The Alphabet: WXYZ -- 4/26/22

Join us weekly on Tuesdays for an online Story Time featuring books read by Miss Amy.  The video will be available for a week before a new online Story Time is posted.

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The Wall in the Middle of the Book by Jon Agee
I Dare You Not to Yawn by Helene Boudreau
Two at the Zoo by Danna Smith

Books:
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
Go Track a Yak by Tony Johnston
Goose Goes to the Zoo by Laura Wall
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
What About Worms!? by Ryan T. Higgins
When Winter Comes by Nancy Van Laan
Where's Walrus? by Stephen Savage

Craft: X is for X-Ray Fish

- Print template on heavy paper or cardstock
- Cut out pieces (fish body, X bones)

- Color pieces

- Glue bones onto fish in center of body for skeleton

Extension Activities:

- Get outside and go on a walk.

- Make a treasure map with your child.  Have them hide a treasure in the house and then draw a simple map of the house with path and an X marking where the treasure is hidden.
- Go on a scavenger hunt to see how many things you can find that are the color yellow.

- Visit the zoo and make sure to see the zebras!

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Grandparents Story Time: May 30, 2017

Books:
April Foolishness by Teresa Bateman
Baking Day at Grandma's by Anika Denise
The Giant Hug by Valeri Gorbachev
Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa by Anna Dewdney *
Off We Go! by Jane Yolen *
Two at the Zoo by Danna Smith *
Raisin and Grape by Tom Amico
Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson

Craft: Hugging Child
The children colored a cardstock child cutout and then glued on extra long arms with hearts for hands.

Literacy Extensions:
- Spend some quality grandchild / grandparent time by reading books together.
- Find some photographs of your child's grandparents when they were young and show them to your child.  Ask them how the photos look the same and different from photos of them.


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XYZ - X-Rays, Yawns & Zoo: May 26, 2015

Books:
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett *
I Dare You Not to Yawn by Helene Boudreau
Two at the Zoo by Danna Smith *
The View at the Zoo by Kathleen Long Bostrom *
You Are a Lion! and Other Fun Yoga Poses by Taeeun Yoo

Craft: Person with X-Ray
Each child was given a large gingerbread person cut-out, a quarter sheet of black construction paper, and 12 small rectangles of white paper.  The black construction paper was glued to the front of the person as a X-Ray picture.  The kids then glued on the bones to the black paper.  They could also color on clothes and features for the person.

Literacy Extensions:
- Play the alphabet game while driving.  Ask your child(ren) to find the entire alphabet using signs and license plates.
- Practice alphabet phonics by asking your child(ren) to come up with an animal for each letter of the alphabet.  This can be continued with foods, toys, etc.


Notes:
- Story time was not held on Monday this week due to the Memorial Day holiday.
- I was unable to find any books for the letter "X", so instead we made our craft for that letter.

Grandparents Story Time: May 27, 2014

Books:
Grandpa Green by Lane Smith *
Just Grandma and Me by Mercer Mayer *
My Grandpa by Marta Altes
Raisin and Grape by Tom Amico
Two at the Zoo: A Counting Book by Danna Smith *
What's the Matter, Bunny Blue? by Nicola Smee
Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson

Craft: Family Tree
Children were given a coloring sheet with a tree trunk and branches.  They then got a green circle for each family member.  They could draw or write their family's members names on the circles before gluing them to the tree.

Literacy Extensions:
- Discuss with your child and their grandparent(s) how life was different when the grandparent(s) was a child.
- Discuss what your child should do if they ever get separated from their adult (i.e. What's the Matter, Bunny Blue)