April 25, 2018 Story Time - Cinco de Mayo

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

*marks the books we read

Max Celebrates Cinco de Mayo  by Adria F. Worsham*
Cinco de Mayo  by Marc Tyler Nobleman
Cinco de Mayo  by Rebecca Rissman*

For our craft we made a table decoration by gluing red and yellow hot peppers around a paper plate, then added an Aztec sun face to the top

While we were doing our craft we listened to "Cinco de Mayo" sung by Hap Palmer from the CD "Holiday and Everyday Songs"

We also read "Just Saving My Money" by Mercer Mayer and talked about money; what we can purchase with it, different coins (penny, nickel, etc) and how much they were worth. Then the children decorated their own dollar bill

April 18, 2018 Story Time - Earth Day

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

*marks the books we read

Thank You, Earth  by April Pulley Sayre*
Earth Day - An Alphabet Book  by Gary Kowalski
Earth Day Every Day  by Lisa Bullard*
Earth Day - Hooray!  by Stuart J. Murphy
Holidays and Festivals - Earth Day  by Rebecca Rissman*
Make Every Day Earth Day! Caring for our Planet  by Vita Jimenez

For our craft we colored the image below, then added a piece of yarn to make a necklace

Extra activities
We talked about things we can do to keep the earth clean like: recycle, pick up trash, plant a tree, etc

April 11, 2018 Story Time - Kites

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

*marks the books we read

Kite Flying  by Grace Lin*
Just a Kite  by Mercer Mayer
What's the Weather Like? - It's Windy  by Celeste Bishop*
Kite Day - A Bear and Mole Story  by Will Hillenbrand*
Biscuit Flies a Kite  by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

For our craft we made this:

We colored the fish, tied a string to it's mouth and glued crepe paper streamers to it's tail

Extra activities
Kite Friends
One little kite in the sky so blue
along came another, then there were two
two little kites flying high above me
along came another, then there were three
three little kites, watch how they soar
along came another, then there were four
four little kites so high and alive
along came another, then there were five
five little kites dancing across the sky
what a sight to see, way up so high!

April 4, 2018 Story Time - Rainbows

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

*marks the books we read

Bamboo & Friends - The Rainbow  by Felicia Law*
Take a Walk on a Rainbow  by Miriam Moss
Tell Me Why I See Rainbows  by Kathryn Beaton
Rainbow  by Marion Dane Bauer*
Rainbows Never End and Other Fun Facts  by Laura Lyn DiSiena and Hannah Eliot
How to Make a Liquid Rainbow  by Lori Shores

For our craft we made this:

Directions for this craft can be found  here:
https://goo.gl/dHpU8x

Extra activities
The Color Song (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:
Blue - finger on your shoe
yellow - smile like a happy fellow
brown - turn your smile into a frown
black - put your hands behind your back
white - stomp your feet with all your might

March 28, 2018 Story Time - Baby Animals

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

*marks the books we read

Wee Little Bunny  by Lauren Thompson*
Little White Rabbit  by Kevin Henkes
Baby Farm Animals  by Jane Katirgis
Cute and Cuddly: Baby Animals - Lambs  by Katie Kawa
Swim, Duck, Swim!  by Susan Lurie*

For our craft we made a stand-up sheep like this one:

Extra activities
Ten Little Chicks
Five eggs and five eggs, that makes ten
sitting on top is the mother hen
crack, crack, crack (clap hands three times)
what do I see?, ten little chicks
as cute as can be!

March 21, 2018 Story Time - Spring

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

*marks the books we read

Hurray For Spring!  by Patricia Hubbell*
What Does Bunny See  by Linda Sue Park
I See Spring  by Charles Ghigna*
Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit  by Il Sung Na
Mouse's First Spring  by Lauren Thompson*

For our craft we made a spring picture like this:

Directions for this craft can be found here:
https://goo.gl/jqdC4H

Extra activities
The Rain is Falling
The rain is falling down  SPLASH! (clap hands)
the rain is falling down (repeat action)
pitter, patter, pitter, patter
the rain is falling down SPLASH!
the hail is falling down  PING! (snap fingers)
the hail is falling down  (repeat action)
ding, ping, ding, ping
the hail is falling down  PING! (snap fingers)
the snow is floating down  SHHH!
the snow is floating down  SHHH!
floating, floating, down, down, down
the snow is floating down  SHHH!

Five Umbrellas
Five umbrellas stood by the back door
the red one went outside, then there were four
four umbrellas stood pretty as can be
the blue one went outside, then there were three
three umbrellas stood with nothing to do
the green one went outside, then there were two
two umbrellas stood watching for the sun
the yellow one went outside, then there was one
just one umbrella stood alone in the hall
the orange one went outside, and then that was all!