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Brush Your Teeth Please! is a pop-up book about brushing and flossing. If the animals showcased inside can brush every day in every way, surely children can too. We’ve put together some activities to help children learn more about the best ways to brush and floss and to build the fine motor skills needed.

Hearts are a very versatile shape, so versatile in fact that they can be used to construct all different kinds of animal pictures. This is what Michael Hall has done in his wonderful book My Heart Is Like a Zoo. Children will love searching for and counting the hearts used to illustrate each animal in the book. They’ll also love making their own animals out of hearts.

One KidsSoup member tells how she uses the Gingerbread Man Alphabet letters to do an end-of-the-year assessment and play a fun matching game perfect for the holiday season. 

Grade, Age Range or Specialized Learner: Multi-age, Preschool/Pre-K, 3-5 year old

Build winter clothing vocabulary with playful riddles, rhyme and movement, writing, and a coloring game. 

Winter Clothes Vocabulary Activities: 

Ask children to name clothing that people wear in winter to stay warm. Write their responses on the chart paper.

The holidays are a time for giving and children love to participate in the excitement of wrapping presents. Here's a fun and easy gift wrap craft that children can do all by themselves.

Reindeer Gift Bag