Virtual Story Time: Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley -- 3/30/21

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Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
Love Monster by Rachel Bright

Books: (Monsters)

Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere

Beware the Monster! by Michael Escoffier

Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters by Jane Yolen

Five Little Monsters Jumping on the Bed by Bill Cotter

If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley

Monster Boogie by Laurie Berkner

Quit Calling Me a Monster! by Jory John

Tickle Monster by Edouard Manceau
When a Monster Is Born by Sean Taylor

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Craft: Big Green Monster

- Print out template and color

- Cut out facial featuers (hair, eyes, ears, nose, mouth)

- Color small paper plate

- Glue facial features to plate to make monster

Extension Activities:

- Go Away Big Green Monster uses sequencing to tell the story.  Ask your child to tell a simple story using sequencing.  Stories could include the steps to getting dressed or making a snack.

- We have been reading stories about the color green all month.  Go on a green scavenger hunt seeing how many things your child can find that is the color green.

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Virtual Story Time: Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox -- 3/18/21

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Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
My Friends Make Me Happy! by Jan Thomas

Books:  (Sheep)

Another Brother by Matthew Cordell

Brenda Is a Sheep by Morag Hood

Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep by Teri Sloat

The Great Sheep Shenanigans by Peter Bently

Lamby Lamb by Christopher Raschka

Mary Had a Little Lamb by Mary Hoberman

Sheep Go to Sleep by Nancy Shaw

The Sheep Who Hatched an Egg by Gemma Merino

Six Sandy Sheep by Judith Ross Enderle

Ten Little Lambs by Alice McGinty

Craft:  Curly Colorful Sheep

- Print out template of sheep.

- Optional -- Cut out sheep if you like.

- Color sheep.

- Roll small strips of colored paper into curls and glue onto sheep.

- Variation:  Tear colored paper into small pieces and glue onto sheep as if collage.

Extension Activities:

- My Friends Make My Happy has the characters guessing what makes sheep happy that starts with the letter "F".  Ask your child to come up with lists of items that make them happy for each letter of the alphabet.

- Go on a scavenger hunt to find green items like the sheep.

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Virtual Story Time: Green Shamrocks by Eve Bunting -- 3/16/21

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Green Shamrocks by Eve Bunting
Good Luck Bear by Greg Foley

Books:  (St. Patrick's Day)
Happy St. Patrick's Day, Curious George by Cynthia Platt

How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace

How to Trap a Leprechaun by Sue Fliess

The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever by Teddy Slater

Lucky Tucker by Leslie McGuirk
The Night Before St. Patrick's Day by Natasha Wing

Pete the Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase by James Dean

St. Patrick's Day by Anne Rockwell

St. Patrick's Day in the Morning by Eve Bunting

Craft:  Paper Shamrock / Clover

- Cut green paper into strips about 1" trick  (You will need 4 strips for a shamrock and 5 strips for a clover)

- Make the leaves by folding and gluing all but one of the strips into hearts  (To make a heart, fold a strip in half.  Then bend the two ends so they rest together and glue)

- Make the stem by gluing the two ends of the final strip together.  Then fold in two spots towards the center to make a long, narrow triangle.

- Glue all the pieces together to make into a shamrock/clover.  The hearts should be glued together at the bottom points.  Make sure to glue the triangle stem between two of the hearts.

Extension Activities:

- Go on a hunt outside for clover.  See how many 3 leaf clovers and 4 leaf clovers you can find.

- Learn about the symbols of St. Patrick's Day including the difference between shamrocks and clover, what makes a rainbow, and the history of St. Patrick.  Books on these topics can be found at the library.

Virtual Story Time: Way Up High in a Tree Green Tree by Jan Peck -- 3/9/21

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Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree by Jan Peck

Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson

Books: (Trees)

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. 

Little Tree by Loren Long

Maple by Lori Nichols

An Oak Tree Grows by G. Brian Karas

Stuck by Oliver Jeffers

The Tree House That Jack Built by Bonnie Verburg

A Tree Is Nice by Janice Udry

Under My Tree by Muriel Tallandier

The Very Oldest Pear Tree by Nancy I. Sanders

Craft: Four Seasons Tree

- Print template (You will need four trees total.)

- Color trees (It is recommended you color each tree as in a different season.)

- Cut out trees

- Fold trees in half longways so color is on the inside

- Glue each folded tree to each other so that when it is all together you go through the seasons when turning the tree

Extension Activities:

- Go on a nature walk to look at different types of trees.  

- Make some tree rubbings by placing paper on top of bark, leaf, etc. and coloring on entire paper.

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Virtual Story Time: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss -- 3/2/21

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Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
What Was I Scared Of? by Dr. Seuss (found in The Sneetches & Other Stories)

Books:  (My favorite Dr. Seuss books)

Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day by Dr. Seuss
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss

My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss

Oh, the Thinks You Can Think by Dr. Seuss

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss

There's a Wocket in My Pocket by Dr. Seuss

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss

Craft: Thing 1 and Thing 2

- Print out template on heavy white paper and cut into two Things

- Cut two strips of blue paper -- 8-1/2" x 3"

- Color templates

- Glue a strip of blue paper to the top of each Thing

- Cut blue paper into a fringe just down to where it meets the white paper

- Glue into cylinders to make Things

Extension Activities:

- So many of Dr. Seuss's books uses rhymes.  Practice rhymes by going back and forth with your child to see how many words you can both think of that rhyme.  Feel free to use invented words like Dr. Seuss did.

- Use My Many Colored Days to talk about emotions.  Make pictures using the colors that match your feelings for the day.

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