THE BOOK AND EVENT JOURNAL OF THE SYLVAN LAKE MUNICIPAL LIBRARY
Friday, March 28, 2014
Letter U
Letter U- Underwear, uncle, upside
down, umbrellas, unicorns, ugly, under, up, underground, underwater
Storytime
– Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting song
Read
first story Margo Flamingo Under the Sea, Pirates Love Underpants, or What Uncles do best
Fingerplay:
Five Little Fishes (Sung to: “5 Little Monkeys”)
Five little fishes, Swimming in the sea. Teasing Mr.
Shark, “You can’t catch me!”
Along comes Mr. Shark, As quiet as can be…. And
snap!
Four, little fishes, Swimming in the sea. Teasing
Mr. Shark, “You can’t catch me!”
Along comes Mr. Shark, As quiet as can be…. And
snap!
Repeat - Three, Two One….
Song:
Waves at the Beach (Sung to: “Wheels on the Bus”)
The waves at
the beach go up and down, Up and down, up and down.
The waves at the beach go up and down, All day long.
The crabs at the beach, crawl back and forth, Back
and forth, back and forth.
The crabs at the beach, crawl back and forth, All
day long.
The lobsters at the beach go snap, snap, snap. Snap,
snap, snap, snap, snap, snap.
The lobsters at the beach, go snap, snap, snap. All
day long.
The clams at the beach will open and shut, Open and
shut, open and shut.
The clams at the beach will open and shut, All day
long.
The jelly fish go wibble, wobble, wibble. Wibble,
wobble, wibble, Wibble, wobble, wibble.
The jelly fish go wibble, wobble, wibble, All day
long.
Read second story Bear in Underwear, Shark and Lobster's Amazing Undersea Adventure, or Underpants thunderpants!
Song Head and Shoulders, Knees and
Underpants
Head and shoulders, knees and underpants
Knees and underpants, knees and underpants.
Head and shoulders knees and underpants,
Eyes, ears, mouth and underpants.
Read
third story I Wished for a Unicorn, Pants or Under the ground
Fingerplay:
Five Little Sea Creatures
Five little
sea creatures; On the ocean floor.
The lobster walked away, And then there were four.
Four little sea creatures; Living in the sea.
The octopus crept away, Now there were three.
Three little sea creatures; Wondering what to do.
“Good-bye,” said the starfish Now there were two.
Two little sea creatures; Not having much fun.
Off swam the sea horse, Now there is one.
One little hermit crab. Sad and all alone.
Back came the starfish, Back came the sea horse,
Back came the octopus, Back came the lobster, Then all five went home.
Craft- Unicorn hobby horse
Materials: horse shapes
cut from foam and stapled around a dowel, stickers, googly eyes, markers, yarn
Glue on googly eyes and tie on yarn for mane. Decorate with
stickers and markers.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Letter T: Miss Corrie
T is for Train, Tuba, Toad, Turkey, Tail, Tambourine, Tassel, Trampoline, Trunk, and Turtle!
Welcome to story time, come gather 'round. The story is starting, so let's all sit down!
Read first story: "All Aboard the Dinotrain", or "Bear's Loose Tooth".
Song: I'm a Little Teapot.
"I'm a little teapot,
Short and stout.
Here is my handle,
Here is my spout!
When I get all steamed up,
Hear me shout (ahhh!)
Just tip me over,
And pour me out"
Read second story: "Steam Train, Dream Train".
Rhyme: Ten Little Monkeys.
"Ten little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bonked his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed!
Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two ...
One little monkey jumping on the bed,
He fell off and bonked his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
Put those monkeys straight to bed!"
Read third story: "I Saw and Ant on the Railroad Track", or "The Tale of the Monstrous Toad".
Craft: Turtle.
Materials: paper bowl, construction paper, tissue paper, glue. First we glued our legs and head to the inside of the bowl. Then we turned the bowl over and spread glue all over the "shell". Finally, we put coloured tissue paper squares over the glue to create a multicoloured turtle shell! (As seen in the photo, you can decorate the shell with markers or other materials.
See you next week!
Welcome to story time, come gather 'round. The story is starting, so let's all sit down!
Read first story: "All Aboard the Dinotrain", or "Bear's Loose Tooth".
Song: I'm a Little Teapot.
"I'm a little teapot,
Short and stout.
Here is my handle,
Here is my spout!
When I get all steamed up,
Hear me shout (ahhh!)
Just tip me over,
And pour me out"
Read second story: "Steam Train, Dream Train".
Rhyme: Ten Little Monkeys.
"Ten little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bonked his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed!
Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two ...
One little monkey jumping on the bed,
He fell off and bonked his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
Put those monkeys straight to bed!"
Read third story: "I Saw and Ant on the Railroad Track", or "The Tale of the Monstrous Toad".
Craft: Turtle.
