September 25, 2013 Story Time - Apples

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

(*marks the books we read)



Apples, Apples Everywhere!  by Robin Koontz*
Ten Apples Up On Top  by Theo LeSieg
Red Are the Apples  by Wade Zahares
Apple  by Nikki McClure
Apple Tree  by Barrie Watts
I Am An Apple  by Jean Marzollo*
Apples  by Ann L. Burckhardt

Our craft was an apple basket. We added red, green and yellow apples to our basket then wrote our names and the number of apples on our baskets. I changed the way we did our basket, but found the idea at:http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Apple-Basket.html

Extra activities:

We cut an apple open to examine and count the seeds or pips on the inside and talked about how an apple tree grows.

Ten Red Apples
Ten red apples grow on a tree
Five for you and five for me
Help me shake the tree just so
And ten red apples fall down below
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Apple Roll Chant
Five little apples in the bowl (hold up five fingers)
One fell out and started to roll (rotate fists)
It bumped the table and hit me feet (clap hands)
How many apples left to eat? (shrug shoulders)

Keep counting down until all the apples are gone

September 18, 2013 Story Time - Autumn/Fall

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

(*marks the books we read)



Fall Leaves Fall!  by Zoe Hall*
When Autumn Falls  by Kelli Nidey
I See Fall  by Charles Ghigna*
Clifford's Autumn  by Norman Bridwell
I Know It's Autumn  by Eileen Spinelli*
Footballs and Falling Leaves; A Fall Counting Book  by Rebecca Davis*

The craft we did can be found at: http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Changing-Tree.html

Extra Activities:

We talked about the letters "A" for autumn and "F" for Fall. The sounds they make and words that start with "A" and "F"

The Leaves on the Tree
(sung to the tune The Wheels on the bus)
The leaves on the trees turn orange and brown, orange and brown, orange and brown, the leaves on the trees turn orange and brown all through the town
The leaves on the trees come falling down, falling down, falling down, the leaves on the trees come falling down all through the town
The leaves on the ground go swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, the leaves on the ground go swish, swish, swish all through the town

Leaves
(sung to Frere Jacques)
This is an echo song. You sing and then the children repeat.
Leaves are changing
All around
Red, yellow and orange
Some are brown

Leaves are falling
To the ground
Floating on the breeze
Down, down, down

September 11, 2013 Story Time - The Library

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

(*marks the books we read)



Sam's First Library Card  by Gail Herman*
Poindexter Makes a Friend  by Mike Twohy
Lewis the Librarian  by Charnan Simon*
D.W.'s Library Card  by Marc Brown
Manners in the Library  by Carrie Finn*
The Library Dragon  by Carmen Agra Deedy
Mighty Mike Builds a Library  by Kelly Lynch

For our craft I reduced the coloring page found at: http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/worm_m.pdf
We colored our worms and glued them to sticks to make a bookworm bookmark

Extra activities:

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

Five Little Readers Reading in Bed
(sung to Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed)
Five little readers reading in bed
One fell out and bumped his (her) head
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"Turn out the lights, it's time to go to bed!"

Here is my book
(hold hands together as if they are a closed book, then open)
Here is my book
I open it wide
To see all the pictures
That are inside

September, 4, 2013 Story Time - Grandparents

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

(*marks the books we read)



My Grandparents are Special  by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos*
Hurry!  by Jessie Haas
When You Visit Grandma & Grandpa  by Anne Bowen
Hooray For Grandparents' Day!  by Nancy Carlson*
Heaven is Having You  by Giles Andreae
Naptime, Laptime  by Eileen Spinelli*
Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite! by Greg Hawley
One Dark Night  by Hazel Hutchins

I modified the craft at: http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Big-Hug-Card.html to make it easier

Extra activities:

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

Grandma's Glasses
There are grandma's glasses
(make glasses with fingers)
This is grandma's hat
(touch head)
This is how she folds her hands and puts them in her lap
(fold hands in lap)
These are grandpa's glasses
(make glasses with fingers)
This is grandpa's hat
(touch head)
This is how he folds his arms and takes a little nap
(fold arms over chest and pretend to sleep)

August 28, 2013 Story Time - Letters

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

(*marks the books we read)


The Sleepy Little Alphabet  by Judy Sierra*
Shiver Me Letters-A Pirate ABC  by June Sobel
ABC Kids  by Simon Basher*
Alphabet Soup: a Book of Riddles About Letters  by Michael Dahl
LMNO Peas  by Keith Baker*
Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes: a Very Silly Alphabet Book  by Brian P. Cleary

The Craft we made can be found at: http://www.first-school.ws/t/craft/hearts_mouseg.htm


Extra activities:

If Your Name Starts With: an Action Alphabet Rhyme
(sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")

If your name starts with A turn around
If your name starts with B touch the ground
If your name starts with C then stand up and touch your knee
Clap your hands if your name starts with D
If your name starts with E wink your eye
If your name starts with F try to fly
If your name starts with G blow a kiss up here to me
If your name starts with H say "Hee, Hee"
If your name starts with I tap your toe
If your name starts with J say "Ho, Ho"
If your name starts with K then stand up and start to sway
If your name starts with L say "Ole"
If your name starts with M make a smile
If your name starts with N shake awhile
If your name starts with O put your elbow on your toe
If your name starts with P say " I know!"
If your name starts with Q raise your hand
If your name starts with R you should stand
If your name starts with S you should pat your head, I guess
If your name starts with T say "Oh, yes!"
If your name starts with U touch your eye
If your name starts with V pat your thigh
If your name starts with W, X, Y or Z
Then stand up, take a bow and say "That's me!"

We sang the alphabet song and played a guessing game with the letters of the alphabet.

August 21, 2013 Story Time - Numbers

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

(*marks the books we read)



Around the Neighborhood  by Sarah L. Thomson*
Help me Learn Numbers 0-20  by Jean Marzollo
Hootenanny! a Festive Counting Book  by Kimberly Ainsworth
Numbers  by Keith Kimberlin*
Zoo Animals 1 2 3  by Rebecca Fjelland Davis*
Buzzing Bees: Discovering Odd Numbers  by Amanda Doering Tourville
One Tractor a Counting Book  by Alexandra Siy*

The craft we made can be found here: http://www.first-school.ws/activities/crafts/colors/icecreamcone2.htm

Extra Activities:

Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed
(children hold hand in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest
(put thumb and fingers up one by one)
They grew and grew
(raise hand in the air very slowly)
And did not stop.
Until one day
The pod went POP!
(children clap hands together)

Ten Fingers
I have ten fingers (hold up both hands, fingers spread)
And they all belong to me (point to self)
I can make them do things-
Would you like to see?

I can shut them up tight (make fists)
I can open them wide (open hands)
I can put them together (place palms together)
I can make them all hide (put hands behind back)

I can make them jump high (hold hands over head)
I can make them jump low (touch floor)
I can fold them up quietly (fold hands and place them in your lap)
And hold them just so

August 14, 2013 Story Time - Back to School

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

(*marks the books we read)



Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes  by Eric Litwin*
Pirates go to School  by Corinne Demas
Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten!  by Hyewon Yum*
If you take a Mouse to School  by Laura Numeroff
Oh, Behave! Manners at School  by Sian Smith
Ollie's School Day A Yes-and-No Book  by Stephanie Calmenson*
Clark the Shark  by Bruce Hale

We decorated a wooden craft stick in the shape of a person to match how we would look on our first day of school.

Extra Activities:

We sang the ABC song and then played a letter guessing game. Children had to guess the letter, make the letter's sound and think of a word that begins with that letter

We counted to 10 and back down again