Love Story Time: February 13-14, 2017

Books:
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney *
How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? by Jane Yolen *
I Loathe You by David Slonim *
Love You More Than Anything by Anna Harber Freeman
Plant a Kiss by Amy Krouse Rosenthal *

Craft: Valentine's Wreath
Children glued pink, purple, and red hearts of different sizes to the outer edge of a paper plate.  They could then write a Valentines message on the middle of the plate. (i.e. - Happy Valentine's Day, Love, "Child's Name", etc.)

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Guess How Much I Love You, extend the story with your child by asking them to come up with expressions for how much they love you.
- Make valentines with your child to give to friends, family, and loved ones.

What Do You Feel? Love Story Time: February 10-11, 2014

Books:
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney *
How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? by Jane Yolen
I Loathe You by David Slonim *
I Love You Because You're You by Liza Baker
Love Monster by Rachel Bright *
Old Bear and His Cub by Olivier Dunrea *
What Do You Love? by Jonathan London

Craft: Hearts Necklace
Each child was given three hearts to color along with beads and a piece of curling ribbon.  The hearts could be glued together or strung onto the ribbon individually with the beads to make a necklace.

Literacy Extensions:
- With your child try to come up with expressions to show how much you love each other (i.e. Guess How Much I Love You and I Loathe You)
- See how many rhymes your child can come up with for the words "I", "love", and "you".