Planes Story Time: April 25-26, 2019

Books:
Dinosoaring by Deb Lund *
Little Plane Learns to Write by Stephen Savage *
Moon Plane by Peter McCarthy
A Plane Goes Ka-Zoom by Jonathan London
Those Magnificent Sheep in Their Flying Machine by Peter Bently

Craft: Plane
Kids colored a plane body, wings, and tail before gluing it all together to make a plane.


Extension Activities:
- Little Plane Learns to Write is a great tool for those learning to read and write.  Ask your child to identify the letters "written" in the book.
- Take a field trip to your closest airport to watch the planes take off and land.


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Trains Story Time: March 18-19, 2019

Books:
All Aboard the Dinotrain by Deb Lund
Clickey Clack by Amy & Rob Spence *
Freight Train by Donald Crews *
How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton
Zoom! by Diane Adams *

Craft: Name Train
This week's craft was based on the picture above.  Children were given a die cut train engine to color.  They were also given squares to write their name on for the train cars.  The engine, train cars, and wheels were glued to legal paper to spell out the child's name.

Extension Activities:
- Freight Train shows the different types of train cars.  Have your child figure out what each type of train car would carry.
- Visit the Transportation Museum in Kirkwood, MO.  They have several trains for the kids to explore, as well as other modes of transportation.

Boats Story Time: March 11-12, 2019

Books:
Blue Boat by Kersten Hamilton
The Dad With 10 Children by Benedicte Guettier
Dinosailors by Deb Lund
Little Tug by Stephen Savage *
One-Dog Canoe by Mary Casanova *
Turtle Tug to the Rescue by Michael Slack *

Craft: Pirate Ship
This week's craft is based on the picture at left.  The children folded a small paper plate in half and colored it for the hull of the ship.  They then colored the rectangle with circle windows and pirate flag before gluing to the ends of a craft stick.  The craft stick was then glued to the folded edge of the paper plate.

Extension Activities:
- Turtle Tug invents a boat that is also part turtle.  Have your child come up with other animals that might make good boats and have them draw a picture of it.
- Make a simple boat and see if it will float.  You can use either a plastic lid, plastic plate, or a styrofoam plate for the base.  A paper sail can be glued to a craft stick.  The craft stick can then be attached to base with a small amount of playdough to keep it upright.

Notes:
Try to find the original version of The Dad with 10 Children by Benedicte Guettier.  The original was titled The Father Who Had 10 Children.  I think the flow of the story was better than in the newer translation in The Dad with 10 Children.


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Cars Story Time: March 4-5, 2019

Books:
And the Cars Go . . . by William Bee
Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car by Eileen Christelow
Moo! by David LaRochelle *
The Scrubbly-Bubbly Car Wash by Irene O'Garden *
The Tweedles Go Electric by Monica Kulling
The Wheels on the Racecar by Alexander Zane *

Craft: Car
This week's craft was loosely based on the picture at left.  The children were given a quarter sheet of cardstock with a slit cut in the middle of the sheet.  It was colored before gluing into a cylinder to make the car body.  Four circles were colored and glued on for the wheels.  A small person cutout was colored and slid into the slit for the driver.

Extension Activities --
- Play a game while in the car.  Ask your child to find different types or colors of vehicles.
- Talk with your child about car safety.  Why do we wear seat belts? What other features in the car help make it safer? (i.e. wipers, air bags, etc.)


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