THANK YOU!!!

The 2010 TD Summer Reading program, "Destination Jungle" at the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library has been a splendid success, with a total of more than two-hundred participants taking part in the weekly draws, weekly clubs, or in other activities. The library is grateful for the enthusiasm of participants and for the generosity of these amazing sponsors:

Cabin Fever

Cobbs Foods

The Great Canadian Dollar Store

Lakewood Golf Course and Resort

McDonald's Restaurant

No Frills

Panago Pizza

Railside Bowl

Silverlake Cinema

Sobeys

Subway

Top 'O the Hill Golf Course

Walmart

Wild Things

6-8's and 9-12's

1. Craft: Wild Things (continued from week five)

Materials:

• Roll of mural paper

• Yarn

• Feathers

• Crepe paper, construction paper, wrapping paper

• Aluminum (tin) foil,

• Fabric

• Markers, crayons, coloured pencils, glue

• Sparkles and anything you have to add to the large cut out wild things

• Scissors

Instructions

1. Before the session cut off 1.1 and 1.3 meter sections of paper from the large roll thinking about the height of your participants.

2. Each child needs a giant piece of paper as tall as they are. Working in pairs children will trace around each other on the paper. Think about what position you would like your wild thing to be in (e.g., running, waving, flying etc.) Each child will then make the outline into a wild picture of themselves.

3. Draw on crazy hair or fangs or big ears and feet similar to Sendak’s illustrations. Let imaginations run wild. Make the pictures come alive with glued on wool for hair or a feather headdress, a tin foil sword or belt. When finished, they can cut it out.

4. This will be a messy project that will take some time. Can be done over two weeks by doing planning, tracing, colouring and cutting one week and all glue activities the second week.

Note: Finishing this craft may take up the whole of the hour, depending on how detailed the kids want to be.

2. Game: Pin the Nose on the Wild Thing

Materials:

• Blindfold

• Pompom

• Masking tape

• Sticky tack

Instructions:

Hang the cut out wild things on the wall – as low as they can go, so that the childr

en can still reach up to the face of their wild thing. Then, have the children pick out a pompom for a nose, and fold up a piece of masking tape to stick to one side of it. Blind fold the children one at a time in front of their wild thing, and spin them a couple of times. Then see if they can pin the pompom nose to the nose of their Wild Thing.

3. Activity: Wild Rumpus Musical Chairs

Materials:

• Chairs

• CD player or radio

• noise makers (popcorn seeds in empty pop cans work well)

Instructions:

Count how many children you have, and get one fewer chairs than you have children. Set the chairs up, back to back – if you have an even number of chairs, you can put one on each end of the line of chairs as well. Tell the kids that they are going to have a Wild Rumpus, and give each one of them a noise maker. When you play the music, they can walk around the chairs and make as much noise as they like – you may have to have the music playing fairly loud. When the music stops, though, each child must rush to find a chair. The child left standing is out. Remove one more chair, and start again.

4. Book: “Where the Wild Things Are”

All ages can enjoy this story. It’s a classic.

King of the Jungle

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

1. Storytime – Starting Song

Walking Through the Jungle (Have children pretend to be the animal seen!)

Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)

Some green and scaly crocodiles were snapping at me!

Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)

Some slippery, slimy snakes were hissing at me!

Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)

Some funny little monkeys were laughing at me!

Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)

Some great big lions were roaring at me!

Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)

Some nice quiet children were waiting for me!

(Children sit quietly for next part of program!)

2. Read first story “Augustus and His Smile” or “Hippo has a Hat”

3. Poem: Guess Who?

Growl, growl

Thud, Thud (slap floor)

Roar, roar

Who's that knocking at the door?

Pound, pound (hit floor)

Stamp, stamp

Scratch, scratch (scratch floor)

Who's that wiggling my latch?

Can a pig be at my door?

No, pigs don't roar!

Can a cow be wiggling my latch?

No, cows can't scratch.

Roar, roar

Growl, growl

It's not an owl

I know who it can be

A friendly lion visiting me!

4. Read second story "The Lion and the Mouse" (This book doesn’t have many words, so you may have to fill in a bit of the story.)

5. Finger play: Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory, dickory dock,

The mouse ran up the clock;

The clock struck one,

And down he run,

Hickory, dickory dock.

6. Read fourth story “Watch Out! Big Bro’s Coming!" or “Where the Wild Things Are”

7. Song: Row, Row, Row your Boat

Row, row, row, your boat,

Gently down the stream.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream

.

Rock, rock, rock your boat

Gently down the stream,

If you see a crocodile,

Don't forget to scream!

Row, row, row your boat,

Gently to the shore,

If you see a lion there,

Don't forget to roar!

8. Action Song: Lion Pokey

You put your mane in,

You put your mane out,

You put your mane in,

And you shake it all about.

You do the lion pokey,

and you turn yourself around,

that's what it's all about!

Repeat with: claws, tail, whole lion self.

9. Craft: Lion Mask

Instructions: Beforehand, cut the construction paper into strips. Use a pair of scissors to run down one side of the construction paper to make it curl – much like you would with gift ribbon. Then the kids can glue the curled pieces of construction paper on the outside of the back of the paper plates. They can use the markers to draw, and colour a face for the lion.

Supplies

-Paper plates (one per child)

-red, yellow and orange construction paper

-Scissors

-Glue

-markers

9. Craft: King/Queen of the Jungle Crown

Instructions: Fold a piece of construction paper, and cut triangles out of the folded side – like the peaks of a crown. Then pull apart the now separated halves of the paper (or if they are still attached at the points, you can cut along the folds to separate them). Then, glue the two pieces together in order to make a long enough crown to fit a child's head. The child can then decorate the crown, using markers, or if available, sparkles and gems.

Supplies

-construction paper

-Scissors

-Glue

-markers

-craft gems

-sparkles

Monkeying Around

6-8's and 9-12's

1. Activity: Monkey Work Book
While waiting for all of the children to arrive, have monkey worksheets and coloring sheets available.

2. Game: Chopstick Relay Race
Materials:
• Two pairs of chopsticks (or popsicle sticks)
• Two bananas
• Masking tape to mark out start and end points

Instructions:
1. Divide children into two teams and have them line up behind the starting point.
2. When you say “Go”, one child from each team uses chopsticks to carry their banana to the end point where it can be dropped onto the floor.
3. They can then pick it up with their hands and run back to the starting point.
4. They then give the chopsticks to the next child in line who repeats the sequence of carrying the banana with chopsticks until the game is finished.
5. Winning team is the one who finishes the relay the quickest.

3. Activity: Barrel O’Monkeys
Have the children line up on one side of the room. Tell them that they are the monkeys trying to reach the safety of the jungle treetops on the other side of the room. However, they must pass the tiger who is standing in the middle. Pick a child to be the Tiger.
When a monkey is tagged by the tiger, he or she must link arms with him and join forces incapturing more monkeys for the monkey train. The last free monkey is the winner and can be the Tiger in the next game.

4 Activity: Group Charades
Put the children into teams.
Give each team the name and or picture of a jungle animal, insect or object without letting the other teams know what they have been given (i.e., tiger, toucan, spider, tree).
Allow a few minutes for the team members use their bodies to form the animal, insect or object.
Have the others guess what each team has formed.
Alternatively this can be done as a group activity.
Have music playing and let the children wander around the room.
Stop the music and call out a number and a jungle animal, insect, or object.
Children need to form groups of the number called out and form the animal, insect or object called out.
Example: 4 Tree – children will form groups of 4 to make a tree.

5. Activity: Monkey See, Monkey Do
Instructions:
a) This is a version of the popular group activity, “Simon Says.”
b) Children should copy your actions, but only when preceded with the expression “monkey says.”
c) Have the children stand up and face you, with lots of room around themselves so they don’t bump into each other.
d) Try to think of fun monkey things to do (e.g., monkey says, eat an imaginary banana, beat your chest like a gorilla, wave your arms in the air, go “eee-eee-eee”, etc.)

6. Craft: Wild Things: (Begin – to be finished at the final party)
Materials:
• Roll of mural paper
• Wool
• Feathers
• Crepe paper, construction paper, wrapping paper
• Aluminum (tin) foil, newspaper, fabric
• Markers, crayons, coloured pencils, glue
• Sparkles and anything you have to add to the large cut out wild things
• Children might be inclined to bring things from home for this activity if they know about it the week before.

