1000 Books Before Kindergarten Year Two

Welcome back!

We had a brief hiatus over the Summer, but now we're back with more books and Star Readers!

Congratulations to Lina, our newest Star Reader of the Week! Come by and pick up your prize!

Our Book of the Week is "Voices in the Park", by Anthony Browne.

"Four different voices tell their own versions of the same walk in the park. The radically different perspectives give a fascinating depth to this simple story which explores many of the author’s key themes, such as alienation, friendship and the bizarre amid the mundane." - Corgi

We've changed up our Reading Beanstalk in the Library - now we're decorating it with flowers! The next time you bring in a completed Reading Sheet, grab a flower to decorate!

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

New Session of Storytime is Starting!

For 2's and 3's  Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays - 10:15-11 by Miss Heather

For 4's and 5's Mondays or Tuesdays - 1:15-2 by Miss Corrie

For 4's and 5's  Fridays - 1:15-2 by Miss Heather

November Newsletter

Letter F

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

Storytime – Welcome Song and Story time is starting song.

Read first story The Croaky Pokey!, That is not a good idea!, Nugget and Fang: Friends forever - or snack time?

Song: Five Green and Speckled Frogs

Five green and speckled Frogs (Hold five fingers (frogs) on top of your other arm (log). Sat on a hollow log eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool (jump a finger off the log into the pool) where it was nice and cool. Now there are four green speckled frogs (Hold up four fingers)

Four green and speckled Frogs. Sat on a hollow log eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool. Now there are three green speckled frogs

Three green and speckled frogs. Sat on a hollow log eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool. Now there are two green speckled frogs

Two green and speckled frogs. Sat on a hollow log eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool. Now there is one green speckled frog

One green and  speckled frog. Sat on a hollow log eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
It jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool. Now there are no more speckled frogs

Read second story Guess who says moo?, The three little fish and the big bad shark

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 shark 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)

Read third story Swim! Swim!, Fox and hen together

Song: Little Green Frog
Mm, Mm went the little green frog one day, [stick tongue out on 2nd "Mm"]

Mm, Mm went the little green frog,  [stick tongue out on 2nd "Mm"]
Mm, Mm went the little green frog one day,  [stick tongue out on 2nd "Mm"]
And they all went Mm, Mm, Aahh!  [stick tongue out on 2nd "Mm" and open mouth wide for Aahh!]
But!
We all know frogs go, [CLAP] Lahdeedahdeedah! [CLAP] Lahdeedahdeedah! [CLAP] Lahdeedahdeedah!
We all know frogs go, [CLAP] Lahdeedahdeedah!
They don't go [stick tongue out on 2nd "Mm" and open mouth wide for Aahh!]

Crafts:  Paper Bag Frog

Materials: lunch bags, photocopy of frog body and head, markers, and glue.

Colour and glue frog parts to paper bag to make puppet.

Idea from Lakeshore Learning

Letter E

Letter E –Elephants, eyes, ears, eggs, eels, earth, eagles.

 

Storytime – Welcome Song and Story time is Starting Song.

Read first story The Cow that laid an egg, Hurry! Hurry!, I am a dodo: Not a true story

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?

Read second story Eggs 1 2 3: Who will the babies be?, Me want pet!, Edward the emu

Counting Rhyme: Ten Fluffy Chicks

Five eggs and five eggs, that makes ten.  (Hold up both hands, fingers spread apart.)

Sitting on top is the Mother Hen.  (Fold one hand over the other.)

Crackle, crackle, crackle; (Clap hands three times.)

What do I see?

Ten fluffy chicks, (Hold up ten fingers again.)

As yellow as can be!

Read third story Hiding Phil, Peekaboo, Blueberry!, Little Elephants

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.

Crafts: Paper Plate Elephant

Materials: paper plates, elephant ear, feet and tail shapes cut from grey wallpaper, scissors, glue, markers, googly eyes.

Glue/staple body parts onto the paper plate. Colour as desired. Glue on googly eye.

 

Idea from: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/paper-plate-elephant-craft but we didn't paint.

Pirate Day 2013

Pirate Day was perfect!

We had a great time outfitting ourselves with hats, swords and eyepatches. We made a treasure necklace, worked on our own pirate maps and played with black sparkly play dough. Pop Up pirate was a popular games as was "Walking the Plank".

We read some great books while we were eating our Pirate Booty! They were:

Captain No Beard, Pirate Vs Pirate, and There was an Old Pirate who swallowed a Fish.

Letter D

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

Storytime – Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting Song

Read first story Duck Says Don't, Open Very Carefully, Waking Dragons, Bailey at the Museum

Fingerplay: Five Little Dragons

One little dragon with scales of blue;

Ran to meet the green one,

And then there were two.

Two little dragons sitting under a tree;

The red dragon joined them,

And then there were three.

Three little dragons, wishing there were more;

Along came the purple dragon,

And then there were four.

Four little dragons, happy to be alive;

Found a yellow dragon,

And then there were five.

Five little dragons all out to play;

“Watch out, they breathe fire,” is all I have to say.

Nursery Rhyme:  The Paws on the Dog [Tune: Wheels on the Bus]

The paws on the dog go trot, trot, trot.
Trot, trot, trot, trot, trot, trot.
The paws on the dog go trot, trot, trot.
All through the town.

The ears on the dog go flop, flop, flop…
The nose on the dog goes sniff, sniff, sniff…

The tongue on the dog goes lick, lick, lick…
The bark on the dog goes woof, woof, woof…
The tail on the dog goes wag, wag, wag…
The people with the dogs go, “SIT!”

Read second story Find a Cow Now!, Peep Leap, The Ugly Duckling Dinosaur, Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg

Song: Five Little Ducks (use duck puppet glove)
Five little ducks went out to play Over the hill and far away

Mama duck said "Quack, Quack, Quack" And four little ducks came waddling back.

Four little ducks went out to play Over the hill and far away

Mama duck said "Quack, Quack, Quack" And three little ducks came waddling back.

Three little ducks...

Two little ducks...

One little duck went out to play Over the hill and far away

Mama duck said "Quack, Quack, Quack" And no little ducks came waddling back.

No little ducks went out to play Over the hill and far away

PAPA duck said "QUACK, QUACK, QUACK" And five little ducks came waddling back!

Read third story Old Macdonald Had a Dragon, The Pig on the Hill, Dragons love Tacos

Crafts:  Paper plate Duck

Materials: paper plate, construction paper neck, construction paper beck and feet, feathers, googly eyes, glue and markers.

Glue neck on to folded paper plate. Glue on beck, feet and googly eye. Add feathers to paper plate. Decorate with markers as desired.

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October Children's Events Newsletter