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Easter is only a couple weeks away! It’s unbelievable that Easter is on the last day of March this year! I haven’t even worn my green for St. Patrick’s Day yet and I’m thinking about Easter. With thoughts of Easter, it’s time to share my book list of Eggs-cellent Easter read-alouds!
1. How to Catch the Easter Bunny by Adam Wallace- A book from the How to Catch…series. These are fun rhyming books that are meant to entertain both readers and listeners. The hunt is on to try to catch the Easter Bunny! Will he be caught?
2. The Easter Bunny’s Assistant by Jan Thomas- This is a good one for when you are short on time. It is, also, sure to get a laugh! The Easter Bunny’s assistant for egg dyeing is none other than Skunk. I’m sure you can take a guess what happens when Skunk gets excited!
3. The Biggest Easter Basket Ever by Steven Kroll- If you’ve never read about the mice, Desmond and Clayton, you are missing out! This book is part of a series starring two very competitive mice. Read or listen to find out about the biggest Easter basket ever!
4. Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polacco- This is a great one for older elementary students! It’s about a special goose named Rechenka and the eggs she lays. They help Babushka to win the contest at the Easter Festival in Moskva, Russia. Although this book takes place in Russia the painted eggs are painted in the famous Pysanky Ukrainian style. If you want to learn more about Pysanky eggs check out this article from Kid’s Quest Children’s Museum, “What is Pysanky?” Also, I must point out that the illustrations in this book are AMAZING!
5. Rabbits by Derek Zobel- This book is nonfiction. I feel it is important to include nonfiction books as read alouds, too. I find them less palatable to read aloud, however many students prefer them. It’s, also, good to highlight the importance of nonfiction books to your students. Furthermore, this book could be used to start research on rabbits for a nonfiction writing unit.
I’ve included a YouTube video for each read aloud, so they can be played on an interactive whiteboard. I believe teachers reading aloud to students is important. However when you need a few minutes, playing a read aloud is a calming activity for students and can give you the quick break you need.
If you’re looking for a more active brain break check out my post 10 Hoppy Easter Brain Breaks! Hope you and your students enjoy these 5 Eggs-celent Easter Read Alouds!
I have “The Biggest Easter Basket Ever”
Thanks for the wonderful idea. I forgot about it until this blog! Thanks for reminding me!