Instructions
1. Before the session cut off 1.1 and 1.3 meter sections of paper from the large roll thinking about the height of your participants.
2. Each child needs a giant piece of paper as tall as they are. Working in pairs children will trace around each other on the paper. Think about what position you would like your wild thing to be in (e.g., running, waving, flying etc.) Each child will then make the outline into a wild picture of themselves.
3. Draw on crazy hair or fangs or big ears and feet similar to Sendak’s illustrations. Let imaginations run wild. Make the pictures come alive with glued on wool for hair or a feather headdress, a tin foil sword or belt.
4. This will be a messy project that will take at least 2 hours. Can be done over two weeks by doing planning, tracing, colouring and cutting one week and all glue activities the second week.
5. To speed things up it could be done as a group project. In groups of four have the shortest person lie down and be traced and then everyone produces one work of “wild thing” art.

Little Monkeys

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

1. Storytime – Starting Song

Walking Through the Jungle (Have children pretend to be the animal seen!)

Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)
Some green and scaly crocodiles were snapping at me!
Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)
Some slippery, slimy snakes were hissing at me!
Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)
Some funny little monkeys were laughing at me!
Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)
Some great big lions were roaring at me!
Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)
Some nice quiet children were waiting for me!
(Children sit quietly for next part of program!)

2. Read first story “Hug” or “Big Little Monkey”

3. Fingerplay: Five Little Monkeys
Five Little Monkeys sitting in a tree (hold up five fingers, bounce up and down)
Along came a crocodile, hungry as can be. (Other hand is crocodile. Thumb and forefinger opening and closing mouth)
Nah nah nah nah nah, you can’t catch me!
Snap! (Crocodile grabs finger (monkey))
Four little monkeys…..
Three
Two
One…..
Missed me!

Or: Five Little Monkeys
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the bed (hold up five fingers, bounce up and down)
One fell off and bumped his head (Touch finger to head)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said (Make telephone receiver with thumb and pinkie)
No more monkeys jumping on the bed! (Shake index finger “no”)
…Repeat actions with 4, 3, 2, 1 and “no more” monkeys

4. Read second story "From Head to Toe"

5. Song: Swing Swing Instructions:
Have the children stand in a big circle, holding hands. While singing, get the children to swing their arms up and down with the lyrics.
Lyrics:
Lots of monkeys swinging in a tree, lets hold hands and swing with me. Swing up high and swing down low swing in the tree, now don't let go!
Swing, little monkeys like I do, swing like monkeys in the zoo!

6. Read third story "Caps for Sale" or "Jungle Bullies"


7. Activity: Monkey See, Monkey Do
Instructions:
a) This is a version of the popular group activity, “Simon Says.”
b) Children should copy your actions, but only when preceded with the expression “monkey says.”
c) Have the children stand up and face you, with lots of room around themselves so they don’t bump into each other.
d) Try to think of fun monkey things to do (e.g., monkey says, eat an imaginary banana, beat your chest like a gorilla, wave your arms in the air, go “eee-eee-eee”, etc.)

8. Finger Play: The Monkey Chased the Weasel
All around the cobbler’s bench
The Monkey chased the weasel
(run fingers of one hand in palm of the other)
The monkey thought it was all in fun
POP goes the weasel
(clap on POP)

9. Song: Itsy Bitsy Monkey
The Itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree.
(“climb” up the tree by alternating cupped hands one on top of the other in the air)
Down came a coconut and hit him on his knee – OWWWW!
(make a double fist above head and hit your knee on “ow!”)
Out came a lion a-shakin’ his mighty mane – ANNND –
(Frame your face with your hands, fanning fingers out for mane. Shake head and hands. Slow down tempo on “ANNND”)
The Itsy Bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again.

10. Crafts: Gorilla Puppet–
You can find a gorilla outline at http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/activities/gorillatakehome.asp. Print off the outline, and use it to cut the gorilla’s head out of black construction paper. You can cut out his nose using white, and then if you wish you can color it grey or brown. For variety, you can also make your own noses with different expressions, and if available, you can use googly eyes instead of printed eyes. Also, to add personality, you can use different colors of construction papers to make hair bows, bow-ties, top hats, ect. You can glue the gorilla on a popsicle stick in order to make it a puppet.

Supplies
-Outline
-A variety of construction papers (including black and white)
-Glue
-Scissors
-Popsicle sticks
-Googly eyes (optional)

Snakes'n Things

6-8's and 9-12's

1. Game: Snakes and Ladders, Large Edition

Instructions:

Find a large, empty floor space. Using masking tape, make a large ractangle, comprised of smaller squares (large enough for two kids to stand in it at a time) – like on a snakes and ladders board. Then, use masking or duct tape in parralel lines to make ladders of different sizes and in various places. Using large pieces or rolls of paper (or on the computer) make snakes of various sizes and place them in various positions on the “board”. You can then print off, or write out numbers (as many as there are squares) and put them in order on the board, with one at start. Then, play. Use the die and move the spaces indicated. If you land on the bottom of a ladder, you can move to the top of it. If you land on the top of a snake, you have to run down it. The first one to the end wins.

