July 31, 2018

The Books We Read:
Monkey: A Trickster Tale From India by Gerald McDermott
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Hare and Tortoise by Alison Murray

Songs & Activities:
We Clap and Say Hello
We clap and say hello! We clap and say hello!
With our friends at storytime, we clap and say hello!

We [wiggle, jump, hop, stomp, dance, spin, whisper] and say hello...
Credit: Adapted from Jbrary

Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys swinging from a tree, teasing Mr. Crocodile, "You can't catch me!"
Well, along comes Mr. Crocodile, quiet as can be, and he SNAPS that monkey right out of the tree.
[Count down until there are no monkeys left.]

Credit: Traditional

Craft—First-Prize Ribbons

Inspired by our prize-winning tortoise in Hare and Tortoise, kids made their own special sparkly ribbons.

July 24, 2018

The Books We Read:
The Pig in the Pond by Martin Waddell
Aquariumby Cynthia Alonso
Swimmy by Leo Leonni

Songs & Activities:
We Clap and Say Hello
We clap and say hello! We clap and say hello!
With our friends at storytime, we clap and say hello!

We [wiggle, jump, hop, stomp, dance, spin, whisper] and say hello...
Credit: Adapted from Jbrary

I Had a Little Turtle
I had a little turtle, his name was Tiny Tim.
I put him in the bathtub to see if he could swim.
He drank up all the water, he ate up all the soap.
And now he's at home sick in bed with bubbles in his throat.
Oh, bubbles, bubbles, bubbles, bubbles, bubbles, pop!
Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles, bubbles, bubbles, pop!

Credit: Jbrary

Craft—Swimmy Watercolor Collages

We created vivid watery backgrounds for our sponge-print Swimmys!

July 9th, 2019

The Books WeRead:
Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Beach Feetby Kiyomi Konagaya
This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Songs & Activities:
The Waves on the Beach
To the tune of "Wheels on the Bus"
The waves on the beach go up and down...
The clams on the beach go snap, snap, snap...
The sharks on the beach go chomp, chomp, chomp...
The crabs on the beach go pinch, pinch, pinch...
The lifeguard on the beach says "Swim on back..."
Credit: perpeptualpreschool.com

Craft—Bubblewrap Sea Creatures
We painted bubblewrap, then stamped octopi, fish and starfish with beautiful colors. Glitter made them sparkle!

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