May 8 - Theme: Dogs

I only had time to use my go to app today:

ABC Magnetic Alphabet

by DotNext

This is the app I always start out with to have children play with letters and also sounds of the letters. The great thing about this app is that you will never run out of letters...or lose them!

Books:

This Book is Out of Control by Richard Byrne

Simon's Bed by Christian Trimmer

Song: My Dog Rags

April 24 - Cats

Stories:

Standard Apps:

Magnetic Alphabet

Monday, April 10 - Eggs

Stories:

by Kallie George

by Laura Gehl

Song:
"We Are the Dinosaurs" by Laurie Berkner


Today's Apps:

Monday, March 27 - Exclamation Mark!

Stories:

Exclamation Mark! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld

Kite Day by Will Hillenbrand

Songs: "Action Song for Kids" by Singing Walrus

Extend the story time:

Continue exploring sentence endings. As you read point out what is at the end of the sentence. A period? An exclamation mark, or a question mark? Count the marks in the books.  

Have your child make tally marks on paper as they count how many times they see an exclamation mark in a book you and your child are reading together.

Monday March 13th - Games part 2

Theme: Games part 2

Stories:













Song:
The Bowling Song by Raffi

Apps:
same as last week.



Extend story time ideas:
1. Go bowling at your local bowling alley.
2. Make your own bowling set. Click here for the craft idea from u-createcraft.com

Feb. 27 - G is for games

Theme: Games

Stories:
Ethan Long's Lion & Tiger & Bear: Tag You're It!

Song:
Freeze Dance by Kiddie Palooza

Apps:
Smartboard - use to create a masterpiece from a shape or squiggle.

Extended story time ideas:
Play tic-tac-toe using different letters besides "X" and "O".  Each player can choose to use their first initial as their identifying mark.

smartboard

magnetic alphabet

Monday, February 13 - Feelings part 2

Stories:

In My Heart - A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek

Songs:
"If your happy and you know it..."

Storytime extension:
Because You Daddy Loves You by Andrew Clements. A great Valentine's Day book! Discuss the many different feelings a child expresses as her father responds to different circumstances. Pause to ask how your child would feel in the given circumstance, how they would feel should the father respond with the words before the book reads: "...But he doesn't...".

Wild Feelings by David Milgrim. This book plays on metaphors like "clumsy as an ox", "stubborn as a mule" to poke fun and accept that we all have many feelings, and it is okay. Discuss the expression and what it says about our feelings.

Have a little animal lover? The ebook from Lillian Vernon by August Branchesi. Dusty D. Dwag Has Feelings Too is a feelings book taken from a dog's point of view.

Dusty D. Dwag Has Feeling Too

(free iOS)


Apps Used (standards):
Magnetic Alphabet
Smartboard
Lil Writer


New App:

First Words Feelings