Shhhhh! Pajama Story Time: January 30, 2013

Books:
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere *
Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea *
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas
Mitchell's License by Hallie Durand *

Craft: Dinosaur Hat
Children colored two strips of cardstock (8-1/2" x 2-1/2"), added eyes and a nose, and glued together to make the dinosaurs head.  Five triangle spikes (2-1/2") were colored and glued to top.  Eight triangle teeth (1") were glued to bottom.

Craft: Driver's License
Children were given a driver's license to fill out with name and age.  They could also either glue on a photo of themselves or draw a picture of themselves.

Literacy Extension:
- Have your child come up with their own version of "Five Little Monkeys" (i.e. hippos hopping, rabbits spinning, etc.)

Snowmen Story Time: January 27-28, 2014

Books:
** Note:  Since our Snow Story Time was cancelled earlier this month, I also included a couple of general "snow" books in our story time this week.
All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle *
Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright
Snow by Uri Shulevitz *
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner *
Snowmen All Year by Caralyn Buehner
Snowzilla by Janet Lawlor
Winter Woes by Marty Kelley *

Craft: Snowman
We made a very simple snowman this week.  Children glued together a large circle and a small circle to make the snowman's body.  They then glued on a hat, two boots, and a two long strips for arms.  They could then decorate their snowman by either coloring on its features or gluing on sequins.

Literacy Extensions:
- Try an exercise in creativity by asking your child to find unusual items around the house that could be incorporated into a snowman.
- Work with your child on identifying letters.  Have them point out all the letters that make up the world "snow" on a certain page of a book.  For example, find all the "O"s on the cover of the book, all the "S"s on the title page, etc.

Cloud Story Time: January 22, 2013 - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

Books:
Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw
It's Your Cloud by Joe Troian
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
The Police Cloud by Christoph Niemann

Craft: Cloud Person
This craft was based on the picture above.  Each child was given a cloud shape to draw a face on before gluing on two lightning "legs" and two raindrop "hands".

Literacy Extension:
- Talk with your child about the water cycle and how clouds are formed and then dispersed.
- Discuss different jobs and whether a cloud might be able to assist with that job (i.e.e The Police Cloud)

Polar Bears Story Time: January 13-14, 2014

Books:
Hush Little Polar Bear by Jeff Mack *
The Lonesome Polar Bear by Jane Cabrera *
Polar Bear Morning by Lauren Thompson
Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson *
The Snow Bear by Miriam Moss

Craft: Polar Bear Picture
Each child was given a coloring sheet of two polar bears.  The children colored the sheet and glued on tissue paper for snow. 

Literacy Extensions:
- Find photos of the Northern Lights and explain how they are created to your child (i.e. Polar Bear Night)
- Share a book with your child that gives information on various types of bears.

Snow Story Time: January -7, 2014 - Cancelled due to Snowy Weather

**** NOTE ****
This week's story time was not held due to the snowy weather.  Hopefully, we will be able to share these books and craft at Miss Amy's Story Time @ Chick-Fil-A on Friday, January 10 @ 9:30 a.m.






Books:
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke
It's Snowing by Olivier Dunrea
A Kitten's Tale by Eric Rohmann
Snow by Uri Shulevitz
Winter Woes by Marty Kelley

Craft: Snowflake
This week's craft could be made into either a magnet or an ornament to hang.  Each child was given a snowflake cutout to color and decorate with sparkles.

Literacy Extensions:
- Talk about the conditions needed for the different types of precipitation (i.e. rain, ice, snow, etc.)
- Talk about the clothing needed during winter to protect from the cold (i.e. Froggy Gets Dressed)