Good Night Story Time: March 27-28, 2017

Books:
Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett Krosoczka *
Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea
Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas *
Mitchell's License by Hallie Durand
Naked! by Michael Ian Black *

Craft: Moon and Stars Mobile
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  The children were given a cloud, moon, and four star cutouts to color.  They then tied the moon and stars to the cloud with yarn to turn into a mobile.

Literacy Extensions:
- Bedtime stories is a great way to end the day with your child.  Make it a tradition in your family to read a story or two before bedtime.
- Practice counting by trying to see how many stars your child can count in the night sky.


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Good Afternoon! Story Time: March 20-21, 2017

Books:
Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems *
Buddy and the Bunnies in Don't Play With Your Food by Bob Shea
The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
Rex Wrecks It by Ben Clanton *
Winter Woes by Marty Kelley

Craft: Puzzle
The children colored a cardstock color sheet of a playground scene.  They could then cut the picture into 12 pieces of cutting on the lines on the back of the sheet.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Rex Wrecks It, have your children practice teamwork by working together to build something out of blocks.
- Play the alphabet game - trying to find all of the letters of the alphabet in a book.

Good Morning! Story Time: March 13-14, 2017

Books:
Early Bird by Tomi Yuly *
I Am NOT Going to Get Up Today! by Dr. Seuss
Kate and Nate Are Running Late by Kate Egan *
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up? by Bill Martin Jr.
Little Mouse Gets Ready: A Toon Book by Jeff Smith *

Craft: CD Sun
This week's craft is based on the picture at left.  The kids glued strips of orange and yellow paper to a CD.  They then colored a face on a yellow circle and glued it over the rays in the center of the CD.

Literacy Extensions:
- Have your child try to list all the things he/she does in the morning in the order he/she does it.
- Children love to pick out their outfits to wear for the day.  Have them practice selecting different outfits based on different types of weather.

My Day Story Time: March 6-7. 2017

Books:
Awake Beautiful Child by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock by Jim Aylesworth *
Dinosaur vs. Mommy by Bob Shea *
Hickory Dickory Dog by Alison Murray
My Busy Day by Clare HIbbert
One Busy Day by Lola Schaefer *

Craft: Paper Plate Clock
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  The main difference is that I printed out a template clock face that the children could color, write the hour numbers in circles, and then glue to the paper plate.  They then added the clock hands with a brad.

Literacy Extensions:
- Use the paper plate clock craft to talk about what you do at different times of the day.  Have your child move the hands to different times and then ask them what they do at that time.
- This would be a great time to learn about hours, days, weeks, and months.


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