Skip to Main Content

Kindergarten GearUp Kindergarten GearUp Kindergarten GearUp

  • Get Started
  • Lessons
  • Activities
  • Resources
    • Book Lists
    • Community Partner Lists
    • Glossary & Citations
    • Lap Games
    • Marketing
    • Outcomes
    • Videos
    • FAQ & Additional Resources
  • About Us
    • Philosophy
    • Team
  • Contact

Book List

We’ve carefully curated book lists to go with each lesson.


Danny and the Dinosaur Mind Their Manners cover

Be Polite

Danny and the Dinosaur Mind Their Manners

By Syd HoffFollettbound

When the museum is expecting a royal visitor, Danny and the dinosaur practice their manners.

David Gets in Trouble cover

Be Responsible

David Gets in Trouble

By David ShannonBlue Sky Press

When David gets in trouble, he has excuses right up until bedtime, when he realizes he really is sorry.

Dear Earth cover

Be Green

Dear Earth … From your Friends in Room 5

By Erin DealeyHarperCollins Publishers

When the kids in room 5 write to Earth asking what they can do to help save our planet, they are delighted to get a letter back.

Demolition cover

Be Curious

Demolition

By Sally SuttonCandlewick Press

Big machines and their drivers work together to tear down a building.

Dessert Island cover

Be Generous

Dessert Island

By Ben ZhuRoaring Brook Press

Monkey is stuck on an island made of desserts, and Fox on one made of dirt and rocks, but as time passes, fortunes change and they learn about sharing and caring.

Dinos Don't Do Yoga cover

Be Healthy

Dinos Don’t Do Yoga

By Catherine BaileySounds True

Everything in Rex’s valley is rough and tough until Yogasaurus moves in, and although Rex insists dinosaurs do not do yoga his friends slowly drift toward the newcomer to try.

Do Unto Otters cover

Be an Ally, Be Polite

Do Unto Otters

By Laurie KellerHenry Holt and Co.

Rabbit wonders if he will be able to get along with his new neighbors, who are otters, until he is reminded of the golden rule.

Don't Eat That! cover

Be Healthy

Don’t Eat That!

By Drew ShenemanViking Children's Books

Gertie is trying to earn a merit badge when she encounters a hungry bear with no idea what he should eat, but helping him is harder than her guidebook makes it seem.

Load More
Loading

Kindergarten Gear Up by San Diego County Library is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Kindergarten Gear Up is a 10-session customizable curriculum for children and their caregivers. Kindergarten Gear Up gives library staff the tools they need to present this to their communities.

© 2022 San Diego County Library

Website Design by Jackrabbit
CA State Library Logo San Diego County Library