Agent 009

TD Summer Reading Club
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The big I Spy Scavenger Hunt is on July 2nd at 1pm.
The Reading Clubs start on July 7th and continue until the week of August 14.
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Teddy Bears

Teddy Bears
Music: Teddy Bears Picnic


1. Welcome Song: Welcome, welcome everyone,
now you're here we'll have some fun.
First we'll reach and touch our toes,
then we'll go and touch our nose.
Welcome, welcome everyone.
Now you're here we'll have some fun.

2. Storytime Song: Storytime is starting, starting, starting, starting. Storytime is starting come and listen to me.

3. Read first books "Dog and Bear Two's Company", "Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear", "Find the Teddy", or "At the Petting Zoo With Teddy Bear".

4. Sing: Teddy Bear

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear turn around,

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear touch the ground.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear shine your shoes.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear skidoo.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear climb the stairs,

Teddy Bear say your prayers.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear turn out the light,

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear say good night.

5. Read second Book "My Friend Bear", "Two Tough Teddies", or "The Teddy Robber".

6. Craft: Teddy Headband, Honeycomb necklace, Bear puppets, Bear Cave or Bear wagon.

Frogs

Frogs
Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music- Fairy Tales Enchanting Traditional and Original Songs for Young Children
1. Storytime – Welcome Song
Storytime is starting, starting, starting.
Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2. Read first story " Once There Was A Bull ... Frog", "Frog Counts To Ten", "I Love To Eat Bugs!", or " Farley Farts"

3. Flannel Story: 5 Green and Speckled Frogs

5 green and speckled frogs

Sat on a hollow log

Eating some most delicious bugs - yum, yum

One jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Now there are 4 green, speckled frogs - glub, glub

4 green and speckled frogs... etc

3 green and speckled frogs... etc

2 green and speckled frogs... etc

1 green and speckled frog

Sat on a hollow log

Eating some most delicious bugs - yum, yum
He jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Now there are no green, speckled frogs - glub, glub!


4. Read second story "The Wide Mouthed Frog", "Ribbit!", or "Beware Of The Frog"

5. Fingerplay: Five Frisky Frogs
Five little frisky frogs hopping on the shore. (Hold up five fingers. hop.)

One hopped into the pond- SPLASH! (Call “splash” loudly throw hands out and up.)

So then there were just four.
Four little frisky frogs climbing up a tree. (Hold up four fingers. Climb.)

One fell into the grass - BOOM! (Fall and call “boom” loudly.)

So then there were just three.
Three little frisky frogs bathing in the dew. (Hold up 3 fingers. Wash face and body.)

One caught a sneezy cold - AHHCHOO! (Cover nose and sneeze loudly.)

So then there were just two.
Two little frisky frogs sleeping in the sun. (Hold up two fingers and sleep.)

One slept the day away - SNORE! (Snore loudly.)

So then there was just one.
One little frisky frog sitting on a stone. (Hold up 1 finger, lean chin on hand and look sad.)

Let’s call his four friends back - YOO - HOO! (Cup hands around mouth.)

So he won’t be alone. (Hold up five fingers and smile)

6. Q: Why are frogs so happy?A: They eat whatever bugs them!
Q: How does a frog feel when he has a broken leg? A: Unhoppy.
Q: What's green green green green green? A: A frog rolling down a hill.
Q: What did the frog order at McDonald's? A: French flies and a diet Croak.
Q: Why did the frog go to the hospital? A: He needed a "hopperation" !

7. Craft: Frog Prince Rock Buddy OR Frog Headband

Ducks

Ducks
Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s
Duration 45 minutes

1. Storytime – Welcome Song
Storytime is starting, starting, starting.
Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.
Music - Raffi Let's Play

2. Read first story "10 Little Rubber Ducks", "Captain Duck", "Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck", "Duck at the Door", "Duck's Day Out", "Duck's Key Where Can It Be?" or "Ducks Don't Wear Socks"

3. Poem: Five Little Ducks

Five little ducks went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack, quack."

But only four little ducks came back.
Four little ducks went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack, quack."

But only three little ducks came back.
Three little ducks went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack, quack."

But only two little ducks came back.
Two little ducks went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack, quack."

But only one little duck came back.
One little duck went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack, quack."

But none of the five little ducks came back.
Sad mother duck went out one day

Over the hill and far away

The sad mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack."

And all of the five little ducks came back.

