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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

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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Monday, March 22, 2021

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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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

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.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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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