Banning 1

Genevieve Banning

Professor Wargo

Literacies Across the Curriculum

October 14, 2021

Kindergarten-Level Tradebooks

1. Standard 1: 9.1.M.K.J1 Use imagination and creativity to express self through music

and art. /E1 use a variety of technologies for producing or performing works of art.

a. Saltzberg, Barney. Beautiful Oops! New York, Workman Publishing, 2010.

This book explores the beautiful ways that accidents and mistakes can turn into

beautiful works of art when you use your imagination and a little creativity.

b. Campoy, Isabel. Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a

Neighborhood. New York, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.

Living in a gray, lifeless neighborhood, Mira discovers what can happen when

you add some color to your surroundings and the way it can change more than

just your own life.

c. Van Dusen, Chris. If I Built a House. New York, Puffin Books, 2012.

A boy, Jack, describes the ultimate house of his imagination! It includes unique

inventions and gadgets, some of which do not really exist.

d. Burke, Rachelle. Stomp, Wiggle, Clap, and Tap. Rockridge Press, 2021.
 Banning 2

This fun book, shows children the joy of dance and all the unique and different

things you can combine and do to express yourself!

i. Website for teacher: Kindergarten Art, Music and Drama Resources |

TeacherVision Provides lesson resources and activities for music and art in

early childhood classrooms.

ii. Website for student: Drawing Games to Learning Kids Review -

Educational App Store Drawing app for students.

iii. Media source 1: Hola, Bonjour, HELLO! - Champiverse | GoNoodle

This video shows kids a way to express themselves with music and allows

the kids to do their own thing during the video, giving them a chance to be

creative and create their very own “hello”.

iv. Media source 2: Koo Koo Kanga Roo - Clap Attack (Dance-A-Long)

This clap-along song shows children how to follow and makes beats using

their body and imagination!

2. Standard 2: 16.2.K.B1 Identify similarities and differences between self and others.

a. Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny. Same, Same But Different. New York, Henry Holt

& Company, 2011.

 Banning 3

Two children from different parts of the globe write pen-pal letters to each other

and find that while some things in their lives are very different, they also have a

lot of fun things in common.

b. Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah. Your Name is A Song. Innovation Press,

2020.

Children can be discouraged when their unique name is continually

mispronounced. This book tells a story about a little girl, with a unique and

beautiful name, who no longer wants to go to school because no one says her

name right. Her mother teaches her the beauty of her name by showing her

daughter that it is a song!

c. Penfold, Alexandra. All Are Welcome. New York, Penguin Random House,

2018.

Celebrating inclusion and diversity, this book talks about the uniqueness of every

child and the joys that can come from accepting one another regardless.

d. Olsen, Shannon. Our Class is a Family. Shannon Olsen, 2020.

This book is a celebration of differences, sending a message about classroom

community to children. School is a home away from home and classmates are

another form of family. A classroom should be safe and welcoming and loving for

all students no matter what their differences are.

i. Website for teacher: Inclusion - it's everybody's classroom

 Banning 4

(ollibean.com) This website includes amazing articles and research for

teachers about inclusion and students in the classroom.

ii. Website for student: https://www.google.com/maps/ Allow students to

place the yellow man in any country to view the street view of any

country; Virtual field trip to explore different places and cultures!

iii. Media source 1: Sesame Street: What Makes You Special?

This video shows different children answering the question “WHat makes

you special?”, and you find that special things are the things about you not

just what you look like.

iv. Media source 2:

Wolfoo Plays Food From Different Countries Challenge | Wolfoo Channel Kids Cartoon

3. Standard 3: 16.1.K.A.1 Distinguish between emotions and identify socially accepted ways

to express them.

a. Doerrfeld, Cori. The Rabbit Listened. New York, Penguin Random House,

2018.

A young child builds an amazing tower and is devastated when it falls over. Every

animal friend that comes along only wants to talk to him about it and tell him

what to do. The rabbit, however, just comes and sits and listens- which was really

all the boy needed.

 Banning 5

b. Evans, Leslie. I’m a Feel-O-Saur. Welbeck Children, 2021.

Throughout this book, children can understand that emotions can change

throughout their day and that’s okay. The book goes through different emotions

and ways to deal with them in healthy ways.

c. Metzger, Steve. Yes, I Can Listen! Chicago, Parenting Press, 2019.

