Today’s theme is THE LIBRARY.

"Wolves" by Emily Gravett

"The Not So Quiet Library" by Zachariah Ohara

"Library Lion" by Michelle Knudson

"The Library Book" by Tom Chapin

Read, Read, Read a Book

Tune: Row, Row, Row your Boat

Read, Read, Read a Book

Travel anywhere,

Worldwide, you decide,

A book will take you there.

 

Read, read, read a book,

Beginning to the end,

What a way to spend the day,

A book's a special friend!

 

Welcome to the Library

Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb

Welcome to the library, the library, the library

Welcome to the library,

Please come inside and read.

 

We're glad to have you here today, here today, here today.

We're glad to have you here today,

Today's a special day.

 

Craft Instructions: Make a Big Nose Bookmark!

1. Plan what you would like your monster bookmark to look like.

2. Add eyes, pipe cleaner antenna, and a fun pattern or details.

3. Use the nose to hold your place in any book.

 

 

 

Extra play Ideas:

·        Become an author and make your own book about something you love.

·        Cut out and decorate your own library card holder. Keep your library card in this pocket to make a trip to the Library.

 

 

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Rain

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"I do not like Rain" by Sarah Dillard

"Singing in the Rain" by Arthur Freed

"This Raindrop has a Billion Stories to Tell" by Linda Ragsdale

"Rain" by Sam Usher

"Home in the Rain" by Bob Graham

What is the Weather Like Today?

Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Look outside now; can you say

What the weather is like today?

Is there sunshine, is there rain,

Is wind blowing down the lane?

 Are there snowflakes falling down,

Are there big clouds floating around?

Look outside now; can you say

What the weather is like today?

 

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Rain, rain go away

Come again another day.

Rain, rain go away

Little Johnny  wants to play.

          Repeat and replace little Johnny with your family members.

 

Craft Instructions:

1. Decorate your umbrella with crayons or markers.

2. Glue Popsicle stick down to the plate to be your handle.

3. Tape or glue the string to the back of the umbrella and hang raindrops from the bottom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extra play Ideas:

·        Make a water cycle in a (ziploc) bag. Draw some clouds, an ocean and a sun on the bag and add some colored water. Attach the bag on the window. Observe the water evaporating and condensing in the bag over the next few days.

·        Wait for the weather to turn and do a rainy day experiment by following the directions on the next page.

 

  

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Sweet Dreams

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"The Full Moon at the Napping House" by Audrey Wood

"Pajama Time" by Sandra Boynton

"Llama Llama Red Pajama" by Anna Dewdney

"Good Night, Gorilla" by Peggy Rathmann

"Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site" by Sherri Rinker

10 in the Bed

There were 10 in the bed and the little one said, "Roll Over!  Roll Over!".

So they all rolled over and one fell out.

There were 9 in the bed and the little one said, "Roll Over!  Roll Over!".

So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Continue with 8,7,6,5,4,3,2 and then

There was 1 in the bed and the little one said, "GOOD NIGHT!".

 

Dreams

Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Dream, dream, dream all night

Dream a happy dream

Sleeping, sleeping, peacefully

Just the sweetest dream

 

Craft Instructions: Make a dreamcatcher!

1. Thread the string through the holes, making criss cross patterns in the middle. Slip some beads in there as you thread.

2. Tie smaller lengths of string through the holes on the bottom of the plate, threading beads on at the end.

3. Tie a feather to the hanging strings.

4. Decorate the plate with crayons or marker.

5. Hang it up to catch all the bad dreams before they happen!

 

 

 

Extra play Ideas:

 

·        Think about one of the best dreams you have ever had. Draw it out.

·        Have a pajama day.  Put your comfy clothes back on and read books about sleeping and dreaming.

 

 

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Robots

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"Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep!" by Todd Tarpley

"My Teacher is a Robot" by Jeffery Brown

"Boy + Bot" by Amy Dyckman

"Stop! Bot!" by James Yang

The Lights on the Robot

Tune: The Wheels on the Bus

The lights on the robot

blink on and off,

on and off, on and off.

The lights on the robot

blink on and off,

all around the rocket ship.

Repeat with these verses:

            The arms on the robot go up and down

            The dials on the robot turn left and right

            The legs on the robot go up and down

            The feet on the robot go clickity clack

            The power on the robot powers down

 

If You’re a Robot and You Know it

Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know it

If you’re a robot and you know it, blink your eyes

If you’re a robot and you know it, blink your eyes

If you’re a robot and you know it, then your eyes will truly show it

If you’re a robot and you know it, blink your eyes

Repeat with these verses:

If you’re a robot and you know it, move your arm

If you’re a robot and you know it, clap your hands

If you’re a robot and you know it, lift your leg

If you’re a robot and you know it, stomp your feet

If you're a robot and you know it, turn around

If you're a robot and you know it, press your button ("beep, beep")

If you’re a robot and you know it, go to sleep (slump down and close eyes)

Craft Instructions:

1. Cover your toilet paper roll with foil, using tape to secure it.

2. Add straw antenna, bottle cap wheels, and pipe cleaner arms.

3. Attach the eyes and mouth, then decorate your robot.

 

Extra play Ideas:

·        Check out a Robot book from the Library. Read the whole thing in your best robot voice. Encourage your child to walk like a robot, too!

