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