SPLASH! Summer Reading Club: 2-5's Week 2

Going Sailing!

2-3's and 4-5's

1. Song: A Sailor went to Sea

A Sailor went to sea, sea, sea

To see what he could see, see, see.

But all that he could see, see, see

Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.

2. Read: “A Sea-Wishing Day”

3. Poem: Sailing

I see a ship a-sailing, sailing, sailing,
I see a ship a-sailing, sailing out to sea;
The captain at the railing, railing, railing,
The captain at the railing waves his hand to me.

I see a ship a-rolling, rolling, rolling,
I see a ship a-rolling, rolling home from sea;
I hear its bell a-tolling, tolling, tolling,
I hear its bell a-tolling, coming back to me.

Or : Ferryboats

Over the river,
Over the bay,
Ferryboats travel
Every day.

Most of the people
Crowd to the side
Just to enjoy
Their ferryboat ride.

Watching the seagulls,
Laughing with friends,
I'm always sorry
When the ride ends.

James S. Tippett

4: Read: “Captain's Castaway” or “The Little Boat”

5: Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream;

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream.

Row, row, row your boat

Gently to the shore;

If you see a lion there,

Don't forget to roar.

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream;

If you see a crocodile,

Don't forget to scream!

6. Read: “Sailor Bear” or  “Tom and Pippo on the Beach”

7. Rhyme: I Saw a Ship A-Sailing

I saw a ship a-sailing,
A-sailing on the sea;
And, oh! it was all laden
With pretty, things for thee!

There were comfits in the cabin,
And apples in the hold;
The sails were made of silk,
And the masts were made of gold.

The four-and-twenty sailors
That stood between the decks,
Were four-and-twenty white mice
With chains about their necks.

The captain was a duck,
With a packet on his back;
And when the ship began to move,
The captain said, 'Quack! Quack!'

8. Craft:

Supplies:

- Large square piece of paper

- Markers

- Feathers

-Streamers

-Stapler

Instructions:

            Fold the large piece of paper in half and have the children decorate one side of it with the markers. Fold the top corners in to the center, creating the shape of a sailor's hat. Fold up the bottom flaps and staple, creating a sailor's cap. The child can then use the feathers and streamers to finish decorating their hat.

SPLASH! Summer Reading Club: 6-12 Week 1

 Beach Party

6-8’s, 9-12’s

1.   Activity: Memory Game – I’m Going to the Beach

Instructions:

1.      Have the children sit in a circle.

2.      Going around the circle each person begins a sentence “I’m going to the beach and I’m going to bring…”

3.      They list something that they would need to bring to the beach, e.g. sunscreen.

4.      The next person then has to list what the previous children are bringing and add one item to the list.

5.      As you go around the circle the children have to remember more and more items.

Note: Parents/caregivers or older siblings could be involved if the children are having trouble remembering the items.

2.   Game: Hot Beach Ball

This is a variation of the game Hot Potato. You will need a beach ball to serve as your “potato.”

Instructions:

1.      Have everyone sit in a circle leaving a bit of space between each person.

2.      Play beach-y music. One suggestion is “Surfin’ Safari” by The Beach Boys, or any Beach Boys song.

3.      While the music is playing the children toss the beach ball around the circle to each other.

4.      Periodically stop the music.

5.      The person who is holding the beach ball when the music has stopped is out and has to stand on the outside of the circle.

6.      The winner is the last person sitting in the circle.

3.   Game: Pin the Shades on the Sun!

Instructions: A summer version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey!

-Print out (and if possible, laminate) a picture of a sun with a face

-Print out or draw a pair of sun glasses (for variety, you can do a few different kinds)

-Blind fold one child at a time, spin them, and let them try to place the glasses over the sun’s eyes!

4.   Crafts: “Sand” Castle Contest

Materials:

• Toilet paper/paper towel rolls, cylinder containers (i.e., potato chip

containers)

• Small cardboard boxes

• Pieces of cardboard

• Paper cups

• Construction paper

• String

• Popsicle sticks

• Glue

• Scissors

• Crayons/markers/pencils

• Glitter

Instructions:

1. Arrange the group into teams.

2. Put enough materials for all of the groups in the centre of the room,

on a table or on the floor.

3. Give the groups one minute to collect materials. Monitor this so that

there is not one group taking everything!

4. In their groups have the children construct a castle with the

materials they have gathered. Give the children a time limit to

complete their castle.

Leigh

Materials

   –Tissue Paper

   –Yarn (long enough to reach around children's necks)

Instructions

Before hand, cut out squares of tissue paper of various colors and use a punch to create a hole through the middle. Then the children can string the paper onto the yarn in order to construct a leigh.

Beach Towel

Materials

   –Scissors

   –Streamers

   –Markers

   –Sparkles

   –Large pieces of paper

   –Glue

      

Instructions

Before hand, cut large pieces of paper (comparable to the size of a beach towel). Allow the children to use the streamers, markers, and sparkles to design their own towels.

