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Every Kindergartner loves Eric Carle! Through the creation of this book, children learn an appreciation of Mr. Carle as an author and illustrator...
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Celebrate Mother Goose with your children and this KinderLit book! There are 9 different rhymes for you to choose from and each page has only th...
Create this book as you study each of the five senses. The back cover is a 12" by 18" piece of construction paper on which the children first co...
Use these activities to teach your children about the number zero, counting by ones to 100, and counting by tens! Beginning on the first day of ...
A great addition to your 5 Senses theme! Study a sense and have the children use this journal to make a list of 3 items that they can see, smell...
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Create this book as you study each of the five senses. There are 5 pages in this book, one for each sense. Choose between two covers (click on t...
An all time favorite with Kindergarten children! Each page focuses on a directional word from the story. The children will create the background ...
Based on Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae, this book explores the special features of 12 different ocean creatures! Select the animals you...
A great resource for teaching our country's symbols during this important election year! You'll be amazed how well your students will learn abou...
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Introduce your children to mapping skills with this fun book based on Me On The Map by Joan Sweeney. Your children will see their place in the wo...
This series of 6 small books provides an opportunity for your emergent readers to become authors and illustrators of their own books while practi...
Young children love the repetitive nature of this book and learn to see themselves as readers by creating their own version of this fairy tale. T...
In this KinderLit book the children match up the lower case letters to their corresponding upper case up the coconut tree! The back page is a lar...
Adapted from The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, this cute leaf-shaped book helps the students to learn the days of the week and to create...
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Teach your students to identify the six basic shapes. This easy book gives children the exposure to shapes and gives them the opportunity for str...
Everyone loves apples and the old time favorite folk tale of Johnny Appleseed. Your students will learn how the legend came about and will have f...
Adapted from Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jean Titherington, this book allows the children to re-create the life cycle of a pumpkin. The children use colla...
An absolute favorite of all the children! Adapted from The Little Red Hen, a classic folk tale, this book sequences the steps the little red hen ...
Through his stories Mr. Keats has provided all children with an array of characters and a variety of illustration techniques. Young children iden...
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This favorite book works well at the beginning of the school year as the children are becoming familiar with their new classroom. Adapted from Mi...
FEEDBACK
KTP on TPT (TpT Seller)
Cute! There is a teacher on my team who has a popcorn word wall and she will love this! I just posted this on the Teacher Made Freebies facebook page, too!
Thanks,
Katie :)
Thanks,
Katie :)
May 18, 2013
teachnbeachn
Thanks!
May 14, 2013
teachnbeachn
Excited to use it!
May 14, 2013
bsmithclan
I love your ideas. Looking forward to using them next year. Thank you!
May 14, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Glad you like it! I'm sure your students will like it too! Thank you for purchasing our ocean book.
May 14, 2013 
malesi
Thanks for the great book idea!
May 13, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
You're welcome! Have fun with Eric - he's our students' favorite author!
May 13, 2013
joecalderon
Love it! Please try to discount your prices a little .
May 12, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thank you for purchasing our Eric Carle book. Our products are more than worksheets and allow your students to become authors and illustrators of their own versions of literature while learning basic skills. We have been in business for over 13 years and have yet to come across any unique product like ours. Many other sellers have books to make with children but ours are based on pieces of literature and are not just “skill oriented” pages.
We recently reduced our prices from $9.75 to $8.50 and have sales several times a year. Please watch for our books to go on sale - usually at a 20% discount.
We have confidence that once you see the learning that happens with our books and the excitement your students will have reading, you’ll be glad that you purchased one!
Linda and Lisa
We recently reduced our prices from $9.75 to $8.50 and have sales several times a year. Please watch for our books to go on sale - usually at a 20% discount.
We have confidence that once you see the learning that happens with our books and the excitement your students will have reading, you’ll be glad that you purchased one!
Linda and Lisa
May 13, 2013
joecalderon
I really like this product.Honestly I wish your prices on your products were a little less expensive.There are such great products to buy on this site yours are on the pricey side!
May 12, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thanks for buying our Five Senses book. I have replied to your other comment on the Eric Carle book site about our prices. We realize that there are many items less expensive than ours on TPT but we truly believe that ours are priced just right for what they are - a great way to teach the Common Core standards through literature while providing art and fun for the children! Someone once told us that not all dresses in the stores are the same price - you can buy one at Sears or one at Lord & Taylor for different amounts because of the difference in quality. Our books are like that too - we provide high quality "dresses!" If you are a follower, you will receive notifications of our sales, which happen several times a year.
