1000 Books Week Forty-Nine

Farmer's Market tonight! I love checking out all the booths, and the kids love the bouncy castle and shaved ice!

Tomorrow at 1:00 is our Teddy Bear Picnic at the Library! Weather permitting, we'll be outside on the grass beside the Library, but if it rains, we'll bring it inside. If you haven't already registered, do so quick! Call us at 403-887-2130.

Our last Star Reader of the Week was Haven!

This week's Star Reader is Nolan! Congratulations!

Our last Book of the Week was "Friends (Mostly), by Barbara Joosse.

Our forty-ninth Book of the Week is "Bear Despair", by Gaëtan Dorémus, a wonderfully wordless tale!

"Don't ever take a bear's teddy bear, no matter how cute you think it is. If you do, you'll be in for trouble. Big trouble. For a bear whose teddy has been stolen isn't simply heartbroken, but determined to get it back. So determined that he might just gobble up more than honey to do so! However, should he succeed in getting his teddy back, then there just might be a surprise in store. This is a book that all readers will relish, and one they will want to read again and again." - Enchanted Lion Books

 

Stay tuned for our next Star Reader and Book of the Week!



Bears

Bears

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Storytime – Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting song

Read first story Bear in Long Underwear, Don't Worry Douglas!, Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? or The Bear in the Book

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Song: Bears (Sung to Mary Had A Little Lamb)
Grizzly bears are big and brown, Big and brown, big and brown.
Grizzly bears are big and brown, and live in the woods.

Polar bears are soft and white, soft and white, soft and white.
Polar bears are soft and white, and live where it is cold.

Panda bears are black and white, Black and white, black and white.
Panda bears are black and white, and live in the jungle.

Teddy bears are just my size, just my size, just my size.
Teddy bears are just my size, to cuddle with at night.

Rhyme: Five Little Bears: Counting Down
Five little bears heard a loud roar
One ran away Then there were four!
Four little bears climbing up a tree
One slid down Then there were three!
Three little bears deciding what to do
One fell asleep Then there were two!
Two little bears having lots of fun
One went home Then there was one!
One little bear Feeling all alone
Ran to his mother Then there were none!

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Read second story The Bear Went Over the Mountain, Hand Off My Honey!, What's Up Bear? : A Book about Opposites or Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!

Rhyme: Teddy Bear (Do the motions suggested by the rhyme)

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Pat your head.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Point to red.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Slap your knees.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Count to three. 1, 2, 3!

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Touch your shoe.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Point to blue.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Touch your chin,

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Count to ten.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

 Read third story Dear Mr. Walrus, I Want My Hat Back, About a Bear or Bear Despair

Crafts: Panda Bear Puppet

Materials: paper plates, black construction paper ears and eyes, glue, googly eyes, markers, stir sticks, tape.

Glue on eyes and ears. Add googly eyes. Draw on mouth. Tape stir stick on the back.

Idea from Clickacraft.com. I didn't cut holes out for a mask but instead turned it into a puppet. 

Teddy Bear Picnic

Colours and Shapes

Colours and Shapes

 

Storytime – Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting song.

Read first story Are Eggs Square?, Open This Little Book, Lots of Dots or One

Fingerplay: Colour

Blue is the Lake, (point to the floor)
Yellow is the sun (point to the sky)
Silver are the stars,
When the day is done, (wiggle fingers in the air) Red is the apple, (make circle with hands)
Green is the tree (raise arms over head like branches)
Brown is a chocolate chip cookie for you and me! (rub tummy))

Read second story I Know a Wee Piggy, Round is a Pancake or The Black Book of Colors

Sing:  Find the Colour

Oh, can you find the colour red,
The color red, the colour red?
Oh, can you find the colour red,
Somewhere in this room

 

Substitute the names of other colours for red.

Read third story Ned's New Home, The Shape of my Heart or Everything I Need to Know Before I'm Five

Sing: If You're Wearing Red - Sung to If You're Happy And You Know It

If you are wearing red shake your head
If you are wearing red shake your head If you are wearing red
Then please shake your head
If you are wearing red shake your head

Additional Verses:

Blue, touch your shoe
Green, bow like a queen
Yellow, shake like Jell-O
Brown, turn around
Pink, give us a wink

Colors

The world is full of colors.
The coldest color I can think of is...
The warmest color I can think of is...
The softest color I can think of is...
The scariest color I can think of is...
When I think of yellow, I think of...
When I think of red, I think of...
When I think of blue, I think of...
When I think of green, I think of...
My favorite color for a house is...
My favorite color for a flower is..
The funniest color I can think of is...
The color that makes me the happiest is...

Craft: Painting with Water

Tissue paper squares, coffee filter, foam plate, water, paint brush

Use wet paint brush to stick the tissue paper squares to the coffee filter. The dye from the tissue will transfer to the coffee filter. Remove the squares when dry. Can use them to make flowers with a pipe cleaner stem. 

