Who Are You?

Who are you?
Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s
Duration 45 minutes

Music - "Celebration of Family"

1. Storytime – Welcome Song
Storytime is starting, starting, starting.
Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2. Read first story “When You Were Small”

3. Fingerplay- "Five candles"

Five candles on a birthday cake. Five, and not one more.

You may blow one candle out, [make blowing sound and motion]

and that leaves four!

Four candles on a birthday cake there for all to see.

You may blow one candle out, [make blowing sound and motion]

and that makes three!

Three candles on a birthday cake Standing straight and true.

You may blow one candle out, [make blowing sound and motion]

and that leaves two!

Two candles on a birthday cake helping us have fun.

You may blow one candle out, [make blowing sound and motion]

and that leaves one!

One candle on a birthday cake we know its task is done.

You may blow this candle out, [make blowing sound and motion] and that leaves none!

4. Read second story “The Family Book", “The Hokey Family” or “ABC Like Me”.

5. Fingerplay: The Family

This is my Father (point to thumb)

This is my mother (point to index finger)

This is my brother tall (point to middle finger)

This is my sister (point to ring finger)

This is the baby (point to little finger)

Oh! How we love them all! (clasp hands)

6. Craft: Family Tree
Materials needed:
green foam sheets
2 pipe cleaners
jar or cup
sand
scissors
hole punch
pens or markers
Directions:
1. Twist the pipe cleaners around each other, making one large branch.
2. .Pour the sand into the jar and "plant" your branch in the sand so that it is standing upright like a small tree.
3. Cut leaf shapes out of green construction paper. Each leaf represents someone in your family, so cut enough leaves for your parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers ... whoever you want to put on your family tree!
4. Punch a hole in each leaf and tie it to the tree.

Valentines Day

Valentines
Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s
Duration 45 minutes

1. Storytime – Welcome Song
Storytime is starting, starting, starting.
Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2. Read first story “Red is Best”

3. Poem: A Kiss

There's something in my pocket,

Could it be a moose?

Could it be a train with a bell and a caboose?

Could it be a snake or some sticky glue?

Right here in my pocket is a KISS from me to you! (blow kiss)

4. Read second story “Valentine Mice", “Skidamarink”, “The Ballad of Valentine”, "Mouse's First Valentine", "Will you be my Valenswine?", "Smitten", "Slugs in Love", "Be my valentine", or "The Day it rained valentines".

5. Fingerplay: Valentines

Valentines, valentines how many do you see?

Valentines, valentines count them now with me.

One for father, (hold up thumb)

One for mother (hold up index finger)

One for grandma, too. (hold up middle finger)

One for sister (hold up ring finger)

One for brother (hold up little finger)

And here is one for you! (make heart shape with thumb and index finger)

6. Craft: Bighearted Hello
Craft Materials:
Scissors
Red construction paper, and foam hearts , glitter
Hole punch
Heavy red yarn
glue
40-millimeter googly eyes
Markers
White paper

Cut 1 large heart from paper and 4 smaller foam ones
Punch 4 holes in the large heart and 1 in each of the smaller hearts.
Cut two 12-inch lengths of yarn, then thread each piece in through an armhole and out through a leg hole. Tie on the hands and feet.

Glue on the googly eye, then draw on eyelashes and a smile.

Add glitter .

Write your message on a small piece of the white paper, then glue it to one of the hands.

Suggested messages: I've got my eye on you!

Soup

Soup
Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s
Duration 45 minutes

Music: Sing in the Bathtub by John Lithgow

1. Storytime – Welcome Song
Storytime is starting, starting, starting.
Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2. Read first story “Stone Soup”

3. Poem: Chocolate Soup (Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)

Dip some ice cream in a bowl,

Then add chocolate while it's cold

Let it melt 'til it gets soft.

Lick your sticky fingers off.

Stir it, stir it, til it's goop,

Now you've made a chocolate soup!

Action Poem: Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

4. Read second story “Duck Soup”,“Gator Gumbo”, “Growing Vegetable Soup”, “An Island in the Soup”, "Martha Blah Blah" or “Delicious”

5. Action Song: Monster Soup

There are monsters everywhere,

Monsters wandering in my hair,

Monsters on the corner stair,

Monsters in the rocking chair,

Monsters going up the wall,

Monsters that are very tall,

If I caught them in a bunch,

I'd have monster soup for lunch.

6. Craft: Soup Picture

Make a fun picture of soup using noodles and construction paper.

Materials Needed:

Heavy Construction Paper Alphabet Shapes – foam shapes, alphabet stamps. Other items for soup- feathers, paper scraps, markers.

Glue, scissors, stamp pads

Instructions: Cut a large circle out of construction paper, any color - this will be the bowl. Then make another circle, about 1/2 inch smaller, out of a light colored piece of paper - this will be the alphabet soup broth. Glue the broth circle into the center of the bowl circle.

Now comes the fun part! Use noodles, shapes or stamps and "write" your name or other words in your soup bowl.

