July 30, 2014 Story Time - Fish

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

*marks the books we read


The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School  by Deborah Diesen*
Sea Horses  by Ann Herriges
Memoirs of a Goldfish  by Devin Scillian*
Ten Little Fish  by Audrey Wood
Drippy Fish  by Nicola Baxter*
Fish  by Karen Perez
A School of Fish  by Alex Kuskowski*
Over in the Ocean In a Coral Reef  by Marianne Berkes
Swim! Swim!  by Lerch*
How to Catch a Fish  by John Frank

For our craft we took a paper fish taped it to a craft stick then stuck the stick through a small paper plate that had a slit cut in it. We colored our plates to look like the ocean or an aquarium

Extra activities:

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

Five Little Fishes
Five little fishes swimming in the sea
teasing Mr shark you can't catch me
along comes Mr shark as quiet as can be and
SNAP!
(repeat with four little fishes, etc)

July 23, 2014 Story Time - Frogs

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

*marks the books we read


AH HA!  by Jeff Mack*
The Frog Who Could Not Croak  by Lavelle Carlson
See How They Grow Frog  by Kim Taylor*
Bad Frogs  by Thacher Hurd
Too Many Frogs!  by Ann and John Hassett*
Tadpoles and Frogs  by Anna Milbourne
One Frog Sang  by Shirley Parenteau*

The craft we made can be found here:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/puppets/frog/

Extra activities:

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

I'm a Little Frog
I'm a little frog (children sit with legs crossed)
Hopping on a log (bounce up and down)
Listen to my song (ribbit, ribbit)
I sleep all winter long (lay head against hands)
Wake up and peek out (peek between fingers)
Up I jump, all about (bounce up and down)
I catch flies (grabbing motion)
I wink my eyes (blink)
I hop and hop (bounce up and down)
And then I stop! (stop bouncing)

July 16, 2014 Story Time - Books and Reading

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

*marks the books we read


Count the Monkeys  by Mac Barnett*
Check it Out! Reading, Finding, Helping  by Patricia Hubbell
Boom! Boom! Boom!  by  Jamie A. Swenson
Which is Round? Which is Bigger?  by Mineko Mamada*
Open This Little Book  by Jesse Klausmeier
Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed  by Eileen Christelow
Old Black Fly  by Jim Aylesworth*
I Wish I Could....Read!  by Tiziana Bendall-Brunello
How Rocket Learned to Read  by Tad Hills
Reading Makes You Feel Good  by Todd Parr*
Look! A Book!  by Bob Staake
Monster Knows Shapes  by Lori Capote*
How Do You Read to a Rabbit?  by Andrea Wayne von Konigslow

We colored a reading crown purchased from Oriental Trading, Inc.

Extra activities:

We talked about the letters "B" and "R" the sounds they make and words that begin with "B" and "R"

Counting
We counted to ten and back down to 0

What Shape is This?
(sung to the "Muffin Man")
Do you know what shape this is
what shape this is, what shape this is
do you know what shape this is
I'm holding in my hand?

I asked everyone to guess the shapes I had and what color they were:
Circle, square, triangle, diamond, rectangle, oval, star

July 9, 2014 Story Time - Beach/Ocean

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

*marks the books we read


Life in an Ocean  by Carol K. Lindeen*
Duck & Goose go to the Beach  by Tad Hills
We Love the Seashore  by Kate Tym
Sea, Sand, Me!  by Patricia Hubbell*
Colors of the Ocean  by Laura Purdie Salas
Crustacean Vacation  by Brian Benoit
Seashore  by Lucy Beckett-Bowman
Little Kids Ocean Counting  by Janet Lawler*
Baby Animals of the Ocean  by Carmen Bredeson
First Big Book of the Ocean  by Catherine D. Hughes

For our craft we colored a starfish and made a necklace

Extra activities:

We talked about the letter "B" and "O" the sounds they make and words that begin with "B" and "O"

Five Little Seashells
Five little seashells sleeping on the shore
Swish! went a big wave, and then there were four
Four little seashells quiet as can be
Swish! went a big wave, and then there were three
Three little seashells pearly and new
Swish! went a big wave, and then there were two
Two little seashells having great fun
Swish! went a big wave, and then there was one
One little seashell lying in the sun
Swish! went a big wave, and then there were none

Waves in the Sea
(to the tune of: Wheels on the Bus)
The waves on the sea go up and down (raise and lower arms)
up and down, up and down
the waves on the sea go up and down
all day long

The shark in the sea goes snap, snap, snap (clap your hands)
snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap
the shark in the sea goes snap, snap, snap
all day long

The fish in the sea go swish, swish, swish (swish hand back and forth)
swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish
the fish in the sea go swish, swish, swish
all day long

The boats in the sea go toot, toot, toot (bob hand up and down)
toot, toot, toot, toot, toot, toot
the boats in the sea go toot, toot, toot
all day long

July 2, 2014 Story Time - Patriotic/ 4th of July

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

*marks the books we read


Hats Off for the Fourth of July!  by Harriet Ziefert*
Happy Birthday, America  by Mary Pope Osborne
Summer Beat  by Betsy Franco*
Red, White, and Boom!  by Lee Wardlaw*

For our craft we colored an American flag and taped it to a straw

Extra activities:

We talked about being safe around fireworks

10 Little Firecrackers
1 little, 2 little, 3 little firecrackers
4 little, 5 little, 6 little firecrackers
7 little, 8 little, 9 little firecrackers
10 little firecrackers popping on the ground (clap hands)

June 25, 2014 Story Time - Heroes/Super Heroes

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

*marks the books we read


My Dad, My Hero  by Ethan Long*
Timothy and the Strong Pajamas  by Viviane Schwarz
My Mom  by Anthony Browne*
The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man  by Michael Chabon*
Elecopter  by Michael Slack*

For our craft we colored finger puppet super heroes purchased from Oriental Trading Company

Extra activities:

We talked about the letters "H" and "S" the sounds they make and words that start with "H" and "S"