The COW is coming October 26!

The Alberta Prairie Classroom On Wheels (C.O.W.) is visiting the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library on October 26^th, from 3 to 8 pm. The C.O.W. bus is a friendly space for parents and younger children, zero to six years, to learn and explore fun new ways to add literacy activities into their daily lives. Painted on the outside to look like a Holstein cow, the inside of the 38ft bus is set up with individual centres for families to explore together. Trained family literacy facilitators provide information on the importance of early language development and leave behind a small library of quality children’s books for the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library.

This fun-filled bus travels to communities across Alberta promoting family literacy and bringing fun activities to rural and urban communities. It is a journey of discovery for children and their parents as they interact with the resources on the bus. The Alberta Prairie C.O.W. Bus is funded by: Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, Community Programs and United Way “Working together in Alberta”.

Come drop by and check out this fabulous resource provided free of charge!

Letter F

Letter F –Fish, Frogs, Fingers, Fox, Feet and Flowers

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music: An Elephant Never Forgets

1.   Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.   Read first story Excuse Me!, Fran's Flower, Jump, Frog, Jump, Ten Little Fish

3.   Action Poem: Five Frisky Frogs
Five little frisky frogs, hopping on the shore (hold up five fingers)
One hopped into the pond -SPLASH!! (jump out)
So then there were just four,

four little frisky frogs (hold up four fingers)
Climbing up a tree, one fell into the grass, BOOM! (pretend to fall)
So then there were just three, 

three little frisky frogs (hold up three fingers)
Bathing in the dew, one caught a sneezy cold A-CHOO (sneeze)
So then there were just two, 

two little frisky frogs (hold up two fingers)
Sleeping in the sun, One slept the day away, SNORE! (pretend to sleep)
So then there was just one, 

one little frisky frog (hold up one finger)
Sitting on a stone, let's call his four friends back, Yoo-hoo, Yoo-hoo
So he won't be alone.

Song:  Slippery Fish

Slippery fish, slippery fish sliding through the water (put two hands together and glide them through the air)

Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, gulp, gulp

OH NO! He's been eaten by an

Octopus, octopus squiggling in the water (Wave your arms up and down like the flailing arms of an octopus.)

Octopus, octopus, gulp, gulp, gulp

OH NO! He's been eaten by a

Tuna fish, tuna fish flashing in the water (two hands fingertips touching to give impression of bigger fish)

Tuna fish, tuna fish, gulp, gulp, gulp

OH NO! He's been eaten by a

Great White Shark,great white shark lurking in the water (Place one hand, with fingers straight upwards, on top of your head.)

 Great white shark, great white shar,k gulp, gulp, gulp

OH NO! He's been eaten by an

Enormous Whale, enormous whale spouting in the water (Make big upward motions with your arms to resemble the spouting of water by a whale)

Enormous Whale, enormous whale, gulp, gulp, BURP!

Excuse ME! (Cover your mouth) 

4.             Read second story Fish Eyes:a book you can count on, Frog on a Log, Little Quack's New Friend, Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea, Goosie's Good Idea

5.             Counting Rhyme: Ten Little Finger

I have ten fingers and they all belong to me (hold hands up) I can make them do things Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight (form fist) Or open them wide (hold fingers out)
I can put them together or make them all hide (Close both fists) I can make them jump high (put hands over head)
I can make them go low (put hands down) I can fold them quietly and hold them just so (put hands in lap)

6.     Crafts:  Paper Plate Fish

Materials: small paper plate with piece cut out and attached to back with staples to make fish, tissue paper, glittery confetti paper, glue, googly eyes

Glue tissue paper, glittery paper and googly eye on fish.

Fish craft idea from http://mamasmiles.com/

Pirate Day 2011

Letter E

Letter E –Elephants, eyes, ears, eggs, elves.

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music: Number 3

1.   Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.   Read first story Are Eggs Square?, I Spy With My Little Eye, Where's My Egg? or Pete and Pickles

3.   Action Poem: Five Little Elephants

Five little elephants rowing toward the shore,
One fell in and then there were four.
Four little elephants climbing up a tree,
One slid down and then there were three.
Three little elephants living in the zoo,
One walked away and then there were two.
Two little elephants playing in the sun,
One fell asleep and then there was one.
One little elephant isn’t any fun,
Abra-ca-da-bra! Then there were none!

 

Song:  Do your Ears Hang Low

Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder
Like a Continental Soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

4.             Read second story Humpty Dumpty Sat On a Wall, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Horton Hatches the Egg, 

5.             Counting Rhyme: Three Enormous Elephants
One enormous elephant marching down the street,
With 2 large ears and 4 big feet.
He passed a friend who wasn't afraid
To join his friend and form a parade.

Two enormous elephants marching down the street,
With 4 large ears and 8 big feet.
They passed a friend who wasn't afraid
To join the group and form a parade.

Three enormous elephants marching down the street,
With 6 large ears and 12 big feet.

6.             Song: Head and Shoulders

Head, shoulders, knees & toes, knees & toes
Head, shoulders, knees & toes, knees & toes
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head, shoulders, knees & toes, knees & toes.

7.     Crafts:  Humpty Dumpty Puzzle

Materials: copy of egg shape, scissors, markers, glue, construction paper

Draw face on egg shape and colour.  Cut into four pieces, glue back together on paper.

Egg puzzle idea from Preschool Storytime Crafts.

Letter D

Letter D – Dogs, Donkeys, Dragons, Ducks and Dinosaurs

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music: Singable Songs for the Very Young by Raffi

1.   Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.   Read first story The Doghouse, No More Diapers for Ducky!, Puppies! Puppies! Puppies!  or Quack and Count

3.     Fingerplay: Five Green Dragons

Five green dragons making such a roar.
One danced away and then there were four.
Four green dragons dancing around a tree.
One danced away and then there were three.
Three green dragons dancing around you.
One danced away and then there were two.
Two green dragons dancing in the sun.
One danced away and then there was one.
One green dragon having lots of fun
She danced away and then there were none.

Nursery Rhyme:  Oh Where oh Where Can My Little Dog Gone

Oh Where, oh where has my little dog gone?
Oh where, oh where can he be?
With his tail cut short
and his ears cut long,
Oh where, oh where can he be?

4.   Read second story Giddy Up, The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!, The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! Thump, Quack, Moo or I'm Big!

5.             5. Song: Little Yellow Duck
If I were a Little yellow duck, little yellow duck, little yellow duck
If I were a Little yellow duck, This is what I'd do

I would give a little quack-quack, little quack-quack, little quack-quack
I would give a little quack-quack, that's what I'd do

I'd flap my wings with a flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap
I would flap my wings with a flap, flap , flap, and say good-bye to you

6.   Crafts:  Dot the Dog

From Narrating Tales of Preschool Storytime

Materials: copy of dog, construction paper circles, glue, markers

Colour dog and glue on coloured spots.