Vegetables Story Time: October 11, 2016

Books:
Bob & Rob & Corn on the Cob by Todd McQueen *
Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
Rabbit Food by Susanne Gretz
Rah, Rah, Radishes! A Vegetable Chant by April Pulley Sayre
Three Little Peas by Marine Rivoal *
Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres *

Craft: Peas in a Pod
This week's craft is based on the picture above.  The kids colored three pea cutouts along with a paper plate cut into a pod shape before gluing them onto a half sheet of paper.

Literacy Extensions:
- See how many vegetables your kids know.  When visiting the grocery store, ask your child to identify the various vegetables found in the produce section.
- Try growing some vegetables together.  Start a small container garden with your favorite vegetable in the spring and see what you can grow.

Green: A Colors Story Time - March 11-12, 2013

Books:
Good Luck Bear by Greg Foley *
Grandpa Green by Lane Smith
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Green Wilma by Tedd Arnold
Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal *
My Snake Blake by Randy Siegel
Snip Snap! What's That? by Mara Bergman *
Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree by Jan Peck
Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox *

Craft: Shamrock Necklace
Children colored a shamrock cut out of cardstock before stringing it onto curling ribbon with pony beads.

Literacy Expanders:
- Learn more about the various animals in the Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree.
- Talk about how the sound effects and selected words (i.e. slithered, etc) helped to create tension in the book Snip Snap! What's That?.