
Books
Busy Trains
Go, Train, Go
I Love Trains
I’m Taking a Trip on my Train
I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
The Little Engine That Could
Train Song
Two Little Trains
Materials
Alphabet Train Floor Puzzle
Felt Flannelboard
Train Floor Puzzle
Trains and Track
Transportation Section
Explore different ways to get around with this tub. Included in this box is a variety of books and a binder of possible activities. What is your favorite way to travel?
Books
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Buss
Getting Around
Little Toot
Mighty Movers Cars
Pigeon Loves Things that Go
Planes
Boats
Things that Go Magnetic Activity Book
Miss Spider’s New Car
Wheels on the Bus
Materials
Transportation Posters
Multicolored Transportation Counters
My First Puzzles Truck
Transportation Felt Pieces
Community Vehicle Puzzle
Transportation Play Mat Puzzle
WheelGoodTime Section
This bag takes a look at different modes of transportation. Explore the ways we get from place to place with the many books in the bag. Practice matching colors and shapes with the matching games. Activity pages are also provided to help you add fingerplays, movement, and songs to your day.
Books
Freight Train
Cars, Trucks, and Planes
Things That Go
Red Truck
Recuse Ready
Here Comes Trainmice
The Wheels on the Bus
Materials
4 Vehicles
Color Car Match Game
Puzzle
Birthdays Section
Transportation Match Game
Extended Activity
Books
Birthday Monsters
Corduroy’s Party
Happy Birthday
Happy Silly Birthday
If You Give a Pig a Party
Paper Party
The Birthday Think
The Secret Birthday Message
Angelina’s Birthday
Christmas Section
Materials
Spots’s Celebration Songs CD
Books
A Merry Little Christmas
Authur’s Perfect Christmas
Christmas with Angelina
Countdown to Christmas
Here Comes Santa Claus
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Mrs. Wishy Washy’s Christmas
My Christmas Star
Rudolph’s Sing-Along Book
The Best Christmas Present of All
The Dog Who Found Christmas
The Elves Christmas Book
The Fun at Christmas Book
The Littlest Christmas Tree
The Night Before Christmas
Merry Christmas Maisy
The Wild Christmas Reindeer
Where Are They? Christmas Fun
Who’s That Knocking on Christmas Eve?
I Spy Little Christmas
Little Drummer Mouse
Easter Section
Materials
Christmas Scene in File Folder
Books
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Chocolate Rabbit
The Bunny Book
Easter Is Here
Dora’s Rainbow Egg Hunt
Owen’s Marshmallow Chick
FourthofJuly Section
Materials
Matching Easter File Folder Game
Books
Fourth of July Mice
The Star Spangled Banner
John, Paul, George, and Ben
Capitol: Washington DC from A-Z
Our Flag
The Living Constitution
Materials
Flags
Fourth of July Puzzle
Star Stamps and Ink Pad
GroundhogDay Section
I Love America Activity Book
Number Matching File Folder Game
Books
Wake Up Groundhog
Gretchen Groundhog, It’s Your Day
Groundhog at Evergreen Road
HalloweenandPumpkins Section
Materials
Groundhog Puppet
Books
Apples, Pumpkins, and Harvest
Big Pumpkin
Classic Spooky Stories
Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
Our Haunted House
Pumpkin, Pumpkin
Say Boo
Sheep Trick or Treat
Skeletons! Skeletons! All About Bones
The Beast Who Couldn’t Say Boo
The Pumpkin Book (2 Versions)
Pumpkin Eye
Materials
Growing Cycles Storytelling
Halloween Story Set
Trick or Treat Story Set
Lacing Cards
Jack-o-Lantern Matching Game
Halloween Vocabulary Cards
Halloween Domino Cards
File Folder Games
Pumpkin Eye Shapes
Plastic Bowls
Painting Sponges
Felt-Jack-o-Lantern Pieces
Five Little Pumpkins Poster and Cutouts
Hanukkah Section
Ghost Beanie Baby
Pumpkin Beanie Baby
Books
Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat
I Have a Little Dreidel
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
KansasDay Section
Materials
Dreidel Color Matching File Folder Game
Books
Essence of Kansas 4-H Cookbook
Food in Kansas Cookbook
Johnny Kaw The Pioneer Spirit of Kansas
Kansas Gold
Kansas Kit Activity Guide
Kansas Wheat Commission Recipe Books
Kansas! Magazine (12 issues)
Kansas Calendars
Life Cycle of a Sunflower
Long Ago Children
Kansas Great Outdoors Guide
Scenic Byways of Kansas
I Am Amelia Earhart
The Quilt Block History of Pioneer Days
Prairie Babies
Materials
Kansas Map
Stuffed Buffalo
Stuffed Eagle (2)
Feather Pins (2)
Pail
Post Card Puzzles
Plastic Buffalo
Stuffed Owl
Symbols of Kansas Matching Cards
ValentinesDay Section
Wildflower Matching Cards
Wild Animal Matching Cards
Books
Be My Valentine
Clifford’s Valentine’s Day
Hug
Max’s Valentine
Roses are Pink, Your Feet Stink
The Berenstain Bears Funny Valentine
Valentine’s Day Things to Make and Do
Valentine’s Day Grump
Materials
Idea Cards
Heart Shaped Tubs
2 Round Tubs
Heart Matching
Letter Tiles
Read, Write, Stamp Cards
The Queen of Hearts Game
FallandScarecrows Section
Valentines Heart Color Tile Cards
Photo Booth Props
Books
Otis and the Scarecrow
A Day in the Pumpkin Patch
Fall Fantasies
Pumpkin Pumpkin
Materials
Clifford Apples and Pumpkins Sheet
Falling for Shapes Matching Game
Leaves Matching Game
Scarecrow Colors Matching Game
SeasonsandWeather Section
Vocabulary Cards
Leaf Sequence Cards
Books
Apple Picking
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Do Tornadoes Really Twist
Drip, Drop
Exploring Weather
Four Seasons for Little People
Geraldine’s Big Snow
I Am Water
It Looked Like Spilt Milk
Old Bear
Clifford and the Big Leaf Pile
The Wind Blew
Think About the Weather
Two Feet
Weather
What Will the Weather Be Like Today
Chicken Soup with Rice
Snow Is Falling
Materials
It Looked Like Spilt Milk Storytelling Kit
Weatherman File Folder Game
Weather Girl File Folder
SnowWinter Section
Hot Weather/Cold Weather Graphing
Wooden Rain Puzzle
Books
Animal Babies in Polar Lands
F-Freezing ABY
Frosty the Snowman
I Love Snow
Millions of Snowflakes
Oh
Owl Moon
Snow
Snow Friends
The Biggest Snowman Ever
The Little Snowflake
The Little Red Sled
The Snowy Day
Winter
Materials
Five Little Snowflakes Song
Snowflakes Number File Folder
Icy Alphabet File Folder Game
Mitten Match File Folder Game
BedtimeStory Section
Uppercase Alphabet Snowflakes
Snowman Color Matching File Folder Game
Books
No Jumping on the Bed
The Going to Bed Book
The Napping House
Bed Time for Little Bears
Good Night Harry
Sleep Black Bear Sleep
I Don’t Want to Go to Bed
Materials
EricCarle Section
Diddle Diddle Dumpling Felt Board Pieces
The Napping House Felt Board Pieces
Books
The Grouchy Ladybug
A House for Hermit Crab
Thank You Brother Bear
From Head to Toe
Little Cloud
My Very First Book Colors
My Apron
My Very First Book of Numbers
Rooster’s Off to See the World (2 Copies)
My Very First Book of Shpes
Today Is Monday
The Lamb and the Butterfly
The Mixed Up Chameleon
The Tiny Seed
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Materials
Very Hungry Caterpillar Floor Puzzle
Rainbow Caterpillar and Large Storytelling Cards
Today Is Monday Storytelling Cards
Very Hungry Caterpillar Game
Very Busy Spider Domino Cards
Hermit Crab Number Cards
Caterpillar Missing Letter Cards
Very Busy Spider Patterns
Gingerbread Section
Brown Bear, Brown Bear Storytelling Kit
Plastic Hand Pointer
Books
Gingerbread Baby
Gingerbread Pop-up Storybook
Gingerbread Men
Materials
Box of Lace, Trace, and Play Gingerbread Man
