Week 8 9-12: Celebrate

Week 8
Ages 9-12
Celebrate 

Books: 

Today we read the first chapter of Matilda by Roald Dahl this book is such a classic! 

Craft: 

For our craft today we made fireworks. To make our fireworks we used white liquid glue on a black piece of paper then covered it with glitter. We shook the excess glitter off and were left with beautiful fireworks.

Activity: 

Today we played freeze tag, and silent ball! 

Snack: 

We had cupcakes today!

Week 8 7-8: Celebrate

Week 8
Ages 7-8
Celebrate

Books: 

The first book we read was Smelly Socks by Robert Munsch. This book didn't really fit with the theme but everyone loves Robert Munsch!

The second book we read was Barn Dance by Pat Hutchins. The kids all enjoyed the rhyming in this book. 

Activity: 

For our game this week we played British Bulldog. We also passed the ball around a circle and said what our favorite thing over the summer was. 

Craft: 

For our craft today we made cupcakes, we used poms poms, and colored paper to make our cupcakes. 

Snack: 

For our craft today we had cupcakes! 

Week 8
Ages 2-6
Celebrate 

Books:

For our books this week we read Smelly Socks by Robert Munsch. This book doesn't really fit the theme but it is one of my favorite books, and the kids all found this book really funny. 

The second book we read was Canda ABC by Paul Covello. This was a good book that celebrates all the great things about our beautiful nation! 

 The final book we read was Barn Dance! by Pat Hutchins. This was a great book to end our summer it was a great rhyming book about some animals who just really want to dance. 

Game:
For our games today we played red light, green light, and what time is it Mr.Wolf.?

Craft:
For our craft today we made our own firecrackers. To make our own fireworks we used toilet paper rolls which I covered with colored construction paper, then we put pipe cleaners inside and decorated our firecrackers with foam stickers, and beads. 

Snack:
For our snack today we had cupcakes! 

Semaine 8

Semaine 8
Célébration

Livres:

Aujourd’hui on a lit Mmm… Des Biscuits par Robert Munsch. Cette livre est très amusants.

Jeux:

Pour notre jeu ont à jouer tag. Après on a passé une balle dans un cercle et ont a dit notre chose préfère de l’été.

Bricolages:

Pour notre bricolage ont à faire des feux d’artifice. Pour faire nôtres feux d’artifice ont à mettre craie dans l’eau et ont à dessiner sur le papier noir et ont à dessiner les feux d’artifice.

Collations:

Pour notre collation ont à manger les petits gâteaux!

Semaine 7 La Lac

Semaine 7:
La Lac

Livres :

Pout-Pout va à l’école par Deborah Diesen. Cette livre est vraiment un bon livre avec beaucoup d’animaux sous-marines qui allons à l’école pour la première fois.

Bricolages :

Pour le bricolage ont à crée une tortue. Pour crée notre tortue ont a utilisé une assiette fait du papier, et le papier de tissue pour le dos. Pour le corps de tortue ont à utiliser le vert papier de construction.

Jeux :

Après notre bricolage ont à jouer un jeu qui s’appelé « Grande Tortue » pour jouer cette jeu il y a une tortue a le milieu de champs et toutes les autres personnes sont les petits poissons. Les tortues sont entrain de trapper les poissons. Ci une tortue attrape un poisson, le poisson devient une tortue. Quand tout le monde est un tortue le jeu est fini.

Collation :

Pour la collation ont à manger les fraises, les raisins, et les carottes.  

Week 7 7-8: Down by the Lake

Week 7
Ages 7-8
Down by the Lake 

Books: 

The first book we read was Get Me Another One by Robert Munsch this was a good read aloud books the kids found this book hilarious. 

The second book we read was In The Red Canoe by Leslie A. Davidson. This book has some beautiful illustrations in it. 

The final book that we read was called Turtle Splash by Cathryn Falwell. This was a fun book with lots of different animals. 

Game: 

For our game today we played "Turtle, Turtle Turtle" this game is the same as "British Bulldog", except there is a turtle in the middle who is trying to eat the fish who are running to one side to the other. 

