June 1, 2016 Story Time - Bicycles

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

*marks the books we read

Duck On a Bike  by David Shannon*
My Bike  by Byron Barton
Froggy Rides a Bike  by Jonathan London
Bike Safety A Crash Course  by Lisa J. Amstutz*
Bear On a Bike  by Stella Blackstone
Staying Safe On My Bike  by Joanne Mattern
Everyone Can Learn To Ride a Bicycle  by Chris Raschka*
The Best Bike Ride Ever  by James Proimos
Hello, Bicycle!  by Ella Boyd

For our craft we glued a duck with his riding helmet onto a picture of a bike

Extra activities
We talked about bike safety (like wearing a helmet, wearing bright colors so you can be seen, don't wear loose clothing and tie your shoelaces tight (so they don't get caught in the wheels/bike chain) and check your bike to be sure your brakes work and your tires have air.

We took a quiz about bike safety (questions listed below)
TRUE or FALSE
1) You should wear a bike helmet every time you ride a bike
2) Bike injuries can send kids to the hospital
3) It's OK to wear sandals or flip-flops when you ride a bike
4) Hand signals help keep you safe when you ride a bike

We played a transportation guessing game

May 25, 2016 Story Time - Trains

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

*marks the books we read

Steam Train, Dream Train  by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld*
Trains Steaming! Pulling! Huffing!  by Patricia Hubbell*
The Little Engine That Could  by Watty Piper
Freight Train  by Adria F. Klein*
Alphabet Trains  by Samantha R. Vamos
Trains  by Julie Murray
Whoosh and Chug!  by Sebastien Braun
Two Little Trains  by Margaret Wise Brown*
How to Train a Train  by Jason Eaton

For our craft we colored a small picture of a train then taped it to a craft stick

Extra activities
Down by the Station
down by the station
early in the morning
see the little pufferbellies
all in a row
see the station master
turn the little handle
puff, puff, toot, toot
off we go!

Engine on the Track
Here is the engine on the track (hold up thumb)
here is the coal car, just in back (hold up pointer finger)
here is the box car to carry freight (hold up middle finger)
here is the mail car. Don't be late (hold up ring finger)
way back here at the end of the train (hold up pinky finger)
rides the caboose through the sun and rain

May 18, 2016 Story Time - Airplanes

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

*marks the books we read

Dinosoaring  by Deb Lund*
Hugo the flying firefighter  by Lorette Broekstra
Go, Go, Planes!  by Price Stern Sloan
A Plane Goes Ka-Zoom!  by Jonathan London*
Planes  by Fiona Patchett
Pilots  by Cecilia Minden & Mary Minden-Zins
Planes Fly  by George Ella Lyon*
Wake Up Engines  by Denise Dowling Mortensen
Going on an Airplane  by Fred Rogers
Airplanes Soraing! Turning! Diving!  by Patricia Hubbell*

For our craft we glued clothes pins and craft sticks together and then decorated them with markers

Extra activities
The Airplane
The airplane has great big wings (stretch arms out)
it's propeller spins around and sings, "Vvvvv!" (roll hands around each other)
the airplane goes up (life arms up)
the airplane goes down (lower arms)
the airplane flies high (stretch arms out and spin around)
Over the town!

May 11, 2016 Story Time - Things That Go!

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

*marks the books we read

Who is Driving?  by Leo Timmers*
Things That Go!  by James Buckley, Jr.
Cars Rushing! Honking! Zooming  by Patricia Hubbell
A Truck Goes Rattley-Bumpa  by Jonathan London
My Car  by Byron Barton*
Let's Go - The Story of Getting From There to Here  by Lizann Flatt
The Pigeon Loves Things That Go!  by Mo Willems*
Cars! Cars! Cars!  by Grace Maccarone
Toot Toot Zoom!  by Phyllis Root
Little Blue Truck  by Alice Schertle
Transportation - True or False?  by Daniel Nunn*

For our craft we colored a dump truck like this one. We added a braid to the bed so it would move

Extra activities
The Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round
the wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town
the wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish
the doors on the bus go open and shut
the driver on the bus says "move on back"
the people on the bus go up and down

We played a "things that go" guessing game. I gave clues about certain forms of transportation and the children had to guess what they were

May 4, 2016 Story Time - Mother's Day

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

*marks the books we read

The Night Before Mother's Day  by Natasha Wing*
I Would Tuck You In  by Sarah Asper-Smith and Mitchell Watley
All the Things I Love About You  by LeUyen Pham
I Love You Because You're You  by Liza Baker*
I Love my Mommy  by Giles Andreae
I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love  by Nancy Tillman
Snuggle Wuggle  by Jonathan London*
Something for Mother  by Laura Alden
Gus Makes a Gift  by Frank Remkiewicz
Me and My Mom!  by Alison Ritchie*
Is Mommy?  by Victoria Chang

For our craft I designed a custom door hangar for mother's day using this website:
http://goo.gl/ic7d42

We also colored a special bookmark

Extra activities
I Have a Very Special Friend (sung to "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

Happy Mother's Day to You (sung to "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!