December 23, 2015 Story Time - Santa

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

*marks the books we read

Here Comes Santa Cat  by Deborah Underwood*
Santa Duck and His Merry Helpers  by David Milgrim
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas  by Eric Litwin*
Where, Oh Where, Is Santa Claus?  by Lisa Wheeler
I'm not Santa!  by Jonathan Allen*
Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho!  by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin*
Santa Claus and the Three Bears  by Maria Modugno

For our craft we glued a picture of santa's beard to a craft stick and covered it with cotton balls.
We also made a santa lunch bag puppet like the one found here:
http://goo.gl/h2nExs


Extra activities:
Five Little Christmas Cookies
(hold up five fingers then take one away as directed by poem)
5 little Christmas cookies on a plate by the door
one was eaten and then there were four
4 little Christmas cookies gazing up at me
one was eaten and then there were three
3 little Christmas cookies enough for me and you
one was eaten and then there were two
2 little Christmas cookies sitting in the sun
one was eaten and then there was one
1 little Christmas cookie better grab it fast
as you can see the others surely didn't last!

Old St. Nicholas (sung to the tune of "Old McDonald Had a Farm")
Old St. Nicholas had a tree
ho, ho, ho, ho, ho
and on that tree he had some horns
ho, ho, ho, ho, ho
with a toot toot here and a toot toot there
here a toot, there a toot
everywhere a toot, toot
continue.....
lights-----flash, flash
candy canes-----yum, yum
drums-----boon, boon
bells-----ring, ring
birds-----peep, peep
stars-----twinkle, twinkle

December 16, 2015 Story Time - Reindeer

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

*marks the books we read

The Great Reindeer Rebellion  by Lisa Trumbauer*
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer  by Robert Lewis May
Rudolph's Christmas Party!  by Mary Man-Kong*
Caribou: and Reindeer, Too  by Joyce L. Markovics
Olive the Other Reindeer  by J. Otto Seibold
Bob and 6 more Christmas Stories  by Sandra Boynton*
Merry Christmas Samantha Reindeer  by Eugene Bradley Coco

For our craft we made a reindeer ornament like the one here:
http://goo.gl/tTOaQj

We also made candy cane and round ornaments with pipe cleaners and beads

December 9, 2015 Story Time - Winter/Polar Animals

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

*marks the books we read

Polar Animals  by Paul Hess*
Polar Bear by Trevor Ricketts
10, 9, 8 Polar Animals! A Counting Backward Book  by Rebecca Fjelland Davis*
No  by Claudia Rueda*
Bear Has a Story to Tell  by Philip C. Stead
Polar Animals  by Deborah Hodge
Animal Babies in Polar Lands  by Jennifer Schodield*
The Magic School Bus Presents Polar Animals  by Cynthia O'Brien
20 Fun Facts About Penguins  by Heather Moore Niver

For our craft we made a circle polar bear like the one here:
http://goo.gl/SwJ48w


Extra activities:
Polar bear, polar bear
Polar bear, polar bear turn around
polar bear, polar bear touch the ground
polar bear, polar bear growl real loud
polar bear, polar bear sit on the ground

Five Little Polar Bears
One little polar bear
wondering what to do
along came another
then there were two!
Two little polar bears
climbing up a tree
along came another
then there were three!
Three little polar bears
ate an apple core
along came another
then there were four!
Four little polar bears
happy to be alive
along came another
then there were five!

5 Perky Penguins
Five perky penguins, stood on the shore
one went for a swim, and then there were four
four perky penguins, looked out to sea
One went swimming, and then there were three
three perky penguins said, "What can we do?"
one jumped in the water, and then there were two
two perky penguins, sat in the sun
one swam off, and then there was one
one perky penguin said, "this is no fun!"
he dived in the water, and then there were none

December 2, 2015 Story Time - Hibernation

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

*marks the books we read

Hibernation  by Margaret Hall*
Wake me in Spring  by James Preller
Animal Hibernation  by Jeanie Mebane
Every Autumn Comes the Bear  by Jim Arnosky*
Over and Under the Snow  by Kate Messner
Animals are Sleeping  by Suzanne Slade*
Time to Sleep  by Denise Fleming

For our craft we made a picture like this one from:http://goo.gl/vRh8oU

Extra activities:
Where is bear?
(substitute any hibernating animal - sung to "Where is Thumbkin?")
Where is bear? Where is bear?
here I am, here I am
How are you this winter?
very tired, thank you
go to sleep
go to sleep
(other animals you can use in the song: badger, chipmunk, groundhog, turtle, frog, bat, etc)

Bear is sleeping
(sung to "Frere Jacques")
Bear is sleeping, bear is sleeping
let it snow! let it snow!
sleeping all the winter, sleeping all the winter
snug and warm, snug and warm
bear is sleeping, bear is sleeping
in a cave, in a cave
I wonder when he'll come out, wonder when he'll come out
in the spring, in the spring

November 25, 2015 Story Time - Turkeys

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

*marks the books we read

Gobble Gobble  by Cathryn Falwell*
Turkey Day  by Grace Maccarone
Turkeys Never Gobble!  by Joan Holub
Run, Turkey, Run!  by Diane Mayr*
10 Turkeys in the Road  by Brenda Reeves Sturgis
I'm No Turkey!  by Hans Wilhelm
This Is The Turkey  by Abby Levine*
Turkeys That Fly and Turkeys That Don't  by Allen Fowler
10 Fat Turkeys  by Tony Johnston

For our craft we made a paper turkey that looked like this:
http://goo.gl/6T9ljV

Extra activities

We talked about the parts of a turkey; head, body, beak, tail, wings, legs, etc and what people and turkeys have/don't have in common

Five Little Turkeys
Five little turkeys by the barn door
one waddled off, then there were four
four little turkeys out under the tree
one waddled, off, then there were three
three little turkeys with nothing to do
one waddled off, then there were two
two little turkeys in the noonday sun
one waddled off, then there was one
one little turkey - better run away!
soon it will be Thanksgiving day

If You're Thankful (sung to "If You're Happy and You Know It")
If you're thankful and you know it clap your hands
if you're thankful and you know it clap your hands
if you're thankful and you know it
then your face will surely show it
if you're thankful and you know it clap your hands
(repeat with other actions like; stomp your feet, slap your knees, say "hurray")

