The Croaky Pokey (Movement) Sing-Along Story Time: July 30-31, 2018

Books:
The Croaky Pokey by Ethan Long *
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle *
If You're a Monster and You Know It by Ed Emberley *
Stretch by Doreen Cronin

Craft: Frog Puppet
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  The kids colored eyes, tongue and hands before gluing to a paper lunch bag to turn into a puppet.


Literacy Extensions:
- This week's story time was all about movement.  So get up and moving.  Go to a park playground, take a walk, do some simple yoga together, etc.
- Both of our song books this week took familiar songs and revised them just a little.  See if your child can revise a familiar song from an animal's point of view. 


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F - Flowers & Frogs: February 9-10, 2015

Books:
The Croaky Pokey by Ethan Long *
I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs *
Old Mikamba Had a Farm by Rachel Isadora *
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Sylvie by Jennifer Sattler

Craft: Fishbowl
Children were given a coloring sheet of an empty fishbowl to color.  They could then glue on fish cut from colored paper.

Literacy Extensions:
- Continue the I Spy game from I Spy on the Farm doing various other animals (i.e. zoo animals, forest animals, etc.)
- Sing some more movement songs that direct the kids how to move (i.e. Head Shoulders Knees and Toes, If You're Happy and You Know It, etc.)


Notes:
The children loved the story time this week.  The inclusion of two books that were songs was a big hit.  Also, the third book also included audience participation in the form of a guessing game.

Colors Story Time -- Green: March 17-18, 2014

Books:
The Croaky Poky by Ethan Long *
A Girl and Her Gator by Sean Bryan
Good Luck Bear by Greg Foley *
Grandpa Green by Lane Smith
Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal *
Snip Snap! What's That? by Mara Bergman
Ten Lucky Leprechauns by Kathryn Heling *

Craft: Paper Plate Leprechaun
Children colored a face onto a small paper plate and a leprechaun hat before gluing the hat and red strips of paper to the plate as whiskers. 

Literacy Extensions:
- See how many green foods your child can list.  Discuss why they do or do not like them. (i,e.. Little Pea)
- Practice rhyming with your child.  Have them try to come up with several words that rhyme with "green".