February 15, 2017 Story Time - Presidents & President's Day

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

*marks the books we read

Madam President  by Lane Smith*
I am Abraham Lincoln  by Brad Meltzer
Fly Guy Presents: The White House  by Tedd Arnold*
President's Day  by Helen Frost*
George Washington  by Barbara Knox

For our craft we made a picture of George Washington like this one:
https://goo.gl/N6f55N

Extra activities:
We talked about who some of our presidents were and where they grew up, and why we celebrate President's Day. Whose face is on our coin money (penny=Abraham Lincoln - nickel=Thomas Jefferson - dime=Franklin Roosevelt - quarter=George Washington). We also shared some of the interesting information about the White House in Tedd Arnold's "Fly Guy" book.

Five Little Pennies
Five little pennies rolled in the door
one was spent and now there are four
four little pennies belong to me
one was lost and now there are three
three little pennies put in my shoe
one bought a toy and now there are two
two little pennies sitting on my thumb
one fell off and now there is one
one little penny hot from the sun
I picked it up and now there are none!

February 8, 2017 Story Time - Love & Valentine's Day

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

*marks the books we read

The Kissing Hand  by Audrey Penn*
Let's Get Ready for Valentine's Day  by Lloyd G. Douglas*
Holy Cow, I Sure Do Love You! A Little Book That's Oddly Moo-ving  by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Plant a Kiss  by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
One Heart-A Valentine Counting Book  by Maryann Cocca-Leffler*
Slug Needs a Hug!  by Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross*
A Hug Goes Around  by Laura Krauss Melmed

For our craft we decorated large colored (white, red, pink) hearts with markers and stickers to make Valentine's Day cards.

Extra activities:
Counting Valentines
One red, two red, three red valentines
four red, five red, six red valentines
seven red, eight red, nine red valentines
ten red valentines

Ten red, nine red, eight red valentines
seven red, six red, five red valentines
four red, three red, two red valentines
one red valentine

February 1, 2017 Story Time - Feeling Sick & Getting Better

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

*marks the books we read

Sick Simon  by Dan Krall*
The Cow Tripped Over The Moon A Nursery Rhyme Emergency  by Jeanne Willis
Monkey and Elephant Get Better  by Carole Lexa Schaefer
Taking Care of Mama Rabbit  by Anita Lobel
Bear Feels Sick  by Karma Wilson*
Mother Mother I Feel Sick -Send For The Doctor-Quick Quick Quick  by Remy Charlip & Burton Supree
Don't You Feel Well, Sam?  by Amy Hest
Felix Feels Better  by Rosemary Wells

For our craft we made the picture I found here:
https://goo.gl/BI2aX5


Extra activities
We talked about going to the doctor and the instruments they use and how they use them, like: a thermometer, a stethoscope, an otoscope, a reflex hammer, band aids, etc.

January 25, 2017 Story Time - Snowmen

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

*marks the books we read

Snowbaby Could Not Sleep  by Kara LaReau*
The Loopy Coop Hens-Snow Hens  by Janet Morgan Stoeke
Sneezy the Snowman  by Maureen Wright
100 Snowmen  by Jen Arena*
S is for Snowman-God's Wintertime Alphabet  by Kathy-jo Wargin
Snowflake the Snowman*

For our craft we decorated a snowman shape with stickers

Extra activities
We sang 5 little snowmen and used the fingerplay puppets found here:
https://goo.gl/pOf0XS

Five Snowmen Riding on a Sled (sung to "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed")
Five snowmen riding on a sled
one fell off and bumped his head
Frosty called the doctor and the doctor said
no more snowmen riding on that sled!
(Continue verses until you get to zero)

January 18, 2017 Story Time - Polar Animals

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

*marks the books we read

Polar Animals  by Paul Hess*
In Arctic Waters  by Laura Crawford
Polar Bear Night  by Lauren Thompson*
10, 9, 8 Polar Animals! A Counting Backward Book  by Rebecca Fjelland Davis*
Animal Babies in Polar Lands  by Jennifer Schofield*
Arctic Babies  by Kathy Darling
Polar, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?  by Bill Martin Jr.*

For our craft we made a polar bear puzzle using this template:
https://goo.gl/iPS9jV

If you scroll to the middle of the page there is a link you can click on for a template of the polar bear

Extra activities
There's Something in the Snow
There's something in the snow, now what can it be?
there's something in the snow that I just can't see
Hear its funny sound....Howl, Howl, Howl
A wolf is what I found!
(GRR, GRR, GRR - a bear is what I found; WADDLE, WADDLE, WADDLE - a penguin is what I found, etc)

Sleepy Bear (sung to "Thumbkin")
Where is bear? where is bear?
here I am, here I am
how are you this winter?
very tired, thank you
go to sleep. go to sleep
(have children shout "WAKE UP BEAR" to do the song again)

January 11, 2017 Story Time - Snow

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

*marks the books we read

If It's Snowy and You Know It, Clap Your Paws!  by Kim Norman*
Snow  by P. D. Eastman
No Two Alike  by Keith Baker*
Tiny The Snow Dog  by Cari Meister
The Snowball  by Jennifer Armstrong*
Snowball Fight!  by Jimmy Fallon*
Cleo in the Snow  by Stella Blackstone
Andy & Sandy and the First Snow  by Tomie dePaola*

For our craft we made a snowflake person by gluing a face onto the middle of a big snowflake, then we added green paper caps and gloves and tied a string to the top so we could hang it up

Extra activities:
Snowflakes, Snowflakes (sung to "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star")
Snowflakes, snowflakes, dance around
snowflakes, snowflakes, touch the ground
snowflakes, snowflakes, in the air
snowflakes, snowflakes, everywhere
snowflakes, snowflakes, dance around
snowflakes, snowflakes, touch the ground

Five Little Snowflakes
Five little snowflakes
dancing here and there
then one little snowflake
blew away in the air!

Four little snowflakes
dancing here and there
then one little snowflake
blew away in the air!

Continue to zero, then

Zero little snowflakes
not one to be found
cause five little snowflakes
have fallen to the ground!

January 4, 2017 Story Time - Nursery Rhymes

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

*marks the books we read

Hey Diddle Diddle  by Moira Kemp*
The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock  by Jim Aylesworth*
Roll Over! A Counting Song  by Merle Peek*
The Itsy Bitsy Spider  by Iza Trapani*
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe  by Paige Billin-Frye*
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep  by Moira Kemp*
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star  by Sharon Lane Holm*

For our craft we made a picture like this one:
https://goo.gl/MQ3atb

Extra activities
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
how I wonder what you are
up above the world so high
like a diamond in the sky
twinkle, twinkle, little star
how I wonder what you are

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
One, two, buckle my shoe
three, four, shut the door
five, six, pick up sticks
seven, eight, lay them straight
nine, ten, a big fat hen

Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout
down came the rain and washed the spider out
out came the sun and dried up all the rain
and the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again

Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?
yes sir, yes sir, three bags full
one for the master and one for the dame
and one for the little boy who lives down the lane
baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?
yes sir, yes sir, three bags full

Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddle
the cat and the fiddle
the cow jumped over the moon
the little dog laughed to see such sport
and the dish ran away with the spoon