The Alphabet: S -- 4/12/22

Join us weekly on Tuesdays for an online Story Time featuring books read by Miss Amy.  The video will be available for a week before a new online Story Time is posted.

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I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers

Books:
Chomp: A Shark Romp by Michael-Paul Terranova
The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani
Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell by Sue Hendra
Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis
On Top of Spaghetti by Paul Brett Johnson
Snakes in Space by Kathryn Dennis
Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry

Craft: S is for Seahorse
- Draw the pieces of your seahorse (S body, trapezoid fin, and triangle "spikes")

- Cut out pieces
- Color pieces

- Glue fin to lower back inside curve of S body

- Glue spikes along back of seahorse's head and inside tail
- Draw on an eye




Extension Activities:

- Practice putting on shoes and tying shoelaces.
- Have a letter S scavenger hunt with your child where you try to find things that start with the letter S (i.e. sun, stamp, smile, string, etc.)

Virtual Story Time: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Jane Cabrera -- 5/4/21

Join us weekly for an online story time featuring a book read by Miss Amy on Tuesdays at 10:00 am.  The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.


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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Jane Cabrera
How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers

Books:  (Stars)
Curious George Discovers the Stars by Bethany V. Freitas

I Want to Sleep Under the Stars! by Mo Willems

Stars by Mary Lyn Ray

This Little Star by Deborah Nash

Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by Iza Trapani

Craft: Star Mobile

- Print out template on heavy paper or cardstock.

- Color spiral and cut out.

- Cut out stars and decorate with crayons, sparkles, etc.

- Tape stars to short 3-4" pieces of yarn or ribbon.  Then tape the yarn to the spiral in intervals.

- Hang spiral so center piece as at top and stars hang down.

Extension Activities:

- Explore the night sky.  Count the stars.  Try to find constellations.  View the sky through a telescope.

- Have fun by making star shaped food using a star cookie cutter.  You could make and decorate cookies.  You could also cut sandwiches into the shapes of stars.

Template --

Star Story Time: March 19-20, 2018

Books:
Henry's Stars by Danid Elliott
How to Catch a Star by Olivier Jeffers *
Stars by Mary Lyn Ray
Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson *
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Jane Cabrera *

Craft: Telescope
This week's craft is based on the picture above.  The children colored a half-sheet of cardstock before gluing into a cylinder.  They could then decorate their telescope with star stickers.  (You might need to use tape to reinforce the glue on the telescope.)

Literacy Extensions:
- Learn about the various constellations.  There are several great books about constellations for young children.
- Visit the St. Louis Planetarium to learn more about the night sky.