   

Monday Morning Messy Makers: The Circus

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"Emma's Circus" by Candace Fleming

"Your First Day of Circus School" by Tara Lazar

"The Circus Ship" by Chris Van Dusen

Let’s All Go to the Circus Today

Tune: Mary had a Little Lamb

Let's all go to the circus today,

The circus today, the circus today,

Let's all go to the circus today

And watch the animals play.

Other Verses:

See the lions jump through the hoops... At the circus today

See the big seals spinning balls... At the circus today

See the little dogs jump and twirl...At the circus today

 

Funny Clowns

Tune: Frere Jacques

Funny clowns, funny clowns,

Jump around, jump around.

Sometimes making faces,

Sometimes running races.

Funny clowns, funny clowns.

Funny clowns, funny clowns,

Spin around, spin around.

Sometimes with a big nose,

Sometimes with two big toes.

Funny clowns, funny clowns

 

Craft Instructions: Make a Clown Face!

1. Glue the eyes, nose and mouth down in the center of the paper plate.

2. Decorate the triangle as the hat and glue it onto the top of the clown’s head.

3. Glue on the rest of the pom poms to show your clown’s wacky and silly hair.

 

 

Extra play Ideas:

·        Imagine you got tickets to the circus! Use the attached activity to really put yourself there!

·        Create a show with your little one. Invite other family members or stuffed animals to watch you sing, dance, lion tame, juggle, tell jokes, or do acrobats!

 

  

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Dance

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"This is it" by Daria Peoples-Riley

"Firebird" by Misty Copeland

"Rap A Tap Tap" by Leo and Diane Dillon

Shake Your Sillies Out

We’re gonna shake, shake, shake our sillies out,

Shake, shake, shake our sillies out,

Shake, shake, shake our sillies out,

And wiggle our waggles away.

Repeat with:

          We’re gonna clap, clap, clap, our crazies out and wiggle our waggles away!

          We’re gonna jump, jump, jump our jiggles out and wiggle our waggles away!

          We’re gonna jog, jog, jog our jitters out and wiggle our waggles away!

          We’re gonna stretch, stretch, stretch our stretchies out and wiggle our waggles           away!

          We’re gonna yawn, yawn, yawn our yawnies out and wiggle our waggles away!

                  

Do the Finger Dance

Do the finger dance

Make your fingers dance

Make your fingers snap. (Snap your fingers.)

Do the finger dance

… Scratch. (Scratch your sides.)

... Shush. (Put your finger to your lips.)

… Shake (Shake fingers freely

… Sign “I love you.” (Make the “I love you” sign.)

… Point (point a finger to a friend)

… Stretch (flex and stretch your fingers freely)

 

Craft Instructions:

1. Untangle and lay the ribbons out on a flat surface.

2. Tape one end of each ribbon to the popsicle stick.

3. Decorate the popsicle stick.

4. Spin and Twirl with your wand and it will follow behind, dancing after you.

Extra play Ideas:

·        Pick a rhyming book out or call the Library to pick one out for you. Sing the words while you read it aloud to your child. They can dance along to the words.

·        Tape a small washer to the bottom of your child’s shoes. Let them experiment and free dance with their new “tap shoes”.

 

 

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Family

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"I Love You More Than.." by Taye Diggs

"Magnificent Homespun Brown" by Samara Cole Doyon

"Grandma's Tiny House" by Janay Brown-Wood

My Family

Tune: You Are My Sunshine

I love you (family member)

My dearest (family member)

You make me happy

When I am sad.

I want to tell you

I really love you!

When I’m with you,

I’m so glad!

 

These are Grandma’s Glasses

Recite each verse in different pitches

These are Grandma’s glasses (make glasses over eyes with fingers)

This is grandma’s hat (Place hands on head)

And this is the way she folds her hands  (Clasp hands together)

And lays them in her lap. (Place hands in lap)

These are Grandpa’s glasses (make bigger glasses over eyes with fingers)

This is grandpa’s hat  (Place over head to form large hat)

And this is the way he folds his hands  (Cross arms)

And takes a little nap. (Place head on arms as if sleeping)

 

Craft Instructions:

 

1. Use shapes to build a house.

2. It can look like the one you live in or your dream home to live in with your family.

Extra play Ideas:

·        Tell all about your family using the attached page.

·        Create a collage using magazines, family photos, or both. Find pictures of different types of families or a picture of something your family loves to do together.