Linda and Lisa
Linda and Lisa
May 13, 2013
joecalderon
I haven't used it yet. I am looking forward to it though,Thanks!
May 12, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thanks for purchasing our Build-A-Sentence book. We make class books with the words every week which are the classroom library favorites of the children!
May 13, 2013
jkstimp
Can't wait to do this with my students!!!
May 12, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
This is our students' favorite books!!! Enjoy! And thanks for purchasing the Three Little Pigs.
May 12, 2013
renen
Thank you so much!
May 12, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
You're welcome! Thanks for buying our America's Symbols book and I hope your students love it as much as ours do!
May 8, 2013
mwidell
Cute ideas
May 7, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thank you for purchasing our Eric Carle book - it's our best seller! Lots of teachers all over the country use this book so enjoy!
May 7, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
You're welcome! Leo is one of our favorite authors with all his lessons to be learned from his books. Enjoy!
May 7, 2013
kilikina7
Great resource for our desert unit!
May 6, 2013
Marcy DeHart (TpT Seller)
Wonderful unit! My students enjoyed making each symbol! Great for displaying on Veteran's Day Assembly!
May 6, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
We're so glad you enjoyed this book! And we loved the idea about using the pages for a display on Veteran's Day!
May 6, 2013
shellbe19802
Thanks!
May 5, 2013
klowery
Thank you!!
May 3, 2013
Gradeoneteacher
Very helpful.
May 3, 2013
chalkdust
LOVED!
April 30, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thank you for purchasing our Five Senses book. Our students love this book!
May 1, 2013
arowland
cute
April 30, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for purchasing our community helper journal!
April 30, 2013
Deborah Parker (TpT Seller)
I love everything about this packet and can't wait to do the lessons with my students!
April 28, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thank you for your kind remarks! This Eric Carle packet is one of our students' favorites! Enjoy!
April 28, 2013
danaesamples
Thanks :)
April 28, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
You're welcome! And thank you for purchasing our mapping book.
April 28, 2013
stellarone
Thank You!
April 27, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
You're welcome! I hope your students enjoy Eric Carle as much as ours do!!
April 27, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Glad it worked for you! Thanks for purchasing our Little Red Hen book!
April 27, 2013
kbiggy
thanks
April 22, 2013
martha stewart
Great! Thanks!
April 19, 2013
khumkey
Love it
April 17, 2013
mister2
Thank you!
April 6, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
You're welcome! Have fun using your high frequency words in a meaningful way!!!
April 7, 2013
Lforrest3
so cute!
April 6, 2013
Mona Kaneshiro
This is adorable and I can't wait to use it.
April 4, 2013
jwisdom
Thanks for taking the time to write so many instructions! This will be a cute memory from our unit!
April 3, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Have a good time with making the Eric Carle paper! Enjoy making this KinderLit book.
April 4, 2013
colchr
Thanks!
April 1, 2013
juliemelville
Excited to use this super cute book with my pre-k students!
March 31, 2013
luanda
Great
March 30, 2013
Sofiamom814
Great!
March 27, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Glad you like our desert journal! Have fun exploring the desert.
March 27, 2013
carolynluxton
Thank you - I love using these books that you have created. My children had a blast making the ocean book and they are adorable!
March 25, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
You're welcome! I'm glad your children liked our ocean book. The first time we made it was when Finding Nemo was released and the kids all made fish that looked like him!
March 25, 2013
mitch5
Love, love, love this.
March 25, 2013
julieroberts
My class had a lot of fun with this!!
March 23, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thanks for purchasing our Little Red Hen book. Our kids loved retelling and acting out this story!
March 23, 2013
joltmann
Good resource
March 23, 2013
Laura Hurt (TpT Seller)
GREAT! It give directions for how to do the crafts, however does not have templates.
March 22, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thanks for buying our book on Leo Lionni. The students do their own illustrations - we don't give our kids templates to trace because that doesn't make them think, measure, plan, and problem solve.
Instead, we give them squares and rectangles approximately the size they need and show them how to trim off the corners and then give the little points "haircuts!" They create their own circles and ovals which are the two basic shapes for most of the illustrations in our books. As far as placing the shapes in the right spot, the children have to do the thinking of where to put them so that they will have room for the remaining shapes without covering up the lettering. We like to put all the thinking and problem solving onto the children! We also model the page in our books in front of the children and leave it on our chalkboards for them to refer back to.
