Have You Seen My Lunch Box?by Steve Light. Walrus and penguin are not hard to spot but the clever use of color and shape make spotting them a delight. This wordless book is a followup to Where's Walrus? This time Walrus escapes from the zoo with Penguin and once again they hide in plain sight all around the city. Where's Walrus and Penguin? by Steven Savage. This is a great first seek and find book for preschoolers. The text is simple, but fun to read aloud. After each initial illustration in which children hunt for the spotted beetle, they turn the page to see a close up of the little ladybug. A lady bug hides in different interior locations. Great fun and a must for seek and find book lovers. Little eyes then spy the corresponding object in the appropriate color. The other wheel turns to display one of two colors ( each season has different colors). One wheel displays a grey-scale object like a robin or a mushroom. I love this unique take on the seek and find book: turn-seek-find! Each two page spread is filled with bold, colorful graphics and has two wheel for little hands to turn. And, yes, all of these will also be enjoyed by elementary aged kids. I've put the easiest books at the top of the list, they get harder as you continue down. But preschoolers like something a bit more challenging! These books encourage kids ages 3 and up to use their perception skills to find hidden objects, but the task is not too overwhelming. All you have to do is say, "point to the doggy," or whatever object you want them to locate. You can literally turn any book into a can-you-find book for toddlers. (Note: book covers and titles are affiliate links.) Seek and Find Books for Preschoolers and Up Since some of these books are more suitable for older kids and others are best for preschoolers, I've roughly sorted them by seek and find difficulty. Have children play Eye Spy as a way to respond to each other’s creations.Seek and Find books have come a long way since I Spy and Where's Waldo! Although those classics remain wonderful books to keep your kids busy, I've found some interesting new seek and find books that will give your kids' visual perception skills a workout, teach them patience and encourage them work towards a goal. TIP: Once children are comfortable with this practice of looking, extend it by using it as a method to respond to other children’s artwork as well. Use abstract art as well as representational to help children practice looking for detail even when the objects are not familiar or easily recognizable. This can be done with many different artworks and practiced regularly as part of circle time.Once children are comfortable with how the game is played, have a child say “I spy something _” and let other children guess what it could be. Have children guess something in the artwork that is blue (square, zigzag, etc).“I spy something dark blue at the top of the picture.” “I spy something dark blue (a small square, zigzag, etc).” Include directional language to incorporate more vocabulary. Have children sit in a circle and take a minute to look all around the artwork.Choose an art object with a variety of shapes, colors, and lines.
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