5. Snack: Watermelon

SPLASH! Summer Reading Club: 2-5 Week 1

Beach Vacation

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

1.      Storytime – Starting Song

I WIGGLE MY FINGERS
(A Movement Rhyme)
I wiggle my fingers,
I wiggle my toes,
I wiggle my shoulders,
I wiggle my nose.
Now no more wiggles
Are left in me,
So I can sit as still as can be.

2.      Read first story “There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Shell”,

3.   Song: PRETTY SHELLS

Tune: "Jingle Bells"
Pretty shells, pretty shells
Laying all around.
What a lovely sight to see
Shells upon the ground.

Pick one up, it's good luck!
Listen to the roar
Of the never ending waves
That beat upon the shore.

-by Jean Warren

OR: SAND

Sand in my swimsuit,
Sand in my hair,
When I go to the beach
Sand gets everywhere!

I wonder, I wonder,
Oh, how can there be
Sand left at the beach
When there's so much on me?

-by Helen H. Moore

4.   Read second story “Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach”

 

5.  Song: THE WAVES AT THE BEACH

(Tune: “The wheels on the bus”)

The waves at the beach

The waves at the beach go up and down

The crabs at the beach crawl back and forth

Lobsters at the beach go snap, snap, snap

Clams at the beach go open and shut

-by Jean Warren

6. Read third story “Miss Rumphius" or "The Boy on the Beach"

9. Crafts: Seashell Imprints

Give each child play-dough and allow them to make imprints

       Supplies

       –Play dough

–Scissors

–Shells

      –Plastic baggies (to take them home in)

OR:  Leigh

Materials

   –Tissue Paper

   –Yarn (long enough to reach around children's necks)

Instructions

Before hand, cut out squares of tissue paper of various colors and use a punch to create a hole through the middle. Then the children can string the paper onto the yarn in order to construct a leigh. 

Summer Reading Program

TD Summer Reading Club.

Life's a beach at the Sylvan Lake Library this summer.

Six weeks of reading fun and weekly prize draws.

Reel in a good read at the library this summer.

This program is open to children and adults alike.

Registration began on June 1st and continues
all month long.

Reading Kits can be picked up after the
Beach Party Scavenger Hunt

on Wednesday, July 6, 1-2 pm.

Call 403-887-2130 for more details.

Teddy Bear Picnic

Teddy Bear Picnic     Saturday June 4, 1-2 pm

Story – The Teddy Bears’ Picnic

Crafts:  Teddy Bear Bag, Teddy Bear die cut, Teddy Bear Bookmark

Teddy Bear Picnic - teddy snack mix and orange juice and Pick a Bear to go home with you.

Games, finger plays and stories.

 Finger plays and songs:

5 Little Bears (finger play):
5 little bears were dancing on the floor one fell down and that left 4.
4 little bears climbed up a tree, one found a bee hive that left 3.
3 little bears were wondering what to do, one chased a bunny rabbit that left 2.
2 little bears were looking for some fun, one took a swim that left 1.
1 little bear sitting all alone he looked all around then ran home.

Pooh Bear's Stoutness Exercise:
Pooh Bear, Pooh Bear turn around.
Pooh Bear, Pooh Bear touch the ground.
Pooh Bear, Pooh Bear reach up high.
Pooh Bear, Pooh Bear touch the sky.
Pooh Bear, Pooh Bear bend down low.
Pooh Bear, Pooh Bear touch your toe.

Games

Mr. Bear Are You Sleeping?:
One child is the bear and they go a short distance away from the larger group. This child lays down or sits down and closes their eyes and pretends to be asleep. The large group holds hands and says quietly "Mr. Bear are you Sleeping" The bear continues to sleep. The large group gets a little closer and asks the question again softly. This continues until the large group gets up to the sleeping bear. When they are real close they ask the question very loudly. "MR. BEAR ARE YOU SLEEPING?" The bear then roars and tries to grab the children who woke him from his sleep and the children run away screaming in excitement. The children then take turns being the bear.

What time is it Mr. Bear? 
This is a fun game to play outside. You can change the name to suit any theme. The children all line up against a wall or fence. And one child, (Mr. Bear) or the teacher faces away from the children, a good distance away from the children. The children yell, what time is it "Mr. Bear", Mr. Bear answers 1 o'clock, and the children all take one step toward Mr. Bear. The children yell again, what time is it "Mr. Bear", Mr. Bear answers (fill in the blank) o'clock, and the children all take same number of step toward Mr. Bear. This continues until all the children are very close to Mr. Bear then Mr. Bear will answer it's midnight, and Mr. Bear chases the children back to the fence or wall that they started at. The first person Mr. Bear touches will be the new Mr. Bear

Stories – We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Teddy Bears, Teddy bears, The Very Itchy Bear and Children Make Terrible Pets