Horse Story Time: February 18, 2020

Books:
Are You a Horse? by Andy Rash *
Clip-Clop by Nicola Smee *
A Horse Named Jack by Linda Vander Heyden *
A Horse Named Steve by Kelly Collier
Horseplay! by Karma Wilson

Craft: Horse Puzzle
The kids colored a cardstock coloring sheet of a horse.  Then with adult permission they could borrow a pair of scissors to cut along "scissor practice" lines on the back of the sheet to make a 6 piece puzzle.

Extension Activities:
- Instead of doing a straight reading of Are You a Horse, have your child do some of the "reading".  Ask them to identify the animals and what makes them not a horse.
- We did scissor practice with our craft this week.  If your child is not ready for cutting on lines, just ask them to make a "fringe" around the paper.  If they are more advanced, draw lines on a paper and have them follow the lines while cutting.


Template -- (copy double-sided onto cardstock)

Horse Story Time: May 28, 2019

Books:
Are You a Horse? by Andy Rash *
Clip-Clop by Nicola Smee
Do You Believe in Unicorns? by Bethanie Deeney Murguia *
A Horse Named Steve by Kelly Collier
Noni the Pony by Alison Lester *


Craft: H = Horse
The children were given a lower case "h" cutout.  The neck of the "h" was folded near the top to make the horse's head.  The horse was then colored.  Brown raffia strips were glued on for the mane and the tail.  A small triangle was glued to the head as either the horse's ear or a unicorn's horn.

Extension Activities:
- Before reading the books, ask your child to describe a horse.  Ask them for different characteristics and how you would tell a horse from other animals.
- This week's craft is made from the letter "H" as that is what horse starts with.  Ask your child to find the "H"s in the book as you are reading.