We have a free document called KinderLit Cutting Directions that you can download at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit/Order:Best-Sellers/Search:cutting%20directions/ If that link doesn't work, do a search on TPT for KinderLit Cutting Directions. Please send us another question if you have more concerns.
Thanks!
Linda and Lisa
Instead, we give them squares and rectangles approximately the size they need and show them how to trim off the corners and then give the little points "haircuts!" They create their own circles and ovals which are the two basic shapes for most of the illustrations in our books. As far as placing the shapes in the right spot, the children have to do the thinking of where to put them so that they will have room for the remaining shapes without covering up the lettering. We like to put all the thinking and problem solving onto the children! We also model the page in our books in front of the children and leave it on our chalkboards for them to refer back to.
We have a free document called KinderLit Cutting Directions that you can download at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit/Order:Best-Sellers/Search:cutting%20directions/ If that link doesn't work, do a search on TPT for KinderLit Cutting Directions. Please send us another question if you have more concerns.
Thanks!
Linda and Lisa
March 22, 2013
Miss Smith (TpT Seller)
My kids were getting tired of making "another book", so they LOVED the way they could interact with this!!
March 22, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Glad they liked it! I think it's the puppets that make this book so special and it's great for retelling.
March 22, 2013
Sarah Lefferdink
my kiddos had a great time doing this! Thanks for sharing!!!!
March 21, 2013
bizywandering
I love your song enrichment activity! Thanks for sharing.
March 17, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Have fun using our before-and-after book! Thanks for purchasing it.
March 16, 2013
AJSLEerin
this is perfect for my little autistic friend who doesn't like numbers!
March 15, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
So glad it will help! Thanks for downloading our leprechaun song sheet!
March 15, 2013
szeek
I purchased this many years ago and misplaced it. I love to use this with the students. They help with fine motor skills and all students have their own book.
March 15, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thank you for the nice comments about our KinderLit book, Ezra Jack Keats. It's amazing how many skills (common core and others) our books can teach. And they end up with a book to take home that they can read - not just a bunch of worksheets that get thrown away! Thanks again!
March 15, 2013
MrsMoser
I really loved this! We learned about opposites and then I had each student take a page and we did a Wall story. The students were so creative. Thank you!
March 14, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
You're welcome! Love your idea about a Wall story using the pages!
March 15, 2013
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
candy102597 re: I Need a Coat
Can you explain a little more what this packet includes. We are having a sheep come to class and be sheared. The discussion will be about how clothing is made from the wool. This will be with a class of Pre k kids. How well will this packet mesh?
May 10, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thank you for your interest in I Need a Coat, based on Charlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie dePaola. Our KinderLit books that are based are literature all include pages for the children to create their own versions of the story, complete directions for making those pages, and a photo page that shows the finished pages. Each of the student pages has a word or two left out that they write.
This is a simply book that has only 5 student pages and a cover. On the first page the children create a sheep with cotton balls. On the second page they make a wash tub with bubbles showing how the wool has to be cleaned and can be dyed using beets or other veggies. We dye fabric with the children and then cut it into strips for them to weave onto the third page. The fourth page uses magazines for the children to cut out articles of clothing to glue into their books to show that cloth gives us clothing. And the last page the children create a paper collage coat just like Charlie's cloak!
Although our books were created for kindergartners, there are ways to adapt them for pre-K, such as dotting in the words before running off the copies so the children just have to trace the letters instead of copying a word from the white board. The illustrations in this book are simple so you shouldn't have to make any adaptations with them for your pre-K students.
How exciting to have a live sheep sheared at school! Enjoy that experience! We're sure you'll love our I Need a Coat book too!
Linda and Lisa
This is a simply book that has only 5 student pages and a cover. On the first page the children create a sheep with cotton balls. On the second page they make a wash tub with bubbles showing how the wool has to be cleaned and can be dyed using beets or other veggies. We dye fabric with the children and then cut it into strips for them to weave onto the third page. The fourth page uses magazines for the children to cut out articles of clothing to glue into their books to show that cloth gives us clothing. And the last page the children create a paper collage coat just like Charlie's cloak!
Although our books were created for kindergartners, there are ways to adapt them for pre-K, such as dotting in the words before running off the copies so the children just have to trace the letters instead of copying a word from the white board. The illustrations in this book are simple so you shouldn't have to make any adaptations with them for your pre-K students.
How exciting to have a live sheep sheared at school! Enjoy that experience! We're sure you'll love our I Need a Coat book too!
