Fun with Books

Scholastic Books

A wonderful collection of books and activities!

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• “Ada Twist, Scientist”

by Andrea Beatty, Illustrated by David Roberts

• “Alice Across America: The Story of the First Women’s Cross-Country Road Trip”

by Sarah Glenn Marsh, Illustrations by Gilbert Ford

• “Baby Beluga”

by Raffi

• “Bikes For Sale”

by Carter Higgins, illustrated by Zachariah OHora

• “BOY + BOT”  

by Ame Dyckman
– All of Kate’s robots joined her for this reading! She hopes you’ll join her too!

• “The Cat With the Pot on Her Head”

 by Jan Slepian & Ann Seidler

• “Chrysanthemum”  

by Kevin Henkes
– A little mouse named Chrysanthemum is teased for her name. This story reminds us to be kind and to remember that being different is something that should be celebrated each and every day!

• “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”  

by Judi Barret

• “The Colors of Us”  

by Karen Katz
– 7-year-old Lena takes us around her neighborhood and describes the skin color of everyone around her. She marvels at everyone’s beauty and reminds that as long as we look we will find beauty wherever we are.

• “Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years”

by Stacy McNulty 
– This is a book about the development of our planet from the narrated perspective of Earth.

• “Fearless Mary: Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver”

by Tami Charles, Illustrated by Claire Almon

• “Feelings”

by Sarah Jennings
– There is a lot of change right now which can lead to lots of strong feelings. This is a book about different feelings and what you can do when you feel certain ways.  Two young helpers show what our faces may look like when we have certain feelings.

• “Finn MacCoul and His Fearless Wife: A Giant of a Tale from Ireland”

retold and illustrated by Robert Byrd

• “Fiona’s Lace”

by Patricia Polacco

• “Frozen: Elsa’s Gift”

by Disney

• “Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story”

by Kevin Noble Maillard, Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
– Modified Fry Bread Recipe (website link)

• “The Girl Who Ran: Bobbi Gibb, The First Woman To Run The Boston Marathon”

by Frances Poletti and Kristin Yee , Illustrated by Susanna Chapman

• “The Girl With A Mind For Math: The Story Of Raye Montague”

written by Julia Finley Mosca, illustrated by Daniel Rieley

• “Guess How Much I Love You”

by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram

• “The HICCUPotamus”

by Aaron Zenz
– A quick, silly book!

• “Home in the Cave”

by Janet Halfmann, Illustrated by Shennen Bersani

More cave and bat fun!

– Bracken Cave: Home to the Largest Bat Colony

–Fun Facts about Bats!

–Troglobites- animals that never emerge from the cave!

• “If the Dinosaurs Came Back”

by Bernard Most

• “In My Heart: A Book About Feelings”

by Jo Witek

• “In My Heart: A Book of Feelings”

by Jo Witek, illustrated by Christine Roussey

• “I Want My Hat back”

by Jon Klassen

• “Key From Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music”

by Debbie Levy, illustrated by Sonja Wimmer

• “La Paloma Encuentra un Perro Caliente”

by Mo Willems

• “A Light in the Attic”

written and Illustrated by Shel Silverstein

• “The Magician’s Hat”

by Malcolm Mitchell and illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
– This is a fun book about the power of reading!

• “Mermaid Queen”

by Shana Corey, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham

• “Mix it Up”

by Hervé Tullet 
– This book is about colors and how you can mix them together to create new colors.  You can just watch/listen to the story, follow along with the instructions in the book or get paint or food coloring to create the colors.

• “Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic”

by Robert Burleigh, paintings by Wendell Minor

• “Ninja-rella”

by Joey Comeau

• “Ordinary Extraordinary Jane Austen”

by Deborah Hopkinson, Illustrations by Qin Leng

• “Papa’s Mechanical Fish”

by Candace Fleming, Illustrated by Boris Kulikov

• “Passover Celebration! And Sammy Spider’s First Passover”

by Sylvia A. Rouss

• “She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story”

by Audrey Vernick, Illustrated by Don Tate

• “This is not My Hat”

by Jon Klassen 

• “Three Little Cajun Pigs”

by Mike Artell
– Three Cajun pigs learn about mistakes and forgiveness as they run from a gator in the bayou.

• “A Voice Named Aretha”

by Katheryn Russell-Brown, illustrated by Laura Freeman

• “Waiting Is Not Easy”

by Mo Willems

• “What More Can a Fairy Be?”

by Jane F. Collen
– This book is about a fairy named Alicia who cannot decide what she would like to wear in the morning and what kind of a person she would like to be. In the end, she decides to just be herself!

