Brothers & Sisters Story Time: May 22-23, 2017

Books:
Another Brother by Matthew Cordell
The Boy Who Wouldn't Share by Mike Reiss
Mail Harry to the Moon! by Robie Harris *
Maple & Willow Together by Lori Nichols *
Middle Child Blues by Kristyn Crow
Trixie Ten by Sarah Massini

Craft: Rocket Ship
The children colored a cardstock rocket ship cutout.  It had two "windows" where they could draw siblings if they liked.  Yellow crepe paper streamers were glued on as flames.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Trixie Ten, have your child make a fingerprint family portrait including all the members of your family.
- Practice letter recognition.  Have your child find words that start with the same letters as their siblings' names.

Siblings Story Time: May 19-20, 2014

Books:
Another Brother by Matthew Cordell
The Boy Who Wouldn't Share by Mike Reiss *
I Will Never NOT Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
Mail Harry to the Moon by Robie H. Harris *
My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman *

Craft: Straw Rocket
Children glued together two rocket cutouts along the sides and top leaving the bottom open.  A straw stuck in the bottom of the rocket.  We had made these before and they worked -- shooting off when blowing into the straw.  However they did not work this week.  I think the straws might have been too narrow.  The children still enjoyed the rockets as puppets though.

Literacy Extensions:
- Have your child come up with new names and descriptions for food (i.e. I Will Never NOT Ever Eat a Tomato)
- Discuss how things change when a new brother or sister joins the family.  Then discuss how things stay the same.