Literacy & Justice: Preschoolers Curriculum Support - Living Things and Insects Theme

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 are living things connected to each other and to the Earth?

What do all living things need? How and why do they change and grow? 

This resource outlines the main ideas,  and focus 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.