The Alphabet: "H" -- 2/22/22

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Hug Machine by Scott Campbell
There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems

Books:
Are You a Horse? by Andy Rash

Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates by Cheryl B. Klein

Hats Are Not for Cats by Jacqueline K. Rayner

Hedge Hog by Ashlyn Anstee

Hippos Are Huge by Jonathan London

A House by Kevin Henkes

The Magic Hat by Mem Fox

Craft: H is for Hippo

- Print out template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out pieces (H body, head)

- Color pieces

- Glue head to side of H as shown in picture at left

- Optional: Fold down legs of H to make hippo stand

Extension Activities:

- Practice tracing by having your child trace around his hand.  Search online to see how to turn those hand trancings into a horse, hippo, or hedgehop picture.

- Sing the Hokey Poky.  Make sure to include verses of body parts starting with H (head, hand, hips, etc.)

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The Alphabet: "G" -- 2/15/22

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Let's Count Goats by Mem Fox
Still a Gorilla by Kim Norman

Books:

Ghosts by Sonia Goldie
The Greedy Goat by Petr Horacek
My Garden by Kevin Henkes

Raisin and Grape by Tom Amico

The Serious Goose by Jimmy Kimmel
The Short Giraffe by Neil Flory

The Starry Giraffe by Andy Bergmann

Craft: G is for Goose

- Draw and cut out an upper case G, two webbed feet, wing, and a beak from heavy paper or cardstock.

- Color pieces.

- Glue feet to bottom of G (body).

- Glue wing along bottom towards the back of the G.

- Glue beak to the upper end of the G.

- Draw on an eye.

Extension Activities:

- Enjoy some gummi bears as a snack.  Practice sorting and color recognition by asking your child to sort them by color or instructing your child to eat the bears in a certain order.

- Have fun with glue.  Make a collage by gluing shapes and pictures onto a large piece of paper.  Practice writing names with glue before adding glitter, sequins, rice, etc.

The Alphabet: "F" -- 2/8/22

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Who Has These Feet? by Laura Hulbert
Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie by Judy Sierra

Books:

Bear's Busy Family by Stella Blackstone

The Croaky Pokey by Ethan Long
Old Mikamba Had a Farm by Rachel Isadora

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Swim! Swim! by James Proimos
Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus

Where's Baby by Anne Hunter

Craft: F is for Flower
- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out pieces (f stem, leaves, flower)

- Color pieces

- Glue leaves to bar on sides of "f" stem

- Glue flower to top of "f" stem

Extension Activities:

- Play a game with your child seeing if they know which animals can be found on a farm versus in a zoo, the wild, etc.

- Have a discussion about fire safety and what to do in the case of a fire.

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The Alphabet: "E" -- 2/1/22

Join us weekly on Tuesdays for an online Story Time featuring books read by Miss Amy.  The video will be available to view for a week before a new online is uploaded.

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How to Catch an Elephant by Amy Schwartz

Do Your Ears Hang Low? illustrated by Jenny Cooper

Books:

The Good Egg by Jory John

If You Come to Earth by Sophie Blackall

I've Got Eyes! Exceptional Eyes of the Animal World by Julie Murphy

The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett

A Parade of Elephants by Kevin Henkes

Craft: E is for Elephant

- Print template on heavy paper or cardstock and cut out pieces

- Color pieces

- Glue head to top of E (body)

- Glue tail on bottom left of E

- Glue toes onto bottom two legs of E

Extension Activities:

- Visit the zoo to view and learn more about elephants.

- Have some fun with dyeing eggs different colors.  (It's not just fun as Easter -- but all year round.)  

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