Louby's Busy Year (54 pages)
Louby's Busy Year
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Louby's Busy Year
Spring
Pitter-patter! Spring rain helps the little plants grow.
Spring
Little sprouts
Color the garden and the little sprouts!
How do things grow?
What comes first? Put the pictures in order!
Back to the nest
Help the little chick get back to its nest!
What do we wear?
Mittens to build a snowman, a raincoat for the rain, a sun hat for the sun. Draw a line from each thing we wear to its day!
Rainy day lines
Trace each line from dot to arrow. Start at the big dot!
Stay dry! (1–8)
Connect the dots. What do we wear in the rain?
Spring garden count
Look closely! Count the caterpillars and chicks, and write how many you find.
Count the sprouts
Count the sprouts. Write how many on the line!
How many?
Cut and match
Cut out the pictures at the bottom. Glue each one next to its matching friend!
Finish the flower
Draw the other half of the flower. Use the dots to help!
Puddle jumping
Color the rain boots and the rainbow!
Summer
Hello, sunshine! Summer days are long and warm.
Summer
A day at the beach
Color the sun hat and the sandcastle!
What comes next?
Look at the pattern. What comes next? Circle it!
Spot the difference in the park
The two pictures look the same, but 3 things are different. Circle them on the bottom picture!
Shady and cool! (1–8)
Connect the dots. What keeps the sun off your head?
A leafy lunch
Help the hungry caterpillar find a yummy leaf!
Count the ice cream cones
Count the ice cream cones. Write how many on the line!
How many?
Summer shadows
Draw a line from each picture to its shadow!
Beach count
Look closely! Count the crabs and starfish, and write how many you find.
Finish the butterfly
Draw the other half of the butterfly. Use the dots to help!
Animal or thing?
In each row, one picture does not belong. Circle it!
Watermelon picnic
Color the juicy watermelon!
Fall
Whoosh! The wind blows the leaves off the trees.
Fall
Leaf pile jump
Color the leaves blowing in the wind!
First, next, last
What comes first? Put the pictures in order!
Pumpkin time! (1–15)
Connect the dots. What grows big and round in the fall?
Dress for the day
Rain boots for the rain, sunglasses for the sun, earmuffs for the snow. Draw a line from each thing we wear to its weather!
Fall farm count
Look closely! Count the pumpkins, apples and fall leaves, and write how many you find.
Count the fall leaves
Count the fall leaves. Write how many on the line!
How many?
Swirly wind lines
Trace each line from dot to arrow. Start at the big dot!
Snip and stick
Cut out the pictures at the bottom. Glue each one next to its matching friend!
Finish the acorn
Draw the other half of the acorn. Use the dots to help!
Pattern parade
Look at the pattern. What comes next? Circle it!
The pumpkin patch
Color the pumpkins in the patch!
Winter
Brrr! Soft white snow is falling everywhere.
Winter
Build a snowman
Color the snowman and his top hat!
Snowman days
What comes first? Put the pictures in order!
Down the snowy hill
Help the sled slide down to the snowman!
Warm hands! (1–25)
Connect the dots. What keeps your hands warm in the snow?
Winter shadows
Draw a line from each picture to its shadow!
Spot the difference in the snow
The two pictures look the same, but 5 things are different. Circle them on the bottom picture!
Count the snowflakes
Count the snowflakes. Write how many on the line!
How many?
Loop-de-loop sledding lines
Trace each line from dot to arrow. Start at the big dot!
Finish the snowman
Draw the other half of the snowman. Use the dots to help!
Pattern puzzle
Look at the pattern. What comes next? Circle it!
Whee, sledding!
Color the sled and the snowy hill!
All Year Long Certificate
You finished the whole book. Write your name and celebrate!
All Year Long Certificate
Louby's Busy Year
Answer key (1)
For grown-ups: every puzzle solution in this book.
- mitten → snowman
- raincoat → rain cloud
- sun hat → sun
- caterpillars: 3
- chicks: 2
Answer key (2)
For grown-ups: every puzzle solution in this book.
- sun → shadow of the sun
- sun hat → shadow of the sun hat
- butterfly → shadow of the butterfly
- ice cream cone → shadow of the ice cream cone
Answer key (3)
For grown-ups: every puzzle solution in this book.
- crabs: 3
- starfish: 3
- rain boots → rain cloud
- sunglasses → sun
- earmuffs → snowflake
- pumpkins: 2
- apples: 3
- fall leaves: 3
Answer key (4)
For grown-ups: every puzzle solution in this book.
- snowman → shadow of the snowman
- sled → shadow of the sled
- mitten → shadow of the mitten
- snowflake → shadow of the snowflake