6 Weeks of Silly: Grouchy!

Our third week of silly was a little bit grouchy! We got down and dirty with our grumpiness!

We read:

Field Guide to the Grumpasaurus, by Edward Hemingway

Penguin Problems, by Jory John & Lane Smith

The Grouchy Ladybug, by Eric Carle

Rain!, by Linda Ashman

Where's Your Smile, Crocodile?  by Claire Freedman

The Grouchies, by Debbie Wagenbach

Pom Pom Panda Gets the Grumps, by Sophy Henn

Ha Ha, Baby! by Kate Petty

Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses: by Kimberly & James Dean

The Grumpy Morning, by Pamela Duncan Edwards

Grumpy Bird, by Jeremy Tankard

Grumpy Pants, by Claire Messer

We sang:

If You're Grouchy And You Know It

If you're grouchy and you know it stomp your feet!
If you're grouchy and you know it stomp your feet!
If you're grouchy and you know it,
And you really wanna show it,
If you're grouchy and you know it stomp your feet!

If you're sad and you know it have a cry!
If you're sad and you know it have a cry!
If you're sad and you know it,
And you really wanna show it,
If you're sad and you know it have a cry!

If you're angry and you know it give a growl!
If you're angry and you know it give a growl!
If you're angry and you know it,
And you really wanna show it,
If you're angry and you know if give a growl!

If you're silly and you know it make a face!
If you're silly and you know it make a face!
If you're silly and you know it,
And you really wanna show it,
If you're silly and you know it make a face!

Then we made our craft:

For snack, we had yummy blueberries! Next up: slime!

6 Weeks of Silly - Monsters!

Our second week of silly was full of thrills of spooks! We learned all about monsters!

Fun facts about "monsters":

- In 1991, a man named Chito rescued a dying crocodile, nursed it back to health, and then tried to release it back into the "wild", but it kept coming back. Chito became best friends with the crocodile, (named it Pocho), and for the next 20 years, would get in the water to swim, kiss, hug, and play with the 5-meter long, half a ton crocodile.
- Before he had his first cookie, Cookie Monster's name was Sid. After he started eating lots of cookies, the name "Cookie Monster" stuck, and all the other monsters forgot his real name.


We read:

Fingers for Lunch, by Brandt Lewis

If You're Spooky and You Know It, by Aly Fronis

The Monster at the End of This Book (starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover), by Jon Stone

Love Monster, by Rachel Bright

Five Ugly Monsters, by Tedd Arnold

Quit Calling Me a Monster! by Jory John

When a Monster is Born, by Sean Taylor

Some Monsters Are Different, by David Milgrim

Hush Little Monster, by Denis Markell

I Will Chomp You! by Jory John

There's No Such Thing as Monsters! by Steve Smallman

The Big Monster Snorey Book, by Leigh Hodgkinson

We sang:

Five Little Monsters Jumping on the Bed

Five little monsters jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monsters jumping on the bed!"

Four little monsters jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monsters jumping on the bed!"

Three little monsters jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monsters jumping on the bed!"

Two little monsters jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monsters jumping on the bed!"

One little monster jumping on the bed,
He fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"Put those monsters straight to bed!"

You Are My Monster

You are my monster,
My only monster.
You make me happy,
When I am sad.
You never know dear,
How much I love you.
Please don't take my monster away.


Then we made our craft:

For snack, we had some delicious strawberries! Next up: grouchy!

6 Weeks of Silly - Underwear!

Our first foray into the world of silliness was with underwear!

Interesting facts about underwear:

- they should be changed at least once a day
- in Italy, women celebrate the new year by wearing red underwear, because it's considered lucky
- turning your underwear inside out to wear them a second time is not a good idea!

We read:

The Underpants Zoo, by Brian Sendelbach

Underpants Wonderpants, by Peter Bently

Vegetables in Underwear, by Jared Chapman

Ode to Underwear, by Helaine Becker

Pants, by Giles Andreae

Aliens Love Underpants, by Claire Freedman & Ben Cort

Polar Bear's Underwear, by Tupera Tupera

Pirates Love Underpants, by Claire Freedman & Ben Cort

Bear in Underwear, by Todd H. Doodler (feltboard story)

We sang:

Tarzan's Underwear

Tarzan, Tarzan, in the air,
Tarzan has no underwear.
Tarzan says, "Me no care,
Jane make me another pair!"

Jane, Jane, in the air,
Jane has no underwear.
Jane says, "Me no care,
Cheetah make me another pair!"

Cheetah, Cheetah, in the air,
Cheetah has no underwear.
Cheetah says, "Me no care,
Cheetah need no underwear!"

 Then we made our craft!

For snack, we had some yummy apples! Next up: monsters!

6 Weeks of Animals - Reindeer

For our last week of animals, we flew to new heights with reindeer!

Interesting facts about reindeer:
- Reindeer are also known as caribou
- they can live up to 15 years in the wild
- they can weigh anywhere between 240-700 pounds
- they are the only deer in which males and females grow antlers
- a male reindeer is called a buck, a female reindeer is called a doe, and a baby reindeer is called a fawn
- they can run up to 50 miles per hour
- a reindeer's milk has more fat than a cow's milk

We read:

Little Reindeer: Finger Puppet Book

Peek-a-Boo Reindeer, by Charles Reasoner

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, illustrated by David Wenzel

Santa's Reindeer Games, by Samantha Berger

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer: Oh Nose! by Dennis Shealy

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell, by Lucille Colandro

Santa and the Littlest Reindeer 

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, by Kisten L. Depken

Rusty to the Rescue, by Stella Gurney

Merry Christmas Samantha Reindeer, by Eugene Bradley Coco

We sang:

The Reindeer Song

One little two little three little reindeer,
Four little five little six little reindeer,
Seven little eight little nine little reindeer,
Ten little reindeer fly the sleigh!

Ten little nine little eight little reindeer,
Seven little six little five little reindeer,
Four little three little two little reindeer,
One little reindeer leads the way!

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Then we made our reindeer craft:

For snack, we had some sweet grapes!

That's all for 2016! We'll see you in the new year!

Merry Christmas! Have a safe and happy new year!