April 30, 2014 Story Time - Kites & Things That Fly

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

*marks the books we read


The Berenstain Bears and the Big Red Kite  by Stan & Jan Berenstain*
Planes Fly  by George Ella Lyon
The Kite Princess  by Juliet Clare Bell
Cows Can't Fly  by David Milgrim*
Today I Will Fly!  by Mo Willems
Stuck  by Oliver Jeffers
Shoo Fly!  by Iza Trapani*
Rabbit's Birthday Kite  by Maryann Macdonald
Catch the Wind! All About Kites  by Gail Gibbons
Super Duck  by Jez Alborough

The craft we made can be found here: http://www.dltk-holidays.com/summer/mkite.html

Extra activities:

We talked about the letter "K" the sound it makes and words that begin with "K"

Five Little Kites
Five little kites way up in the sky
say hi to the clouds as they pass by
say hi to the birds
say hi to the sun
say hi to the airplane, oh what fun
then swish went the wind
and they all took a dive....1-2-3-4-5

Kite Friends
One little kite in the sky so blue
along came another, then there were two
two little kites flying high above me
along came another, and then there were three
three little kites, watch how they soar
along came another, then there were four
four little kites so high and so alive
along came another and then there were five
five little kites dancing across the sky
what a sight to see, way up so high!

April 23, 2014 Story Time - Bunnies/Rabbits

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

*marks the books we read


Peek-A-Boo Bunny  by Holly Surplice*
What Noise Does a Rabbit Make?  by Carrie Weston
Oh So Tiny Bunny  by David Kirk*
Rabbit Ears  by Amber Stewart
Seven Little Bunnies  by Julie Stiegemeyer*
Creepy Carrots  by Aaron Reynolds
If You're Hoppy  by April Pulley Sayre*
Little Bunny Foo Foo: the Real Story  by Cori Doerrfeld

We decorated a paper bunny and glued it to a craft stick for a puppet

Extra activities:

We talked about the letter "B" the sound it makes and other words that start with "B"

Bunny
Here is a bunny with ears so funny
(make a fist and then extend index and middle finger)
And here is a hole in the ground
(make a hole with other fist)
When a noise he hears, he pricks up his ears
(extend 2 fingers straight upward)
And hops into his hole in the ground
(jump fingers into hole in other fist)

10 Little Bunnies
1 little, 2 little, 3 little bunnies, 4 little, 5 little, six little bunnies, 7 little, 8 little, nine little bunnies, 10 little
bunnies hopping up and down.
Then we counted backwards from 10 to 1

April 16, 2014 Story Time - Eggs

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

*marks the books we read


An Egg is Quiet  by Dianna Aston*
True or False? Farm Animals  by Daniel Nunn
10 Easter Egg Hunters  by Janet Schulman*
Guess What is Growing Inside This Egg  by Mia Posada
Egg Drop  by Mini Grey*
Eggs  by Marilyn Singer
A Nest Full of Eggs  by Priscilla Belz Zenkins

For our craft we decorated a sticky egg with tissue paper and tied a string on for hanging

Extra activities:

We talked about the letter "E" the sound it makes and words that begin with "E"

Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
all the kings horses and all the kings men
couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together again

Cluck Cluck Red Hen (tune: "Baa Baa Black Sheep")
Baa, baa black sheep, have you any wool?
yes, sir, yes sir, three bags full
one for your sweater and one for your rug
and one for your blanket to keep you warm and snug (repeat first two lines)

Cluck, cluck red hen, have you any eggs?
Yes sir, yes sir, as many as your legs
one for your breakfast and one for your lunch
come back tomorrow, I'll have another bunch (repeat first two lines)

Moo, moo, brown cow, have you milk for me?
Yes sir, yes sir, as tasty as can be
churn it into butter, make it into cheese,
freeze it into ice cream or drink it if you please (repeat first two lines)

Buzz, buzz, busy bee, is your honey sweet?
Yes sir, yes sir, sweet enough to eat
honey on your muffin, honey on your cake,
honey by the spoonful, as much as I can make (repeat first two lines)

April 9, 2014 Story Time - Earth Day

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

*marks the books we read



Recycling Is Fun  by Charles Ghigna*
Let's Save Water  by Sara E. Nelson
You Can Help  by Jennifer B. Gillis*
Let's Reduce Garbage  by Sara E. Nelson*
Earth Day, Birthday!  by Maureen Wright*
The Dumpster Diver  by Janet S. Wong
Let's Reuse  by Sara E. Nelson

For our craft we colored a small Earth and made it into a necklace to wear

Extra Activities:

Recycling In My Home (sing to "Wheels on the bus")
Recycling in my home goes round and round
round and round, round and round
recycling in my home goes round and round
all through the day
Tie up the papers and take them back
take them back, take them back
tie up the papers and take them back
all through the day
Crush the cans and take them back
take them back, take them back
crush the cans and take them back
all through the day
Rinse the milk bottles and take them back
take them back, take them back
rinse the milk bottles and take them back
all through the day
Save the glass and take it back
take it back, take it back
save the glass and take it back
all through the day

April 2, 2014 Story Time - April & April Showers

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

*marks the books we read


Flowers and Showers  by Rebecca Fjelland Davis*
April Fool!  by Harriet Ziefert
Rain  by Marion Dane Bauer
Who Likes Rain?  by Wong Herbert Yee*
Let's Read About Rain  by Kristin Boerger
Rain  by Kristin Ward*
The Rain Train  by Elena De Roo
April  by Robyn Brode*

The craft we did can be found at: http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/littlecritter/

Extra activities:

We talked about the letters "A" & "S", the sounds they make and other words that start with those letters

Itsy Bitsy Spider
Itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout
down came the rain and washed the spider out
out came the sun and dried up all the rain
and the itsy bitsy spider crawled up the spout again

(We used colored umbrellas for both finger plays listed below)

Color Umbrellas
Here are some umbrellas
just for me and you
can you name their colors?
red, yellow, blue
Here are more umbrellas
the prettiest we've seen
now let's name their colors
purple, orange, green

Five Umbrellas
Five umbrellas stood by the back door
the red one went outside
and then there were four
Four umbrellas, pretty as can be
the blue one went outside
and then there were three
Three umbrellas, with nothing to do
the green one went outside
and then there were two
Two umbrellas not having much fun
the yellow one went outside
and then there was one
Just one umbrella alone in the hall
the purple one went outside
and that was all