Linda and Lisa
May 10, 2013
Little People Lessons (TpT Seller)
Congrats on having your leprechaun song be the freebie of the week. That is very exciting!!!! Hope you get lots of hits and followers! :-) Mary Ann
March 10, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thank you!!! It's the first time for KinderLit and we have had over 3,000 people download the song sheet so far today.
Linda
Linda
March 10, 2013
Rachel Gooch (TpT Seller) re: Ezra Jack Keats KinderLit Book
Hey! My students are going to do a character study of Peter using the books Whistle for Willie, Pet Show, Peter's Chair, and The Snowy Day. Is this resource for a character study, or what exactly is it? Thanks! :)
February 16, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Hi Rachel,
Yes, this would be a great resource for you! When you purchase one of our KinderLit books, you get the reproducible pages so that each child in your class makes their own book to take home. You also get all the directions for each page and a photo page showing the finished pages the way we did them.
In our Ezra Jack Keats book, we provide pages for these books:
The Snowy Day
Whistle for Willie
Jennie's Hat
The Trip
Goggles!
A Letter to Amy
Peter's Chair
You would not need to do all those pages - just pick and choose the ones that fit your purpose.
We also used Peter for a character study and did a graphic organizer with the following sections: Self, Family, Friends, Favorites. Every time we read a book with Peter in it, we added to the chart. The children loved trying to figure out how old Peter was in each story. When they gave a guess, they had to give a reason for it. For example in The Snowy Day many would guess he was 4 or 5 because his mom had to help him with his snowsuit. But in Whistle for Willie he was older because he could go to the store by himself!
You can check out more about our books at www.KinderLit.com. Or please contact me personally at lmburns2@gmail.com. We used to sell a short author study about Ezra that included the book and I still have the unit on my computer. I would be glad to send it to you but I can't attach a file here!
Please contact us again if you have more questions,
Linda and Lisa
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit
Yes, this would be a great resource for you! When you purchase one of our KinderLit books, you get the reproducible pages so that each child in your class makes their own book to take home. You also get all the directions for each page and a photo page showing the finished pages the way we did them.
In our Ezra Jack Keats book, we provide pages for these books:
The Snowy Day
Whistle for Willie
Jennie's Hat
The Trip
Goggles!
A Letter to Amy
Peter's Chair
You would not need to do all those pages - just pick and choose the ones that fit your purpose.
We also used Peter for a character study and did a graphic organizer with the following sections: Self, Family, Friends, Favorites. Every time we read a book with Peter in it, we added to the chart. The children loved trying to figure out how old Peter was in each story. When they gave a guess, they had to give a reason for it. For example in The Snowy Day many would guess he was 4 or 5 because his mom had to help him with his snowsuit. But in Whistle for Willie he was older because he could go to the store by himself!
You can check out more about our books at www.KinderLit.com. Or please contact me personally at lmburns2@gmail.com. We used to sell a short author study about Ezra that included the book and I still have the unit on my computer. I would be glad to send it to you but I can't attach a file here!
Please contact us again if you have more questions,
Linda and Lisa
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit
February 17, 2013
Laura Pulliam (TpT Seller) re: The Three Little Pigs
Will you be having a sale again any time soon? This looks like a really great product but it is very expensive for only an 11 page document.
January 9, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thanks for your interest in our Three Little Pigs book! TPT is having a sale on Sunday, Feb. 3 and we will be participating in it too. Our products do seem expensive compared to the other worksheet type activities that are listed on TPT; but our products are more than worksheets and allow your students to become authors and illustrators of their own versions of literature while learning basic skills. We have been in business for over 12 years and have yet to come across any unique product like ours. Many other sellers have books to make with children but ours are based on pieces of literature and are not just “skill oriented” pages.
Watch for notices about the sale on Super Sunday!
Linda and Lisa
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit
p.s. The Three Pigs is our students' favorite books to make!
Watch for notices about the sale on Super Sunday!
Linda and Lisa
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit
p.s. The Three Pigs is our students' favorite books to make!
January 10, 2013
cheryldemus re: Our Country
Which American Symbols are included in your Our Country Unit?
January 4, 2013
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thank you for your interest in our book, America's Symbols! Here is a list of the ones that are in it:
US Flag
your state flag
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Statute of Liberty
The White House
The Liberty Bell
Bald Eagle
a Birthday Cake for the 4th of July!
a page of coins and a dollar for the children to print their names
Please let us know if you have any other questions about this or other KinderLit books!
Linda and Lisa
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit
US Flag
your state flag
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Statute of Liberty
The White House
The Liberty Bell
Bald Eagle
a Birthday Cake for the 4th of July!
a page of coins and a dollar for the children to print their names
Please let us know if you have any other questions about this or other KinderLit books!
