Day/Night, Black/White: Opposites Story Time: August 27-28, 2018

Books:
Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson *
Black? White! Day? Night! by Laura Vaccaro Seeger *
Dogs by Emily Gravett
Double Take! A New Look at Opposites by Susan Hood
Go! Go! Go! Stop! by Charise Mericle Harper *
Marta! Big & Small by Jen Arena

Craft: Stop / Go Sign
This week's craft was based on the picture at left with a few modifications.  We made one sign with STOP on one side and GO on the opposite.  The children colored two circles to glue onto a used CD-rom.  They then glued or taped a jumbo craft stick with STOP written on one side and GO on the other side to the CD to match the colored circles.

Literacy Extensions:
- Practice opposites by making it a game.  Have your child try to come up with opposites throughout the day.  (i.e. hungry and full, up the stairs and down the stairs, etc.)
- Review all the various learning concepts you've covered this past month -- alphabet, counting, colors, and opposites.  Introduce other concepts such as shapes.

Red, Yellow, Blue: Colors Story Time: August 20-21, 2018

Books:
Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson *
Mix It Up! by Herve Tullet
This Book Is Red by Beck & Matt Stanton
Warthogs Paint: A Messy Color Book by Pamela Duncan Edwards *

Craft: Caterpillar Color Match
The kids were given a caterpillar coloring page with circles outlined in different colors.  They glued matching pieces of paper to the correct color circle.


Literacy Extensions:
- Practice number and color recognition at the same time.  Do some color by number coloring pages.
- Go on a color walk.  Try to find items while walking of the different colors.


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123: Numbers & Counting Story Time: August 13-14, 2018

Books:
10 Little Hot Dogs by John Himmelman
20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee
Counting in the Garden by Emily Hruby
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh *
The Right Number of Elephants by Jeff Sheppard *
Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson *

Craft: Fish Count Sparkles Sheet
The children colored a coloring sheet with fish / ocean creatures on it.  They then glued the correct number of sparkles to match each fish's number.

Literacy Extensions:
- Practice counting while eating.  Have your child count the number of things they are eating (i.e. 10 chips, 2 carrot sticks, 1 sandwich, etc.).
- A traditional clock is a great way to practice counting and number recognition.  You can point to each number as you count.  You can ask your child to point out random numbers on the clock.

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ABC: Alphabet Story Time: August 6-7, 2018

Books:
A Is for Salad by Mike Lester
ABC School's for Me! by Susan B. Katz
Animal ABC by Marcus Pfister *
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. *
Did You Take the B From My ook? by Beck & Matt Stanton

Craft: Chicka Chicka Name Tree
The kids colored a coconut tree coloring sheet.  They then glued the letters of their name on the tree.


Literacy Extensions:
- Sing the alphabet song with your child.
- Play the alphabet game in the car.  Ask your child to point out the letters of the alphabet in signs as you drive.


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