Snowmen Story Time - January 28-29, 2013

Books:
Snowmen All Year by Caralyn Buehner *
Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright *
All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle *
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
On the First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming
Snow Balls by Lois Ehlert

Craft: Sparkly Snowman
I used the snowman template to the left for the snowman's body.  I also cut out a top hat to be glued to the snowman's head.  Children can color and glue sequins onto their snowman.

Literacy Expanders:
- Play with onomatopoeia and coming up with words that express the sound they describe. (i.e. achoo, etc.)
- Talk about what items you would add to a snowmen you might build.

Winter Animals Story Time - January 22, 2013

Books:
Winter Lullaby by Barbara Seuling *
Moon Glowing by Elizabeth Partridge *
Sleep, Bear Bear, Sleep! by Maureen Wright *
Duck, Duck, Moose by Dave Horowitz
First Snow by Bernette Ford
Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip C. Stead
A Little Bit of Winter by Paul Stewart
The Winter Visitors by Karel Hayes

Craft: Folded Paper Bear
http://www.firstpalette.com/tool_box/printables/Paperzooanimals.html
The craft was revised a little bit in that we altered the template into two pieces -- the body and the head.  It made it easier for folding.  We also added lines to the body template to show where the bear should be folded so it would stand.

Literacy Extenders:
- See how many rhyming words you can come up with for bear, sleep, snow, etc.
- Discuss with your child how different animals spend the winter.

Snow Story Time - January 14-15, 2013

Books:
Grandmother Winter by Phyllis Root
A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann
It's Snowing by Olivier Dunrea *
Snow by Uri Shulevitz *
Snow Day by Lester Laminack
Snow Sounds: An Onomatopoeic Story by David Johnson
Snowball Fight by Jimmy Fallon *
Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats *

Craft:
Cotton Ball Snowflake - Glue four strips of construction paper (8-1/2" x 1") into snowflake shape.  Tear apart cotton balls and glue onto shape.

Literacy Extenders:
- Discuss different activities you and your child could do together in the snow.
- See how many words relating to winter you can come up with the start with the letter "s".