Linda and Lisa
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit
January 4, 2013
cathyhess re: Gingerbread Senses
Hi! I was wondering if there are just 9 pages for this unit. If so could you tell me what the pages are? Are there 4 pages for the book and then 4 blacklines?
Thanks!
Cathy
Thanks!
Cathy
November 16, 2012
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Hi, Thanks for your interest in our Gingerbread Senses book which contains 5 pages for the children's books (those are the blacklines) and one cover for it as well as two pages of directions and a photo page showing you the finished pages of the student book as we did it.
The wording on each page of the kids' books is like a rebus story (please see the sample image again) with a missing word that the children write in. The students do their own illustrations - we don't give our kids templates to trace because that doesn't make them think, measure, plan, and problem solve.
Instead, we give them squares and rectangles approximately the size they need and show them how to trim off the corners and then give the little points "haircuts!" They create their own circles and ovals which are the two basic shapes for most of the illustrations in our books. As far as placing the shapes in the right spot, the children have to do the thinking of where to put them so that they will have room for the remaining shapes without covering up the lettering. We like to put all the thinking and problem solving onto the children! We also model the page in our books in front of the children and leave it on our chalkboards for them to refer back to.
We have a free document called KinderLit Cutting Directions that you can download at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit/Order:Best-Sellers/Search:cutting%20directions/ If that link doesn't work, do a search on TPT for KinderLit Cutting Directions. Please send us another question if you have more concerns.
Thanks!
Linda and Lisa
The wording on each page of the kids' books is like a rebus story (please see the sample image again) with a missing word that the children write in. The students do their own illustrations - we don't give our kids templates to trace because that doesn't make them think, measure, plan, and problem solve.
Instead, we give them squares and rectangles approximately the size they need and show them how to trim off the corners and then give the little points "haircuts!" They create their own circles and ovals which are the two basic shapes for most of the illustrations in our books. As far as placing the shapes in the right spot, the children have to do the thinking of where to put them so that they will have room for the remaining shapes without covering up the lettering. We like to put all the thinking and problem solving onto the children! We also model the page in our books in front of the children and leave it on our chalkboards for them to refer back to.
We have a free document called KinderLit Cutting Directions that you can download at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit/Order:Best-Sellers/Search:cutting%20directions/ If that link doesn't work, do a search on TPT for KinderLit Cutting Directions. Please send us another question if you have more concerns.
Thanks!
Linda and Lisa
November 16, 2012
betsyparkes re: Bugs in a Box
This is such a cute idea!!! Just wanted to let you know that we've included a link to this activity on our website. It's on the following page, next to How Many Bugs in a Box:
List of Picture Books For Teaching Numbers & Counting
www.the-best-childrens-books.org/teaching-numbers.html
Thanks for the cute idea!
Betsy Parkes (www.the-best-childrens-books.org)
List of Picture Books For Teaching Numbers & Counting
www.the-best-childrens-books.org/teaching-numbers.html
Thanks for the cute idea!
Betsy Parkes (www.the-best-childrens-books.org)
November 8, 2012
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thank you so very much! Check out our other books too. I looked around your website and will definitely be sharing your link with my fellow teachers. Great site!!! I will be sending out a newsletter soon to our customers from our regular shopping cart pages (not TPT) and will be sure to include a link to you in it.
Linda
www.KinderLit.com
Linda
www.KinderLit.com
November 8, 2012
peachesforme re: In My Big Red Barn
Your products are wonderful. Kids everywhere would enjoy and learn from these activities. You two are very talented teachers! Some are priced so that many of us cannot afford to buy all that we would like....I hope you continue to create more activity units for teachers. Thank you!
November 4, 2012
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thanks for your comments! Our products are more then worksheets and allow your students to become authors and illustrators of their own versions of literature while learning basic skills. We have been in business for over 12 years and have yet to come across any unique product like ours. Many other sellers have books to make with children but ours are based on pieces of literature and are not just “skill oriented” pages.
KinderLit also offers a variety of worksheet activities which can be used as booklets for language arts and/or math stations. These range in price from $1 to $7. We’ll also be posting several activities for specific pieces of literature such as Silly Sally for only $1.
We recently reduced our prices from $9.75 to $8.50 and have sales several times a year. Please watch for our books to go on sale - usually at a 20% discount.
We have confidence that once you see the learning that happens with our books and the excitement your students will have reading, you’ll be glad that you purchased one!
