Day/Night, Black/White: Opposites Story Time: August 27-28, 2018

Books:
Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson *
Black? White! Day? Night! by Laura Vaccaro Seeger *
Dogs by Emily Gravett
Double Take! A New Look at Opposites by Susan Hood
Go! Go! Go! Stop! by Charise Mericle Harper *
Marta! Big & Small by Jen Arena

Craft: Stop / Go Sign
This week's craft was based on the picture at left with a few modifications.  We made one sign with STOP on one side and GO on the opposite.  The children colored two circles to glue onto a used CD-rom.  They then glued or taped a jumbo craft stick with STOP written on one side and GO on the other side to the CD to match the colored circles.

Literacy Extensions:
- Practice opposites by making it a game.  Have your child try to come up with opposites throughout the day.  (i.e. hungry and full, up the stairs and down the stairs, etc.)
- Review all the various learning concepts you've covered this past month -- alphabet, counting, colors, and opposites.  Introduce other concepts such as shapes.

Construction Worker Story Time: May 14-15, 2018

Books:
Busy Builders, Busy Week! by Jean Reidy
Construction by Sally Sutton
Dig! by Andrea Zimmerman *
Go! Go! Go! Stop! by Charise Mericle Harper *
Job Site by Nathan Clement *

Craft: Construction Puzzle
The kids colored a cardstock coloring sheet of a construction site.  They could then cut along the grid on the back of the sheet to make a 16 piece puzzle.

Literacy Extensions:
- Kids love construction vehicles.  Learn more about the different types of vehicles by checking out books at the library.
- As you read various construction books, see if your child can tell you what the different construction vehicles do.


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Opposites Story Time: August 25-26, 2014

Books:
Big Dog . . . Little Dog by P.D. Eastman *
Black? White! Day? Night! A Book of Opposites by Laura Vaccaro Seeger *
Go! Go! Go! Stop! by Charise Mericle Harper *
Pomelo's Opposites by Ramona Badescu
You and Me: We're Opposites by Harriet Ziefert

Craft: Stop / Go Sign
Children were given a stop sign cutout and the word "GO" to color and then glue to a small paper plate.  A large craft stick was glued to the plate to make it into a Stop Sign on one side and a Go Sign on the other.

Literacy Extensions:
- Practice opposites with your child by seeing how many opposites your child can come up with (i.e. big & small, high & low, etc.)
- Reinforce the idea of opposites by playing a game of Simon Says. (i.e. Stretch up high, touch the floor, etc.)