Letter K

Letter K –Kittens, kangaroos, koalas, kookaburra, kingfisher, komodo dragon, karate, kings, keys, kiss, kiwi and kites

Storytime – Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting song.

Read first story Pouch!, Humpty Dumpty, Where's my mommy?

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Five little kittens

Five little kittens standing in a row (hold up 5 fingers)

They nod their heads to the children so (bend fingers)

They run to the left, they run to the right (run fingers to the left and then to the right)

They stand up and stretch in the bright sunlight (stretch fingers out tall)

Along comes a dog who's in for some fun (hold up one finger from opposite hand)

MEOW! See those little kittens run (let fingers run).

Kitty

(Make a fist of left hand for kitty, and pet the kitty.)
Soft kitty, warm kitty
Little ball of fur
Lazy kitty, pretty kitty
purr, purr, purr

Read second story Knitty Kitty, Oi Frog!, Kittens! Kittens! Kittens!

Song Rhyme: Koala Bear

Koala bear, koala bear, Turn around, (Turn around)

Koala bear, koala bear, Touch the ground (Touch the ground)

Koala bear, koala bear, Dance on your toes, (Dance on tip toes)

Koala bear, koala bear, Touch your nose (Touch your nose)

Koala bear, koala bear, Give a little clap, (clap)

Koala bear, koala bear, Take a nap (Put head on hands like sleeping)

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Read third story Baa! Moo! What will we do?, The Tiny King

Rhyme: Five Little Kites

Five bright kites I bought at the store. (five fingers)

Along came a strong wind, and now I have four. (thumb)

Four bright kites flying over the sea.

Along came a big wave, and now I have three. (index)

Three bright kites, I'll give one to you.

Three bright kites, now I have two. (middle finger)

Two bright kites flew too near to the sun.

Poor little kites! Now I have one. (ring down)

One bright kite - that's enough for me,

I'll keep it away from the kite - eating tree!

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Craft- Kangaroo

Materials: Kangaroo body, head, arms and ears cut from brown construction paper, wood stick, paper cup, markers, glue, stapler, googly eyes.

Glue body, head, ears and arms to stick. Draw on nose and glue on googly eyes. Wrap legs around cup and staple to the paper cup to make a pouch.
Idea from Tippytoe crafts

Letter J

Letter J –Jungle, jaguar, Jack, jellybeans, jam and jellyfish

Storytime – Welcome Song and Story time is starting song

Read first story I'm the scariest thing in the jungle!, If you're happy and you know it: Jungle edition

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Flannel board Nursery Rhyme: Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water

Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill went tumbling after

Then up Jack got and home did trot as fast as he could caper

He went to bed and patched his head

With vinegar and brown paper.

 

Read second story Monkey Truck, Sheep in a jeep

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Song- Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree

Five little monkeys swinging in a tree, Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....

Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......

And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

Four little monkeys swinging in a tree, Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....

Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......

And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

Three little monkeys swinging in a tree, Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....

Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......

And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

Two little monkeys swinging in a tree, Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....

Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......

And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

One little monkey swinging in a tree, Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....

Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......

And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

No little monkeys swinging in a tree...

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Read third story This is the house that Jack built

 

Song: Peanut Butter and Jelly

Peanut, Peanut Butter, Jelly. Peanut, peanut butter. Jelly.

First you take the peanuts and you dig em, you dig em, you dig em, dig em, dig em.

Then you crush em, you crush em, you crush em, crush em, crush em.

and you spread em, you spread em ……

Peanut, peanut butter. Jelly. Peanut, peanut butter. Jelly.

Then you take the berries and you pick em, you pick em, you pick em, pick em, pick em ……

Then you squish em, you squish em, you squish em, squish em, squish em…

Then you take the bread and you spread em, you spread em, you spread em, spread em, spread em ……

Peanut, peanut butter. Jelly. Peanut, peanut butter. Jelly

Then you take the sandwich and you bite it, you bite it, you bite it, bite it, bite it ….

Then you chew it, you chew it, you chew it, chew it, chew it…

Then you swallow, you swallow, you swallow, swallow, swallow (GULP)

Peanut, peanut butter. Jelly. Peanut, peanut butter. Jelly

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Craft- Jaguar

Materials: Yellow construction paper jaguar head, body and legs, markers, glue, googly eyes

Glue together jaguar. Draw rosettes on the jaguar. Glue on googly eyes and draw on face.

Idea from Learn Create Love

THE JAGUAR: YEAR OF THE CAT - Animals/Wildlife/Nature (documentary)

E is for Elephant!

E is for evergreen, elder, exit, eggs, extra, elastic, and elephant! 

Elephants have wrinkles, wrinkles, wrinkles, 
Elephants have wrinkles, wrinkles everywhere! 

We read: 

There is a Bird on Your Head!, by Mo Willems 

"Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.

Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.

Gerald and Piggie are best friends.

In There Is a Bird On My Head!, Gerald discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head-two birds on your head! Can Piggie help her best friend?" - Disney-Hyperion 

 
We sang: Elephants Have Wrinkles

SPOKEN:
Do you know what’s really cool about the elephant? 
They’re very big.  They’re very smart, and…

CHORUS:
Elephants have wrinkles, wrinkles, wrinkles. 
Elephants have wrinkles, wrinkles everywhere.

On their toes, (echo) No one knows, (echo) why yi yi yi yiih.

