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Bats at the Beach — Book Activities

July 4, 2013 by OneMommy

 

 

With summer in full swing, I was looking for some good preschooler summer books to share with the kids.  I felt like I hit the jackpot when I came across Bats at the Beach.

 

First, it’s about bats — which earns me bonus points with my son.

Second, it is a really cute book!  As the sun goes down, the bats prepare for their trip to the beach.  The night is full of playing in the sand, roasting marshmallows (bat-style), and singing campfire songs, all written in a lovely rhyming scheme.

The kids both loved the book immediately.  And I couldn’t wait to have a little fun with a few Bats at the Beach book activities.

I drew some simple pictures to represent 5 different parts of the story.  Then I had them put the pictures in the order that they happened in the book.  activity for bats at the beach

 

Next, we dished out some bugs for our bat picnic.

 

Bats at the Beach book activities

They had fun rolling the die to see how many bugs to dish up.  I added the tongs to make it a little more interesting and to help work those hand muscles to help with writing skills down the line.

 

My daughter asked if we could make bat masks… Time to get crafting!bat craft

 

Looking for other activities for bat books?  Check out the fun we had with Stellaluna!

 

 

 

Filed Under: Kid Books & Activities Tagged With: fun with books, preschooler books, reading with kids

Comments

  1. Natalie says

    July 5, 2013 at 11:30 am

    I can see how this book lends itself to so many wonderful activities. Visiting from Read Explore Learn.

    • OneMommy says

      July 7, 2013 at 11:21 am

      It really does! And the story is adorable.

  2. Jenifer @ Not Quite Mom of the Year says

    July 5, 2013 at 12:26 pm

    What great ideas! My girls would love this book and the activities. The fact that it is about bats creeps me out, but I don’t want my girls to be afraid of bats like I am, so this would be a great book for us. Thanks for sharing the activities, too!

  3. Reshama says

    July 6, 2013 at 11:46 am

    That is such a good idea! I love the “arrange” the parts of the story activity. We recently read Blackout (pre-school aged book). Do check out our review .. highly recommend it. Also plenty of ideas around the book as well!
    -Reshama

    • OneMommy says

      July 6, 2013 at 1:14 pm

      I will definitely have to check that one out!

  4. Tamara says

    July 6, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    I used to love bats as a kid (I still do!). I would have loved this activity. So awesome of you.

    • OneMommy says

      July 7, 2013 at 11:14 am

      I have to say bats have been growing on me with all the neat bat books we have found at the library and how excited the kids get when learning about them.

  5. Lanaya | Raising Reagan says

    July 7, 2013 at 3:33 pm

    Some great activities. The bat masks are too cute.

    Thank you for linking to Raising Imperfection.
    Please come back Friday to see if you were featured. 🙂

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    • OneMommy says

      July 8, 2013 at 7:19 pm

      Thank you — it is such a darling book!

  6. JDaniel4's Mom says

    July 7, 2013 at 5:21 pm

    Your sequencing activity looks wonderful. I love the idea of working with story events. Thank you for sharing this post on Read.Explore.Learn. I will be sharing it on Pinterest.

    • OneMommy says

      July 8, 2013 at 7:20 pm

      Sequencing is such an important skill for kids to learn with reading! Thank you for sharing it!

  7. Leslie says

    July 7, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    The bat masks are so cute! I need to check out this book, sounds really cute.

    Thank you for linking up to Raising Imperfection!
    Make sure to check back on Friday to see if you were featured.

  8. Cathy says

    July 7, 2013 at 11:02 pm

    I would love for you to share and link up at my weekly TGIF Link Party if you haven’t already this week. Your favorite posts, most popular, recent or new! The party is open every Thursday night and closes Wednesday’s at midnight. Have a wonderful week!

    Hugs, Cathy

    • OneMommy says

      July 10, 2013 at 7:30 pm

      Looking forward to linking up this week! Thanks for the invite!

  9. Tina says

    July 11, 2013 at 7:13 am

    These activities look great! Well done!
    I am starting a new link-up party this week for all things book and reading related on my blog. I’d love to have you join us with this post and any others you’d like to share. Hope to see you at Booknificent Thursday this week and every week!

    • OneMommy says

      July 11, 2013 at 3:20 pm

      Thanks so much for the invitation — looking forward to checking it out!

      • Tina says

        July 17, 2013 at 11:19 pm

        I’m so glad you came by and linked up! These were really such great activities! Hope to see you again this week!
        Tina

  10. Katie @ Youth Literature Reviews says

    July 11, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    This looks like such a cute book, and I LOVE your activities.

    • OneMommy says

      July 13, 2013 at 5:28 pm

      It is a pretty cute book! 🙂

  11. Carrie says

    July 12, 2013 at 2:32 pm

    What a fun lesson to go with the book. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!

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