KinderLit also offers a variety of worksheet activities which can be used as booklets for language arts and/or math stations. These range in price from $1 to $7. We’ll also be posting several activities for specific pieces of literature such as Silly Sally for only $1.
We recently reduced our prices from $9.75 to $8.50 and have sales several times a year. Please watch for our books to go on sale - usually at a 20% discount.
We have confidence that once you see the learning that happens with our books and the excitement your students will have reading, you’ll be glad that you purchased one!
November 4, 2012
JennyDye re: Who Lives in the Desert?
Is there any way to see a preview of this packet? I am interested but hate to buy something and have it not work for me. Thanks!
October 6, 2012
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Hi, Thanks for your interest in our desert book. All the pages use the same format that you see in the sample cactus page and the children collage the animals and/or plants themselves. Here is a list of what desert items are included:
Ocotillo
Jackrabbit
Sahuaro
Tortoise
Javelina
Palo Verde tree
Citrus tree
Snake
Coyote
We included the two different types of trees since we teach in Phoenix, AZ, and the Palo Verde tree is our state tree. The area also has many citrus groves!
Please contact us again if you still have questions.
Linda and Lisa
www.KinderLit.com
Ocotillo
Jackrabbit
Sahuaro
Tortoise
Javelina
Palo Verde tree
Citrus tree
Snake
Coyote
We included the two different types of trees since we teach in Phoenix, AZ, and the Palo Verde tree is our state tree. The area also has many citrus groves!
Please contact us again if you still have questions.
Linda and Lisa
www.KinderLit.com
October 6, 2012
Krosenbaum re: Rosie's Kindergarten Walk
Is there anything on the pages or do the kids create everything from scratch?
September 8, 2012
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Hi, Thanks for your question. This is a simple book that is great for the beginning of the year. There is only the wording on each of the 5 pages in the student book with one word missing that the children write in themselves. We give you the complete instructions on how to collage each page but we do not give the children patterns to trace.
We give them squares and rectangles approximately the size they need and show them how to trim off the corners and then give the little points "haircuts!" They create their own circles and ovals which are the two basic shapes for most of the illustrations in our books. As far as placing the shapes in the right spot, the children have to do the thinking of where to put them so that they will have room for the remaining shapes without covering up the lettering. We like to put all the thinking and problem solving onto the children! We also model the page in our books in front of the children and leave it on our chalkboards for them to refer back to.
We have a free document called KinderLit Cutting Directions that you can download at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit/Order:Best-Sellers/Search:cutting%20directions/ If that link doesn't work, do a search on TPT for KinderLit Cutting Directions. Please send us another question if you have more concerns.
Thanks!
Linda and Lisa
We give them squares and rectangles approximately the size they need and show them how to trim off the corners and then give the little points "haircuts!" They create their own circles and ovals which are the two basic shapes for most of the illustrations in our books. As far as placing the shapes in the right spot, the children have to do the thinking of where to put them so that they will have room for the remaining shapes without covering up the lettering. We like to put all the thinking and problem solving onto the children! We also model the page in our books in front of the children and leave it on our chalkboards for them to refer back to.
We have a free document called KinderLit Cutting Directions that you can download at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit/Order:Best-Sellers/Search:cutting%20directions/ If that link doesn't work, do a search on TPT for KinderLit Cutting Directions. Please send us another question if you have more concerns.
Thanks!
Linda and Lisa
September 8, 2012
lnewbe01 re: My Five Senses - A Kindergarten Writing Journal
I'm not getting all of the pages shown in the preview. Am I doing something wrong?
August 27, 2012
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
I just uploaded a new version of the book with 14 pages. I wonder if I did something wrong - sorry if I did. The best thing for you to do is email me privately at Lmburns2@gmail.com and I'll attach the right version to your email. Linda
August 27, 2012
mwauchek re: Zero the Hero
Is there any way to get the patterns for each character?
August 19, 2012
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thank you for your question. We do not provide the templates for any of the shapes, not even for the children! We give them squares and rectangles approximately the size they need and show them how to trim off the corners and then give the little points "haircuts!" They create their own circles and ovals which are the two basic shapes for most of the illustrations in our books. As far as placing the shapes in the right spot, the children have to do the thinking of where to put them so that they will have room for the remaining shapes without covering up the lettering. We like to put all the thinking and problem solving onto the children! We also model the page in our books in front of the children and leave it on our chalkboards for them to refer back to.
