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

Frogs

Frogs

Age                  2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

1.            Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.            Read first story The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog, Frog went a-courtin', Beware of the Frog, or Fish is Fish, 

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3.            Flannel Story: 5 Green and Speckled Frogs
5 green and speckled frogs  Sat on a hollow log
Eating some most delicious bugs - yum, yum
One jumped into the pool Where it was nice and cool
Now there are 4 green, speckled frogs - glub, glub

4 green and speckled frogs... etc
3 green and speckled frogs... etc
2 green and speckled frogs... etc
1 green and speckled frog  Sat on a hollow log
Eating some most delicious bugs - yum, yum
He jumped into the pool Where it was nice and cool
Now there are no green, speckled frogs - glub, glub!

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4.                            Read second story The Frog in the Bog, One Frog Sang, Excuse Me!, Froggy Eats Out or The Mysterious Tadpole.

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5.            Fingerplay: Five Frisky Frogs

Five little frisky frogs hopping on the shore. (Hold up five fingers. hop.)
One hopped into the pond- SPLASH! (Call “splash” loudly throw hands out and up.)
So then there were just four.

Four little frisky frogs climbing up a tree. (Hold up four fingers. Climb.)
One fell into the grass - BOOM! (Fall and call “boom” loudly.)
So then there were just three.

Three little frisky frogs bathing in the dew. (Hold up 3 fingers. Wash face and body.)
One caught a sneezy cold - AHHCHOO! (Cover nose and sneeze loudly.)
So then there were just two.

Two little frisky frogs sleeping in the sun. (Hold up two fingers and sleep.)
One slept the day away - SNORE! (Snore loudly.)
So then there was just one.

One little frisky frog sitting on a stone. (Hold up 1 finger, lean chin on hand and look sad.)
Let’s call his four friends back - YOO - HOO! (Cup hands around mouth.)
So he won’t be all alone. (Hold up five fingers and smile)

6.            Craft:   Frog on a Lily pad

Frog shape, lily pad shape, tissue paper, googly eyes, glue, markers

Cut out shapes, glue green tissue paper pieces onto lily pad. Glue frog shape onto the lily pad.

Teddy Bear Picnic

Join us for a beary special time!

We're having a Teddy Bear Picnic

Bring your favourite teddy bear and enjoy a story, crafts and snacks. 

Saturday, June 4th, 2011

1-2pm

Birds

Birds

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

 

1.   Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.   Read first story I'm Not Scared, Feathers for Lunch, Inch by Inch, Birds , or Giggle, Giggle, Quack

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3. Poem: Two Little Blackbirds

Two little blackbirds  [Wiggle both hands.] 
Sitting on a hill 
One named Jack  [Wiggle right hand.] 

One named Jill.  [Wiggle left hand.] 

Fly away Jack  [Hide right hand behind back.] 
Fly away Jill  [Hide left hand behind back.] 
Come back Jack  [Bring right hand back.] 
Come back Jill. [Bring left hand back.]

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4.             Read second story Chicken Little, Grumpy Bird, Wow! said the Owl or The Ugly Duckling

5.   Finger Play: Feathered Birds

Five feathered birds sitting on the door;
One flew away and then there were four.
Four feathered birds singing in the tree,
One flew away and then there were three.
Three feathered birds looking at you,
One flew away and then there were two.
Two feathered birds sitting in the sun,
One flew away and then there was one.
One feathered bird looking like a hero,
He flew away and now there are zero!

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6.   Crafts: Robin

Materials: circle shapes from brown construction paper folded in half, red crepe paper, strips of paper, orange squares, scissors, glue.

Wad up squares of crepe paper into balls, glue balls onto breast area of the folded circle. Draw on eye. Glue on orange beak.

Mighty Machines

Mighty Machines will be held this Saturday, May 14th from 1-2 pm. It is for children 3-8 years old. If you want to come make sure to call first and register.