Family Story Time: Around the Table That Grandad Built -- 5/16-17/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am and Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm.  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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Around the Table That Grandad Built by Melanie Heuiser Hill
Mail Harry to the Moon! by Robie H. Harris

Books:
Bedtime at the Nut House by Eric Litwin
Dad's First Day by Mike Wohnoutka
If It Weren't for You by Charlotte Zolotow
One Family by George Shannon
Where's Baby? by Anne Hunter

Will It Be a Baby Brother? by Eve Bunting

Craft: Sunflower

- Cut out a 3" circle from brown paper and color as center of sunflower

- Cut out 12-15 2" circles from yellow paper

- Fold yellow circles into triangles by folding both sides over the other

- Glue yellow circles around edge of brown circle for petals

- Color a jumbo craft stick green and glue to back of sunflower for stem

Extension Activities:

- Make a family meal together -- each person doing a different part of the meal.  If a child is too young to help cook/bake, they can set the table or make decorations.

- Go on a nature walk together as a family.  Make it fun by incorporating a game such as I Spy or a color scavenger hunt.

The Moon Story Time: March 26-27, 2018

Books:
Hello, Moon! by Francesca Simon *
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes *
Long Moon Night by Cynthia Rylant
Mail Harry to the Moon! by Robie Harris *
Moon Dreams by Ruth Martin
Moongame by Frank Asch


Craft: Name Rocket
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  The children colored a sheet with the moon and earth on it.  They then wrote their name on colored squares of paper.  They then glued their name to the sheet along with a triangle for the rocket top.

Literacy Extensions:
- Hello, Moon! asks questions of the moon.  Extend the book by having your child answer the questions for the moon.  You could also ask your child to come up with more questions for the moon.
- Check out a telescope from the library to view the moon with your child.


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Brothers & Sisters Story Time: May 22-23, 2017

Books:
Another Brother by Matthew Cordell
The Boy Who Wouldn't Share by Mike Reiss
Mail Harry to the Moon! by Robie Harris *
Maple & Willow Together by Lori Nichols *
Middle Child Blues by Kristyn Crow
Trixie Ten by Sarah Massini

Craft: Rocket Ship
The children colored a cardstock rocket ship cutout.  It had two "windows" where they could draw siblings if they liked.  Yellow crepe paper streamers were glued on as flames.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Trixie Ten, have your child make a fingerprint family portrait including all the members of your family.
- Practice letter recognition.  Have your child find words that start with the same letters as their siblings' names.

Siblings Story Time: May 19-20, 2014

Books:
Another Brother by Matthew Cordell
The Boy Who Wouldn't Share by Mike Reiss *
I Will Never NOT Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
Mail Harry to the Moon by Robie H. Harris *
My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman *

Craft: Straw Rocket
Children glued together two rocket cutouts along the sides and top leaving the bottom open.  A straw stuck in the bottom of the rocket.  We had made these before and they worked -- shooting off when blowing into the straw.  However they did not work this week.  I think the straws might have been too narrow.  The children still enjoyed the rockets as puppets though.

Literacy Extensions:
- Have your child come up with new names and descriptions for food (i.e. I Will Never NOT Ever Eat a Tomato)
- Discuss how things change when a new brother or sister joins the family.  Then discuss how things stay the same.