2. Game: Pass the Rattler

Set up a CD or Ipod player. Have the children sit in a circle. Give one of them a toy snake, or make one previously (using a sock, possibly with a rattly container in it). Play the music and have the children pass the snake around. Stop the music periodically; whichever child has the snake when the music stops, is out. Play until only one child is left.

3. Game: Tangled Liana

This game is a version of the “human knot”. In it, children hold hands to form a tangled liana vine. They then have to disentangle themselves without letting go of each other’s hands

Instructions:

1. Everyone stands in a circle (if you have a big group, form two circles).

2. Everyone extends their left hand into the circle, and holds hands with the person across from them.

3. Then, everyone then extends their right hand into the circle, grabs the hand of another participant.

4. The goal of the game is to untangle the group without letting go of each other’s hands. This involves a lot of twisting and turning and squirming around. In the end, everyone should be standing in a big circle, still holding hands.

5. Craft: Book Vine

This simple craft allows children to both make a pretty flower to decorate their library with, and also recommend a good book they’ve read to other participants!

Materials:

􀂃 A large display board or an available wall

􀂃 Paper lunch bags

􀂃 Yellow and orange circles of construction paper (about 10 cm in diameter)

􀂃 Teardrop-shaped construction paper “petals” (about 15 cm long)

􀂃 Markers, plus other art supplies to decorate flowers

􀂃 Glue (white glue or glue sticks)

􀂃 Tape or a stapler

Instructions:

1. Give each child a paper bag and get them to cut along the seam of each side. They can then twist the bag to make their portion of vine.

2. Each child gets a circle and 8 to 10 petals of different colours. They then arrange and glue the petals to the yellow circle to make a flower.

3. Next, children write their name and the name of a book they like in the middle of the flower. Younger children may need assistance.

4. Children should be encouraged to decorate their flowers as well, if time allows.

5. Once children are finished, tape or staple the finished flower to the paper bag “liana”.

6. Staple everyone's segments together and fasten to a large display board in order to create an attractive display of recommended books.

Slithery Snakes

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

1. Storytime – Starting Song

Walking Through the Jungle (Have children pretend to be the animal seen!)

Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)

Some green and scaly crocodiles were snapping at me!

Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)

Some slippery, slimy snakes were hissing at me!

Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)

Some funny little monkeys were laughing at me!

Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)

Some great big lions were roaring at me!

Walking through the jungle and what did I see? (walk around in circle)

Some nice quiet children were waiting for me!

(Children sit quietly for next part of program!)

2. Read first story “The Last Laugh?” or “The Bird, the Monkey and the Snake”

3. Finger Play: The Little Snake

Slithering, sliding, slinking (place palms together and make a slithering motion)

Comes the little snake.

In and out goes her tongue,(your tongue should go in and out)

What a great pet it would make

4. Read second story "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash"

5. Finger Play: A Snake

(Use one arm resting on a table to represent the snake. Make its head by touching thumb

to fingertips).

Down in the grass, curled up in a heap,

Lies a big snake, fast asleep.

When he hears the grasses blow,

He moves his body to and fro (move arm in a slithering motion).

Up and down and in and out,

See him slowly move about.

Now his jaws are open, so

Snap! He’s caught my finger, Oh! (Catch finger with other hand)

6. Read fourth story “The Great Snake Escape" or “Crictor”

7. Action Rhyme: I am a Snake

I have no legs. I have no arms (arms down close to body)

I wiggle my tongue like this (wiggle tongue)

I can take off my skin (pretend to pull off skin)

I'm very, very thin (hands on ribs, slide them down)

I can open my mouth so wide (open mouth)

And eat my dinner whole (rub tummy)

8. Crafts: Spiral Snake– Beforehand, draw a loose spiral on a paper plate – this will be our snake. The head can either be at the centre of the plate, or on the outside at the start of the spiral; just make a little round head. The child(ren) can then decorate the snake using markers and glitter. The face can be all drawn on, or googly eyes can be used. When it is all decorated, it can be cut out – just cut along the spiral line to finish the snake.

Supplies

-Paper plate

-Markers

-Sparkles

-Glue

-Googly eyes (optional)