October 3, 2018 Story Time - Missouri Building Block Nominees 2018-2019


If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read

















Carrot & Pea - An Unlikely Friendship  by Morag Hood*




















A Good Day For A Hat  by T. Nat Fuller*

For our craft we decorated paper plate crowns with gems and stickers like the example below:




Extra activities
We talked about our favorite vegetables

Jumping Beans
One, two, three, four
beans come jumping through the door
five, six, seven, eight
jumping right onto my plate!

We played a hat guessing game

















September 26, 2018 Story Time - Missouri Building Block Nominees 2018-2019


If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read



















Every bunny Dance!  by Ellie Sandall*




















The Giant Jumperee  by Julia Donaldson & Helen Oxenbury*


For our craft we made bunny headbands

Extra activities
Funny Bunny
Here is a bunny (raise two fingers)
with ears so funny
and here is a hole in the ground (make a hole with the fingers of your other hand)
at the first sound she hears
she pricks up her ears (straighten fingers)
and pops right into the ground (put bunny ear fingers in hole)

Five Little Bunnies
Five little bunnies standing by the door
one hopped away, and then there were four
four little bunnies sitting by a tree
one hopped away, and then there were three
three little bunnies looking at you
one hopped away, and then there were two
two little bunnies enjoying the sun
one hopped away, and then there was one
one little bunny sitting all alone
he hopped away, and then there were none


September 19, 2018 Story Time - Missouri Building Block Nominees 2018-2019


If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read




















Spunky Little Monkey  by Bill Martin, Jr. & Michael Sampson*




















Go Sleep in Your Own Bed!  by Candace Fleming & Lori Nichols*

For our craft we made a monkey mask like this one:













Directions and a free printable can be found here:
https://goo.gl/nQMwbc

Extra activities
10 Little Monkeys
1 little, 2 little, 3 little monkeys
4 little, 5 little, 6 little monkeys
7 little, 8 little, 9 little monkeys
10 little monkeys go (imitate monkeys with sounds & movements)

Monkey See, Monkey Do
The monkey stomps, stomps, stomps his feet
the monkey stomps, stomps, stomps his feet
monkey see, monkey do
the monkey does the same as you!
the monkey claps, claps, claps his hands
the monkey claps, claps, claps his hands
monkey see, monkey do
the monkey does the same as you!
the monkey jumps, jumps, jumps up and down
the monkey jumps, jumps, jumps up and down
monkey see, monkey do
the monkey does the same as you!
(add additional verses; sits down, stands up, turns around, etc)

Over in the barnyard (each child was given a baggie with the die cut animals needed)
Over in the barnyard
early in the morning
see the yellow chickies
standing in a row
see the busy farmer
giving them their breakfast
cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep
off they go (we hid each animal behind our backs)
(we added these additional verses)
brown turkeys
gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble
black sheep
baa, baa, baa, baa
orange ducklings
quack, quack, quack, quack


September 12, 2018 Story Time - Missouri Building Block Nominees 2018-2019


If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read




















Pug meets Pig  by Sue Lowell Gallion* (nominee)












I Got a New Friend  by Karl Newsom Edwards* (nominee)
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!  by Mo Willems*

For our craft we made a rainbow shape dog like this one. We colored it and taped it to a craft stick to make a puppet.













Extra activities

While reading this story the children got to put a colored sticker on the dog template located under the story.

This is Dog. (place Dog on flannel board)
Dog is white with one black spot on his ear.
At breakfast time, Dog sits by the table and SPLAT! Red jam drips
onto his back. Now Dog has two spots. (place red spot on Dog)
After breakfast, Dog runs outside too close to someone who is painting the
front door. SPLISH! A bit of blue paint splashes onto Dog. Now Dog has
three spots. (Place blue spot on Dog)
Dog runs to the park and rolls on the grass. SQUASH! The
grass makes a green stain on his white fur. Now Dog has four spots.
(Place green spot on Dog)
Dog follows someone who is eating chocolate. SQUISH! Dog gets a
pat with chocolatey fingers. Now Dog has five spots. (Place brown spot
on Dog)
A bee buzzes up to see what is going on. SWISH! The bee drops yellow
pollen as it flies by. Now Dog has six spots. (Place yellow spot on Dog)
Dog trots on through the park. SPLOSH! Someone drips pink ice cream that lands on him.
Now Dog has seven spots. (Place pink spot on Dog)
Dog runs up the street toward home. SPLASH! A ball bounces in a
puddle and some gray mud splatters him. Now Dog has eight spots.
(Place gray spot on Dog)
In front of the gate Dog steps onto an orange juice box. SPLURT!
The straw squirts an orange patch onto him. Now Dog has nine spots. (Place orange spot on Dog)
Dog races back inside the house and right into someone who is coloring
with markers. The marker leaves a purple smudge on Dog’s head. Now
Dog has ten spots. (Place purple spot on Dog)
When everyone notices how many spots Dog has, he/she says “You need a

bath, Dog!”








September 5, 2018 Story Time - Missouri Building Block Nominees 2018-2019


If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read




















Barnacle is Bored  by Jonathan Fenske* (nominee)




















Plankton is Pushy  by Jonathan Fenske* (nominee)
Blob Fish - A Book All About Me!  by Jessica Olien*

For our craft we glued the letter "U" and some fishes to an underwater scene on paper

Extra activities
Five Little Fish
One little fishy swimming in the ocean blue
here comes another one, then there were two
two little fishes swimming in the sea
here comes another one, then there were three
three little fishes swimming near the shore
here comes another one, then there were four
four little fishes swimming around and dive
here comes another one and now there are five
here comes a shark, looking for some fun
look out little fishes and away they run

We talked about things that live/can be found in the ocean: whales, sharks, fish, octopus, sea shells, plankton, clams, barnacles, etc.


August 29, 2018 Story Time - Colors


If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read


















Magic Colors  by Patrick George*
Orange Pear Apple Bear  by Emily Gravett
Follow the Yarn - A Book of Colors  by Emily Sper*
ABC Color  by Walter Foster, Jr.
Maggie and Michael Get Dressed  by Denise Fleming
Let's Play!  by Herve Tullet*
Eric Carle and Friends - What's Your Favorite Color?  by Eric Carle

For our craft we made this:




















Directions for this craft can be found here:
https://goo.gl/CJtu2J

Extra activities
We talked about our favorite colors

We played a color game - I held up pictures and the children had to guess what color the item was

August 22, 2018 Story Time - Numbers


If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read


















Bear Counts  by Karma Wilson*
Goodnight, numbers  by Danica McKellar
10, 9, 8 Polar Animals! A Counting Backward Book  by Rebecca Fjelland Davis*
Monster Knows Numbers  by Lori Capote
1-2-3 peas  by Keith Baker*
One Big Building - A Counting Book About Construction  by Michael Dahl*

For our craft we made this:











Directions for this craft can be found here:

https://goo.gl/EyCxhy

Extra activities
We counted up to ten, then back down again

We played a number guessing game where I held up numbers and the children had to guess what number it was