Laminated Placemats
Gingerbread Matching Game
Gingerbread House Matching Game
File Folder Number Gme
File Folder Gingerbread Game
Ifyougiveamoose Section
Gingerbread Man Flannel Board Set
Spiral Ring of Pictures
Books
If You Give a Moose a Muffin (3 copies)
The Muffin Baker’s Guide
Granny’s Muffin House
Materials
Three Muffin Pans
Moose Puppet
Muffin Munchers Red Folder
Plastic Moose
Favorite Muffin Chart
Moose/Muffin Tic-Tac-Toe
Moose/Muffin Counting Game
Moose/Muffin Alphabet Match
Pompom Muffin Pan Game
Pompom Mini Muffin Pan Game
JanBrett Section
Playdough Mini Muffin Baking Pans
Beanie Baby Moose
Books
Armadillo Rodeo
The Hat
Hedgie Blasts Off
Hedgie Loves to Read
The Mitten (2 copies)
The Owl and the Pussycat
Town Mouse, Country Mouse
Trouble with Trolls
Materials
Shapes Game
On Noah’s Ark Lift the Flap File Folder Game
Hedgie Blasts Off Poster
Matching Game
Monsters Section
Alphabet Flash Cards
The Mitten Story Props
Books
Nothing Scares Us
One Hungry Monster
There’s a Nightmare In My Closet
Where the Wild Things Are
The Beast in the Bathtub
Scarry Section
Materials
Story Props for Monster, Monster
Books
The Best Story Collection EVER
Richard Scarry’s Pig Will and Pig Won’t
Richard Scarry’s The Adventures of Lowly Worm
Sergeant Murphy’s Busy Day
Miss Honey’s Busy Day
Pigs Section
Materials
Stuffed Apple with Lowly Worm
Books
The Three Little Pigs
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Materials
Felt Storytelling Pieces
Caterpillar Section
Wolf Beginning Sounds Activity
Straw, sticks, bricks and pigs activity
Books
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Little Green Caterpillar
Materials
Caterpillar Puppet
Days of the Week
Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities and Story Guide
Goats Section
Felt Storyboard
Felt Food for Storytelling
Books
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Three Billy Goats Gruff (Alperin)
Cross a Bridge
Alphabet Under Construction
Materials
Bridge Building Blocks
Vinyl Goats and Troll Figures
Construction Lotto Game
Alphabet Section
Small, Medium, Large Sorting
Teacher Card
Books
Dr. Seuss ABC
ABC All Around Me
Activity
Materials
Plastic Beads
Beginning Sound Items
Upper Case Cookie Cutters
Lower and Upper Case Foam Letters
Stamps with Ink Pad
Upper Case and Lower Case Blank Sheets
BabysDay Section
Flash Cards
Letter Match File Folder Game
Books
Baby Einstein Babies
Goodnight Moon
Barney’s Hooray for Babies
Read to Your Bunny
I Love My Toys/Me Encantan Mis Juguetes
Baby’s Day
Mimi’s Toes
Baby’s Sweet Dreams
Materials
Triangle Activity Rattle
Finger Puppets
Baskets Section
What We Wear Puzzle
Bathtime Puzzle
Books
Discover My Plate Folder
The Two Bite Club
Food
Eat
Eating the Rainbow
My Food/Mi Comida
Cottage Cheese Dip Recipe
Materials
My Plate Activity Pages
Chef Puzzle
File Folder Game Basket of Colors
BlockTalk Section
Memory Match Games
Plastic Food
Books
Read to Your Bunny
Colors
Materials
Shape Sorter
Button Section
6 See Thru Blocks
ABC Soft Blocks
Books
Corduroy
Buttons Buttons
The Button Box
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
Materials
Container of Buttons
Big Button Math
Boy and Girl Button Matching
Number Button Sorting
Color Button Sorting
Button Lacing Cards
Snowman Button Match Mats
Color Pattern Cards
Corduroy Matching Game
Button Button Who Has the Button
Button Shape Sorting File Folder Activity
Camping2 Section
Bb Mats
Pin the Number Game
Books
Active Play Teacher Resource with CD
Materials
Foam Noodles
Frisbees
Extra Flies
Colored Popsicle Sticks
Pairs of Socks
Comparison Section
Green and Blue Floor Spots
Laminated Colored Pages
Books
What’s Opposite?