• “When a Tiger Comes to Dinner”

by Jessica Olien

• “Who Eats First”

by Ae-hae Yoon, Illustrated by Hae-Won Yang 

• “Why We Stay Home: Suzie Learns about Coronavirus”

by Samantha Harris and Devon Scott, Illustrated by Harriet Rodis

• “You Are My Friend”

by Aimee Reid and illustrated by Matt Phelan 
– This is a sweet book about Mister Rogers that can give us all some words of encouragement during this time of uncertainty.

• Spring Poetry: When Green Becomes Tomatoes (video link)

  – Teacher Angela reads the spring chapter of a poetry book called “When Green Becomes Tomatoes- Poems for All Seasons” by Julie Fogliano. Each chapter of the poetry book focuses on a different season. Use this video to begin a discussion with your student about poetry, and then print the attached PDF to help your student create a poem of their own.

  Attached are Symbol Stix boards for each of the senses for the poem: I see, I hear, I smell, I feel. Print out the symbols and present your student with choices for each- they can choose multiple! Help your student glue down their choices for each sense. You now have a poem about spring!
  Poem Template: VIEW HERE

  Poem Symbols:
  – I Feel VIEW HERE
  – I Hear VIEW HERE
  – I Smell VIEW HERE
  – I See VIEW HERE
  

• Facemask Fun! (video link)
  – Materials needed: Old t-shirt, scissors, markers
• N2Y Article on Coronavirus 
  – Video 1 (video link)
  – Video 2 (Extension Activity link)
  – VIEW INSTRUCTIONS
  – VIEW COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS & SYMBOLS
  – VIEW EXTENSION ACTIVITY
  – VOCABULARY WORDS
  – VOCABULARY MATCHING
• A Kennedy Day School Social Story: Things are Different Feelings (video link)
  – A social story that uses KDS core words to explain why we are not at school.
• Hand Washing with Tobin (video link)
• “The Mitten” by Jan Brett (video link)
  – As you are following along with the read-a-loud of The Mitten, feel free to take these symbols and suggestions to make it more interactive. On the pdf below you will find the animals from the story, along with some useful vocabulary. You can print these animals out and practice adding them to your own mitten at home! If you do not have a mitten, you can trace or have help tracing your hand in the shape of a mitten. Once it is cut out and decorated to your liking, tape a plastic bag to the the back of the mitten and add the animals to the mitten as you go! If you’d like to just look at the symbols as you go, that’s great too! Enjoy! VIEW HERE
• “Today I feel Silly” by Jamie Lee Curtis (video link)
  – On the PDF below use the vocabulary board to practice all of the different kinds of feelings! You and the person you are with can follow along with the story using the SymbolStix symbols attached (they might look a little different then the ones I am using in the book, which are Boardmaker). If you want, you and a partner can practice making the faces yourselves!  Can you guess what the other person is feeling based on their facial expression? How are you feeling? Remember- it’s ok to feel however you are feeling! Thanks for practicing! VIEW HERE
• “Teeth Brushing Fun” with Carrie (video link)
  – Follow along while I read “Teeth Brushing Fun,” (from the Reading A-Z curriculum) and we work on vocabulary including clean, dirty, toothbrush, the number 2, and toothpaste. You can even brush your teeth with me at the end if you want!
• My Counting Book (video link)
  – On the PDF, use the numbers board for the counting book. VIEW HERE
• Oxford Owl EBook
  – Tutorial on using Oxford Owl (video link)
  – Animal Tricksters (video link)
  – The Magic Paint Brush (video link)
• Let’s Make a Smoothie! (video link)
• Great Pine Cone Toss (video link)

• Week One: Indoor Scavenger Hunt (video link)
  – Scavenger Hunt Directions VIEW HERE

• Week Two: Bear Hunt
  – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Topic Displays VIEW HERE
  – CVI Powerpoint VIEW HERE
  – Object Modeling (video link)
  – Target Word Modeling (video link)

• Week Three: Spring
  – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Spring Book (video link)
  – Spring Book VIEW HERE
  – Let’s Read Board VIEW HERE
  – Spring Vocab Symbols VIEW HERE
  – Spring Scavenger Hunt VIEW HERE
  – Spring Scavenger Hunt Symbols VIEW HERE
  – Spring Bingo VIEW HERE
  – Nature Walk Bingo VIEW HERE

