Book Notes
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
April 9, 2018 Toddler Science - Colors and Rainbows
We read these books:
Alphaprints - Colors
Ava and the Rainbow (Who Stayed) by Ged Adamson
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
After reading the stories we talked about the primary and secondary colors and how they are made.
We squished zip lock bags filled with paint to make new colors like:
red & yellow = orange
yellow & blue = green
red & blue = purple
Saturday Morning Story Time - We are the Dinosaurs
Here is a list of the books we read:
We Are The Dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner
Meet the Dinosaurs
Stomp by Ruth Paul
We listened to the song "We are the Dinosaurs" by Laurie Berkner while we painted the feet of dinosaurs and stomped them across paper
We also colored a dinosaur then attached feet with a braid so they could move
Monday, March 12, 2018
March 12, 2018 Toddler Science-Construction and Tools
Today we talked about tools and construction vehicles.
We looked at and talked about different tools: hammer, screwdriver, wrench, tape measure, etc. and what they are used for
We sang a song:
Five little nails
standing straight and steady
here comes the carpenter
with his hammer, ready
bam, bam, bam
Repeat with four, three, two, one, until no nails are left
BOOKS WE READ:
Construction Countdown
by K.C. Olson
Digger Dog
by William Bee
Builder Goose
It's Construction Rhyme Time!
by Boni Ashburn
MORE CONSTRUCTION BOOKS TO READ:
Dalmation in a Digger
by Rebecca Elliott
Pete the Cat
Construction Destruction
by James Dean
D is for Dump Truck
A Construction Alphabet
by Michael Shoulders
Construction
by Sally Sutton
Bam Bam Bam
by Eve Merriam
Monday, February 12, 2018
February 12, 2018 Toddler Science-Over or Under the Ground
Today we talked about things that live over or under the ground in the winter.
Deep Down Underground
by Oliver Dunrea
Animals present the numbers from one to ten, as earthworms, toads, ants and others march and burrow, scurry and scooch deep down underground
Under Ground
by Denise Fleming
Do you ever wonder what creatures live under the dirt beneath your feet? Come down, way down, and explore
The Ant's Nest
A Huge, Underground City
by Miriam Aronin
Welcome to the ant's huge underground city. Here you'll discover how the insects rest, take care of their queen and raise their young. You'll also find out how some ants grow their own food and carry out other surprising tasks as they go about their busy lives
Over and Under the Snow
by Kate Messner
art by Christopher Silas Neal
Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow is a secret world of squirrels and snowshoe hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals who live through the winter, safe and warm under the snow.
Extra activities
We made a picture of things that live over or underground in the winter
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
January 8, 2018 - Toddler Science-Animals & Their Habitats
This month we talked about animals and their habitats.
Camouflage Clues-A Photo Riddle Book
by Megan Cooley Pererson
Welcome Home, Bear-A Book of Animal Habitats
by Il Sung Na
If All the Animals Came Inside
by Eric Pinder
Wings, Paws, Scales and Claws-Let's Investigate Animal Bodies
by Ruth Owen
Animal Adaptations-Camouflage
by Jack Zayarny
Hide-and-Seek Science-Animal Camouflage
by Emma Stevenson
Animal Camouflage in the Snow
by Martha E. H. Rustad
We talked about how some animals use a layer of fat (blubber) to keep themselves warm in the cold weather then did a test with ice water and tried different materials in plastic bags to see which one gave the most protection from the cold. We tried bags with shredded paper, yarn, feathers and a bag with Crisco.
I laid copies of animal footprints around the room so the children could measure their foot against each animal footprint to see if their foot was bigger or smaller than that animals
We looked at different footprints and tried to guess what animals the footprints belonged to
We looked at skulls and tried to guess what animals the skulls belonged to
Monday, December 4, 2017
December 4, 2017 Toddler Science - Birds and Their Nests
Birds
by Kevin Henkes
A Nest is Noisy
by Dianna Hutts Aston
About Birds
A Guide for Children
by Cathryn Sill
A Nest Full of Eggs
by Priscilla Belz Jenkins
For our program today we talked about birds and their nests. Birds can be different colors, sizes and can build different kinds of nests.
For our craft we went outside to collect items to use to build our nests. We found leaves, dried grass, and soft greenery. We used a Q-tip to make eggs, then glued all the items we found outside to our plate to make a nest. Each child was given some feathers and a paper bird to add to their nest.
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Saturday Morning Story Time - Elephant & Piggie!
If you missed this story time here is what we did:
*marks the books we read
Happy Pig Day! by Mo Willems*
My Friend Is Sad by Mo Willems*
Watch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems*
We started our story time talking about the noises animals make, like:
what sound does a cow make?, a dog?, a cat?, a pig?, an elephant?, etc
Then we played pig and elephant trivia.
When we read "Happy Pig Day" we talked about our favorite days to celebrate
When we read "My Friend Is Sad" we talked about different emotions
When we read "Watch Me Throw the Ball!" we had a challenge between children and their parents/grandparents to see who could toss a ball into a basket
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