November 18, 2015 Story Time - Time for Thanks and Thanksgiving

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

Thanks for Thanksgiving  by Julie Markes
The Great Thanksgiving Escape  by Mark Fearing
The Thankful Book  by Todd Parr
The Best Thanksgiving Ever  by Teddy Slater
Thanksgiving Is For Giving Thanks  by Margaret Sutherland
Grace's Thanksgiving  by Lisa Bullard
Thank You, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving for Emily Ann  by Teresa Johnston
Thanksgiving Is Here!  by Diane Goode

For our craft we colored a Thanksgiving turkey doorknob hanger

November 10, 2015 Story Time - Squirrels

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

*marks the books we read

Squirrels and Their Nests  by Martha E. H. Rustad*
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin  by Beatrix Potter
I See a Squirrel  by Alex Appleby*
One Wide Sky A Bedtime Lullaby  by Deborah Wiles
The Very Best Bed  by Rebekah Raye*
Earl the Squirrel  by Don Freeman
Nuts to You!  by Lois Ehlert*

For our craft we colored a picture of a squirrel, pasted on the letter "S" for it's tail and taped it to a craft stick to make a puppet.

Extra activities

Help your child think of words that start with the letter "S"

Help your child think of words that rhyme with the foods that squirrels eat; "nuts", "seeds", etc

Five Little Squirrels Fingerplay
Five little squirrels sitting by the door,
One ran away and then there were four.
Four little squirrels climbing up a tree,
One ran away and then there were three.
Three little squirrels with coats so new.
One ran away and then there were two.
Two little squirrels warming in the sun,
One ran away leaving only one.
One little squirrel wasn't having any fun,
He ran away and then there were none.

November 4, 2015 Story Time - Birds

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

*marks the books we read

Birds  by Kevin Henkes*
Bring on the Birds  by Susan Stockdale*
Mama Built a Little Nest  by Jennifer Ward
Birds and Their Nests  by Linda Tagliaferro*
Have You Heard the Nesting Bird  by Rita Gray
"I'm Not Cute"  by Jonathan Allen*

For our craft we glued birds onto a nest and covered them with feathers

Extra activities:

We talked about how birds are different than we are, we have skin to cover our bodies and birds have feathers; we have mouths and birds have beaks, etc

Little birds, little birds
Little birds, little birds, jump up and down
little birds, little birds, don't make a sound!
little birds, little birds, tip-toe to me
little birds, little birds, bend your knees!
little birds, little birds, peep, peep, peep
little birds, little birds, sleep, sleep, sleep
little birds, little birds, fly to the leaves!
little birds, little birds, sit down, please

October 28, 2015 Story Time - Pumpkins

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

*marks the books we read

Pick a Perfect Pumpkin  by Robin Koontz*
The Runaway Pumpkin  by Kevin Lewis
Pumpkin Time  by Erzsi Deak
Ten Orange Pumpkins A Counting Book  by Stephen Savage*
Apples and Pumpkins  by Anne Rockwell
Fall Pumpkins Orange and Plump  by Martha E. H. Rustad
Pumpkin Trouble  by Jan Thomas*
Pumpkin Cat  by Anne Mortimer
Jack-'o-lanterns  by Megan Cooley Peterson

For our craft we made a pumpkin like the ones found here:
http://goo.gl/DuumoJ


Extra activities

We cut open a pumpkin so we could view and touch the seeds and guts inside

We did a science experiment with a pumpkin like the one found here:
http://goo.gl/YHWrSE

Five Little Jack-o'lanterns 
Five little jack-o'lanterns glowing by the door
father took one and that left four
four little jack-o'lanterns, a sight to see
mother took one and that left three
three little jack-o'lanterns lit through and through
brother took one and that left two
two little jack-o'lanterns greeting everyone
sister took one and that left one
one little jack-o'lantern with a great big grin
I picked him up and took him in

October 12, 2015 Story Time - Leaves

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

*marks the books we read

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf  by Lois Ehlert*
Pumpkin Man  by Judith Moffatt*
What Small Rabbit Heard  by Sheryl Webster & Tim Warnes
Dappled Apples  by Jan Carr*
Leaves  by David Ezra Stein*

For our craft we made a fall wreath (like this one: http://goo.gl/2Ajk5g) by covering a paper plate with paper leaves. Then tied on a piece of yarn for hanging.

Extra activities

Five Little Leaves
Five little leaves up in a tree
one little leaf said, "Look at Me!"
the leaf let go and down he fell
"EEEEEEE"
ouch! He didn't feel so well
(repeat with four, three, etc)

Yellow Leaves (sung to "London Bridge)
Yellow leaves are falling down,
falling down, falling down
yellow leaves are falling down,
leaves are falling
(repeat with other colors like: orange, red, brown, green, etc)

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Story Time - Apples

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

*marks the books we read

We Harvest Apples in Fall  by Rebecca Felix*
Red Are the Apples  by Wade Zahares
Johnny Appleseed  by Jane Kurtz*
Apple Pie ABC  by Alison Murray
Found an Apple  by Harriet Ziefert*
Ducking for Apples  by Lynne Berry
I Know It's Autumn  by Eileen Spinelli*

The craft we made can be found here:
http://goo.gl/z122Ll

Extra activities:

Up in the Apple Tree
Way up high in the apple tree (reach arms up high)
two little apples were looking at me (circle eyes with thumbs and index fingers)
I shook that tree as hard as I could (pretend to shake tree)
down came the apples (bring arms from high to low)
and mmmmm were they good! (rub tummy)

Apple Roll Chant
Five little apples in the bowl (hold up five fingers)
one fell out and started to roll (rotate fists)
it bumped the table & hit my feet (clap hands)
how many apples left to eat? (shrug shoulders)
(count down to zero apples)

October 7, 2015 Story Time - Autumn/Fall

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

*marks the books we read

Tap the Magic Tree  by Christie Matheson*
Fall Mixed Up  by Bob Raczka
True or False? Seasons  by Daniel Nunn*
Fall Leaves  by Don L. Curry
Fall Leaves Change Colors  by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld*
Awesome Autumn  by Bruce Goldstone
Count Down to Fall  by Fran Hawk*

For our craft we made a tree like this:
http://goo.gl/73qelW


Extra activities:

Autumn Leaves are Falling Down
(sung to "London Bridge is Falling Down")
Autumn leaves are falling down (flutter fingers)
falling down, falling down
autumn leaves are falling down
we love autumn!