Materials: paper bowl, construction paper, tissue paper, glue. First we glued our legs and head to the inside of the bowl. Then we turned the bowl over and spread glue all over the "shell". Finally, we put coloured tissue paper squares over the glue to create a multicoloured turtle shell! (As seen in the photo, you can decorate the shell with markers or other materials.
See you next week!
1000 Books Before Kindergarten: Steam Train Dream Train
"The team behind the #1 New York Times bestseller 'Goodnight, Goodnight,
Construction Site' returns with another fabulous book for bedtime! The
dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are
loaded: polar bears pack the reefer car with ice cream, elephants fill
the tanker cars with paints, tortoises stock the auto rack with race
cars, bouncy kangaroos stuff the hopper car with balls. Sweet and silly
dreams are guaranteed for any budding train enthusiasts!" - Chronicle Books
Our Book of the Week is "Steam Train, Dream Train", by Sherri Duskey Rinker
Our last Star Reader of the Week was Brynn!
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This week's Star Reader is Mckeala! Congratulations!
Stay tuned for our next Star Reader and Book of the Week!
Monday, March 24, 2014
Letter S: Miss Corrie
S is for Snake, Salad, Sizzle, Slither, Sun, Sausage, Salamander, Shark, and Seahorse!
Welcome to story time, come gather 'round. The story is starting, so let's all sit down!
Read first story: "Snuggle Mountain", or "Shout! Shout It Out!".
Song: "If I Could Be a Fishy". (to the tune of "The More We Get Together")
Read second story: "Little Rocket's Special Star".
Counting Rhyme: "Five Little Fishes".
Read third story: "Shark in the Park".
Craft: Seahorse.
Materials: cardstock (or other thicker paper), markers, yarn (or pipe cleaners) for the hair.
See you next week!
Welcome to story time, come gather 'round. The story is starting, so let's all sit down!
Read first story: "Snuggle Mountain", or "Shout! Shout It Out!".
Song: "If I Could Be a Fishy". (to the tune of "The More We Get Together")
If I could be a fishy,
A fishy, a fishy.
If I could be a fishy,
What kind would I be?
A swordfish, a guppy,
A goldfish, a molly.
If I could be a fishy,
I would be a (child fills in the blank)
Read second story: "Little Rocket's Special Star".
Counting Rhyme: "Five Little Fishes".
Five little fishes,
Swimming in the sea.
Teasing Mr. Shark,
“You can’t catch me!”
Along comes Mr. Shark,
As quiet as can be.... And snap!
Four, little fishes,
Swimming in the sea.
Teasing Mr. Shark,
“You can’t catch me!”
Along comes Mr. Shark,
As quiet as can be.... And snap!
Repeat - Three, Two One....
Read third story: "Shark in the Park".
Craft: Seahorse.
Materials: cardstock (or other thicker paper), markers, yarn (or pipe cleaners) for the hair.
See you next week!
Friday, March 21, 2014
Letter T
Letter T- Tigers, turtles, turkeys, teddy bears, toys, trains, trucks,
tractors, triceratops, t-rex
Storytime –
Welcome Song and Storytime is starting song.
Read first story The gobble gobble mooooo tractor book, Red red red
Dinosaur
Song (Tune: Wheels on the Bus)
The tyrannosaurus rex had great
big teeth,
Great big teeth, great big teeth,
The tyrannosaurus rex had great
big teeth,
When the dinosaurs roamed.
Additional verses:
The apatosaurus had a very long
tail…
The triceratops had three big
horns…
The stegosaurus had spikes on his
tail…
Read
second story I'm a turkey!, The last tiger, The nanny goat's kid
Fingerplay Five Little Turkeys
5 little
turkeys by the barn door (hold up open hand)1 saw some corn and then there were 4 (fold down one finger)
4 little turkeys flew up a tree (fly 4 fingers into the air)
1 fell down and then there were 3 (one finger falls to the ground)
3 little turkeys gobbled as they do (hold up 3 fingers)
A dog chased 1 and then there were 2 (left hand chases 1 finger on right hand)
2 little turkeys strutting in the sun (hold up 2 fingers)
The wind came along and then there was 1 (make wind movement with left hand)
1 little turkey began to run (1 finger runs)
For he saw the farmer and now there are none. (left hand grabs right hand)
Read third story Rawr!, Turkey Trouble
Fingerplay: I HAD A LITTLE TURTLE
I had a little turtle. Make a fist with thumb sticking out
He lived in a box Cup hand to form box
He swam in a puddle, Make swimming motions
He climbed on the rocks. Make climbing motions
He snapped at a mosquito;
he snapped at a flea,
Snap fingers
He snapped at a minnow;
he snapped at me.
He caught the mosquito;
he caught the flea. Make catching motions with
hands
He caught the minnow, but
he didn’t catch me! Shake finger and head ‘ no, no’
Craft- Triceratops
Materials: paper
plates, head, tail and feet cut from construction paper, glue, markers.
Glue head, tail and feet on
paper plate. Colour body of triceratops.
Idea from
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