Our Bodies: Head Story Time: November 4-5, 2019

Books:
A Boy and His Bunny by Sean Bryan
Cowlick! by Christin Ditchfield *
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Ocean Animals from Head to Tail by Stacey Roderick *
There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems *

Craft: Bird
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  The children colored a beak, two eyes, and two wings cut out from cardstock before gluing them to a plastic cup.  (We did not add the feather at top or the "belly".)

Extension Activities:
- This is the first week of our "body" story times.  Ask your child to point to their body part as you list them off.  Get creative and list unusual body parts (i.e. pinkie finger, eyelash, ankle, etc.).
- After making the craft (cup bird), see if your child can balance it on their head.  It requires stillness to do it.

Head Story Time: November 3-4, 2014

Books:
A Boy and His Bunny by Sean Bryan *
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle *
A Girl and Her Gator by Sean Bryan
Imogene's Antlers by David Small
There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems

Craft: Bunny Headband
This was a very simple craft to make.  Children colored a bunny cutout before gluing it to strips of paper to make into a headband.  They could then see what all they could do "with a bunny on their head".

Literacy Extensions:
- Ask kids to point to the different body parts as you name them.  Start with easy terms such as "ear, nose, etc." before moving on to more difficult terms such as "cheek, forehead, etc.".
- Do some simple exercises such as rolling your head, stretching your brack, etc. (i.e. From Head to Toe)