Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Fairy Tales Story Time

Books that we read :

"The Three Billy Goats Gruff" by Paul Galdone
"The Gingerbread Man" by Karen Schmidt
"The Little Red Hen" by Paul Galdone
"The Three Little Pigs" by Harry Ziefert
"Goldilocks and the three bears" by Janet Stevens

Songs that we sang :

5 in the bed
Jumping and counting
If you're happy and you know it
Humpty Dumpty
Little Miss Muffet
Skidamarink
ABCs

Craft : Decorate a gingerbread man

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Troy Fair Queen Hannah Busch

Today we had Troy Fair Queen Hannah Busch visit us at story time. She showed a video on fair safety and read the following books :

"Time for the fair" by Mary Train
"Maisy at the fair" by Lucy Cousins
"Big red barn" by Margaret Wise Brown
"The Cow who clucked" by Denise Fleming

Hannah also brought crowns for everyone to wear and coloring sheets to color.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Pirates Story Time

Books that we read :

"Sheep on a ship" by Nancy Shaw
"Where the wild things are" by Maurice Sendak
"Three by the sea" by Mini Grey
"If you were a parrot" by Katherine Rawson
"We're going on a bear hunt" by Michael Rosen
"Don't let the pigeon stay up late" by Mo Willems

Songs that we sang :

5 little pirates
POLLY
Row your boat
Open shut them
5 in the bed
If you're happy and you know it
Skidamarink
ABCs

Craft : Make a treasure map

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Reptiles Story Time

Books that we read :

"The foolish tortoise" by Richard Buckley and Eric Carle
"In the tall tall grass" by Denise Fleming
"The preposterous rhinoceros" by Robert Bender
"The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash" by Trinka Hakes Noble
"Go away big green monster" by Ed Emberley
"How do dinosaurs get well soon?" by Jane Yolen

Songs that we sang :

5 monkeys
5 green and speckled frogs
Jumping and counting
If you're happy and you know it
Head, shoulders, knees, toes, and Neck, elbows, hips, feet
Skidamarink
ABCs

Craft : Fold up a piece of construction paper accordian style and make into a snake.