Craft: 

For our craft today we made hand print fish. The material we used to make our hand print fish was scrapbook paper, Popsicle sticks, and googly eyes.

Snack: 

For our snack today we had strawberries, grapes, apples, and carrots. 

Week 7: Ages 2-6 Down by the Lake

Week 7
Ages 2-6
Down by the Lake 

Books: 

The first book we read was Turtle Splash by Cathryn Falwell. This was a fun book with lots of animals that we could act out. 

The second book we read was The Foolish Tortoise by Eric Carle. The Foolish Tortoise was a book about a tortoise who is tired of being weighed down his shell, but wishes he was back in his shell when he meets some new creatures on his journey. 

Activity: 

For our activity today we pretended we were different lake animals. Then we played a game of  Mr.Wolf, but instead of a wolf it was Mr.Turtle. 

Craft:

For our craft today we made paper plate fish. To decorate our fish we used bingo dabbers. 

Snack: 

For our snack today we had strawberries, apples, and carrots. 

Week 7 Ages 9-12: Down by the Lake

Week 7
Ages 9-12
Down by the Lake

Books: 

For our book this week we read Judy Blume's Superfudge. Many of the kids were laughing out loud while I was reading this book. The detail and ridiculousness that Judy Blume puts into her novels is awesome! 

Craft: 

For our craft this week we made a lake scene, to make our lake scene we made a canoe out of construction paper. We drew people in our canoe who held a fishing rod which was a Popsicle stick, attached to the fishing rod was a fishing line, to make the fishing line we used embroidery thread. We made weeds out of green tissue paper, and the water out of blue construction paper. 

Activity: 

For our activity this week we went outside and performed some skits. We did Snow White, it was great to see the kids express themselves. 

Week 6 9-12: Sports

Week 6
Ages 9-12
Sports 

Books:

Slacker by Gordan Korman, we read the first chapter of this book it wasn't to do with sports. However, it was one of the TD recommended reads for the week so we decided to give it a go. The first chapter of the book was really engaging, and the kids seemed to enjoy it and found it quite humorous. 

Craft: 

For our craft today we designed our own jerseys. To design our own jerseys, I printed out a jersey template the kids then colored and put designs on to their jersey.

Activity:

For our activity today we went outside and played a few relay games, after that we played a tag game that was soccer themed. It had the same rules as regular tag, except the person that was it had to dribble a soccer ball while trying to tag people.

Snacks: 

For our snack today we had watermelon, and peas. 

Week 6 2-6: Sports

Week 6:
Sports
Ages 2-6 

Books: 

We read Ready, Set, Go! by Robert Munsch. This was a funny book about a determined girl! 

My Bike by Byron Barthon was another good book. A lot of the kids found this book very neat, as most of them have their own books! 

Lucy Tries Soccer by Lisa Bowes this was a great book that outlines the importance of teamwork and having good sportsmanship. 

E is for Extreme An  Extreme Sports Alphabet written by Brad Herzog. This was a fun book as it didn't showcase the "typical" sports. 

Crafts: 

For our craft this week we made our very own medals! To make our very own medals we cut out circles from various colors of foam sheets. I glued ribbon onto the foam circles so that the kids could sport their medals. We decorated our medals with foam stickers and markers. 

Snacks: 

For our snack we had watermelon, and peas. 

Week 6 7-8: Sports

Week 6:
Ages: 7-8
Sports 

Books:

The first book we read was Ready, Set, Go! by Robert Munsch. This was a great book about what determination can get you, with some funny characters along the way. 

E is for Extreme An Extreme Sports by Brad Herzog this was a fun book that showcased other sports rather than just the "regular" sports. 

Crafts: 

For our craft this week we made baseball people out of paper plates. To make our baseballs we used construction paper, googly eyes, and red markers. 

Snacks: 

For our snack today we had watermelon, and peas.

Under the Sea Fishing!

For our last week of underwater fun, we went fishing!