We have a free document called KinderLit Cutting Directions that you can download at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit/Order:Best-Sellers/Search:cutting%20directions/ If that link doesn't work, do a search on TPT for KinderLit Cutting Directions. Please send us another question if you have more concerns.
Thanks!
Linda and Lisa
We have a free document called KinderLit Cutting Directions that you can download at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit/Order:Best-Sellers/Search:cutting%20directions/ If that link doesn't work, do a search on TPT for KinderLit Cutting Directions. Please send us another question if you have more concerns.
Thanks!
Linda and Lisa
August 19, 2012
julie Soroka (TpT Seller) re: I'm Ready for Kindergarten
Hi- This book sounds cute for the beginning of the year! What do the other pages say/look like? I am new to this sight and wasn't sure if there is a way to preview them.
August 11, 2012
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Hi Julie, Thanks for your interest in our KinderLit book, I'm Ready for Kindergarten. Many teachers use it during the first week or so of school and then put it out for Parent Night or Back to School Night. There are only 6 pages in this book - simple to do for the beginning of Kindergarten! I guess only the cover page showed up online so I just uploaded a sample page from the inside of the book.
You will see page 2 that says "I'm ready to build with blocks." The first page is for their name and has a place for them to draw their face. Page 3 says "I'm ready to paint" Page 4 says "I'm ready to learn my letters." Page 5 says "Im ready to count." And page 6 says "I'm ready to make new friends."
There are many ways to illustrate these pages that you'll see in the directions. There is only one missing letter on each page for the children to write since they are too new to copy complete words!
Please contact us again if you have any other questions.
Linda and Lisa
You will see page 2 that says "I'm ready to build with blocks." The first page is for their name and has a place for them to draw their face. Page 3 says "I'm ready to paint" Page 4 says "I'm ready to learn my letters." Page 5 says "Im ready to count." And page 6 says "I'm ready to make new friends."
There are many ways to illustrate these pages that you'll see in the directions. There is only one missing letter on each page for the children to write since they are too new to copy complete words!
Please contact us again if you have any other questions.
Linda and Lisa
August 11, 2012
wahine808 re: Pre-K Brown Bear Brown Bear
Do you include a template for the shapes to glue on? On the papaer where they glue them on to make the book, are there dotted lines to show where the shapes go? Or are they blank? Thanks!
August 8, 2012
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thank you for your question. We do not provide the templates for any of the shapes, not even for the children! We give them squares and rectangles approximately the size they need and show them how to trim off the corners and then give the little points "haircuts!" They create their own circles and ovals which are the two basic shapes for most of the illustrations in our books. As far as placing the shapes in the right spot, the children have to do the thinking of where to put them so that they will have room for the remaining shapes without covering up the lettering. We like to put all the thinking and problem solving onto the children! We also model the page in our books in front of the children and leave it on our chalkboards for them to refer back to.
We have a free document called KinderLit Cutting Directions that you can download at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit/Order:Best-Sellers/Search:cutting%20directions/ If that link doesn't work, do a search on TPT for KinderLit Cutting Directions. Please send us another question if you have more concerns.
Thanks!
Linda and Lisa
We have a free document called KinderLit Cutting Directions that you can download at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderlit/Order:Best-Sellers/Search:cutting%20directions/ If that link doesn't work, do a search on TPT for KinderLit Cutting Directions. Please send us another question if you have more concerns.
Thanks!
Linda and Lisa
August 9, 2012
sehrenberg re: Kindergarten Kalendars
I bought your 2012 adorable calendar last fall. I would love to use this idea again next year. Is there anyway you could send me a 2013 calendar? We LOVED your idea!
Thank you!
Thank you!
May 16, 2012
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thanks for your purchase! I didn't realize that we didn't have the 2013 refills available on TPT. I'll post it tonight along with some other new items but do you know if there is a way I can send a copy to you now? If you contact me at contact@kinderlit.com and let me know your email address, I'll get one right out to you!
May 16, 2012
msrieser2007 re: In My Jungle
Hi, I was just wondering what 8 animals are featured in this book. Also, are the directions on how to make the collages for each animal?
Thanks,
Michelle
Thanks,
Michelle
April 30, 2012
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Hi Michelle, Thanks for your interest in our KinderLit book, In My Jungle. The animals included are lion, giraffe, elephant, gorilla, monkey, snake, zebra, and tiger with one extra page for a "visitor" which is the child himself! We include all the directions for each animal as well as a photo page showing the finished projects. I hope this has answered your question but if not, please contact us again!
