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PICTURE BOOK EXTENSIONS - PRE-READING
Picture Matching Cards
Comparison Cards
Sequencing Cards
Lotto Board Games
Features...
Color illustrations reminiscent of high-quality children’s picture books
Keyword vocabulary from select children’s books
Chalkboard print labels - no confusing “a’s” or “g’s” for young readers
Laminated using 7 mil film for durability
Corners rounded for safety
Kid-friendly sizing for easy handling - just large enough to capture the child’s attention
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Picture Matching Cards
Picture matching cards build visual discrimination skills; and when used as a concentration game, challenge visual memory.
Color Mice Concentration
7 picture matching pairs
Suggested companion book
Seven Blind Mice
by Ed Young
Interest level: Ages 4 and up
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Snow Tracks - Who/What made these tracks?
5 matches
Suggested companion book
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
Reading level: 4 - 8
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Comparison Cards
Comparison cards build observational and visual discrimination skills as the child looks for likenesses and differences.
In My Backyard Comparisons - One/Many
12 cards - 6 comparisons
Suggested companion book
In the Tall, Tall Grass
by Denise Fleming
Interest level: Ages 2-6
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
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Big & Little Comparison
12 comparison card pairs
Suggested companion book
Titch
by Pat Hutchins
Interest level: Ages 3-6
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Wee, Middle-Sized, Great!
15 cards - 5 comparisons
Suggested companion book
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Retold and illustrated by Jan Brett
Interest level: Ages 3 - 6
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Sequencing Cards
Sequencing cards develop logical thinking skills as the child places the cards in sequential order to tell a story.
Ballooning
8 sequencing cards
Suggested companion book
Hot-Air Henry
by Mary Calhoun
Interest level: Ages 4 - 8
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Raindrops to Rainbows
6 sequencing cards
Suggested companion book
Listen to the Rain
by Bill Martin Jr. and
John Archambault
Reading level: Ages 4 - 8
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To The Moon! Launch to Moon Walk
6 sequencing cards
Suggested companion book
The Moon Over Star
by Dianna Hutts Aston
Interest level: PreK - Grade 3
Reading level: Ages 4-8
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Saguaro Cactus Timeline
8 sequencing cards
Suggested companion book
Cactus Hotel
by Brenda Z. Guiberson
Interest level: Ages 4 - 8
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Lotto Board Games
Lottos are picture-matching games for two (or one) that develop language, observational and social skills.
Sleepytime Lotto Game
2 lotto boards and 18 matching cards
Suggested companion book
Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Interest level: Toddler - Preschool
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Pets We Love Lotto
2 lotto boards and 18 cards for matching
Suggested companion book
Pet Show!
by Ezra Jack Keats
Ages 4-8
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In My Backyard Lotto Game
2 lotto boards and 12 matching cards
Suggested companion book
In the Tall, Tall Grass
by Denise Fleming
Interest level: Ages 2-6
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
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