Books We Read
One of my favorite activities to do with the children is read to them.  I have books that correlate with each of my themes for the year.  I pick books up about anywhere:  book sales, library, thrift stores, garage sales, Barnes & Noble, etc.  I put labels with my name on all my books, so if I lend any out, people know where to return them.  I always tell the children who the author is and who illustrated the book.  We discuss what the author does and what the illustrator does.  I ask them questions regarding what they think might happen next as I read the book. 
A is for Apple and Beginning of the Year Books:
Read It, Don't Eat It! (a great book about book handling).  Ian Schoenherr
Welcome Fall:  Leaves.  Marilyn Easton
The Night Before Preschool.  Natasha Wing
Johnny Appleseed. Steven Kellogg
The Kissing Hand.  This comes with Kissing Hand stickers. Audrey Penn
Huggapotamus.  (teaches children to give loving, gentle hugs and not to be too rough). Steve Metzger
Teddy Time.  This is a book the children picked from the shelf and asked me to read.  They love it because they can move the hands of the clock when the story tells them to move it. 
B is for Bugs
Insect Homes.  Lydia Carlin
Ladybugs.  Mia Posada
Bugs and Spiders.  Barbara Taylor
It's Time to Call 911.  This is another book the children asked me to read to them.  This book has a phone built into it, and the children love pushing the 911 buttons.
C is for Cats
Love Splat.  Rob Scotton
Pete the Cat; I Love My White Shoes.  Eric Litwin.  Every year I read this book, the kids absolutely love it!  You can find lots of activities centered around this book online to use with the kids.
Fat Cat.  Sue Graves. 
D is for Dinosaurs
Dinosaur Roar!  Paul & Henrietta Stickland
Dinosaurs Don't, Dinosaurs Do.  (about manners).  Steve Bjorkman
E is for Eggs

F is for Friends and Feelings

G is for Mother Goose


H is for Hats Off to Community Helpers

I is for Instruments
Library Books
Just How Long Can a String Be.  Keith Baker
The Show-and-Tell Lion.  Barbara Abercrombie
Snowmen All Year.  Caralyn Buehner
On a Beam of Light; Story of Albert Einstein.  Jennifer Berne.