Our world today is filled with so many distractions and it can be overwhelming,

especially for a child. This book talks about that and how to be a better listener in

a world full of noise.

d. Winn Lee, Britney. The Boy with Big, Big Feelings. Minneapolis, Beaming

Books, 2019.

This book talks about a boy overwhelmed with all the things he feels. He soon

meets a girl who is the same as him and realizes he isn’t the only one who feels

things in big ways!

i. Website for teacher: Emotions for Kids: Lessons and Activities to

Build Self-Awareness – Proud to be Primary

This website has tons of lessons and guided activities to lead children

through lessons about understanding and knowing emotions and coping

with them.

ii. Website for student: Guess the Feeling | Daniel Tiger | PBS KIDS
 Banning 6

This fun game has children look at facial expressions and guess the emotion based on cues.

iii. Media source 1:

DANIEL TIGER | Use Your Words (Song) | PBS KIDS

This song sings about the importance of talking through your feelings

instead of expressing them through harsh actions.

iv. Media source 2:

https://westernreserve.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/7cdcb06e-b983-4e5

6-bf3f-f5f06cef1a32/how-do-you-feel-today/?student=true

This game is a fun way for students to understand the ways certain things

may make them feel, helping children with identifying and understanding

emotions.

4. Standard 4: 16.1.K.C1 Recognize that everyone makes mistakes and that using positive

coping skills can result in learning from the experience.

a. Javernick, Ellen. What if Everybody Did That? New York, Pinwheel

Books, 1990.

Our actions seem small when we think only in terms of ourselves, but we must

realize that our small actions have big impacts and we need to be mindful of that.

This book will help children understand that their actions and choices matter!
 Banning 7

b. Pett, Mark. The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes. Sourcebooks

Jabberwocky, 2011.

Children, many times, take pride in perfection. This story talks about a girl

exactly like that, until she makes a big mistake in front of everyone. She soon

realizes that making mistakes is okay and it’s good to embrace and learn from

them.

c. Parr, Todd. It’s Okay to Make Mistakes. New York, Little Brown &

Company, 2014.

This book shows children joy in embracing who they are, mistakes and all.

d. Wilson, Kiara. Mistakes Are How I Learn? Kiara Wilson, 2021.

Through a story, this book teaches children to power through problems and

mistakes.

i. Website for teacher: Mistakes Help Me Learn | Lesson plan |

Education.com

This is a guided lesson plan to teach children about mistakes and talking

about how mistakes make them feel individually. It guides through getting

children to a point in understanding that mistakes can help us grow.

ii. Website for student: Small Talk | Mistakes | CBC Kids

 Banning 8

This video shows young children talking about what they view mistakes as

and talking through why mistakes are okay.

iii. Media source 1: Google Classroom. Share PowerPoint of pictures

students make in class and have them create a story based on it.

iv. Media source 2: Video app. Have students draw a picture about one

time they made a mistake and then record a video talking about it.

5. Standard 5: AL.3.K.A1 Use music, art, and/or stories to express ideas, thoughts, and

feelings.

a. Raczka, Bob. Niko Draws a Feeling. Minneapolis, Carolrhoda Books,

2017.

In this young-age book, the author effectively expresses to children how art

provides creative expression through the story of an artistic boy and a sad-spirited

girl.

b. Stosuy, Brandon. Music Is… New York, Little Simon, 2016.

This book shows music is for everyone and can relate to many different moods

and styles!

c. Bhalla, Anjali. Tell A Story. Notion Press, 2019.

This fun book allows for an interactive book reading, showing pictures, and

having students tell the story!

 Banning 9

d. Crayola. I’m Feeling Macaroni and Cheese. Simon Spotlight, 2017.

This fun book shows the relationship between color and emotion.

i. Website for teacher: www.pinterest.com You can find many resources

for kindergarten-age emotion art activities.

ii. Website for students: Mazaam - The Musical Genius - Apps on Google

Play This fun app introduces children to different music and combinations.

iii. Media source 1: Spotify. Make a class playlist for different moods

(happy, sad, etc..) that kids can add to.

iv. Media source 2: Record students telling a small story for pictures one

of their peers draw. Put videos in a slideshow and play it for the class!