Behind and in Front
Around and Below
Up Hamster Down Hamster
Inside Outside Upside Down
Outdoor Opposites
Same and Different
Materials
Language Opposites Cards
Language Go Together Cards
Different Dogs Cards
Jean Section
Rainbow Pebbles Set
Gummy Bear Nest Set
Books
Color Train
Five Little Monkeys
My Hands on My Head
My Mother Is a Baker
Twinkle Friends
Dinosaur Boogie
Birdies
Rules Rap
Action Alphabet
Nursery Rhyme Rally
May There Always Be Sunshine
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a One
FarmFun Section
Materials
Sing Along & Road Along with Dr. Jean
Books
Old MacDonald
Touch and Feel Farm
Moo Moo Brown Cow
Baa Baa Black Sheep
The Little Red Hen
That’s Not My Tractor
Fergus Goes Quackers
Big Fat Hen
I Went Walking
Materials
Puzzle
Rubber Farm Animal
Felt Dogs
Farm Magnets
Egg Shape Sorter
Playdoh Cutters
Pig Puppet
The Farmer Says See and Say
FoodSorting Section
Small Old MacDonald Puppet Set
Green and Yellow Barn Shape Sorter
Materials
Sorting Baskets
Green Veggies
Red Veggies
Orange Veggies
Music Section
Purple Veggies
Yellow Veggies
Books
My First Songs
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Ten Little Fingers
Materials
Wheels on the Bus Flannel Board
Hand Drum and Mallet
Tambourine
Rainstick
Cymbals
Maracas
Wrist Bell
Egg Shakers
Rhythm Sticks
Music Sound Box
Life Section
Yellow Clacker
Homemade Shakers
Books
Butterflies
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Based on the Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Materials
3 Life of Cycle Puzzles
Life Cycle Flash/Sequence Cards
Rubber Stamps
Life Cycle Sequence Cards
Plastic Eggs
Plastic Animals
Lima Bean Seeds
Watch It Grow Window
Nutrition Section
Life Cycle Mini Posters
Stuffed Eggs, Tadpole & Frog
Books
Prudence’s Book of Food
Vitamins and Minerals
Let’s Eat
The Milk Group
The Meat and Bean Group
The Grain Group
Healthy Snacks
The Fruit Group
Drinking Water
Being Active
The Vegetable Group
Why Do I Eat
Oh the Things You Can Do that Are Good For You
Magic School Bus Activity Guide
Discover My Plate Books
Materials
Give Me 5 a Day CD
Smart Fruit and Veggies Songs CD
Curious George Nutrition Game
Steam Section
Food Groups Floor Puzzle
Food Group Laminated Cards
Books
Baby’s First Numbers
Materials
STEAM Activity Cards
Playdough
Time Section
Mixed Color Tubes
Wooden Number Matching
Books
A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy Go to School
Authur’s Teacher Troubles
Countdown to Kindergarten
Did you See What I Saw
Don’t Eat the Teacher
First Day Hooray
Friends at School
If You Take a Mouse to School
Kindergarten ABC
Kindergarten Count to 100
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten
Splat the Cat
The Berenstain Bears Go to School
Tucker’s First Day
What a Day at School
What Will I Do If I Can’t Tie My Shoe?
Who Will Go to Kindergarten Today?
Materials
Classroom Kids File Folder Game
School Days Poster
Beginning Skills Floor Puzzle
Clifford Poster
Vocabulary Cards
School Bus Puzzle
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