Take a rake and pile them up (pretend to rake)
pile them up, pile them up
take a rake and pile them up
we love autumn!

Jump in them and toss them around (pretend to jump and toss leaves)
toss them around, toss them around
jump in them and toss them around
we love autumn!

Fall
Autumn winds begin to blow (blow)
colored leaves fall fast and slow (wiggle fingers)
twilring, whirling, all around (turn around)
until at last they touch the ground

September 30, 2015 Story Time - Missouri Building Block Picture Book Nominees for 2015

This month we are reading all the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Nominees for 2015 and voting on the ones we liked the best.

*marks the books we read

Row, Row, Row Your Boat  by Jane Cabrera*(nominee)
Down by the Barn  by Will Hillenbrand*(nominee)
Down by the Station by Will Hillenbrand
True or False-Farm Animals  by Daniel Nunn*
Row, Row, Row Your Boat  by Iza Trapani

For our craft we made a boat like this one:
http://goo.gl/F1dse

Extra activities:

Oh, I'm going for a Ride
(tune: If You're Happy and You Know It)
Oh, I'm going for a ride in a car (pretend to steer a car)
oh, I'm going for a ride in a car
oh, I'm going for a ride
and I want you by my side
oh, I'm going for a ride in a car (honk, honk)

Oh, I'm going for a ride in a plane (extend arms like airplane wings)
oh, I'm going for a ride in a plane
oh, I'm going for a ride
and I want you by my side
oh, I'm going for a ride in a plane (zoom, zoom)

Oh, I'm going for a ride in a bus (bump up and down)
oh, I'm going for a ride in a bus
oh, I'm going for a ride
and I want you by my side
oh, I'm going for a ride in a bus

Oh, I'm going for a ride on a bike (pedal  your legs)
oh, I'm going for a ride on a bike
oh, I'm going for a ride
and I want you by my side
oh, I'm going for a ride on a bike

Tractor on the Farm
(tune: The Wheels on the Bus)
Oh, the wheels on the tractor go round and round
round and round, round and round
oh the wheels on the tractor go round and round
all around the farm

oh, the cow on the farm goes moo, moo, moo
moo, moo, moo, moo, moo, moo
oh the cow on the farm goes moo, moo, moo
all around the farm

oh, the pig on the farm go oink, oink, oink
oink, oink, oink, oink, oink, oink
oh the pig on the farm go oink, oink, oink
all around the farm

oh, the chick on the farm go peep, peep, peep
peep, peep, peep, peep, peep, peep
oh the chick on the farm go peep, peep, peep
all around the farm

September 23, 2015 Story Time - Missouri Building Block Picture Book Nominees 2015

This month we will be reading all of the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Nominees for 2015 and voting on which book we liked the best.

*marks the books we read

Bear Sees Colors  by Karma Wilson*(nominee)
Mix it Up!  by Herve Tullet*
Oh, So Brave Dragon  by David Kirk*(nominee)

For our craft we made a paper chain caterpillar like the one pictured here:
http://goo.gl/FFCLOv

Extra activities

Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds, sitting on a hill (hold up hands, fingers spread)
One named Jack (flap fingers on one hand)
One named Jill (flap fingers on other hand)
Fly away Jack (bring one hand behind back)
Fly away Jill (repeat with other hand)
Come back Jack (bring hand back out)
Come back Jill (bring other hand out)

Color Jump Song
If you're wearing red then
jump up and down,
jump up and down,
jump up and down
if you're wearing red then
jump up and down
now sit back down
(repeat with other colors)

September 16, 2015 Story Time - Missouri Building Block Picture Book Nominees for 2015

This month we will be reading all of the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Nominees for 2015 and voting on which book we liked the best.

*marks the books we read

This book just ate my dog!  by Richard Byrne*(nominee)
If You Were a Dog  by Jamie A. Swenson*
Buddy and the Bunnies in Don't Play with your food!*(nominee)
Open Very Carefully-A Book With Bite  by Nick Bromley*

For our craft we colored a picture of a dog and taped it to a stick to make a puppet

September 9, 2015 Story Time - Missouri Building Block Picture Book Nominees for 2015

This month we will be reading all of the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Nominees for 2015 and voting on which book we liked the best.

Digger Dog  by William Bee (Nominee)*
Dig, Dogs, Dig  by James Horvath*
I'm My Own Dog  by David Ezra Stein (Nominee)*
How Much is That Doggie in the Window?  by Iza Trapani

For our Craft we made discovery bottles by adding rice, sequins, beans, beads, etc. to water bottles and hot gluing the tops on

Extra activities

Five Little Nails
Five little nails, standing straight and steady (hold up five fingers)
here I come with my hammer ready! (hold up fist)
bam, bam, bam! (pounding motion with fisted hand)
that nail goes down. Now there are four nails to pound.
(hold up 4 fingers and continue countdown to 0)

September 1, 2015 Story Time - Missouri Building Block Picture Book Nominees for 2015

This month we will be reading all of the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Nominees for 2015 and voting on which book we liked the best.

Hooray For Hat!  by Brian Won* (Building Block Nominee)
Vegetables in Underwear  by Jared Chapman*
Naked!  by Michael Ian Black* (Building Block Nominee)
Polar Bear's Underwear  by Tuper Tupera*
This is Not My Hat  by Jon Klassen*

For our craft we decorated a reading crown that looks like this:

August 26, 2015 Story Time - Numbers & Counting

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

*marks the books we read

The Baseball Counting Book  by Barbara Barbieri McGrath*
My First Look at Numbers  by Jane Yorke
Dinosaurs Count!  by Ava Saviola
Monster Knows Numbers  by Lori Capote*
Dinosaur Countdown  by Nicholas Oldland*
Numbers Everywhere  by Elliott Kaufman
Beaches and Bicycles a Summer Counting Book  by Rebecca Fjelland Davis*
National Geographic Little Kids Ocean Counting  by Janet Lawler
Polar Animals! A Counting Backward Book  by Rebecca Fjelland Davis*
123 versus ABC  by Mike Boldt

For our craft we painted apples with out finger tips on a picture of an apple tree. Every paper had a different amount of apples that needed to be added to the apple tree.

