October 25, 2017 Story Time - Missouri Building Block Nominees



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

*marks the books we read




















Still a Gorilla!  by Kim Norman*
There's a Bear on My Chair  by Ross Collins*

For our craft we made a bear headband like this one:


October 18, 2017 Story Time - Missouri Building Block Nominees


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

*marks the books we read

I would like to thank the firefighters from the Antonia Fire Protection District for reading our stories today!!




















Lion Lessons  by Jon Agee*
Wolfie The Bunny  by Ame Dyckman*

For our craft we decorated a lion picture like this one:












Extra activities
You Can Hear (sung to "She'll be Coming Round the Mountain")
You can hear the lions roaring at the zoo! Roar! Roar!
you can hear the lions roaring at the zoo! Roar! Roar!
you can hear the lions roaring, you can hear the lions roaring
you can hear the lions roaring at the zoo! Roar! Roar!
Additional verses:
You can hear the snakes hissing at the zoo! Hiss! Hiss!
You can hear the bears growling at the zoo! Growl! Growl!
You can hear the elephants trumpeting at the zoo! Trumpet! Trumpet!
You can hear the monkeys chattering at the zoo! Oh-Oh Ah-Ah! Oh-Oh Ah Ah!

Bunny Pokey (sung to "The Hokey Pokey")
You put your bunny ears in
you take your bunny ears out
you put your bunny ears in
and you shake them all about
you do the bunny pokey
and hop yourself around
that's what it's all about
Additional verses:
You put your bunny nose in
You put your bunny paw in
You put your bunny tail in

If You're a Lion and You Know It (sung to "If You're Happy and You Know It")
If you're a lion and you know it, give a Roar!
if you're a lion and you know it, give a Roar!
if you're a lion and you know it, then you're face will surely show it
if you're a lion and you know it, give a Roar!
Additional verses:
If you're and elephant and you know it, STOMP your feet
If you're a monkey and you know it, JUMP up and down
If you're a crocodile and you know it, SNAP your jaws




October 11, 2017 Story Time - Missouri Building Block Nominees


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

*marks the books we read




















10 Little Ninjas  by Miranda Paul*
Marta! Big & Small  by Jen Arena*

For our craft we made a shape ninja like this one:











You can find the directions to make one here:
https://goo.gl/STnUmT

Extra activities

This is big, big, big

This is big, big, big (stretch arms out wide)
this is small, small, small (bring hands close together)
this is short, short, short (lower hands toward the ground)
this is tall, tall, tall (reach hands toward the sky)
this is fast, fast, fast (roll hands quickly)
this is slow, slow, slow (roll hands slowly)
this is yes, yes, yes (shake head yes)
this is no, no, no (shake head no)

Two Little Blackbirds

Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill
one named Jack and one named Jill
fly away Jack, fly away Jill
come back Jack, come back Jill

Two little blackbirds flying in the sky
one named Low and one named High
fly away Low, fly away High
come back Low, come back High

Two little blackbirds sitting on a pole
one named Fast and one named Slow
fly away Fast, fly away Slow
come back Fast, come back Slow

Two little blackbirds sitting on a gate
one named Early and one named Late
fly away Early, fly away Late
come back Early, come back Late....Late? come back Late!

October 4, 2017 Story Time - Mastodons


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

*marks the books we read




















Once Upon a Mastodon - All About Prehistoric Mammals  by Bonnie Worth*
American Mastodon  by Carol K. Lindeen

We had a special guest (Mike) from Mastodon State Historic Site who did a presentation of items from the Ice Age. We got to view the skulls of a baby mastodon, a giant sloth and a saber-toothed cat. Mike talked about the animals and people that lived during that time period.

For our craft we made a mastodon like this: