Hippo Story Time: February 24-25, 2020

Books:
The Hiccupotamus by Aaron Zenz
Hippos Are Huge! by Jonathan London
Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton *
Kiss Kiss! by Margaret Wild
Oh, Daddy! by Bob Shea *
That's What Makes a Hippopotamus Smile! by Sean Taylor *

Craft: H Is for Hippo
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  The children colored an uppercase H cutout as well as a hippo head.  They then glued the head to the H.  They could bend the legs to make the hippo stand.

Extension Activities:
- Hippos Go Berserk is a counting book.  Ask your child to count how many hippos are on each page as you go through the book.
- Practice letter recognition by asking your child to point out the letter "H"s as you go through a book.


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Hippo Story Time - February 25-26, 2013

Books:
George and Martha (series) by James Marshall
The Happy Hippopotami by Bill Martin *
Hidden Hippo by Joan Gunnij *
Hippo! No, Rhino! by Jeff Newman
Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas by John Rox
Kiss Kiss by Margaret Wild
A Mama for Owen by Marion Dane Bauer
Oh, Daddy! by Bob Shea *

Craft: Hungry Hippo
The craft was based off a stamp that I saw online.  The main difference I made was that I split the head into pieces so that the children had one part that was a circle that had the eyes on it.  The second piece was made to fold in half so the mouth would open. It was then glued to the upper head piece.  Both of those were then glued to the body.  We also gave the kids little pieces of paper to glue on as teeth.

Literacy Extensions:
- Learn about the different animals that can be found on safari by reading the back pages of Hidden Hippo.
- Have your child describe exactly what is wrong with each example the dad gives in Oh, Daddy!