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On their knees, (echo) On their toes, (echo)
No one knows, (echo)
why yi yi yi yiiih.

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On their hips, (echo) On their knees, (echo) On their toes, (echo)
No one knows, (echo) why yi yi yi yiih. 

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On their backs, (echo) On their hips, (echo) On their knees, (echo)
On their toes, (echo) No one knows, (echo) why yi yi yi yiih.

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On their ears, (echo) On their backs, (echo) On their hips, (echo)
On their knees, (echo) On their toes, (echo)
No one knows, (echo) why yi yi yi yiih.

SPOKEN:
Do you know what else is really cool about the elephant? 
He has a very long memory and a very….long….nose.

CHORUS

On their teeth, (Their teeth!  No way!  That’s funny.)

CHORUS: twice more and end with “Hey!”
We read: 

When an Elephant Comes to School, by Jan Ormerod

"What happens when an elephant goes to school? Well, he fits right in so he can learn, nap, paint, and dance, of course! It's an elephant's first day at school, and he is feeling a bit nervous. When he meets his new classmates, they show him the daily routine, including arts and crafts, playing, lunch, storytelling, and quiet time. Soon he is happily learning, reading, painting, dancing, and making friends." - Orchard Books

Action Poem: What a Long Nose 

An elephant goes like this and that,
(pat knees)
He's terribly big,
(hands high)
And he's terribly fat;
(hands wide)
He has no fingers,
(wiggle fingers)
And has no toes,
(touch toes)
But goodness gracious,
What a long nose!
(curl hands away from nose)

We read: 


Splash! by Flora McDonnell

"When the jungle animals are hot, a baby elephant has a good solution involving the squirting and splashing of water at the water hole." - Candlewick

And we read: 

My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World, by Gilles Bachelet 

"Gilles Bachelet's cat behaves like any normal cat; sleeping, eating, getting in the way, making a mess, but in this warm and funny picture book he happens to be...a very large elephant. The simplest cat activities take on amusing difficulty in this fun story. The text is straightforward and easy to understand while the illustrations surprise on every page. Children will delight in seeing Bachelet's elephant/cat acting just like their own cats, with humourous results." - Harry N. Abrams

Our craft: 

Next week, we're making hippity-hoppity frogs!

1000 Books Before Kindergarten: My First 123

Winter is back with a bang! What a cold spell! Stay warm out there! 

Our last Star Reader was Liam! 

This month's Star Reader is Barrett! Congratulations! 

Our Book of the Month is "My First 123", by Kathleen Corrigan. 

"From 1 to 10, Maple Leaf Learners will delight parents and children alike. Bright images and simple text will help youngsters learn to count." - Capstone Young Readers

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

D is for Dinosaur!

D is for dancing, drums, dairy, delicious, donkey, Daddy, duck, and dinosaur!

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, all around! 
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, stomp the ground! 

We read: 

Drumheller Dinosaur Dance, by Robert Heidbreder

"By daylight, the Drumheller dinosaurs rest their ancient bones. But when the moon rises, so do these slumbering skeletons -- ready to tango, fandango, shimmy and shake! This exuberant read-aloud imagines what the dinosaur skeletons of world-famous Drumheller, Alberta, get up to when everyone's asleep. Kids will want to thumpity-thump along with these dynamic dinos as they dance across the dark, dusty Badlands." - Kids Can Press



We sang: Song: Dinosaur, Dinosaur  (to the tune of: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear  Chant”)
 

Dinosaur, dinosaur, stamp your feet.

(stomp feet)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, show your teeth.

(show teeth)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, swing your tail.

(sway arm back and forth)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch your scales.

(rub your belly)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, show your claws.

(bend fingers like claws)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, open your jaws.

(open mouth)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, give a roar.

(make a “roar” sound)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, sit on the floor.

(sit down)

 

We read: 

How do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague

"Can you imagine dragging a very stubborn styracosaurus into the doctor's office? Or saying "Open wide" to a very sharp-toothed carnotaurus?
From enormous sneezes to gigantic wails, the outrageous antics of the mischievous young dinosaurs in this book are sure to bring laughter to anyone - large or small - who has ever said atchoo!" - Scholastic Audio


We sang: I’m A Mean Old Dinosaur  (to the tune of: “I’m A Little Teapot”)
 

I’m a mean old dinosaur,

(make a mean face)

Big and tall.

(reach high and wide)

Here is my tail

(point to an imaginary tail)

And here is my claw.

(curl fingers on one hand)

When I get all hungry,

(rub tummy)

I just growl.

(growl the word growl with hands around

mouth)

Look out kids

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(hands over eyes looking)

I’m on the prowl!

(lunge left and right)

How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? By Jane Yolen and Mark Teague

"In a few simple lines of verse on each spread, fathers and mothers are ready to put their youngsters to bed. But in this book, the youngsters are a wide variety of dinosaurs. And how do dinosaurs say good night?



Filled with wonderful detail and humor, children and their parents will love the expressions and antics of the eleven different dinosaur children depicted here, and each species is spelled out somewhere in the young dinosaur's bedroom. In the end, young dinosaurs behave a lot like people do: They give a big kiss, turn out the light, tuck in their tails, and whisper "good night."


Here is a new staple for bedtime reading, a book children will ask for again and again." - Scholastic Audio

For our craft, we made dinosaur footprints! 

Coming up next: wrinkly elephants!