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

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.

Click HERE for this week's Story Time video.


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.

Template --

D - Dragons & Dinosaurs: January 26-27, 2015

Books:
Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein *
Duck at the Door by Jackie Urbanovic
Ducks Don't Wear Socks by John Nedwidek *
My Dad is Big and Strong, But . . . by Coralie Saudo
Oh So Brave Dragon by David Kirk *
Who Wants a Dragon? by James Mayhew

Craft: Dog
Our craft this week is based on the picture at left.  The only difference was that we just used strips of cardstock folded in half instead of envelopes.  The children colored the cardstock before gluing on ears and a tongue.

Literacy Extensions:
- Pick a specific dinosaur and see how much you can learn about it.  See if the library has a book on that specific type of dinosaur or if it is in a general dinosaur book.
- Discuss bravery with your child.  What makes someone brave?  (i.e. Oh So Brave Dragon)