Everyday Heroes - Construction Workers: July 27-28, 2015

Books:
The Construction Crew by Lynn Meltzer *
Dig! by Andrea Zimmerman *
The Little Dump Truck by Margery Cuyler
Monsters on Machines by Deb Lund
Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop by Lisa Shulman *
Work, Dogs, Work: A Highway Tail by James Horvath

Craft: Tool Belt
Our craft was based on the picture above.  We made one slight change in that instead of cutting slits for the tools to fit into, we instead folded a half piece of construction paper and glued it to make a pouch that the tools could sit in.

Literacy Extensions:
- Talk about different tools and their uses.  With supervision, have your child try some of the tools.
- See if your child can come up with the steps to build something (i.e. - table, house, etc.)

Everyday Heroes - Firefighters: July 20-21, 2015

Books:
Fire Truck is Flashing by Mandy Archer
Firefighters! Speeding! Spraying! Saving! by Patricia Hubbell
The Firefighters' Thanksgiving by Maribeth Boelts
If I Were a Firefighter by Thomas Kingsley Troupe
This Is the Firefighter by Laura Godwin

Crafts:
Door Hanger - Children colored the doorhanger at left before cutting out the center hole.
Badge - I found a badge online that could be colored and taped to their shirts.

Literacy Extensions:
- Talk about fire safety with your child.
- Most fire stations welcome visits by local children.  Take a field trip with your child to the local fire house.


Notes:
Due to my vacation this week, the story times were led by Ms. Aly and Ms. Angie.

Everyday Heroes - Mail Carriers: June 13-14, 2015

Books:
Bear at Work by Stella Blackstone *
The Giant Hug by Sandra Horning *
A Letter for Leo by Sergio Ruzzier
Millie Waits for the Mail by Alexander Steffensmeier *

Craft: Mail Carrier's Hat
Kids colored the template at right cut from cardstock.  They then glued on the logo of the US Postal Service before gluing on strips of paper to turn it into a hat.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Bear at Work, have your child guess what kind of mail different businesses and people would be receiving.
- Have your child "write" a letter to someone.  Have them practice addressing an envelope.

Everyday Heroes - Trash Collectors: July 6-7, 2015

Books:
I Stink! by Kate McMullan *
Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash! by Barbara Odanaka
Supertruck by Stephen Savage *
Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman *

Craft: Trash Truck Picture
Children colored a coloring page of a trash truck that I found online.  They then glued on crumpled squares of colored paper for trash to the picture.

Literacy Extensions:
- In I Stink! it gives a list of items the trash truck eats.  See how many items starting with letter of the alphabet your child can come up with that they throw into the trash.
- After reading Supertruck ask your child to come up with a list of qualities that makes a superhero.