As preschool and pre-K teachers, finding fun and effective ways to teach important skills and social-emotional concepts to students is essential. The “Sammy the Golden Dog” series is a great tool to do just that. These Sammy books are engaging and teach essential skills through entertaining stories and hands-on activities.
About Sammy the Golden Dog
Sammy is a golden retriever who loves to learn and helps children develop speech, emotional, and cognitive skills in a fun way. The rhyming phrases in the books keep kids interested and excited to read them over and over again.
Soothing Sammy: Emotional Regulation Skill Building Program
This program helps kids learn to manage their emotions and communicate effectively. It includes sensory-rich activities, a curriculum, hands-on tools, the Sammy books, teacher guides, and a Sammy plush dog, making it a complete package for teaching emotional regulation.
A List of Sammy Books
Sammy Learns to Share: A Lesson in Taking Turns
Sammy and his best friend, Duke learn to share. This rhyming book teaches kids about patience and friendship. It includes tips and resources for using turn cards and making a turn-taking list, which can be very helpful with young learners.
Extending the Learning: Students can continue learning about their emotions with this emotions building blocks activity.
Sammy Chases the Alphabet
Sammy searches for letters on his farm, finding friends in funny situations with each letter. This book helps teach letter recognition and phonological awareness, making it a great addition to a farm-themed curriculum.
Extending the Learning: Set up a farmer’s market dramatic play to continue the farm-themed fun!
Sammy’s Counting Adventure
Sammy helps kids count from 1 to 20 in English, Spanish, and French. This book is perfect for teaching numbers, new languages, and matching numerals to words. It includes translations at the back and is great for multilingual counting lessons.
Extending the Learning: Students can play and practice more fun math skills when the teacher sets up an independent math center!
The Search for Sammy: A Lost and Found Adventure
This rhyming story teaches kids what to do if they get lost. Sammy’s adventure in the woods includes fun games and activities reinforcing safety lessons, making it ideal for a camping theme.
Extending the Learning: Want “s’more” camping-themed activities? Here’s a camping dramatic play area for students to keep playing and learning!
Sammy Goes to Preschool: Celebrating Diversity Among Friends
Sammy’s preschool adventures teach kids about diversity, inclusion, and equality. This book is great for an “all about me” curriculum and includes games that help children understand and celebrate their uniqueness.
Extending the Learning: Children all succeed when they make this adorable self-portrait keepsake!
Sammy Moves to a New Home
Sammy’s move to a new town teaches kids about embracing change and making new friends. This book is perfect for lessons about changes and transitions, offering comfort to children in similar situations.
Extending the Learning: Moving homes involves lots of boxes. Using boxes in the block area is a great way to recycle and provide fun learning material at the same time!
Why Choose Sammy the Golden Dog Series?
The Sammy series was created by an early childhood educator with over 20 years of experience. These books meet children at their level, incorporating active, hands-on learning activities. Preschools worldwide have successfully used Sammy books in their classrooms, making them a valuable addition to any thematic lesson and classroom library.
Add Sammy Books to Your Classroom Today!
Enhance your preschool and pre-K lessons with the Sammy the Golden Dog series. Whether you’re teaching sharing, alphabet recognition, counting, safety, diversity, coping with change, or emotional regulation, Sammy has a book to help. Visit www.JDEducational.com to explore the series and see how these delightful books can benefit your classroom.
