Facebook Story Time: Waddle! Waddle! by James Proimos - 6/9/20

This is part of a series of weekly story times offered on Facebook due to the current health crisis.  Each Tuesday, a recording of a story will be posted on Facebook.  It will be available to view for a week before a new story is posted.

Go to www.facebook.com/JeffCoLibMo and click on Videos to view the latest story.


Waddle! Waddle! by James Proimos

Books:
If You Were a Penguin by Wendell Minor
Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups by Tadgh Bentley
Little Penguins by Cynthia Rylant
One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo
Penguin by Polly Dunbar
Penguin Post by Debi Gliori
A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis
Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester
Whiteblack the Penguin Sees the World by H.A. Rey
        * Books can be placed on hold at www.jeffcolib.org by clicking on the link to the catalog.


Tumble Book Stories:  (Available through www.jeffcolib.org by clicking on E-Content.)
A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis

Craft: Penguin Picture
- Print out penguin template.  (Template at end of post.)
- Color picture.
- Tear black, white, and orange construction paper into small pieces.
- Glue construction paper pieces onto template to finish picture.







Extension Activities:
- Try ice racing.  Use straws to blow ice cubes from one end of a cookie sheet to the other end.
- Practice counting.  Count the penguins in the book you are reading.  (If you don't have a book at home, use A Penguin Story on Tumblebooks.)
- Watch a penguin movie such as March of the Penguins, Happy Feet, or Mr. Popper's Penguins.



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Penguins Story Time: January 13-14, 2020

Books:
Baby Penguins Everywhere! by Melissa Guion
If You Were a Penguin by Wendell Minor *
Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups by Tadgh Bentley *
A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis
Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester
Waddle! Waddle! by James Proimos *

Craft: Folded Penguin
Kids colored a penguin face/belly before gluing it to a larger blue circle to make the penguin body.  They could then glue on a strip of orange paper for a scarf if they liked.  The sides of the circles were then folded in to make the penguin's wings.  (Note: If you want a chubby penguin, don't fold in the wings.)

Extension Activities:
- Practice letter recognition by asking your child to point out all the letter "P"s on the page as you are reading.
- Visit the Penguin and Puffin House at the zoo.


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Penguins Story Time: July 28-29, 2014

Books:
Baby Penguins Everywhere by Melissa Guion
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers *
Penguin by Polly Dunbar *
Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester *
A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis


Craft: CD Penguin
This was a variation of the craft pictured above.  We made ours on old CDs that no longer worked.  We also had all the hearts cut out (body, wings, feet) so all the kids had to do was color the pieces before gluing them to the CD.  They could also add a magnet to the back if they liked.

Literacy Extensions:
- Learn more about penguins and their habitats.  There are several great books on penguins at the library. 
- Use the book Lost and Found to discuss with your child what they should do if they are lost.