Building Block Award Nominees Story Time: September 26-27, 2016

Books:
Dad's First Day by Mike Wohnoutka *
Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups by Tadgh Bentley *
Ragweed's Farm Day Handbook by Anne Vittur Kennedy *

Craft: Penguin
Our craft this week was based on the picture at right.  The kids colored cardstock cutout body, tummy, wings and feet before gluing them together to make a penguin.

Literacy Extensions:
- Dad's First Day is a great introduction to empathy for kids.  Talk about feelings and how different people might feel in particular situations.
- After reading Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups learn what penguins really like to eat.  There are several books on penguins at the library.

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Building Block Award Nominees Story Time: September 19-20, 2016

Books:
Bunnies!!! by Kevan Atteberry *
Get Out of My Bath! by Britta Teckentrup *
Vincent Paints His House by Tedd Arnold *
The Whale in My Swimming Pool by Joyce Wan *

Craft: House
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  Children glued a large H cutout and a triangle to a piece of paper to make into a house.  They then colored it their favorite color(s) and drew on doors and windows.


Literacy Extensions:
- Practice color recognition and counting while in the car.  Ask your child to identify the color of the houses and buildings you pass.  Then have count all the houses / buildings of a particular color.
- After reading The Whale in My Swimming Pool, have your child extend the story by coming up with ways to try to get the bear out of the bed.

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Building Block Award Nominees Story Time: September 12-13, 2016

Books:
I Don't Want to Be a Frog by Dev Petty *
Rex Wrecks It! by Ben Clanton *
Simon's New Bed by Christian Trimmer *

Craft: Frog
The kids colored a frog cutout and a small fly cutout. They then glued on a small strip of paper for a paper tongue and glued the fly to the tongue.



Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Rex Wrecks It, practice teamwork and sharing by building a block tower together.
- After reading I Don't Want to Be a Frog, have your child "rewrite" the story with another animal that would rather be something else.


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Building Block Award Winners Story Time: September 6, 2016

Books:
Move Over, Rover! by Karn Beaumont *
Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos *
Naked! by Michael Ian Black
The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen

Craft: Accordian-Fold Dog
This week's craft was based on the picture above.  Children colored a dog cutout that had been cut into front and back pieces.  They then glued a piece of accordian-folded paper between the two halves of the dog so the dog can expand.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Move Over, Rover!, talk about storms with your child.  Are they scary?  Why or why not?
- Have your child "practice" reading a book.  Have them tell you the story from the pictures.