Extra activities:
We played a number guessing game. I held up a number from one to ten and the children had to guess what number it was

Number songs:
Ten in a Bed
There were ten in a bed and the little one said,
roll over, roll over (rolling motion)
so they all rolled over and one fell out
there were nine in the bed and the little one said,
roll over, roll over
so the all rolled over and one fell out
(repeat until you reach one)
there was one in the bed and the little one said, good night!

Ten Fingers
I have ten fingers (hold up both hands, fingers spread)
and they all belong to me (point to yourself)
I can make them do things-
would you like to see?

I can shut them up tight (make fists)
I can open them wide (oen hands)
I can put them together (place palms together)
I can make them all hide (put hands behind your back)

I can make them jump high (hands over head
I can make them jump low (touch the floor)
I can fold them up quietly (fold hands in lap)
and hold them just so

August 19, 2015 Story Time - Shapes

If you missed this week's story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read

Bear in a Square  by Stella Blackstone*
The Shape of My Heart  by Mark Sperring
Dinosaur Shapes  by Ava Saviola*
Shapes at Home  by Lisa Bruce
Go, Shapes, Go!  by Denise Fleming*
Shapes  by Sara Pistoia
Circle, Square, Moose  by Kelly L. Bingham

For our craft we made an owl like this one:
http://goo.gl/hJcnBi

Extra activities:

We played a shape guessing game. I held up a paper with the word of a shape on it and the children had to guess what shape it was by sounding out the words.

August 2015 Story Time - The Alphabet

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

*marks the books we read

Do Your ABC's Little Brown Bear  by Jonathan London*
C is for Cake!  by Laura Purdie Salas
Dinosaur ABCs  by Ava Saviola*
The Sleepy Little Alphabet  by Judy Sierra
8 an Animal Alphabet  by Elisha Cooper
R is for rocket: an ABC Book  by Tad Hills
Race from A to Z  by Jon Scieszka
B Is for Bulldozer  by June Sobel*
Once Upon an Alphabet  by Oliver Jeffers

For our craft we made a lion mask found here, and then glued it to a craft stick:
http://goo.gl/6T9fQm

Extra activities
We played a game with letters. I made the sound of each letter and the children had to guess which letter fit the sound

Lions
Five little lions all in a row
one ran away, where did he go?
four little lions left to play
one went home, he could not stay
three little lions chasing one another
one went into the jungle to find her mother
two little lions loudly roaring
one fell asleep and now he's snoring
one little lion without a friend,
left to eat supper back at the den
no little lions left today
come back tomorrow and again we'll play

Animals at the Zoo
Sung to "The Wheels on the Bus"
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar,
roar, roar, roar,
roar, roar, roar,
the lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar,
all day long

the snakes at the zoo go hiss, hiss, hiss,
hiss, hiss, hiss,
hiss, hiss, hiss
the snakes at the zoo go hiss, hiss, hiss
all day long

the monkeys at the zoo go oooh, oooh, oooh,
oooh, oooh, oooh,
oooh, oooh, oooh,
the monkeys at the zoo go oooh, oooh, oooh,
all day long

August 5, 2015 Story Time - Dinosaurs

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

*marks the books we read

Dinosaur Dig!  by Penny Dale*
How to Raise a Dinosaur  by Natasha Wing
The Greatest Dinosaur Ever  by Brenda Z. Guiberson*
Buying, Training & Caring for Your Dinosaur  by Laura Joy Rennert
If I had a Triceratops  by George O'Connor*
The Dinosaurs are Having a Party!  by Gareth P. Jones
First Picture Dinosaurs  by Jo Litchfield*
The Somethingosaur  by Tony Mitton*
Never ask a Dinosaur to Dinner  by Gareth Edwards & Guy Parker-Rees*
Tyrannosaurus Math  by Michelle Markel

For our craft we made stand up dinosaurs like the one here:
https://goo.gl/Pw90OY

Extra activities:
We counted up to ten and back down again, then we sang this song:
One little, two little, three little dinosaurs
four little, five little, six little dinosaurs
seven little, eight little, nine little dinosaurs
ten little dinosaurs living in the forest

July 29, 2015 Story Time - Superheroes - Super Dogs

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

*marks the books we read

Dot the Fire Dog  by Lisa Desimini*
The Stormy Day Rescue  by Norman Bridwell
Superdog: the Heart of a Hero  by Caralyn Buehner
Woof A Love Story  by Sarah Weeks
Krypto The Superdog - The Secret Rocket  by Sonia Sander*
One-Dog Canoe  by Mary Casanova
Little Pink Pup  by Johanna Kerby
Brave Norman - A True Story  by Andrew Clements*
Walter's Tail  by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Clifford the Firehouse Dog  by Norman Bridwell*
Krypto The Superdog - Superpet!  by Michael Anthony Steele*

For our craft we made a fire dog found here:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mdalmation.html


Extra activities:
Five Little Puppies
Five little puppies were playing in the sun (hold up hand, fingers extended)
this one saw a rabbit, and he began to run (bend down one finger)
this one saw a butterfly, and he began to race (bend down 2nd finger)
this one saw a cat, and he began to chase (bend down 3rd finger)
this one tried to catch his tail, and he went round and round (bend down 4th finger)
this one was so quiet, he never made a sound (bend down thumb)

I Have a Dog
I have dog and his name is Rags
he eats so much that his tummy sags
his ears flop-flop
and his tail wig-wags
and when he walks he goes zig-zag
he goes flip-flop, wig-wag, zig-zag (repeat three times)
(hands at either side of head for flip-flop, hips wiggle for wig-wag, arms cross for zig-zag)
I love Rags and he loves me
my dog Rags he loves to play
he rolls around in the mud all day (roll hands)
I whistle but he won't obey (shake head no)
he always runs the other way

