Lions Story Time: April 29-30, 2019

Books:
How to Be a Lion by Ed Vere
How to Hide a Lion by Helen Stephens *
Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
A Lion is a Lion by Polly Dunbar
Lion Lessons by Jon Agee *
Quiet! by Paul Bright
Roar! A Noisy Counting Book by Pamela Duncan Edwards *

Craft: Lion Headband
Children colored a lion head on a strip of cardstock.  A second strip of paper was glued to it to turn into a headband.

Extension Activities:
- This week's letter is "L".  Ask your child to point out the Ls on the page as you are reading.
- Visit a zoo to learn more about lions and other animals.

Building Block Award Nominees Story Time - Week 2: September 11-12, 2017

Books:
Dragon Was Terrible by Kelly DiPucchio *
Frog on a Log? by Kes Gray *
Lion Lessons by Jon Agee (Monday only) *

Craft: Frog on a Log
The children colored a cutout cardstock frog with a tab at the bottom.  They then colored a quarter cardstock sheet with a slit cut longways in the middle.  The sheet was rolled and glued into the shape of a frog.  The frog was inserted into the slit to make it sit up.

Literacy Extensions:
- Extend the book Frog on a Log by naming additional animals and having your child come up with something that rhymes for the animals to sit on.
- Ask your child to "tell" you the story the boy tells in Dragon Is Terrible.

Notes:
Due to the Labor Day holiday, the Monday and Tuesday story times are slightly off this month to allow for the children to hear all ten Building Block nominee books.


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Building Block Award Nominees Story Time: September 5, 2017

Books:
Lion Lessons by Jon Agee
There's a Giraffe in My Soup by Ross Burach

Craft: Lion
The children colored a lion's head before gluing on orange paper strips for the lion's mane.

Literacy Extensions:
- Extend the book Lion Lessons be seeing if your child can do the various lessons needed to become a lion.
- The Building Block Award asks children to read ten nominee books and then vote for their favorite.  Talk about favorite things with your child.  Have them pick out various things that are their favorites (i.e. - color, food, television show, book).  Make sure they pick only one thing for each category.

Best of 2016: December 27, 2016

Books:
The Cow Who Climbed a Tree by Gemma Merino
Dragon Was Terrible by Kelly DiPucchio
It Came in the Mail by Ben Clanton
Lion Lessons by Jon Agee *
Oh No, Astro! by Matt Roeser
Woodpecker Wants a Waffle by Steve Breen *

Craft: Waffle
The kids colored a cut out woodpecker and glued onto a jumbo craft stick as a tree.

Literacy Extensions:
- Lion Lessons tells kids how to act like a lion.  See if your child can follow the lessons to become an honorary lion.
- Use It Came in the Mail to talk about letter writing.  Have your child practice writing a letter.