Idea from Mess for Less

1000 Books Week Forty-Eight

"It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring ..." The rain may be gloomy, but we needed it!

Congratulations to Jackson for bringing back his reading sheet and winning a prize! We'd also like to welcome Casey to the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program!

Our last Star Reader of the Week was Hayden!

This week's Star Reader is Haven! Congratulations!

Our last Book of the Week was "Thesaurus Rex", by Laya Steinberg, a rhyming tale of synonymiffic (we'll pretend that's a word) wonder!

Our forty-eighth Book of the Week is, "Friends (Mostly)", by Barbara Joosse!

"Henry and Ruby.
Ruby and Henry.
Best friends.
(Most of the time.)
They give the best gifts and know the best games and are the best at keeping secrets.
(Most of the time.)
But even when Henry and Ruby don't get along, they know one thing: nothing is the same without your best friend.
Henry and Ruby.
Ruby and Henry.
They belong together.
All of the time." - Greenwillow Books

 

Stay tuned for our next Star Reader and Book of the Week! 

Summer Reading Club 2013

1000 Books Week Forty-Seven

Summer is fast approaching! Lots of excitement going on at the library! Registration for our Summer Reading Program opens June 1st!

Our last Star Reader of the Week was Ryanne!

This week's Star Reader is Hayden! Congratulations!

Our last Book of the Week was "The Monster at the End of this Book", by Jon Stone, a delightful book starring lovable, furry old Grover.

Our forty-seventh Book of the Week is "Thesaurus Rex", by Laya Steinberg.

"Encourage children to explore synonyms using the adorable Thesaurus Rex. Rex, a dinosaur who has an irresistible way with words, will "slither, skid, slide and glide" his way into children's hearts. Paired with Debbie Harter's vibrant watercolours, Laya Steinberg's energetic text will engage even the youngest of audiences.

But Thesaurus Rex is more than just fun: the alliteration and end rhyme foster phonemic awareness, the action-verb synonyms strengthen young readers' vocabulary and the succinct text builds pre-literacy skills." - Barefoot Books, Inc.

 

Stay tuned for our next Star Reader and Book of the Week! 

Letter Z

Letter Z- Zoo, zebra, zipper, zip, zero, zigzag, zoo, zinnias, 

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Storytime – Welcome Song and Storytime is starting song.

Read first story Always Lots of Heinies at the Zoo, My Heart is Like a Zoo, What's New at the Zoo? or 1 Zany Zoo

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Fingerplay: The Zoo
This is the way the elephant goes (clasp hands and move arms back and forth dangling)
With curly trunk instead of nose
The buffalo all shaggy and fat
Has two sharp horns in place of hat (point fingers out from forehead)
The hippo with his mouth so wide
Lets you see what is inside (open and close hands to make mouth movements)
The wiggly snake upon the ground
Crawls along without a sound (weave hands back and forth)
But the monkey see and monkey do
Is the funniest animal in the zoo (put thumbs in ears and wiggle hands) 

Read second story Dear Zoo: Lift the Flap Book, Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo, Zoom! or Mr. Peek and the Misunderstanding at the Zoo

Action Song: You Can Hear (Tune: She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)
You can hear the lions roaring at the zoo, ROAR ROAR!
You can hear the lions roaring at the zoo, ROAR ROAR!
You can hear the lions roaring, you can hear the lions roaring,
You can hear the lions roaring at the zoo, ROAR ROAR!
(Snakes hissing, bears growling, wolves howling, frogs croaking, zebras braying)

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Read third story A Gold Star for Zog, The Underpants Zoo or  Zoom

 Fingerplay: Roar, Hiss, and Growl (to the tune of: “Did You Ever See A Lassie?”)

Did you ever hear a (lion), a (lion), a (lion)?

Did you ever hear a (lion)? It sounds just like this!

It (roars) and (snarls); it (roars) and (snarls).

Did you ever hear a (lion)? It sounds just like this!

*continue with:

 snake = rattles, hisses

 monkey = ooh-oohs, aah-aahs

 hyena = hee-hees, ha-has

 zebra = whickers, whinnies

 bear = grumbles, growls

Craft: Zoo Book

Materials: Copy of zoo animals, construction paper cover, yarn, glue, markers
Colour and glue the covers on the zoo animals. Put book together using yarn. 

Idea from Teacher Vision

Mighty Machines

Had a great time at Mighty Machines this year. The winner of the grand prize of a combine donated by Deermart was Joseph Lauder!

Here are some pics of the happy day.

Constable Gord Marshall

Glover International with a Big Rig- it had a little dance floor inside!

Sylvan Lake Fire Department

Storytime with Heather

Fun with the Pumper Truck

Stephanie brought her School Bus

The Town of Sylvan Lake sent a Grader

Sand box fun

The Town of Sylvan Lake also sent a Street Sweeper with TWO steering wheels.