Police Officer Story Time: April 9-10, 2018

Books:
Bug Patrol by Denise Dowling Mortensen
The Police Cloud by Christoph Niemann *
Police Officers on Patrol by Kersten Hamilton
Traffic Pups by Michelle Meadows *

Craft: Police Officer
This week's craft is pictured at left.  The children were given a uniform and hat to color.  They then colored a circle cutout as their face and glued all three pieces together.  They could then add either a gold or silver sticker as a badge.  As an option at home, they could cut a photo of themselves and glue over the circle to make themselves the police officer.

Literacy Extensions:
- Call your local police station to see if they allow visitors and would give a tour to your family.
- Talk about safety issues with your child (i.e. - stranger danger, street safety, etc.)


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Everyday Heroes - Police: June 15-16, 2015

Books:
Bug Patrol by Denise Dowling Mortenson *
The Police Cloud by Christoph Niemann *
Police: Hurrying! Helping! Saving! by Patricia Hubbell
Police Officers on Patrol by Kersten Hamilton
Traffic Pups by Michelle Meadows *

Craft: Police Car
Our craft was based on the picture at left.  A paper plate was chopped in half and then triangles cut out to make into the shape of a car.  The kids colored the car and wheels before gluing the wheels, star, windows, and light to the car.

Literacy Extensions:
- Talk with your child about stranger danger -- who is it safe to ask for help from?
- Discuss all the ways that police help people.

Cloud Story Time: January 22, 2013 - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

Books:
Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw
It's Your Cloud by Joe Troian
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
The Police Cloud by Christoph Niemann

Craft: Cloud Person
This craft was based on the picture above.  Each child was given a cloud shape to draw a face on before gluing on two lightning "legs" and two raindrop "hands".

Literacy Extension:
- Talk with your child about the water cycle and how clouds are formed and then dispersed.
- Discuss different jobs and whether a cloud might be able to assist with that job (i.e.e The Police Cloud)