July 22, 2015 Story Time - Superheroes - Spiderman

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

*marks the books we read

Everyday Hero  by Acton Figueroa*

Spider Web  by Tracy Kompelien*

Spider-Man The Amazing Story  by Catherine Saunders

The Eensy-Weensy Sp;ider  by Mary Ann Hoberman*

The Amazing Spider-Man An Origin Story  by Rich Thomas

Spider-Man Versus Doc Ock  by Acton Figueroa*

Itsy Bitsy Spider  by Keith Chapman*

For our craft we made a Spider-Man bag found here:

http://www.dltk-cards.com/bag/index.htm

And a Spider-man door hanger found here:

http://www.dltk-cards.com/doorknob/index.htm

Extra Activities:

While reading Spider Web by Tracy Kompelien we read and talked about the facts listed in the book then answered some true or false questions about spiders

Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout

down came the rain and washed the spider out

out came the sun and dried up all the rain

and the itst bitsy spider went up the spout again

Ten Little Heroes

One little, two little, three little heroes

four little, five little, six little heroes

seven little, eight little, nine little heroes

ten little heroes ready to fly!

(then count back down to one) 

July 15, 2015 Story Time - Super Animals - Cats & Horses

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

*marks the books we read

Hero Cat  by Eileen Spinelli*
Police Cat  by Enid Hinkes
Square Cat  by Elizabeth Schoonmaker*
Captain Cat  by Syd Hoff
Horsepower The Wonder of Draft Horses  by Cris Peterson*
Magnus at the Fire  by Jennifer Armstrong
Clip-Clop  by Nicola Smee*
Moonlight & Shadow  by Elisabeth Jones*

For our craft we decorated a paper cat with a mask and cape then taped it to a craft stick. We also decorated a paper horse shoe for good luck.

Extra activities:
We focused on our listening skills and did this action song:

Let's Move!
Hold your right hand high
hold your left hand high
shake your fingers
and clap, clap, clap

Stretch your right arm out
stretch your left arm out
take a little hop
and turn once about

Bend and touch your toes
then stretch up to the sky
like a little bird
spread your wings and fly

On your right foot, hop
on your left foot, hop
jump with both feet
then it's time...to...STOP!

July 8, 2015 Story Time - Superheroes

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

*marks the books we read

Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero  by Anne Cottringer*
Wedgieman: a Hero is Born  by Charise Mericle Harper*
Zero the Hero  by Joan Holub
The Day I Lost My Superpowers  by Michael Escoffier*
Do Super Heroes Have Teddy Bears?  by Carmela LaVigna Coyle*

For our craft we decorated superhero masks

Extra activities:
We talked about what makes a hero
someone who is strong?
someone who is fast?
someone who fights wrong?
do all heroes wera special suits?
masks and capes?
special boots?
Superheroes do, it's true!
but I can be a hero
and you can be one, too?

July 1, 2015 Story Time - Fourth of July!

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

*marks the books we read

Happy Birthday America  by Mary Pope Osborne*
Grandma Drove the Garbage Truck  by Katie Clark
Hats Off for the Fourth of July!  by Harriet Ziefert*
Happy Birthday, America!  by Marsha Wilson Chall
Red, White, and Boom!  by Lee Wardlaw*
Fourth of July  by Janet McDonnell
Fourth of July Sparkly Sky  by Joan Holub*
Fourth of July Mice!  by Bethany Roberts*

For our craft we decorated star and balloon shapes on a craft stick with markers and stickers

Extra activities
A wiggle wiggle here,
a wiggle wiggle there,
wiggle your hands up in the air
wiggle your shoulders
wiggle your hips
wiggle your knees
and move your lips
wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
and wiggle some more
now let's sit down on the floor

June 24, 2015 Story Time - Super Moms and Grandmothers

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

*marks the books we read

Oh, the things my mom will do...because she loves me through and through!  by Marianne Richmond*
Mommy Loves Her Baby  by Tara Jaye Morrow
Off We Go!  by Jane Yolen*
My Mommy Hung the Moon  by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell
My Mom  by Anthony Browne*
When I Go Camping with Grandma  by Marion Dane Bauer
41 Uses for a Grandma  by Harriet Ziefert*
Don't Wake Up Mama!  by Eileen Christelow
Ol' Mama Squirrel  by David Ezra Stein
Because Your Mommy Loves You  by Andrew Clements
What Grandmas Do Best  by Laura Numeroff

For our craft we decorated bookmarks

Extra Activities
We did listening and stretching exercises

June 17, 2015 Story Time - Super Dads & Grandpas

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

*marks the books we read

Mighty Dads  by Joan Holub*
Surfer Chick  by Kristy Dempsey
Because Your Daddy Loves You  by Andrew Clements
Grandpa Green  by Lane Smith
The Daddy Book  by Todd Parr*
My Dad  by Anthony Browne
Tea With Grandpa  by Barney Saltzberg*
Because I am Your Daddy  by Sherry North
How to Babysit a Grandpa  by Jean Reagan
My Dad My Hero  by Ethan Long
Just Me and My Dad  by Mercer Mayer

For our craft we glued a paper tie to construction paper then decorated it with crayons and torn tissue paper

Extra activities

Exercise
Stand up tall
reach up high
nod your head
blink your eyes
clap your hands
touch your toes
stomp  your feet
wiggle your nose
sit right down, hands in your lap
ready to listen
just. like. that.
Shhhhhhhhhhhh

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Story Time - Batman

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

*marks the books we read

I Am Batman  by Catherine Hapka*
Batman versus Catwoman  by Lucy Rosen
Batman and Friends  by Jade Ashe*
Batman Dawn of the Dynamic Duo  by John Sazaklis
Franklin and the Hero  by Paulette Bourgeois*

For our craft we made a batman bag found here;
http://www.dltk-cards.com/bag/

Extra activities
Ten Little Heroes
One little, two little, three little heroes
four little, five little, six little heroes
seven little, eight little, nine little heroes
ten little heroes ready to fly!
(count down to zero)

Superman
Put your hands way up high (raise arms in air)
like Superman flying across the sky (assume flying position)
fly to the left, now fly to the right (lean to your left, then right)
now show me your muscles with all your might (make arm muscles)
now Superman's putting his suit away (bring arms down slowly)
so he can go flying another day (rest hands in lap)