• Week Four (5/4/20): Hard and Soft
  – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Hard/Soft Story (video link)
  – Hard/Soft symbols for sorting VIEW HERE
  – Voting Sheet for hard/soft  VIEW HERE
  – Book – “This Feels”  VIEW HERE

• Week Five (5/11/20): The Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
  – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Topic Displays VIEW HERE
  – Bingo Cards VIEW HERE
  – Frog Craft Instructions VIEW HERE
  – PowerPoint Book VIEW HERE
  – Story Read Aloud (video link)
  – Story Sequencing/Retell Modeling (video link)

• Week Six (5/18/20): Clean/Dirty
  – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Clean, Not Clean and Sorting/Washing Activity (video link)
  – Clean, Not Clean Book VIEW HERE
  – Clean is Not for Me VIEW HERE
  – Cleaning My Room VIEW HERE
  – Clean/Dirty and Associated Symbols VIEW HERE
  – Clean/Dirty Sorting Activity VIEW HERE
  – Cleaning My Room Visual Schedule VIEW HERE
  – Hand Washing Visual Schedule VIEW HERE

• Week Seven (5/25/20): Open/Close
  – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Open and Close (video link)
  – Scavenger Hunt Clues VIEW HERE
  – “Open and Close” Story VIEW HERE
  – Comprehension Worksheet VIEW HERE
  – “Is it Open or Closed?” Photo ID  VIEW HERE
  – Open-Closed Sorting VIEW HERE

• Week Eight (6/1/20): Baseball Part 1
  – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Baseball Book Reading (video link)
  – Baseball Book VIEW HERE
  – What is it? Book Reading and Object Exploration video (video link)
  – What is it? Book VIEW HERE
  – Baseball Symbols VIEW HERE
  – Baseball Photograph Symbols VIEW HERE
  – Baseball Bingo VIEW HERE

• Week Nine (6/8/20): Baseball Part 2
• – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – “Baseball Season” (video link)
  – “Baseball Season” Book VIEW HERE
  – Exploring Field Positions VIEW HERE
  – Sounds of a Baseball Game VIEW HERE
  – “Home Run” VIEW HERE
  – Make Your Own Baseball Card VIEW HERE
  – “Who is at the Baseball game?” Book VIEW HERE
  – Baseball Symbols  VIEW HERE
  – Baseball Photograph Symbols VIEW HERE 
  – Baseball Bingo VIEW HERE  
  – Jackie Robinson Biography VIEW HERE  
  – Jackie Robinson Vocabulary VIEW HERE

• Week Ten (6/15/20): Lemonade
  – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Let’s Make Lemonade (video link)
  – Let’s Make Lemonade Story VIEW HERE
  – Comprehension: Let’s Make Lemonade VIEW HERE
  – Lemonade Recipe VIEW HERE
  – Lemonade Visuals VIEW HERE
  – Making Lemonade Play Dough (video link)
  – Making Lemonade Play Dough Recipe VIEW HERE
• – Who Likes Lemonade Story VIEW HERE

• Week Eleven (6/15/20): Welcome Summer With A Cool Treat!)
• – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
• – Summer Picture Communication Symbols VIEW HERE 
  – “A Hot Summer Day” (video link)
  – “A Hot Summer Day” Book VIEW HERE
  – Sounds of Summer VIEW HERE
  – Ice Cream Topic Display VIEW HERE
  – Ice Cream in a Bag Recipe  VIEW HERE
  – Ice Cream in a Bag Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Ice Cream in a Bag Instructions (video link)
  – “How to Make Ice Cream” VIEW HERE 

• Week Twelve (7/6/20): Beach Part 1
  – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Beach Vocabulary Symbols VIEW HERE
  – Let’s Go to the Beach book reading (video link)
  – Let’s Go to the Beach book VIEW HERE
  – Beach sounds PowerPoint DOWNLOAD HERE
  – Making an Ocean in a Bottle ‘How to’ (video link)
  – Ocean in a Bottle Symbols VIEW HERE
  – Ocean in a Bottle Visual Schedule VIEW HERE

• Week Thirteen (7/13/20): Beach Part 2
  – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Beach Fun Visuals VIEW HERE
  – “Beach Fun” Story VIEW HERE
  – “Beach Fun” Story Reading (video link)
  – Pack a Beach Bag VIEW HERE
  – Pack a Beach Bag (video link)
  – Comprehension: What to do at the beach VIEW HERE
  – Beach Sorting: What to bring to the beach VIEW HERE
  – Craft: Make salt dough starfish VIEW HERE

