Facebook Story Time: Ten Hungry Pigs by Derek Anderson - 5/5/20

This is the first in a series of weekly story times offered on Facebook due to the current health crisis. Each Tuesday, a recording of a read 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 to view the latest story.

Ten Hungry Pigs by Derek Anderson

Additional Books:  

Little Oink by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Pigs by Robert Munsch

       * Both books available on Tumblebooks

Craft:  Pig Windsock

- Color template of pig's head before cutting it out.  (Template at bottom of post.)

- Color a piece of paper for pig's body.  Roll it into a cylinder and glue.

- Glue pig's head to top of cylinder.

- Cut four long strips of paper and color to make pig's legs.  Accordian fold the strips and glue to bottom of the cylinder.

- Tape or hole punch/tie a piece of string to the top to turn into a windsock.

Extension Activities:

- Practice counting.  Ask your child to count how many of each thing they eat at a meal.  (i.e. chips, grapes, carrots, etc.)

- Ask your child to design the perfect sandwich.  What all would they include on it?  What would they refuse to put on a sandwich?

- Share a version of "The Three Little Pigs" with your child.  

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Pigs Story Time: April 8-9, 2019

Books:
Happy Pig Day! by Mo Willems *
If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore by David McPhail *
Ten Hungry Pigs by Derek Anderson *
The Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen Schwartz

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

Craft: CD Pig

A cardstock circle with a pigs face on it was colored and glued to a used cd-rom for the pig's body.  The kids then colored and glued 2 ears and 2 feet to the back of the CD.  A pipe cleaner was curled and taped to the back of the CD for the tail.

Extension Activities:

- This week's focus letter is "P" for pig.  Ask you child to point out the letter Ps on the page as you read.

- Visit a local farm or petting zoo to see the pigs.

Naughty or Nice? Meals Story Time: November 6-7, 2017

Books:
Badger's Fancy Meal by Keiko Kasza
Froggy Eats Out by Jonathan London
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? by Jane Yolen *
I Will Not Eat You by Adam Lehrhaupt
Sylvie by Jennifer Sattler *
Ten Hungry Pigs by Derek Anderson *

Craft: Triceratops Puppet
Children colored a triceratops head and two feet before gluing onto a paper bag to turn into a puppet.

Literacy Extensions:
- All of this week's books feature animals eating.  Research what these animals really eat by checking out some nonfiction animal books at the library.
- Some restaurants will give tours of their kitchens to groups of children.  Check with your favorite local restaurants and see if they are willing to do this for your child and their friends.

Notes:
This is the first in a series of story times on being Naughty or Nice.  As you read the stories with your child, have them point out the naughty behaviors and the nice behaviors.


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