4. Read second story " Farmer Duck", "Five Little Ducks", "Mucky Duck", "Nine Ducks Nine" Or "Ten Little Ducks"

5. Fingerplay: Little Duck
I am a little duck that goes quack, quack, quack. (Make hand be duck's mouth and it quacks).

And I've got lots of feathers on my back, back, back. (Wave hands near bottom to indicate tail feathers).

And when I go down to the lake, I wiggle and I wobble and I shake, shake, shake. (Wobble and shake around like a duck).

And when I go to sleep at night, (Pretend to be sleeping with hands as pillows).

I close my eyes very tight.But in the morning when I wake, I wiggle and I wobble and I shake, shake, shake.

6. Q: What do you call a crate of ducks ? A: A box of quackers!


7. Craft: Duck Paper Plate Craft

Mom

Moms
Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s
Duration 45 minutes
Music: The Sound of Music

1. Storytime – Welcome Song
Storytime is starting, starting, starting.
Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2. Read first story "31 Uses for a Mom", "My Mom is so Unusual" , or "If My Mom Were An Octopus".

3. Poem: Two Mother Pigs

Two mother pigs lived in a pen, (two thumbs up)

Each had four babies and that made ten. (Wiggle four fingers on each hand)

These four babies were black and white. (Wiggle four fingers on one hand)

These four babies were black as night. (Wiggle four fingers on the other hand) All eight babies loved to play. (Wiggle eight fingers)

And the rolled and they rolled in the mud all day. (Roll hands)

At night, with their mother, They curled up in a heap, (Make fists, palms up)

And squealed and squealed 'Til they went to sleep. (Tuck thumbs under fingers)

4. Read second story "My Mom Is Excellent", "I Like Noisy, Mom Likes Quiet", or "Mama Rex & T The Almost Perfect Mother's Day".

5. Fingerplay: Ten Fluffy Chicks
Five eggs and five eggs Hold up five fingers and five fingers.

That makes ten. Wiggle ten fingers.

Sitting on top is the Mother Hen Lock fingers together, knuckles up.

Crackle, crackle, crackle, what do I see? Clap hands.

Ten fluffy chickens as yellow as can be. Hold up ten fingers.

6. Nursery Rhyme: The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe

She had so many children she didn't know what to do.

She gave them some broth and a big slice of bread

Kissed them all soundly and tucked them in bed.

7. Craft: Puzzle Frame Card
Materials
Cardboard frame and card stock/paper (same size) with message written on it.
puzzle pieces
glue
diecuts
Tape cardstock/paper to frame so it will open like a book with message showing through the opening.
Glue puzzle pieces to the frame. Keep adding more layers until you get the effect you want.
Add embellishments.

Mighty Machines 2009

Rain Lesson Plan

Rain

Age 2's and 3's, 4's and 5's

1. Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2. Read first story "Amy Loves the Rain", "Rain", "Rain Drop Splash", "Rain Romp", or "Rain Talk".

3. Poem: It's Raining, It's Pouring,
It's raining, it's pouring,
The old man is snoring.
He went to bed and he
Bumped his head
And he couldn't get up in the morning.

4. Read second story "The Water Hole", "We Hate Rain", or "Who Likes Rain?".

5. Finger play: Eency Weency Spider

The eency-weency spider went up the water spout (walk fingers up )

Down came the rain and washed the spider out (sweep arms down and out)

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain (arms form circle over head)

And the eency-weency spider went up the spout again (walk fingers up again)

6. Crafts: Rainsticks

Cardboard tube, such as from paper towels

Scissors

Tape

Aluminum foil

Dry lentils or unpopped popcorn kernels, about 1 /4 cup

Markers

Step 1
Cut 2 larger circles from a piece of paper. Use scissors to snip notches in the paper circles. These circles will be used to cover the ends of the tube.

Step 2
Cover one end of the tube by taping the notches of one of the circles, and then close them around the end of the tube, allowing them to overlap. Do not cover the other end of tube.

Step 3
Lightly squeeze a 9-inch wide and 22-inch-long piece of aluminum foil into a snake shape. Then, fold the snake in half and very, very loosely twist it into a fat rope.

Step 4
Slip the aluminum foil rope inside the tube. Pour in the 1/4 cup of lentils or popcorn.

Step 5
Cover the other end of the tube with the other paper circle and tape.

Step 6
Kids can use crayons or markers to create their own designs.

To hear the "rain" fall, slowly tip the tube.