Literacy & Justice: Preschoolers Curriculum Support - Nature and Ecology Themes

This chart gathers 4 focus book recommendations connected to the themes of Nature, Animals, Plants, Living things, Insects, Life Cycles, Ecology, and the inquiry questions:

How does the world work?

How can we take care of the earth's living and non-living things?

This resource outlines the main ideas and focuses on vocabulary with child-friendly definitions in English and Spanish.  It shares a way to tune-in and capture children's attention before sharing the story.  This resource is designed as a support that educators can use to plan repeated, interactive START reads and connected activities.