• Week Fourteen (7/20/20): Camping Part 1
  – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Camping Vocabulary VIEW HERE
  – “Matt Goes Camping” Story VIEW HERE
  – “Matt Goes Camping” Story Reading (video link)
  – “Food At Camp” Story VIEW HERE
  – “Food At Camp” Story Reading (video link)
  – Craft/Food Activity: “Indoor S’mores” (video link)
  – “Indoor S’mores” Visuals VIEW HERE
  – Additional Activity: Camping At Night VIEW HERE

• Week Fifteen (7/27/20): Camping Part 2
  – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Camping Vocabulary VIEW HERE
  – “Our Camping Trip” Book VIEW HERE
  – “Our Camping Trip” Book Reading (video link)
  – Camping Sounds PowerPoint VIEW HERE
  – Backyard Camping Book VIEW HERE
  – Leaf Art PowerPoint VIEW HERE
  – Leaf Art Topic Display VIEW HERE

• Week Sixteen (8/3/20): Amusement Park
  – Activity Instructions VIEW HERE
  – Amusement Park Intro VIEW HERE
  – Amusement Park visuals VIEW HERE
  – “At the Amusement Park” story VIEW HERE
  – Intro and “At the Amusement Park” story reading video (video link)
  – At the Amusement Park comprehension worksheet VIEW HERE
  – Addie’s Choices Visuals VIEW HERE
  – “Addie’s Choices at the Amusement Park” story VIEW HERE
  – “Addie’s Choices at the Amusement Park” story reading video (video link)
  – Addie’s Choices comprehension worksheet VIEW HERE
  – Addie’s Choices sorting worksheet VIEW HERE
  – Your Choices worksheet VIEW HERE
  – Cooking Activity: Making Corn Dog Muffins VIEW HERE

• KDS Yoga VIEW ACTIVITY
• KDS Yoga Modifications VIEW ACTIVITY
• OT Water Play VIEW ACTIVITY
• OT Sensory Projects VIEW ACTIVITY
• Sensory Activities by Sense VIEW ACTIVITY 

• Introduction to our remote social skills groups (video link)
• Week 1
  – Lesson 1 VIEW HERE
  – Lesson 2 VIEW HERE

• Week 2
  – Lesson 1 VIEW HERE
  – Lesson 2 VIEW HERE

Music/Speech Group: Week of August 3rd (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, Mango/Fruit song with hand motions, “Going on a Bear Hunt” song with objects, “Little Green Frog” song, “Hunk of Tin” song with hand movements, Pete the Cat Goes Camping song, and a goodbye song.​

Music/Speech Group: Week of July 27th (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, “What do you bring to go camping?” song, Mango/fruit song with hand motions, “Down by the Bay” song, and goodbye song.​

Music/Speech Group: Week of July 20th (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, ‘What do you bring to the Beach’ song, ‘Under the Boardwalk’ (The Drifters) with instrument playing, mask on/off song, and goodbye song.​

Music/Speech Group: Week of July 13th (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, ‘What do you bring to the beach?’ song, ‘Surfin’ USA’ (Beach Boys) with instrument playing, and goodbye song.​

Music/Speech Group: Week of July 6th (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, ‘What did you do on Vacation’ song, ‘Island in the Sun’ (Weezer) with instrument playing, and goodbye song.​

Music/Speech Group: Week of June 22nd (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, ‘Take Me out to the Ball Game’ (Albert Von Tilzer), Hats On/Off song, ‘Sweet Caroline’ (Neil Diamond) with instrument playing, ball passing song, and goodbye song.​

Music/Speech Group: Week of June 15th (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, ‘Take Me out to the Ball Game’ (Albert Von Tilzer), Throw Catch Run song highlighting baseball vocabulary, ‘Centerfield’ (John Fogerty) with instrument playing, and thank you goodbye song.

Music/Speech Group: Week of June 8th (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, Corona Virus ‘stay home’ version of the ‘Banana Boat Song (Dayo O)’ (Harry Belafonte) with turn-taking activity and instrument playing, The Green Grass Grows all Around song, and goodbye song.

Music/Speech Group: Week of May 25th (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, ‘Mr. Sun’ (Raffi) with turn-taking activity and instrument playing, spring sunshine song, and goodbye song.

Music/Speech Group: Week of May 18th (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, ‘Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head’ (B.J. Thomas) with turn-taking activity and instrument playing, spring rain song, and goodbye song.