Five Superheroes
Five superheroes ready to fly,
here comes a villain, stop that guy!
this superhero can save the day
off he/she flies - up, up and away!
(count down to zero)

Wednesday June 3, 2015 Story Time - Superheroes

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

*marks the books we read

Ten Rules of Being a Superhero  by Deb Pilutti*
Superhero School  by Aaron Reynolds
Superhero ABC  by Bob McLeod*
The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man  by Michael Chabon
How to be a Superhero  by Sue Fliess*

For our craft we colored superhero finger puppets


Extra activities
We talked about what makes a superhero, strength and speed
We talked about what a superhero wears, special suits, masks, capes & boots
We talked about how ordinary people can be a hero by being a special friend or do a good deed

Exercise
Stand up tall
reach up high
nod your head
blink your eyes
clap your hands
touch your toes
stomp your feet
wiggle your nose
sit right down, hands in your lap
ready to listen
just. like. that
Shhhhhhhhhh

May 27, 2015 Story Time - Bugs

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

*marks the books we read

I Love Bugs!  by Philemon Sturges*
Busy Bugs-A Book About Patterns  by Jayne Harvey
Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug!  by Ed Emberley*
Not Inside This House!  by Kevin Lewis
Some Bugs  by Angela Diterlizzi*
Bugs Galore  by Peter Stein
Beetle McGrady Eats Bugs!  by Megan McDonald
Ugh! A Bug  by Mary Bono
Bug Off!  by Cathi Hepworth
Bug Patrol  by Denise Dowling Mortensen
Insect Detective  by Steve Voake

For our craft we made bug headbands with construction paper and sparkly pipe cleaners

Extra activities:

Insect Song (sung to "Wheels on the Bus")
The firefly at night goes blink, blink, blink
blink, blink, blink, blink, blink, blink
the firefly at night goes blink, blink, blink
all through the town

Repeat with verses:
The bee in the flowers go buzz, buzz, buzz...
The ants in the grass go march, march, march....
The crickets in the leaves go chirp, chirp, chirp.....
The caterpillar in the field goes creep, creep creep....

Itsy Bitsy Spider
The 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!

May 20, 2015 Story Time - Ladybugs & Insects

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

*marks the books we read

Ladybugs  by Sian Smith*
What the Ladybug Heard  by Julia Donaldson
Insects and Crawly Creatures  by Angela Royston*
Can YOU make a Scary Face?  by Jan Thomas
Beetle Mania  by Anders Hanson
Ladybugs  by Gail Gibbons*
Garden Friends  by Linda Gambrell

For our craft we colored a picture of a ladybug and taped it to a craft stick to make a puppet

Extra activities:

We talked about words and other insect names that start with "B"

We talked about words that rhyme with "bug"

Five Little Ladybugs
Five little ladybugs climbing up a door
one flew away, then there were four
four little ladybugs sitting on a tree
one flew away, then there were three
three little ladybugs landed on a shoe
one flew away, then there were two
two little ladybugs looking for some fun
one flew away, then there was one
one little ladybug sittin in the sun
she flew away and then there were none

May 13, 2015 Story Time - Plants/Flowers

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

*marks the books we read

Dandelions Stars in the Grass  by Mia Posada*
Planting a Rainbow  by Lois Ehlert
What is a Flower's Special Power?  by Kay Massey*
Spring Blossoms  by Carole Gerber
Seeds, Seeds, Seeds  by Brian and Jillian Cutting*

For our craft we colored a picture of flower stems and glued flower pictures to the stems

Extra activities:
The children got to plant seeds into small pots they could take home. We had flowers and vegetables available for planting

Daffodils
One little daffodil had nothing much to do,
out popped another one, then there were two
two little daffodils were smiling at a bee,
out popped another one, then there were three
three little daffodils were growing by the door,
out popped another one, then there were four
four little daffodils were glad to be alive,
out popped another one, then there were five
five little daffodils were wearing golden crowns,
they danced in the breeze in green satin gowns

Plants (sung to "The farmer in the dell")
The farmer plants the seeds
the farmer plants the seeds
hi, ho the dairy oh
the farmer plants the seeds

Repeat with verses:
The rain begins to fall
The sun begins to shine
The plants begin to grow
The buds all open up
The flowers smile at me

May 6, 2015 Story Time - Mothers

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

*marks the books we read

My Mother Is Mine  by Marion Dane Bauer*
Dinosaur vs Mommy  by Bob Shea
Hands and Hearts  by Donna Jo Napoli
All the Things I Love About You  by LeUyen Pham*
Even Firefighters Hug Their Moms  by Christine Kole MacLean
I Love My Mommy  by Giles Andreae*
My Mommy Hung the Moon  by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell

I found our craft here:http://goo.gl/JvCkQO  we glued the tea set on a picture of a doily, then laminated it to use as a placemat. We also decorated a bookmark for moms

Extra Activities:
Happy Mother's Day to You (to the tune of "Happy Birthday")
Happy mother's day to you
happy mother's day to you
happy mother's day dear mommy
happy mother's day to you

Special Friend (to the tune of "Bingo")
I have a very special friend
and mommy is her name-o
m-o-m-m-y, m-o-m-m-y, m-o-m-m-y
and mommy is her name-o

April 29, 2015 Story Time - Caterpillars & Butterflies

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

*marks the books we read

Ten Little Caterpillars  by Bill Martin, Jr*
It's a Good Thing There are Butterflies  by Lisa M. Herrington
Molly in the Garden  by Kate Pope*
A Butterfly is Patient  by Dianna Hutts Aston
The Very Hungry Caterpillar  by Eric Carle
Houdini the Amazing Caterpillar*  by Janet Pedersen*
Watch Me Grow-Butterfly  by Lisa Magloff
See How They Grow-Butterfly  by Mary Ling
Waiting for Wings  by Lois Ehlert*

For our craft we made butterfly masks and colored a picture of a caterpillar and pupa that opened into a picture of a butterfly

Extra activities:

Colorful Butterflies
The first to come to the garden bed
is a lovely butterfly of brilliant RED
then in comes another and that makes two
fly right in my friend of BLUE
The garden is fine, the best I've seen
says the butterfly of softest GREEN
Our garden needs a sunny fellow
fly in butterfly with wings of YELLOW
little friend of PURPLE, fly in too
the garden is waiting for a color like you
ORANGE, orange you've waited so long
fly right in where you belong
butterflies, butterflies, you're such a sight
flying together -- what a delight!

