Review of The Humongous Book of Preschool Ideas by Joani Schultz, Patty Anderson, and Christine Yount Jones.
I just discovered the cutest book: The Humongous Book of Preschool Ideas by Joani Schultz, Patty Anderson, and Christine Yount Jones. It’s an excellent resource for Christian preschool teachers and daycare providers. It’s filled with Bible stories, crafts, games, finger plays, prayers, and even snacks!
What I love about this book is that it’s well organized and comprehensive, making it easy for preschool teachers and child care providers to create a complete lesson play relatively effortlessly. First you pick a Bible story from either the Old or New Testament. Then, based on the Bible Story, the authors provide you with activities in various categories along with the supply lists and the verbal cues necessary to enhance learning.
My favorite snack activity is the Jericho’s Walls where kids can build the Walls of Jericho on a paper plate out of graham crackers and cream cheese.
I also like the “edible ark”. Using pretzels and animal crackers, children are encouraged to outline an arc on paper plates, then to identify and match animal pairs. As they snack children can discuss each animal and how each animal is special.
The lesson plans are fun, easy to implement and creative. I would definitely consider adding this to your preschool resource library.