We read:

Underwater Doggies 1, 2, 3, by Seth Casteel

Finding Dory, Finding Nemo: Two Fishy Tales, by Andrea Posner-Sanchez

Commotion in the Ocean, by Giles Andreae

Swap! by Steve Light

Dinosailors, by Deb Lund

Baby Whale's Journey, by Jonathan London

We didn't make a craft this week - we went fishing!

Materials:

- Kiddie pool
- water
- butterfly nets/fishing nets
- water toys / diving toys / finger puppets (plastic)
- sponges

 

 

We had a great time fishing this week! We hauled in whales, seahorses, octopuses, dolphins, sharks, and many many more fabulous creatures of the deep blue sea!

As we catch up on some old blogs, keep an eye out for our Summer Reading Program updates.

We're a little over halfway through the summer - don't forget to bring in your reading logs!

Mystery Book Club - This Fallen Prey discussion questions

Our Mystery Book Club recently read This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong. Here are some of the questions we discussed. If you've read the book and/or series, please feel free to share your thoughts! 

*SPOILER ALERT* 

If you haven't read the book, the some of the questions will spoil key plot points. Read at your own risk! 

 

1. Did you enjoy the book? How did it compare to others in the series (if you've read them)? 

2. What surprised you the most in this book?  

3. There is mention in this book about the killer from the previous novel, who was "left in a hole to die". Do you think we'll ever hear from him again? Would he succumb to starvation, or end his own life? 

4. This Fallen Prey revolves around the suspected killer trying to weave a web of doubt and sympathy, proclaiming his innocence again and again. Did you believe Brady was innocent? Was there a turning point that changed your mind? 

5. Discuss the character of Gregory Wallace. Did you believe his story, or were you suspicious of him? 

6. We saw a lot more of the wilderness in this book than the previous two, as well as more interactions with the Settlers, and our first real look at the Hostiles. What were your impressions of these groups?
7. What do you think of the possibility that the Council is doing something (or has done something) to cause the Hostiles to go mad?
8. There was mention in the book about the First Settlers aging out, and the worry of younger generations becoming covetous of the resources that Rockton has. We saw a little bit of that with Harper and her interest in Storm. Do you think it will become a problem in future novels?
9. Discuss the character of Harper. What do you think will become of her?
10. Discuss the character of Val. Were you surprised at the ending? Do you think Casey made the right choice - was there even another choice?
11. Do you think it's a good idea for Casey and Mathias to keep the wolf cub and try to "train it"? What would you have done?
12. Discuss the character of Phil. How do you see him "fitting in" in Rockton?
13. Casey and Dalton's relationship continues to progress, and they are making plans for a future "home" like Rockton. Do you think they will succeed in that, or would the Council try to stop them?
14. There seems to be more to Petra than meets the eye. Someone ordered the murder of Brady. Do you think it was the Council? Or someone else in Rockton?
15. The story ends with the possibility of Casey's sister joining them in Rockton. Given what little we know about Casey's family, how do you think that reunion will go? Will she have to stay in Rockton, or will the Council let her leave?

Any other thoughts on this book, or the rest in the Rockton series? Comment and let us know.

Check out what's coming out next from Kelley Armstrong here, including the 4th in the Rockton series, Watcher in the Woods.

Under the Sea with Whales

We have a whale of a tale for our fifth week of underwater fun!

We read:

Flounder Loves Ariel, by Cynthea Liu

I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean, by Kevin Sherry

The Circus Under the Sea, by Mairi Mackinnon

A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea, by Jessica Law

Have You Ever Seen a Smack of Jellyfish? an Alphabet Book, by Sarah Asper-Smith

For our craft, we made - you guessed it - whales!

Materials:

- egg cartons
- pipe cleaners
- construction paper
- paint
- googly eyes
- glue

After we finished our craft, we had some fun sensory play with water beads!

We had a great time splashing in the *cold!* water beads, and squishing them in our fingers - oh boy, do they bounce!

As we catch up on some old blogs, don't forget to keep an eye out for Summer Reading Program updates!

We're a little over halfway through the summer - don't forget to bring in those reading logs!