While reading this rhyme we tried to think of other words that rhymed with the different colors (except for purple and orange)

Roly-Poly Caterpillar (sung to "Itsy Bitsy Spider)
The roly-poly caterpillar (creep finger up arm)
into a corner crept
spun around himself a blanket (spin around, or spin hands around each other)
then for a long time slept (rest head on hands, eyes closed)
roly-poly caterpillar waking by and by (open eyes and stretch)
found himself with beautiful wings
changed to a butterfly (flutter arms like wings)

The Life of a Butterfly (sung to "Skip to my Lou")
I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with me
I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with me
I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with me
What'll I be, my darlin'?
a chrysalis, now sleep like me
a chrysalis, now sleep like me
a chrysalis, now sleep like me
What'll I be, my darlin'?
a butterfly, come fly with me
a butterfly, come fly with me
a butterfly, come fly with me
come fly with me my darlin'
now all together, let's do all three
now all together, let's do all three
now all together, let's do all three
a caterpillar, a chrysalis, a butterfly -- three
move your body like this with me
the life of a butterfly, darlin'

April 22, 2015 Story Time - Earth Day/Arbor Day

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

*marks the books we read

Arbor Day  by Rebecca Rissman*
Earth Day  by Amy Margaret
Seeds  by Vijaya Khisty Bodach*
A Tree for Emmy  by Mary Ann Rodman
Are Trees Alive?  by Debbie S. Miller*
Earth Day - Hooray!  by Stuart J. Murphy
The Busy Tree  by Jennifer Ward*

For our craft we colored a small paper world then threaded it onto a piece of yarn for a necklace

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

Hear the cans go crunch, crunch, crunch
crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch
hear the cans go crunch, crunch, crunch
recycle for our earth

Hear the bottles go ding, ding, ding
ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding
hear the bottles go ding, ding, ding
recycle for our earth

Hear the paper go crinkle, crinkle, crinkle
crinkle, crinkle, crinkle, crinkle, crinkle, crinkle
hear the paper go crinkle, crinkle, crinkle
recycle for our earth

Love Our World (sing to "If You're Happy and You Know it')
If you love our world, clap your hands (clap, clap)
if you love our world, clap your hands (clap, clap)
if you love our world, really love our great big world;
if you love our world, clap your hands! (clap, clap)

If you love our world, plant new trees (new trees)
if you love our world, plant new trees (new trees)
if you love our world, really love our great big world;
if you love our world, plant new trees (new trees)

If you love our world, recycle (recycle)
if you love our world, recycle (recycle)
if you love our world, really love our great big world;
if you love our world, recycle (recycle)

If you love our world, do your part (do your part)
if you love our world, do your part (do your part)
if you love our world, really love our great big world;
if you love our world, BE SMART! (be smart!)

April 15, 2015 Story Time - Recycling

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

*marks the books we read

Miss Fox's Class Goes Green  by Eileen Spinelli*
Emeraldalicious  by Victoria Kann
Let's Save Water!  by Sara E. Nelson*
What Happens to Our Trash?  by D. J. Ward
Let's Reduce Garbage!  by Sara E. Nelson*
A Plastic Bottle's Journey  by Suzanne Slade
OK GO  by Carin Berger*
We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers  by Lauren Child

For our craft we made windsock kites out of recycled lunch bags

Extra activities:
Recycling in my Home (tune: 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

Hear the cans go crunch, crunch, crunch,
crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch
hear the cans go crunch, crunch, crunch
recycle for our earth

Hear the bottles go ding, ding, ding
ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding
hear the bottles go ding, ding, ding
recycle for our earth

Hear the paper go crinkle, crinkle, crinkle
crinkle, crinkle, crinkle, crinkle, crinkle, crinkle
hear the paper go crinkle, crinkle, crinkle
recycle for our earth

How can you use a recycling bin to help learn literacy?

• Sort the recycling, provide categories for children to sort your recycling (paper, plastic, glass etc).

April 8, 2015 Story Time - April

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

*marks the books we read

April/Abril  by Robyn Brode*
Splish, Splash, Spring  by Jon Carr
What a Mess!  by Stephen Krensky*
April Foolishness  by Teresa Bateman
You Can Help  by Jennifer B. Gillis*
April Fool!  by Karen Gray Ruelle
Word Bird's Spring Words  by Jane Belk Moncure*
Arthur's April Fool  by Marc Tolon Brown

For our craft we colored a picture of a girl dancing in the rain, then glued a paper umbrella over her

Extra activities:
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider went 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 went up the spout again

Five Little Dandelions
5 little dandelions
growing by my door
whoosh went the wind
and then there were 4
4 little dandelions under a tree
whoosh went the wind
and then there were 3
3 little dandelions
I picked them for you
whoosh went the wind
and then there were 2
2 little dandelions
blowing them is fun
whoosh went the wind
and then there was 1
1 little dandelion
standing in the breeze
whoosh went the wind
and scattered all the seeds!

Color Umbrellas
(we played a color recognition game with paper 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

Early Literacy Extras:
*Talk about the word "puddle", sound out the different parts of the word "pu-dle"- say them separately and then together again, first slowly and the faster. Clap once for each syllable of the word. Do the same thing with words like: water, umbrella, rainbow and lightning.
*Help your child think of words that rhyme with "rain" like: train, stain, plane, drain, cane - make up silly rhymes with these words.
*Help your child think of other words that start with the "r"-"err" sound like: rice, red, read, rug, radio, roll.
*Help your child think of other weather words like: thunder, lightning, wind, shower, storm
*The sense of rhythm obtained from listening to songs and rhymes will help your child to identify patterns, like rhyming words, which will help them learn to read. Because songs automatically break down words into smaller sounds through tones, singing with your child is one of the best ways to develop early literacy skills.

