September 17, 2014 Story Time - Giraffes

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

*marks the books we read


Giraffes  by Kari Schuetz*
Zoo Animals 1 2 3  by Rebecca Fjelland Davis*
When Lulu went to the Zoo  by Andy Ellis
Giraffe  by Anders Hanson*
Stay Close to Mama  by Toni Buzzeo

For our craft we colored paper giraffes and used clothes pins for their legs

Extra activities:

We talked about the letters "Z" & "G" the sounds they make and words that begin with "Z" & "G"

Giraffes
(tune: "Wheels on the Bus")
This giraffe has green spots, green spots, green spots
this giraffe has green spots
count them for me now
Repeat with other colors like; purple, red, blue, etc
(I made small giraffes and colored dots on them. The children had to guess what color the dots were and then counted how many dots were on each giraffe).

We used a tape measure to measure how tall a giraffe is and how long it's tongue is using a non-fiction book we read during story time.

September 9, 2014 Story Time - Lions

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

*marks the books we read


Lions  by Elizabeth Vogel*
1 Zany Zoo  by Lori Degman
Animal Strike at the Zoo  by Karma Wilson*
Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo  by E.S. Redmond
You and Me: We're Opposites  by Harriet Ziefert*

For our craft we made lion masks

Extra activities:

LIONS
Five little lions all in a row
one ran away. Where did he go?
Four little lions left to play
one went home: he could not stay.
Three little lions chasing one another
one went into the jungle to find her mother.
Two little lions loudly roaring
one fell asleep and now he's snoring.
One little lion without a friend
left to eat supper back at the den.
No little lions left today
come back tomorrow and again we'll play.

THE ANIMALS AT THE ZOO
(sung to "wheels on the bus")
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar
roar, roar, roar
roar, roar, roar
the lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar
all day long!

Repeat with:
The snakes at the zoo go hiss, hiss, hiss
The hyenas at the zoo go ha, ha, ha
The monkeys at the zoo go oooh, oooh, oooh

WHERE WILL YOU FIND THEM?
We made a chart of where we would find certain animals. There was a picture of a barn, a jungle and a house and children named the animals that lived in each place.

September 3, 2014 Story Time - Zoo

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

*marks the books we read


The View at the Zoo  by Kathleen Long Bostrom*
Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo  by Karma Wilson
My Trip to the Zoo  by Mercer Mayer*
Zoo Ah-Choooo  by Peter Mandel
Two at the Zoo  by Danna Smith*

For our craft we made a zebra out of the letter "Z"

August 27, 2014 Story Time - Cookies

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

*marks the books we read


Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?  by Bonnie Lass*
No More Cookies!  by Paeony Lewis
Fortune Cookies  by Albert Bitterman*
YUM! A Tale of Two Cookies  by Jane Seymour
Who Put The Cookies in The Cookie Jar?  by George Shannon*
Calling All Cookies!  by Charles M. Schulz*
Honey Cookies  by Meredith Hooper
The Difference Between Babies & Cookies  by Mary Hanson
Cookies Bite-Size Life Lessons  by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

For our craft we colored different shaped cookies and glued them to a paper plate

Extra activities:

We talked about the letter "C" the sound it makes and words that start with "C"

Making Cookies
I am making cookie dough (hold out arms in a circle, like a bowl)
Round and round the beaters go (roll hands)
Add some flour from a cup (shake a pretend cup)
Stir and stir the batter up (stirring motion)
Roll them, cut them nice and neat (roll hands)
Put them on a cookie sheet (hold hands together)
Bake them, count them 1-2-3 (counting motion)
Serve them to my friends and me (take a bite!)

Who took the cookies?
Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?
Who me? Yes you!
Couldn't be! Then who?
(child's name) took the cookies from the cookie jar
Who me? Yes you!
Couldn't be! Then who?
(Continue with the other children's names)

August 20, 2014 Story Time - Spaghetti

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

*marks the books we read


On Top of Spaghetti  by Paul Brett Johnson*
Spaghetti For Suzy  by Peta Coplans*
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!  by Marilyn Burns
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?  by Jane Yolen

For our craft we colored meatballs and glued them and some yellow yarn on a plate

Extra activities:

We talked about the letters "S", "N" and "P" the sounds they make and words that begin with those letters

Ten Little Meatballs
One little, two little, three little meatballs
Four little, five little, six little meatballs
Seven little, eight little, nine little meatballs
Ten little meatballs cooking in a pan
(Then we counted down from 10 to 1)

On Top of Spaghetti
On top of spaghetti
All covered with cheese
I lost my poor meatball
When somebody sneezed
It rolled off the table
And onto the floor
My poor little meatball
Rolled out of the door
It rolled in the garden
And under a bush
My poor little meatball
Was nothing but MUSH!

August 13, 2014 Story Time - Carrots

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

*marks the books we read


CREEPY CARROTS!  by Aaron Reynolds*
The Carrot Seed  by Ruth Krauss*
The Princess and ...The Peas and Carrots  by Harriet Ziefert
Orange Food Fun  by Lisa Bullard*
Colors in Nature Orange  by Martha E. H. Rustad*
Carrot Soup  by John Segal*

For our craft we made creepy carrot puppets and taped them to a craft stick

Extra activities:

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

We talked about our favorite orange foods

August 6, 2014 Story Time - Food

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

*marks the books we read


Food Fight!  by Carol Diggory Shields*
I Will Never NOT EVER Eat a Tomato  by Lauren Child*
Worms for Lunch  by Leonid Gore
Too Pickley!  by Jean Reidy*
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs  by Judi Barrett
Chew, Chew, GULP!  by Jarrett J. Krosoczka*
Brownie & Pearl Grab a Bite  by Cynthia Rylant*

For our craft we made alpha bit soup by gluing Alpha Bit cereal onto a picture of a bowl

Extra activities:

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

We talked about our favorite foods and using good manners