The Four... Seasons!

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Let's explore the number FOUR!

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
Pete the Cat loves the buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them, and even as the buttons pop off, one by one, he still finds a reason to sing.

Everywhere the Cow Says "Moo!" by Ellen Slusky Weinstein
Let's learn animal sounds in four languages: English, Spanish, French and Japanese!  But there is one animal that sounds the same in all four languages...

Four score and seven years ago...
Number 4 is in the books!

Doggone It!

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Miss Tiffany joined us at 10:30am with activities from the Children's Museum!  Thank you for visiting!  The rest of the day, we celebrated our furry friends:

Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
George's mother is disturbed when her puppy does not bark...  But she is in for a big surprise when she takes him to the vet for help!

The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems
Pigeon really wants a puppy...  But does he realize what he's getting into?

Rrralph by Lois Ehlert
My dog can talk!  He can say "rough," "bark," and "wolf!"

Check out the fabulous Puppy Puppets we made at Craft Time!

Three...To Get Ready

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Check it out!  We're all the way to the number THREE!  Thank you Miss Cherie for covering storytime while I was on vacation. :)

I'm 3!  Look What I Can Do by Maria Carluccio
A three-year-old is capable of many things, from drinking out of a cup to riding a tricycle!









Miss Cherie also shared a story called "The Baby BeeBee Bird" with the group.  What a fun time!

Time to add the THREE to our coloring book!

It Takes... Two

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Two at the Zoo by Danna Smith
A grandfather and grandchild go to the zoo, where they count animals from one to ten.

Two is for Twins by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
We all have two hands, two eyes and two feet for dancing!  But twins are "just as two as two can be."

Today we colored the TWO page of our number coloring book!

Before the Butterfly...

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr.
See what these ten little caterpillars are up to as one wriggles up a flower stem, another sails across a garden pool, and yet another climbs an apple tree -- where something amazing happens!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Let's follow the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through the week!  Full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep...

Caterpillar Craft Time!

One... Singular Sensation

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

For Just One Day by Laura Leuck
After guessing the identity of each animal before turning the page, the reader pretends to be a porcupine, bear, crocodile and bumblebee!

One Boy by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
A boy creates ten paintings in this counting book that explores the relationship of words within words.

Today we began making a Counting Book!

Each week, we will add a coloring page until
we have made it to the number 10!
Show me the crayons...
[Special thanks to mrprintables.com and
twistynoodle.com for the coloring pages.]

It's Not Easy Being...

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

GREEN!  It's time to finish up our color wheels with the color of frogs, trees and peas!

Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
I spy a blue sheep, a thin sheep, even a clown sheep...  But where is the green sheep?

Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Let's explore the many different shades of the color green!

Today we made the GREEN section of our now complete COLOR WHEEL!