Moose Story Time -- 11/8/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)

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Looking for a Moose by Phyllis Root
Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit by Catherine Rayner

Books:

Duck, Duck, Moose! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff

It's a Moose by Meg Rosoff

A Moose That Says Moooooooooo by Jennifer Hamburg

Moose Tracks! by Karma Wilson

Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose by Dr. Seuss

This Is a Moose by Richard T. Morris

Craft: Moose

- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock and cut out

- Cut paper plate into quarters

- Color pieces of moose (one paper plate piece, two eyes, two antlers, one nose)

- Glue nose to point of plate

- Glue antlers to curved edge of plate

- Glue on eyes in middle of plate

Extension Activities:

- After reading through Looking for a Moose, go through it a second time trying to find all the hidden moose.  Practice counting by counting how many moose are on each page.

- Practice rhyming with your child by seeing how many words they can come up with that rhyme with "moose".

Template -- (makes two moose)

Moose Story Time: November 26-27, 2018

Books:
Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit by Catherine Rayner *
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
Looking for a Moose by Phyllis Root *
Moose Tracks by Karma Wilson
This Is a Moose by Richard T. Morris *

Craft: M Is for Moose
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  The children colored a page with a large M on it.  They then glued on handprint antlers and eyeballs.

Literacy Extensions:
- While reading Looking for a Moose, have your child try to find the moose hiding on each page.  It might be a little difficult as it is just part of the moose's body.
- Have your child come up with their own moose story in the style of If You Give a Moose a Muffin.


Template --

 

Moose Story Time: November 14-15, 2016

Books:
Ernest the Moose Who Doesn't Fit by Catherine Rayner *
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
Looking for a Moose by Phyllis Root *
Moose on the Loose by Kathy-Jo Wargin
This Is a Moose by Richard T. Morris *
This Moose Belongs to Me by Olivier Jeffers

Craft: Moose Ornament
This week's craft is pictured at left.  The children colored the pieces of the moose before stringing it onto curling ribbon in the following order -- legs, pony bead, body, pony bead, head.  It was then tied into an ornament.

Literacy Extensions:
- Practice word recognition while reading one of the books.  Ask your child to point out the word "moose" each times it appears on a page.
- After reading This Is a Moose, read a nonfiction book about moose to learn how they truly act.  Books are available at the library.


Template --

You will need to make sure to cut out a "bump" at the top of each piece to hole punch and string onto ribbon.

Moose Story Time: July 14-15, 2014

Books:
Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit by Catherine Rayner *
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Looking for a Moose by Phyllis Root *
Moose on the Loose by Kathy-Jo Wargin
Moose Tracks by Karma Wilson
This Is a Moose by Richard T. Morris *

Craft: Moose Head
Children glued handprint cutouts to a moose head and colored.

Literacy Extensions:
- Explore the differences between a moose, deer, and reindeer with your child.
- Practice rhyming.  See how many words your child can rhyme with "moose".