Linda and Lisa
Linda and Lisa
April 30, 2012
Omommy
I am trying to respond to your question, but I don't know how t respond. I am new to all of this. Anyway, I LOVE the packet and so thankful for the work you all put into it. I did modify the letters at the bottom of the page so that my kids could practice tracing the letters. I may then add writing lines so that the kids can write their own letters too. At the top of the page I wrote What begins with _____ ? The kids write the letter we are practicing on the line. I am still playing with the packet so I may also add A ________________ begins with _____. in a box below the drawing box so the kids can work on writing. I hope this makes sense to you. Thanks again
March 15, 2012
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thanks for your answer. It sounds as if you are combining our kindergarten book with the pre-K book! Let us know how your students do with it. Thanks.
March 15, 2012
melissawalley re: Rhyme with Dr. Seuss and Me!
Can you tell me which titles are covered in this book? I am looking for these books- The Cat in the Hat, The Sleep Book, Wacky Wednesday, Fox in Socks, and Green Eggs and Ham. My school does a book each day for Dr. Seuss week and I would love if this would correlate. Thanks!!! Melissa Walley walleyclass@hobart.k12.in.us
February 21, 2012
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thanks for your interest in our KinderLit book on Dr. Seuss! We have included pages for the following titles:
Cat in the Hat
Red Fish Blue Fish
Fox in Sox
Green Eggs and Ham
Horton Hatches an Egg
Hop on Pop
Great Day for Up
Ten Apples UP On Top
Wocket in my Pocket
Although we have provided pages and directions for 9 books, we recommend that you select only 4 or 5 to include in students' books. Another option is to do the pages as individual projects to hang on a bulletin board for Read Across America day!
Please contact us again if you have any other questions or go to our FAQs page at www.KinderLit.com.
Linda and Lisa
Cat in the Hat
Red Fish Blue Fish
Fox in Sox
Green Eggs and Ham
Horton Hatches an Egg
Hop on Pop
Great Day for Up
Ten Apples UP On Top
Wocket in my Pocket
Although we have provided pages and directions for 9 books, we recommend that you select only 4 or 5 to include in students' books. Another option is to do the pages as individual projects to hang on a bulletin board for Read Across America day!
Please contact us again if you have any other questions or go to our FAQs page at www.KinderLit.com.
Linda and Lisa
February 22, 2012
mlteacher re: Eric Carle KinderLit Book
Could you please list the 9 stories you include? Thanks!
April 3, 2011
KinderLit (TpT Seller)
Thanks for your interest in our books! We have included these Eric Carle books into our KinderLit book:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Lonely Firefly
The Tiny Seed
The Very Quiet Cricket
The Very Busy Spider
The Grouchy Ladybug
The Mixed-Up Chameleon
Papa, Please Get the Moon For Me
Rooster's Off to See the World
Of course you do not need to do all those pages! We usually do only 5 in the book and one more as the cover. We also have done a sun on the cover because Eric Carle has said that his books all contain the sun and that the stories take place in one day. We do a chart as a whole class on whether the books really do have a sun!
Linda and Lisa
www.KinderLit.com
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Lonely Firefly
The Tiny Seed
The Very Quiet Cricket
The Very Busy Spider
The Grouchy Ladybug
The Mixed-Up Chameleon
Papa, Please Get the Moon For Me
Rooster's Off to See the World
Of course you do not need to do all those pages! We usually do only 5 in the book and one more as the cover. We also have done a sun on the cover because Eric Carle has said that his books all contain the sun and that the stories take place in one day. We do a chart as a whole class on whether the books really do have a sun!
Linda and Lisa
www.KinderLit.com
April 3, 2011
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lisa and Linda have over 60 years combined experience teaching kindergarten in Arizona, Washington, and Massachusetts.
MY TEACHING STYLE
Lisa and Linda love to make books with their students! Using real literature, they have created versions for the children to make so they will have books to read at home. Every page requires the children to write one or two missing words as well as create the illustrations usually with collage. Included in each KinderLit book are a photo page of every finished page in the book, complete directions, and all the reproducible black lines for the student book. Your students too can make their own books to take home!
HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT
Lisa and Linda were honored as excellent kindergarten teachers by the Washington Elementary School Board in Phoenix, AZ. Lisa was selected as an Office Max "A Day Made Better" in 2010 and is a Lamp of Learning winner in 2012 in her school district.
MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
Linda graduated from the University of Delaware and Lisa from Washington State University. Both have many graduate credit hours from colleges and universities in Arizona and Massachusetts.
ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Lisa and Linda travel around the country exhibiting and presenting at kindergarten conferences.
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