Audio/Visual Resources
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. "Did you Ever See a Lassie?" The Treasure Tree: Kindergarten Music Cassette. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Incorporated, 1993. (0:55, side A, song 11)
An old standard for Kindergarten. Lassies and laddies are used for girls and boys.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" The Treasure Tree: Kindergarten Music Cassette. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Incorporated, 1993. (1:15, side A, song 1)
An old standard for Kindergarten. Great for introducing body parts.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. "Mary Wore her Red Dress" The Treasure Tree: Kindergarten Music Cassette. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Incorporated, 1993. (1:26, side A, song 3)
A song of differences in appearance which can be used to describe other differences.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. "The More We Get Together." The Treasure Tree: Kindergarten Music Cassette. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Incorporated, 1993. (1:30, side A, song 6)
A camp song that can be rewritten to include family members.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. "The People in a Family." The Treasure Tree: Kindergarten Music Cassette. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Incorporated, 1993. (1:12, side B, song 2)
Discusses differences in family size (including pets!).
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. "Who's that Tapping at the Window?" The Treasure Tree: Kindergarten Music Cassette. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Incorporated, 1993. (1:06, side A, song 12)
Grandma (Mammy), Grandpa (Pappy) and siblings are mentioned. Good for singing in a round.
Parker, Philip A. "My Family's Just Right for Me." Barney's Favorites: Volume 1. Shimbaree Music, 1992. (2:18, track 2)
An up-beat song about various types of family units.
Parker, Philip A. "The Sister Song." Barney's Favorites: Volume 1. Shimbaree Music, 1992. (1:56, track 26)
A touching song about sisters that can be easily adapted to brothers/cousins.
Wagner, Roger. HyperStudio¨. Elgin, IL: Educational Resources, 1997.
Computer software that allows elementary students to program interactive sound, graphics, text and animation.
Parent Resources
Gurian, Michael. The Wonder of Boys. New York: Penguin Putnam Incorporated, 1996.
Fun book about the differences in bringing up male children.
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Koppelman, Susan. Between Mothers & Daughters: Stories Across a Generation. New York: Feminist Press at The City University of New York, 1985.
Wonderful book of the female relationships that stretch the generations.
Pierson, Stephanie. Because I'm the Mother, That's Why: Mostly True Confessions of Modern Motherhood. Delacorte Press, 1994.
Light-hearted and poignant stories about motherhood.
Winnicott, Donald W. Babies & Their Mothers. Addison-Wesley, 1988.
Nice reference. Not just humans!
Student Resources
Barton, Byron. The Three Bears. New York: HarperFestival, 1991.
Well illustrated version of the story.
Berenstain, Stanley and Janice Berenstain. He Bear She Bear. New York: Random House, Incorporated, 1974.
Great book about male/female steroetypes.
Eastman, P.D. Are You my Mother? New York: Random House, Incorporated, 1960.
A bird searches for its mother.
Howe, James. The Case of the Missing Mother. New York: Random House Books for Young Readers, 1983.
Easy mystery for first and second graders.
Mayer, Mercer. Just Grandma and Me (Living Book). Broderbund, 1994.
An interactive CD-Rom that 'reads' the book "Just Grandma and Me".
McBratney, Sam. Guess How Much I Love You. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1997.
A sweet bedtime story for young children.
Seuss, Dr. Horton Hatches the Egg. New York: Random House, Incorporated, 1940.
A story of an elephant who becomes responsible for an egg.
Williams, Vera B. A Chair for my Mother. William Morrow & Company, 1993. (Big Book Addition)
A sweet story about a mother/child relationship.
Teacher Resources
Brown, Rosellen. The Autobiography of my Mother. Ballantine Books, Incorporated, 1981.
A little heavy for Kindergarten, but a nice book for adult pleasure reading.
Farr, Roger C. and Dorothy Strickland. HBJ Treasury of Literature: The Treasure Tree (Volume 1). New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Incorporated, 1993.
A theme-based, Language Arts book for the Kindergarten classroom.
Farr, Virginia. A Bouquet for Mother. HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated, 1986.
A collection of poems about mothers.
National Council of Negro Women Staff. Celebrating Our Mothers' Kitchens:
Words of Wisdom & Treasured Recipes. The Wimmer Companies, 1994.
A book of multicultural recipes for use in parent/grandparent activities.
Omoleye, Amoke. But for the Grace of Women. Amoke Omoleye Publishing, 1989. (poetry)
A book of poetry written by women.