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 16-17, 2013

Books:
Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier *
Bug Patrol by Denise Dowling Mortensen
Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein *
Puffin Peter by Petr Horacek
Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira *

Craft: Dinosaur Coloring Book
The book was compiled of coloring pages from http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/printouts/a.shtml.

Literacy Extensions:
- Ask your child to describe different animals.  See how the descriptions compare with other animals. (i.e. Bear and Bee)
- Talk about ways your child can try to make new friends (i.e. Ribbit!)