The Alphabet: "D" -- 1/25/22

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Dogs by Emily Gravett
The Daddy Mountain by Jules Feiffer

Books:

Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller

Circle Dogs by Kevin Henkes

Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig

Dig Those Dinosaurs by Lori Haskins Houran

Digger Dog by William Bee

Dinosaur Countdown by Nicholas Oldland

Dragon Was Terrible by Kelly DiPucchio

Ducks Don't Wear Socks by John Nedwidek

Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe

Craft: D is for Dinosaur

- Print out template onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Color pieces (D body, head, tail, feet, and spikes)

- Cut out pieces

- Turn D onto side to make dinosaur's body

- Glue head to one side and tail to other side of body

- Glue feet to bottom of body

- Glue spikes to top of body

Extension Activities:

- Practice rhythm with drumming.  Drum a simple beat and ask your child to repeat it.  Also, Musication on YouTube has a lot of great videos where kids can drum along to the beat.

- Discuss dog safety and best practices for dealing with new dogs with your child.

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The Alphabet: "C" -- 1/18/22

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Chicken in the Kitchen by Tony Johnston
The Police Cloud by Christoph Niemann

Books: 

Car Wash by Sandra Steen

Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj

Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds

Cupcake by Charise Mericle Harper

Don't Worry, Little Crab by Chris Haughton
Find a Cow Now! by Janet Stevens 

Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion by Stephen W. Martin

Fortune Cookies by A. Bitterman

Over at the Castle by Boni Ashburn
When Cows Come Home by David L. Harrison

Craft: C is for Crab

- Print out template on cardstock or heavy paper.

- Cut out pieces (C, eyestalks, and pinchers).

- Color pieces.

- Turn C sideways so opening at bottom.

- Glue pinchers to sides.

- Glue eyestalks to top.

Extension Activities:

- Make a collage of items that start with the letter C.  Let your child cut out pictures from a magazine or draw items that start with the letter C and arrange on a piece of paper to make a collage.  Don't worry if they pick items that start with the letter K.  Both letters can have the same sound.  Simply mention it and move on to the next item.

- As "clock" starts with the letter C, this is a great time to explain what a clock looks like and the basics of telling time.

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The Alphabet: "B" -- 1/11/22

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Birds by Kevin Henkes
Where Is Bear? by Jonathan Bentley

Books: 

Baby Bedtime by Mem Fox
Bears in the Bath by Shirley Parenteau

Big Bad Bubble by Adam Rubin

The Button Book by Sally Nicholls

Not a Box by Antoinette Portis

Take Me Out to the Ballgame by Maryann Kovalski

Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert
Where Is My Balloon? by Ariel Bernstein

Craft: B Is for Butterfly

- Draw a letter "B" on heavy paper or cardstock and cut out.  (Do not cut out the centers of the B.)

- Glue the B's back to back to make butterfly wings and color.

- Cut out a long oval for butterfly's body.  Color.

- Glue body to center of wings.

Extension Activities:

- Enjoy a "B" snack -- Bugs on a Bed.  Use a piece of toasted Bread for the bed.  Spread nut Butter on the bread for the sheets.  Then add Blueberries for the bugs.

- Make a drawing using only colors that start with the letter B -- brown, blue, black, etc.

The Alpahbet: "A" -- 1/7/21

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Snip Snap! What's That? by Mara Bergman
What Does an Anteater Eat? by Ross Collins

Books:

Airplanes: Soaring! Diving! Turning! by Patricia Hubbell

Alligator Boy by Cynthia Rylant

Astronaut Handbook by Meghan McCarthy

Aunt Lucy Went to Buy a Hat by Alice Low

One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes

Ten Apples Up on Top! by Dr. Seuss

Your Alien by Tammi Sauer

Craft: A Is for Astronaut

- Print template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out pieces (A, arms, shoes, helmet)

- Color pieces and add facial features to helmet's face

- Glue shoes to bottom legs of A

- Glue helmet to top point of A

- Glue arms to sides

Extension Activites:

- Practice letter recognition.  Ask your child to point out all the letter "A"s on a page.

- Make "Ants on a Log" for a snack.  Fill a piece of celery with peanut butter or other spread.  Add raisins on top of spread for ants.

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