2014 Building Block Nominees Story Time: September 15-16, 2014

Books:
I Dare You NOT to Yawn by Helene Boudreau *
Open Very Carefully: A Book With Bite by Nicola O'Byrne *
Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira *

Craft: Pig
The pig craft we made is based off of the one found on this story time blog.  Children got a head, four legs, and two ears to color and glue together to make into the pig.  They then taped on a pipe cleaner tail.

Literacy Extensions:
- Go over animal sounds with your child. (i.e. Ribbit!)
- Read the original story of 'The Ugly Duckling" and other fairy tales. (i.e. Open Very Carefully)

Our Favorite Books 2013: December 30, 2013

Books:
Oliver and His Alligator by Paul Schmid *
Open Very Carefully: A Book with Bite by Nicola O'Byrne *
That Is NOT a Good Idea! by Mo Willems
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli *

Craft: Alligator
The craft we did is based on the picture to the left.  The template can be found at http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/02/06/id-snap-at-the-chance-to-be-your-valentine/.  Ours was a little different in that we did a flat body instead of the pillow box body.

Literacy Extensions:
- Talk with your child about how plants grow (i.e. The Watermelon Seed)
- Discuss with your child things that they are scared of and ways they might cope (i.e. Oliver and His Alligator)