April 1, 2015 Story Time - Colors - Blue

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

*marks the books we read

Bear Sees Colors  by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman*
Blue Chameleon  by Emily Gravett
Blue Chicken  by Deborah Freedman
Have You Seen My New Blue Socks?  by Eve Bunting*
Blue Everywhere  by Kristin Sterling
Blue  by Patricia M. Stockland
Good Night, Little Rainbow Fish  by Marcus Pfister*
baby bear sees BLUE  by Ashley Wolff

For our craft we colored a small picture of rainbow fish, glued on sparkly sequins and added a craft stick for a fish puppet

Extra activities:
Color Jump Song
If you're wearing blue then
jump up and down,
jump up and down,
jump up and down,
If you're wearing blue then
jump up and down,
now sit back down
Repeat with red, black, green, yellow, pink, orange, purple, white, etc

Listening exercises
Stand up tall
reach up high
nod your head
blink your eyes
clap your hands
touch your toes
stomp your feet
wiggle your nose
sit right down, hands in your lap
ready to listen
Just. Like. That.
Shhhhhhhhhhhh!

Story Time March 25, 2015 - Colors - Red

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

*marks the books we read

My Pet Book  by Bob Staake*
Red, Blue, and Yellow, Too!
Red  by Patricia M. Stockland
Red Food Fun  by Lisa Bullard*
Little Red Bird  by Nick Bruel
Magic Colors  by Patrick George*
Let's Look at Colors  by Shirley Barber
My First Look at Colors

For our craft we colored a ladybug and covered it with pieces of red tissue paper

Extra activities:

What color are you wearing?
If you are wearing red, shake your head
If you are wearing blue, touch your shoe
If you are wearing green, bow like a queen
If you are wearing yellow, shake like Jell-O
If you are wearing brown, turn around
If you are wearing pink, give a wink

Hokey Pokey
(I gave each child a bag with different colored cut outs and we sang and danced)
You put your blue snowflake in, you take your blue snowflake out
You put your blue snowflake in, and you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about (we then threw our snowflakes in the air)
(repeated with red apple, orange pumpkin, green shamrock and yellow chick)

Four Red Apples
Four red apples high on the tree,
one fell down next to me.
I gave it to mother and this is what she said,
"I love apples, juicy and red".

Three red apples high on the tree,
one fell down next to me.
I gave it to father and this is what he said,
"I love apples, juicy and red".

Two red apples high on the tree,
one fell down next to me.
I gave it to brother and this is what he said
"I love apples, juicy and red".

One red apple high on the tree,
one fell down next to me.
I gobbled it up and this is what I said,
"No more apples, juicy and red!"

March 18, 2015 Story Time - Colors - Orange

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

*marks the books we read

Monsters Love Colors  by Mike Austin*
It's an Orange Aardvark!  by Michael Hall
Colors in Nature - Orange  by Martha E. H. Rustad*
Armadillo's Orange  by Jim Arnosky
Orange Food Fun  by Lisa Bullard*
Orange Pear Apple Bear  by Emily Gravett
Orange - Seeing Orange All Around Us  by Sarah L. Schuette*
Colors - Orange  by Sharon Gordon

For our craft we tore orange strips of paper and put them in an icing bag then tied that off with green ribbon to make a carrot

Extra activities:

We sang and danced the Hokey Pokey with different colored shapes
You put your green shamrock in, you take your green shamrock out
you put your green shamrock in, and you shake it all about
you do the color Polka and then turn yourself around
that's what it's all about (then we threw our green shamrocks in the air)
(we repeated with red apple, orange pumpkin, blue snowflake and yellow chick)

Sensory activity:

Children were given a zip lock bag with ketchup and mustard in it. They were encouraged to mush the bag around to see what color they would get by mixing the red ketchup and the yellow mustard together

March 11, 2015 Story Time - Colors - Green

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

*marks the books we read

Nighty Night, Little Green Monster  by Ed Emberley*
Green Shamrocks  by Eve Bunting
Teeny, Tiny Mouse a Book About Colors  by Laura Leuck*
Green  by Patricia M. Stockland
It's St. Patrick's Day  by Rebecca Gomez*
Green  by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Where is the Green Sheep?  by Mem Fox*
Green Food Fun  by Lisa Bullard*

For our craft we colored sheep shapes and glued them on a craft stick to make a puppet

Extra activities:
Five Green Apples
Five green apples hanging in a tree
the juiciest apples you ever did see
the wind came by
and gave an angry frown
and one little apple came tumbling down
(repeat with four, three, two, etc)

We sang along with Raffi to "Five Green and Speckled Frogs"

We played Hokey Pokey with different colored shapes
You put your green shamrock in, you take your green shamrock out
you put your green shamrock in, and you shake it all about
you do the shamrock polka and turn yourself around
that's what it's all about (then we threw our shamrocks in the air)
(we repeated with red apple, orange pumpkin, blue snowflake, and yellow chick)

March 4, 2015 Story Time - Colors-Yellow

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

*marks the books we read

Yellow Everywhere  by Kristin Sterling*
In My New Yellow Shirt  by Hideko Takahashi
It's a Good Thing There Are Bees  by Lisa M. Herrington
White Rabbit's Color Book  by Alan Baker*
Yellow  by Patricia M. Stockland
Yellow Food Fun  by Lisa Bullard*
Happy Bees!  by Arthur Yorinks

Our craft can be found here: http://goo.gl/9ti5sB

Extra activities

Color Song (sung to "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star")
(I pre-cut shapes from colored paper red-apple, green-shamrock, orange-pumpkin, yellow-chick, blue snowflake. Each child received one of each color and then we sang this song substituting the colors each time we sang the song.)
Put your red shape in the air
hold it high & leave it there
put your red shape on your back
now please lay it in your lap
hold your red shape in your hand
now everyone please stand
wave your red shape at the door
now please lay it on the floor
hold your red shape and jump, jump, jump
throw your red shape way, way up!

If Your Clothes Have Any Red (sung to "If You're Happy and You Know It")
If your clothes have any red, any red
if your clothes have any red, any red
if your clothes have any red, put your finger on your head
if your clothes have any red, any red
Additional verses:
If your clothes have any blue, put your finger on your shoe
If your clothes have any yellow, smile like a happy fellow
If your clothes have any brown, turn your smile into a frown
If your clothes have any black, put your hands behind your back