Music/Speech Group: Week of May 11th (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, ‘Rockin’ Robin’ (Michael Jackson) with turn-taking activity and instrument playing, spring song, and goodbye song.

Music/Speech Group: Week of May 4th (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, an ‘I like/friend’ song, ‘All You Need is Love’ (The Beatles) with an instrument playing turn-taking activity, and goodbye song.

Music/Speech Group: Week of April 27th (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, ‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me’ with an instrument playing turn-taking activity, and goodbye song.

Music Group: Week of April 20th (video link)

• Join Lyle for Hello, Hakuna Matata, and Goodbye songs!

Music/Speech Group: Week of April 20th (video link)

• This video contains the music therapists and speech-language pathologists singing and participating in a hello song, ‘This Little Light of Mine’ with turn-taking activity, and a Thank you/goodbye song.

• “Boa Constrictor Song” (video link)
  – This is a fun song for practicing parts of the body!
• Down by the Bay (Sarah Berns Version) (video link)
• Homemade Instrument Ideas (video link)
  – Music Therapist, Julie, invites you to make an instrument using things you might find in your kitchen!
• “Keep Your Head Up” by Andy Grammer (Lyle Shaw cover) (video link)
• Let’s Talk About Guitars! (video link)
  – Music Therapist, Lyle, talks about the different parts of electric guitars and how they work!
• “The Middle” by Jimmy Eat World (Lyle Shaw cover) (video link)
  – Lyle plays and dedicates this video to our KDS students! This alternative rock song celebrates individuality and uniqueness.

• I might have to wear a face mask VIEW STORY
• Smiling with a Face Mask VIEW STORY
• Face Masks Help Keep Us Safe VIEW STORY

• Spring in My Backyard
  – A book about what’s sprouting right now in Spring and a little nature exploration. VIEW BOOK
• A Walk to the Pond
  – A book about what’s sprouting right now in Spring and a little nature exploration. VIEW BOOK

• Baking
  – VIEW BAKING SYMBOLS
  – VIEW COOKING TOOLS
  – VIEW PRODUCE BOARD
  – VOCABULARY PROTEIN CARBS DIPS BOARD
  – VOCABULARY APPLIANCES & DIRECTIVES
  – Part 1 (video link): This is a video for practicing the steps of baking a cake from a box mix. This video describes each step of adding the ingredients, as well as some turn taking practice with stirring. Would you like to do some baking with us?
  – Part 2 (video link): In this video, we practice scooping, counting, color ID, and following directions while prepping ingredients to make a cake and cupcakes.
  – Part 3 (video link): This video takes the baked items and adds a little fun with color mixing, frosting, and color ID! Thanks for following along as we baked this special treat!
• KDS Bunny Cake (video link)
  – Let’s make a cake together. We can talk about the ingredients, the measuring cups, the measuring spoons, the methods, and even more! Feel free to print out the recipes and follow along or save them for future use!
  – Vanilla Cake Recipe VIEW HERE
  – Buttercream Frosting Recipe VIEW HERE
• Baking Vlog: Vegan Chocolate Cake (video link)
• Smoothie Recipe (video link)

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling
  – Harry Potter Character Lists: Families can print these lists our or save and enlarge for increased access to key words from the story.  These symbols provide a succinct image while listening to the narrative.
  VIEW LIST 1
  VIEW LIST 2
  – Harry Potter BINGO: Print or save this bingo card and cross out characters and vocab as you hear them in the story. Can you get BINGO?
  VIEW BINGO CARD
  – Chapter 1, Part 1 (video link)
  – Chapter 1 Part 2 (video link)
  – Chapter 2 Part 1 (video link)
  – Chapter 2 Part 2 (video link)
  – Chapter 3 Part 1 (video link)
  – Chapter 3 Part 2 (video link)
  – Chapter 4 Part 1 (video link)
  – Chapter 4 Part 2 (video link)

• KDS: Remote Learning Support Websites
  – VIEW HERE
• Federation for Children with Special Needs (website link)
• Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and MassHealth (website link)
• Personal Care Attendant Workforce Council (website link)
• Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (website link)
• How to find help and access resources if you’re impacted by the coronavirus (website link)
• MassOptions (website link)
• The Arc of Massachusetts (website link)
• DPH Community Support Line (website link)
• Massachusetts Advocates for Children (website link)
• Mass 211(website link)
  – Mass 211 connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in there community.

• Helpful Accommodations for Students with Visual Impairments
  – VIEW HERE

• Parent Support for KDS Families VIEW HERE
• Behavior Support Resources for KDS Families (website link)