Story Books
Lessons to teach alongside 50 favourite picture books. Read the book with your class, then use our slides, flashcards and project to practise the words.
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Ages 3-4
Short, repeating sentences and 6 picture words per book.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr.
Colours & animals
Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
Bedroom & bedtime
Moo, Baa, La La La!
by Sandra Boynton
Farm animals & sounds
Freight Train
by Donald Crews
Colours & trains
Where Is the Green Sheep?
by Mem Fox
Opposites & places
Go Away, Big Green Monster!
by Ed Emberley
Face parts & colours
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
by Eric Litwin
Colours & clothes
Press Here
by Hervé Tullet
Colours, counting & actions
Are You My Mother?
by P.D. Eastman
Animals & family
Little Blue Truck
by Alice Schertle
Farm animals & vehicles
Kitten's First Full Moon
by Kevin Henkes
Night, moon & pets
Bear Snores On
by Karma Wilson
Forest animals & winter
The Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown
Family & nature
Llama Llama Time to Share
by Anna Dewdney
Toys & sharing
The Kissing Hand
by Audrey Penn
School & feelings
Blueberries for Sal
by Robert McCloskey
Counting & nature
Make Way for Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey
City & road safety
Ages 4-5
One sentence pattern, 6 words and simple story questions.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
Food, days & life cycle
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault
Alphabet & position words
Good Night, Gorilla
by Peggy Rathmann
Zoo animals & bedtime
Go, Dog. Go!
by P.D. Eastman
Opposites & positions
Caps for Sale
by Esphyr Slobodkina
Colours & copying actions
The Mitten
by Jan Brett
Winter animals
Duck on a Bike
by David Shannon
Farm animals & feelings
The Carrot Seed
by Ruth Krauss
Plants & growing
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
by Audrey Wood & Don Wood
Fruit, feelings & sharing
No, David!
by David Shannon
Home & rules
Corduroy
by Don Freeman
Toys, clothes & home
Harold and the Purple Crayon
by Crockett Johnson
Drawing & imagination
The Rainbow Fish
by Marcus Pfister
Sea animals & sharing
The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt
Colours & feelings
Knuffle Bunny
by Mo Willems
Family & feelings
The Little Engine That Could
by Watty Piper
Toys, trains & trying hard
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
by Beatrix Potter
Garden & vegetables
Ages 5-6
Two sentence patterns, 8 words and 'why' questions.
Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss
Likes, food & places
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
by Mo Willems
Wants & transport
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
by Doreen Cronin
Farm, letters & asking politely
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
by Laura Numeroff
Food, home & cause and effect
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
by Dr. Seuss
Colours, numbers & opposites
The Little Red Hen
by Traditional tale
Farm, helping & food
Stone Soup
by Traditional tale
Vegetables & sharing
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
Winter & play
Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
Feelings & imagination
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
Rhyming & home
Curious George
by H.A. Rey
Curiosity, city & jobs
Frog and Toad Are Friends
by Arnold Lobel
Friendship & seasons
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi Barrett
Weather & food
Dragons Love Tacos
by Adam Rubin
Food, parties & likes
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten
by Joseph Slate
School & the alphabet
Danny and the Dinosaur
by Syd Hoff
City, play & friendship
The books aren't included. Use your own copy or borrow one from the library. These lessons are SimpsonESL originals and aren't affiliated with the authors or publishers.