Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Mother's Day Storytime 5/5/15 and 5/6/15

Books read:
Mommy, where are you? by Leonid Gore
The mommy book by Todd Parr

Other book suggestions:
Does a Kangaroo have a mother too? by Eric Carle
Is your mama a llama? by Deborah Guarino 
Mommy hugs by Karen Katz

ASL Sign of the Week: Mom

If you Love Mommy and You Know It (to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
If you love Mommy and you know it blow a kiss. (blow kiss)
If you love Mommy and you know it blow a kiss.
If you love Mommy and you know it then your face will surely show it
If you love Mommy and you know it blow a kiss! 
Additional verses include giving a hug an jumping for joy.

Mama Don't Allow (from Perpetual Preschool)
Mama don't allow no "jumping" around here.
Mama don't allow no "jumping" around here.
I don't care what Mama's going to say,
I'm gonna do it anyway!
Other actions include clapping, spinning, dancing, etc.

Give Mom a Hug (from Storytime Katie)
Roar like a lion, growl like a bear (act like each animal)
Give Mom a hug, show her you care (give hug)
Hop like a bunny, flap like a bird (hop and flap your arms)
Quiet as a mouse now, don’t say a word.

Here We Go Jumping (from Storytime Katie)
Here we go jumping high,
Here we go jumping low.
Here we go jumping around,
That’s how a kangaroo goes.
Here we go jumping fast,
Here we go jumping slow.
Here we go jumping everywhere,
That’s how a kangaroo goes.

Little Heart (from Delta Township District Library Storytimes)
I have a little heart, (place hand over heart)
And it goes thump, thump, thump(pat chest three times)
It keeps right on beating,
When I jump, jump, jump! (jump three times)
I get a special feeling, when I look at you. (point to child)
It makes me want to give you a hug or two. (hug yourself)

Mommy Says (played with our parachute)

Craft:
We decorated red strawberry cut out with black stickers and torn green paper. We labeled our creations "I love you berry much!" 

Literacy tip of the week: Positive associations of sharing books with a parent help reinforce a child's love of reading.

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