Best of 2017 Story Time: January 16, 2017

Books:
The Bad Seed by Jory John *
Mosquitoes Can't Bite Ninjas by Jordan P. Novak *
Sloppy Wants a Hug by Sean Julian *


Craft: Ninja
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  The children were given a half sheet of cardstock with just eyes to color.  They then glued the sheet into a tube.  A pipe cleaner was twisted around the center of the tube for a belt.  A coffee stirrer was then slipped into the belt for the ninja's staff.

Literacy Extensions:
- In Mosquitoes Can't Bite Ninjas, the ninja fights off a mosquito with chopsticks.  Practice hand-eye coordination and hand dexterity by learning how to use chopsticks.  Try picking up various objects with the chopsticks.
- After reading The Bad Seed, try some sunflower seeds.


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Ninja Story Time: November 9-10, 2015

Books:
Nighttime Ninja by Barbara DaCosta
Ninja! by Arree Chung
Ninja Boy Goes to School by N.D. Wilson
Ninja Bunny by Jennifer Gray Olson *
Ninja Cowboy Bear Presents The Way of the Ninja
           by David Bruins & Hilary Leung *
Ninja, Ninja, Never Stop! by Todd Tuell
The Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen Schwartz *

Craft: Tube Ninja
Our craft was based on the picture above.  I made a template with the mask hole with eyes that was copied onto cardstock.  Each template made two ninjas.  (Template below)  The ninja was colored and then glued into a cylinder.  A cut piece of straw (about the same height at the ninja) was tied around the ninja with a piece of red curling ribbon.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading The Three Ninja Pigs, have your child retell another popular fairy tale or story with at least one of the main characters changed into a ninja.
- Come up with some ninja training exercises for your child.  This could be walking a beam to practice balance, tiptoeing to practice stealth, or standing on one leg to practice balance.  Make it fun!


Notes:
Ninja Template