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Little Blue Truck’s Springtime PreK-1 Activities
Drive into spring with Little Blue Truck and his springtime friends! After exploring the story, use these 7 printable activities at home or school. PreK-3 students will use their creativity, fine motor, and literacy skills to drive home their comprehension.

Worm Weather PreK-3 Activities
Worm weather is upon us! Use these 9 no-prep printables after reading Jean Taft’s Worm Weather to help PreK-3 students practice fine motor skills, parts of speech, vocabulary, and sentence writing.

The Serious Goose PreK-5 Activities
Why so serious? These hilarious printables make the perfect addition to a silly classroom read aloud! K-2nd students will practice illustrating, joke-telling, and more when you pair these book activities with Jimmy Kimmel’s The Serious Goose.

The Book with No Pictures Silly Activities
No pictures? No problem! The Book With No Pictures will have everyone laughing out loud during your classroom’s read aloud. Keep the fun going by using these free printable book activities and learning engagements designed for students in grades K-5.

Fox in Socks PreK-3 Activities
It’s time to rhyme! Use our Fox in Socks book activities to keep the tongue twisters going long after your Dr. Seuss read aloud. Perfect for PreK-3rd grade classrooms, use these Fox in Socks activities to practice tracing, rhyming, fine motor skills, and more!

Silly Stories Read Aloud Challenge
We’re not foolin’ around… This read aloud challenge is no joke! But if you like to laugh, we’ve got great books for you to try,

Hello Spring Read Aloud Challenge
Are you feeling lucky? Then this read aloud challenge is for you, Storytime Hero. Rise to the challenge and test your luck when you read

Lucky Read Aloud Challenge
Read at least one of these St. Patrick’s Day Picture Books with its’ Novel Effect soundscape by March 18th for a chance to win!

Inside the Soundscape: Alma and How She Got Her Name
Learn about the Peruvian instruments Novel Effect composer Eric Nielsen used during live recording sessions to create the soundscape you can enjoy with the picture book Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal.

March Magic Book Bracket Activity
It’s that time of year when anything can happen, and we’re celebrating with a free printable book bracket! Read the rival stories and decide what makes a champion in this showdown for soundscape glory.

Women’s History Month Read Aloud Challenge
This Women’s History Month, read Picture Books that Feature Fearless Women All March long it’s Women’s History Month! To celebrate, we’re launching a week-long Read Aloud

Read Across America Day Challenge, Let’s Read Aloud Together!
Read Across America Day is asking us to read aloud! It’s Read Across America Day on March 2, 2022! To celebrate, we’re launching a week-long Read Aloud