Are you looking for some Hockey children’s books to use in your classroom that include literacy extension ideas? This list may be just what you are looking for!
Hockey is a wonderful theme and is filled with some exciting literacy experiences to explore. You may have had the opportunity to read some of these Hockey books already, but hopefully some will be a new adventure for you and your kids. Whether you like or dislike Hockey, try these engaging books and some of the extension activities suggested.
1. Goodnight Hockey by Michael Dahl
Goodnight Hockey is the perfect bedtime board book for every hockey fan! At the city’s outdoor arena, the hockey action is fast=paced and easy to follow. From the first puck drop to the final buzzer, Goodnight Hockey will have every hockey fan cheering.
Rhyming text and energetic art perfectly capture the excitement and thrill of a hockey game. Goodnight Hockey is the perfect bedtime story for your young sports fan.
Literacy Extensions:
- Hockey Literature List
- Classroom Booklet: “To Play Hockey”
- Hockey Counting
- My Hockey Story: Student Worksheets
2. Let’s Play Hockey by Ginger Swift
Introduce your children to the great sport of hockey in this lively, interactive Lift-a-Flap board book. Learn all about basic game rules, team uniforms, safety equipment, practice drills, and good sportsmanship.
Kids will love exploring every playful scene filled with animal friends and tons of hockey fun. Thick, durable board pages and easy-to-lift chunky flaps are perfectly sized for little children.
Literacy Extensions:
- “If I Played Hockey” Classroom Book
- “Hockey Counting” Student Booklet
- Venn Diagram Comparing Hockey vs Football
- Hockey Build a Two Addend Number Sentence
3. Glory on Ice: A Vampire Hockey Story by Maureen Fergus
After centuries alone in his old castle, Vlad is ready to try something new. When he hears the local hockey team gushing about how they’ll crush and destroy their opponents in the next game, he knows he’s found the activity for him!
Vlad decides to bring his crushing-and-destroying skills to the ice in this hilarious story about the newest and oldest member of the local peewee hockey team. He immediately gives the game his all, but he soon realizes that super-human powers don’t mean much in hockey without a mastery of the basics.
Literacy Extensions:
- Classroom Book: To Play Hockey
- Hockey Story Parts Worksheet
- Hockey Skate Art Project
- Hockey Number & Ten Frame Match Game
4. Hockey Morning, Noon and Night by Doretta Groenendyk
This colorful picture book is based on the author’s seven-year-old son and his capacity to incorporate hockey into all that he does. This includes eating, drawing, music, visits with friends, sleeping and stories.
This book has playful watercolor and ink images of characters and scenes, sometimes three or four to a page. It has no complete backgrounds, but just light-hearted visual vignettes that enhance the verse with humor and coziness. It will be an approachable book for kids, and heart-warming for any adult involved in hockey culture.
Literacy Extensions:
- Hockey Literature List
- Hockey Story Parts: Student Worksheet
- Hockey Roll It! Read It! Short Vowels
- Hockey Sticks Art Project
5. It’s Hockey Season by Jayne J. Jones
It’s Hockey Season tells the tale of two brothers, Blaine and Cullen, who love ice hockey and each other. Cullen is the all-star team captain and his brother Blaine, who has Down syndrome, is the team manager.
Blaine is clearly the unsung hero of the team; his leadership and unselfish actions speak louder than words. Young readers are able to learn respect and a better understanding for the challenges individuals with special needs face on a daily basis.
Literacy Extensions:
- “If I Played Hockey” Classroom Book
- Hockey Story Sequencing Student Worksheet
- Hockey Art Project
- Hockey Add & Subtract Match Game
6. Score! My First Hockey Game by Tanner Ryan
This fun, informative, and action-packed illustrated sports book for children features the game of the the Penguins vs. the Otters! Each page introduces hockey terms, gear, players, and referees within the context of the story of a 3-period game between all-animal teams.
Read along as the two teams face off, flick the puck across the ice, check each other safely and even get penalties. Who’s going to win? It will all be decided by a last-minute power play!
Literacy Extensions:
- Hockey Word Bank
- Hockey Literature Retelling Organizer Student Page
- Hockey Make a Short Vowel Word Game
- Hockey Roll & Cover Math Games
7. Dino-Hockey by Lisa Wheeler
In a hockey match unrivaled in prehistory, the Meat-Eaters take on the Veggiesaurs. Fans go wild in the stands as T. Rex and Triceratops face off, and the game is off to a rip-roaring start. An assist from Raptor gains the first goal for the Meat-Eaters, but the naughty Pterodactyl twins, playing wingers, earn their team a penalty.
You’ll have a front row seat, so keep an eye on Raptor. Hockey gets him pretty riled up and that’s quite a set of teeth he’s baring. Will the plant-eaters become the champions? Or will the meat-eaters be victorious? Fast-paced, rhyming commentary and exuberant illustrations put readers right in the action. Sure to thrill dinosaur lovers and sports fans alike!
Literacy Extensions:
- “Hockey Senses” Student Booklet
- Hockey Make a Short Vowel Word
- Hockey Sight Word Games
- Hockey Build 2 Addend Addition Number Sentences
8. It’s Hockey Time, Franklin by Jason Cooper
When Franklin accepts Charlie Brown’s invitation to play hockey at the pond, the ace player doesn’t get the carefree afternoon he expects. First Peppermint Patty refuses to share the ice. Then a rival group of kids try to claim the pond for themselves.
It looks like Franklin will never get to skate, until he brainstorms a brilliant play to please everyone. With Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Lucy, and Snoopy on his side, he challenges the rival kids in a winner-take-all game of hockey. If Franklin’s team wins, the pond belongs to everyone.
Literacy Extensions:
- “To Play Hockey” Classroom Book
- Hockey Letter & Sound Match Game
- Hockey Build a Word
- Hockey Numbers & Ten Frames Math Game
Finally, there are so many Hockey children’s books you can choose from. From fiction to nonfiction, the list of Hockey books is endless. Remember to pick the books that best fit the needs of your students or children and support your learning activities. Happy Reading!
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