Spot's First Easter

Hill, Eric (1988). Spot's First Easter. London: W. Heinemann.

             ISBN: 0-14-055299-5

This is a wonderful lift-the-flap book about a cute little dog named Spot that is very excited about his first Easter. The Easter bunny has hidden some eggs around the house for him and his best friend Helen to find. Children love the Easter bunny’s appearance on each page reminding the reader how many more eggs are left to find. This help the children improve in their basic numbers, counting and pre-reading skills. I enjoyed this book because it keeps children engaged in the story and participation in guessing where the eggs may be hiding. The lift-the-flap helps keep the children attentive and exited to keep reading; allowing them to read it over many times without getting bored.

3 Ways of Presenting The Story:

-read the story to the children and stop after each page to see if the children can guess where the Easter bunny had hidden the eggs.

-use the felt board and allow the children to calculate how many eggs are left.

-use the puppet on the stick. Place the Easter eggs around the room, and the children will use puppets to find the eggs.

3 possible extensions:

-Easter is the celebration of new life which is a great opportunity to take the children on a field trip to the farm to show them the different forms or life.

-Dyeing the eggs represents a traditional Easter activity

-Play Easter songs or games such as “who stole the egg from the Easter basket?”