Naughty or Nice? School Story Time: November 13-14, 2017

Books:
Dinosaur vs. School by Bob Shea *
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen
If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to School? by Bill Martin Jr. *
Ninja Boy Goes to School by N.D. Wilson *
Take Me Out to the Ballgame by Maryann Kovalski

Craft: School Bus
The children colored a bus cutout and three children cutouts.  The children cutouts could be slid into slots cut at the bottom of the bus windows.

Literacy Extensions:
- If your child has not yet started school, see about taking a tour of their possible future school to familiarize them with the setting.
- If you child does attend school, see if they can tell you the daily schedule of events.


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Bus Story Time: May 9-10, 2016

Books:
The Bus is for Us! by Michael Rosen
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems *
Don't Squish the Sasqutch! by Kent Redeker
The Little School Bus by Margery Cuyler *
Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus by James Dean

Craft: Bus
Kids colored a bus cutout before gluing on wheels.



Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, have your child come up with more ways for pigeon to ask to drive the bus.
- If you live in an area that has bus service, go on a bus ride with your child.


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Back to School Story Time - August 5-6, 2013

Books:
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen *
Minerva Louise at School by Janet Morgan Stoeke
My Creature Teacher by Laura Leuck *
Ollie's School Day: A Yes-and-No Book by Stephanie Calmenson
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin *
The Wheels on the School Bus by Mary-Alice Moore

Craft: School Bus
Children were given a school bus that was cut out of cardstock and three people cutouts to be colored.  Slits were cut at the bottoms of the bus windows so the people could be slid in and out.

Literacy Extensions:
- Discuss the different rooms in the school (i.e. Pete the Cat)
- Discuss the different adults and their roles at the school (i.e. The Wheels on the School Bus)