Building Block Story Time -- Week 4: September 27-28, 2021

Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (Registration is required to attend.)  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)

Click HERE to watch this week's Story Time video.

I Want a Dog by Jon Agee
The Farm That Mac Built by Tammi Sauer
Bad Dog by Mike Boldt

Books: (2021 Building Block Award Nominees)
Bad Dog by Mike Boldt
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli
Crocodiles Need Kisses Too by Rebecca Colby
The Farm That Mac Built by Tammi Sauer
I Want a Dog by Jon Agee
One Red Sock by Jennifer Sattler
The Pigeon Has to Go to School! by Mo Willems
Saturday by Oge Mora
Stomp by Uncle Ian Aurora

Craft:  Farm Tic Tac Toe

- Print out template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Color barn and animal game pieces

- Cut out pig and chicken game pieces

Extension Activities:

- Click HERE to cast your vote for the 2021 Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award.
- All three of this week's books could easily be extended by adding more animals to the stories.  Ask your child to continue one of stories.

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Building Block Story Time -- Week 3: September 20-21, 2021

Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (Registration is required to attend.)  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)

Click HERE to watch this week's Story Time video.

Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
Saturday by Oge Mora
Bad Dog by Mike Boldt

Books: (2021 Building Block Award Nominees)
Bad Dog by Mike Boldt
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli
Crocodiles Need Kisses Too by Rebecca Colby
The Farm That Mac Built by Tammi Sauer
I Want a Dog by Jon Agee
One Red Sock by Jennifer Sattler
The Pigeon Has to Go to School! by Mo Willems
Saturday by Oge Mora
Stomp by Uncle Ian Aurora

Craft:  Dog Puppet

- Color a lunch-size brown paper bag as dog's body

- Print out template and cut out

- Color dog's head and glue to bottom of bag

- Color ears and glue to either side of dog's head

- Color tongue and glue inside bottom flap of bag underneath the dog's head





Extension Activities:

- After reading Bad Dog, have your child determine whether the pet makes a better dog or cat.  Why?

- Discuss traditions you have with your children.  Do you have a special day that you do things together?  What things do you do?

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Building Block Story Time -- Week 2: September 13-14, 2021

 Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (Registration is required to attend.)  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)

Click HERE to watch this week's Story Time video.

The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli
Stomp by Uncle Ian Aurora

Books: (2021 Building Block Award Nominees)
Bad Dog by Mike Boldt
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli
Crocodiles Need Kisses Too by Rebecca Colby
The Farm That Mac Built by Tammi Sauer
I Want a Dog by Jon Agee
One Red Sock by Jennifer Sattler
The Pigeon Has to Go to School! by Mo Willems
Saturday by Oge Mora
Stomp by Uncle Ian Aurora

Craft: Book Hog Bookmark
- Print out template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out pieces and color

- Glue hat to top of head

- Glue ears to head on both sides of hat

- Fold and glue long shape around bookmark below head for motorcycle vest

- Glue arms behind vest on either side



Extension Activities:

- Stomp is all about following directions.  Play a game of Follow the Leader or Simon Says.
- Read a book to a pet or stuffed animal.  Don't worry if your child can't read yet.  Have them "read" or tell the story from the pictures.


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Building Block Story Time -- Week 1: September 7, 2021

Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (Registration is required to attend.)  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)

Click HERE for this week's Story Time video.

The Pigeon Has to Go to School! by Mo Willems
One Red Sock by Jennifer Sattler

Books: (2021 Building Block Award Nominees)

Bad Dog by Mike Boldt

Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris

The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli

Crocodiles Need Kisses Too by Rebecca Colby

The Farm That Mac Built by Tammi Sauer

I Want a Dog by Jon Agee

One Red Sock by Jennifer Sattler

The Pigeon Has to Go to School! by Mo Willems
Saturday by Oge Mora

Stomp by Uncle Ian Aurora

Craft: Pigeon's School Bus

- Print out template at left onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out pigeon's head, School box, and bus

- Color pieces

- Glue school box to bus below windows

- Glue pigeon's head in the first window as either driver or passenger

Extension Activities:

- Does your child(ren) go to school?  If they do, ask them to describe a normal school.  What would they say in reaction to all of pigeon's fears?

- One Red Sock asks children to guess the color from the rhyming word on the previous page.  See if your child would be able to continue writing the book with more colors used for socks.