Mittens

Theme Mittens
Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s
Duration 45 minutes

Music: Songs for the Car

1. Storytime – Welcome Song
Storytime is starting, starting, starting.
Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2. Read first story “The Mitten”

3. Poem: 10 Little Mittens Hanging on the Line
10 little mittens hanging on the line... one went away, and then there were nine
9 little mittens near the gate... one went away, and then there were eight.
8 little mittens blowing near heaven... one flew off, and then there were seven.
7 little mittens hanging near the sticks... one fell off and there were six.
6 little mittens by the old beehive... one came off, and then there were five.
5 little mittens very near the door... one went away, and then there were four.
4 little mitten hanging from a tree... one went away, and then there were three.
3 didn't know what to do... one went away, and then there were two.
2 little mittens drying in the sun... one went away...and then there was one.
1 little mitten didn't want to be alone... He went a way, and then there were none.

4. Read second story “One Little Lamb”, “Three Little Kittens”, "One Mitten" or “The Missing Mittens Mystery”

5. Action Song: Winter Pokey (Hokey-Pokey)
You put your right mitten in, You take your right mitten out.
You put your right mitten in, and you shake it all about.You do the winter pokey, [shiver] And you turn yourself around. That's what it's all about!Other Verses: You put your left mitten in....You put your right boot....You put your left boot....You put your long scarf in....You put your warm cap in....You put your snowsuit in.......make up some of your own...

6. Craft: Mitten and Animals from “The Mitten”
Wallpaper, stapler, animal sheet, markers, scissorsDirections:
Trace out mitten shape on 2 pieces of wallpaper and cut out. Staple closed. Colour and cut out animals and add to the mitten. Decorate the mitten if desired.

Penguins

Penguins
Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s
Duration 45 minutes

1. Storytime – Welcome Song
Storytime is starting, starting, starting.
Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2. Read first story "Without You", "Lost and Found", "Little Penguin" or "Cinderella Penguin"

3. Poem: SIX LITTLE PENGUINS

Six little penguins off an iceberg did dive,
One bumped his beak, then there were five.
Five little penguins swam the ocean floor,
One saw a whale, then there were four.
Four little penguins spun around, whee-ee!
One spun off, then there were three!
Three little penguins, with nothing to do,
One went fishing, then there were two.
Two little penguins, having lots of fun,
One fell of, then there was one.
One little penguin, when the day was done,
Went home to sleep, then there were none.

3. Read second story "Where is Home, Little Pip?", "Cuddly Dudley" or "365 Penguins"

4. In the Land of Ice and Snow--fingerplay

In the land of ice and snow (shiver and say “brrr!” )
Where the freezing, cold winds blow (blow)
Lives a bird who’s quite a sight (make circles with fingers and put to eyes like binoculars)
With his suit of black and white. (run hands along side of body, then tummy)
He can swim, but he can’t fly. (swim and shake head “yes”, fly and shake head “no”)
The penguin is a funny guy!

5. Craft: Oreo Penguin Snack
Oreo cookie, Candy Corn, chocolate chip
Directions:
Divide the Oreo into two pieces. (An adult can do this easily without breaking the cookies by using a sharp knife.)
Break or cut (with serrated knife) the half that does not have the icing on it.
Push the flat part of the chocolate chip into the frosting of the Oreo cookie. This is the head.
Take the two halves of the other part of the cookie and place on icing with curved sides facing the center. These are the wings.
Use two pieces of candy corn to make the feet.

6. Colouring sheet of penguin.
Use markers to decorate penguin.

Family Literacy Day

Stories, crafts and games that celebrate the joy of reading will be the highlights of Family Literacy Day on January 27th from 1-2:30 pm.
Pick up your Read With Your Family reading log this week (Jan19-23) and record your family's reading for a chance to win a great family prize on Tuesday January 27th.
Family Literacy Day is open to everyone, Registration is free.
This fun family event is sponsored in part by the Henday Association for Lifelong Learning. Family Literacy Day promotes the importance of reading and learning together as a family all year round.

Snowmen Theme

Theme Snowmen
Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s
Duration 45 minutes


1. Storytime – Welcome Song
Storytime is starting, starting, starting.
Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2. Read first story "The Snow Day"

3. Poem: The Chubby Snowman


A chubby little snowman
Had a carrot nose.
Along came a bunny,
And what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny,
Looking for his lunch,
Ate that snowman's carrot
Nibble, nibble, crunch

Song: I'm a Friendly Snowman (Tune: "I'm a Little Teapot")


I'm a friendly snowman big and fat (stretch arms out at sides)
Here is my tummy and here is my hat (point to tummy and then top of head)
I'm a happy fellow, here's my nose (Smile and then point to nose)
I'm all snow from my head to my toes (point to head and then to toes)
I have two bright eyes so I can see (Point to eyes)
All the snow falling down on me (flutter fingers downward)
When the weather's cold I'm strong and tall (stand up tall)
But when it's warm I get very small. (crouch down low)


4. Read second story "Bob's Vacation" or "Snowden", "Stranger in the Woods" or "Sadie and the Snowman"

5. Snowball by Shel Silverstein



I made myself a snow ball as perfect as could be.
I thought I'd keep it as a pet and let it sleep with me.
I made it some pajamas and a pillow for its head.
Then, last night it ran away.But first -- it wet the bed.

6. Craft: Snowmen
Make snowmen with play dough, small sticks, toothpicks, beads and yarn.