Socks Story Time: February 29-March 1, 2016

Books:
Duck Sock Hop by Jane Kohuth
Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? by Eve Bunting *
Lizette's Green Sock by Catharina Valckx
Sally and the Purple Socks by Lisze Bechtold *
Socksquatch by Frank Dormer *

Craft: Socksquatch
I traced the socksquatch on the cover of the book and blew it up a little bigger for a template.  The kids were given cardstock socksquatch cutouts to color.  They could then glue on 1" pieces of rust orange yarn for fur.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Socksqatch, have your child come up with reasons for why he was missing a sock at the beginning of the book.
- Make a sock puppet from an old sock.

Pumpkins Story Time: October 19-20, 2015

Books:
Five Little Pumpkins by Iris Van Rynbach
I Like Pumpkins by Jerry Smath
Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo *
The Pumpkin Fair by Eve Bunting *
Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas *

Craft: Jack-O-Lantern Picture
The kids were given a picture of a pumpkin to color.  They then made the jack-o-lantern's mouth and eyes by gluing on three pieces of black yarn (each about 9" long).

Literacy Extensions:
- Carve or paint a jack-o-lantern with your child.  As you are deciding on its features' discuss how different styles of features express different emotions.
- See how many different types of food your child thinks can be made with pumpkins.  If you have carved a pumpkin, save the pumpkin seeds to roast.