Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Sea Animals Story Time

Books that we read :

"Barry the fish with fingers" by Sue Hendra
"Shark vs. Train" by Chris Barton
"Way down deep in the deep blue sea" by Jan Peck
"Ten, nine, eight" by Molly Bang
"Arthur's nose" by Marc Brown
"Old Mother Hubbard" by Jane Cabrera
"Five little ducks" by Penny Dann

Songs that we sang :

Hokey Pokey (lobster claws, octopus legs, shark fin)
Wheels on the Bus (crabs go pinch, octopus' squiggle, fish go swim)
Slippery Fish song
Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Tick Tock, I'm a little cuckoo clock
Head, shoulders, knees, toes and Neck, elbows, hips, feet
You are my sunshine
Itsy Bitsy Spider

Craft : Octopus from paper bag

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Pirates Story Time

Books that we read :

"This little pirate" by Philemon Sturges
"Llama Llama mad at Momma" by Anna Dewdney
"We're going on a a bear hunt" by Michael Rosen
"Sheep in a Jeep" by Nancy Shaw
"Shark in the park" by Nick Sharratt

Songs that we sang :

Jumping and Counting
10 little pirates
Head, shoulder, knees, toes, and Neck, elbows, hips, feet
Slippery Fish
Little Boy Blue
5 apples
Inside the house
ABCs
Skidamarink

Craft : Treasure map

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Dad / Grandpa Story Time

Books that we read :

"My Daddy is a giant" by Carl Norac
"My Father knows the names of things" by Jane Yolen
"Five little monkeys sitting in a tree" by Eileen Christelow
"The Trouble with Dad" by Babette Cole
"If you give a moose a muffin" by Laura Numeroff
"Grandpa's garden" by Judith Caseley

Songs that we sang :

Name song
Slippery Fish
Head, shoulders, knees, toes and Neck, elbows, hips, feet
2 little birds
5 little ducks
D-A-D-D-Y to BINGO tune
Jack and Jill nursery rhyme
Jack by Nimble nursery rhyme
Wheels on the Bus
Itsy Bitsy Spider
You are my sunshine
Skidamarink

Craft : Cards for Dad and Grandpa

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

One Book Every Young Child / Emotions Story Time

County Commissioner Mark Smith came and read "What a treasure" by Jane and Will Hillenbrand.

Other Books that we read :

"I like me!" by Nancy Carlson
"Don't worry bear" by Greg Foley
"How do dinosaurs say goodnight" by Jane Yolen
"No David!" by David Shannon
"Scaredy Squirrel" by Melanie Watt

Songs that we sang :

Wheels on the bus
If you're happy and you know it
It isn't any trouble to SMILE, LAUGH, GRIN
We'll all sit in a circle
Itsy Bitsy Spider
You are my sunshine
Humpty Dumpty
5 red apples
Slipper Fish song from 10 carrot diamond cd
Oscar the grouch sang a song
ABCs
Skidamarink

Saturday, June 5, 2010

New Books for June

Juvenile Picture Books :

"Backyardigans : Mission to Mars" by Wendy Wax
"Backyardigans : Pirate Treasures" by Justin Spelvin
"Dora loves Boots" by Alison Inches
"Meet Diego!" by Leslie Valdes
"Spongebob Squarepants : Great Snail Race" by Kim Ostrow
"Spongebob Squarepants : Ice Cream Dreams" by Nancy Krulik

Teen Fiction :

"The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" by Stephanie Meyer
"Red Pyramid" by Rick Riordan
"Ranger's Apprentice : The Kings of Clonmel (bk. 8)" by John Flanagan
"The Necromancer : The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" by Michael Scott

Juvenile/Teen Non-Fiction :

"A Smart Kid's Guide to Online Bullying" J 302.3 Jak
"A Smart Kid's Guide to Avoiding Online Predators" J 001.67 Jak
"Stephanie Meyer : Author of the Twilight Saga" YA B Meyer
"Ashley Tisdale" J B Tisdale
"Vanessa Hudgens" J B Hudgens
"The Jonas Brothers" J B Jonas
"Miley Cyrus" J B Cyrus
"Zac Efron" J B Efron
"The Storm in the Barn" by Matt Phelan J 741.597 Phelan
"Frederick Douglass : A Noble Life" J B Douglass

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Alphabet Story Time

Books that we read :

"Don't let the pigeon stay up late" by Mo Willems
"Sheep out to eat" by Nancy Shaw
"If you give a mouse a cookie" by Laura Numeroff
"Chicka chicka boom boom" by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
"Firefighters A to Z" by Chris L. Demarest

Songs that we sang :

Scruffy the cat puppet sang the ABCs
C is for Cookie
Jumping and Counting
B-I-N-G-O
Old McDonald
It isn't any trouble just to SMILE, LAUGH, GRIN
Wheels on the Bus
Hey Diddle, Diddle
5 Red Apples
ABCs
Skidamarink