Monday, September 21, 2009

9/21, 9/22 Story Hour

Theme: Fire Safety
Targeted Early Literacy Skills: Vocabulary (knowing the names of things)
Rhyme Dice: Baby Bumblebee and the letter "F"
Book: Firefighters! Speeding! Spraying! Saving! by Patricia Hubbell
Song: I'm a Firefighter (sung to "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a firefighter (point to self)
Here's my hose (outstretch arm with finger pointed).
I put out fires as everyone knows (tap head with finger).
When I see a fire (hand over brow)
I douse it out (outstretch arm and wiggle fingers).
"Thank you! Thank you! people shout" (clap hands).
Fingerplay: Fireman Number 8
Fireman, fireman number eight (make 8 with hands)
Bumped his head upon the gate (tap head with hand).
The gate swung in (swing prayer hands one way)
The gate swung out (swing prayer hands the other way)
That's how they put the fire out (swing hands both ways).
Emergency, emergency, 911 (marching, say 3 times getting faster).
Activity: practice Stop, Drop, and Roll
Activity: color butcher paper like smoke, then crawl under it.
Craft: Watercolor art
Next week we will be visited by the Meade County Fire Protection District. Come meet the firefighters and see a fire truck in person!

Monday, September 14, 2009

9/14, 9/15 Story Hour

Theme: Safety
Rhyme Dice: Shake My Sillies Out and the letter "A"
Story: Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
Flannelboard: What’s an emergency: talk about different scenarios that warrant a call to 911 (lost toy vs. an injured parent, someone not sharing vs. a house fire)
Activity: Dial 911 Jump Game: numbers 0-9 are laminated and taped to the floor in the arrangement found on phones. Kids can jump on the numbers 911 or any other numbers to practice counting. They also practiced numbers with phones that had been unplugged.
Craft: Phone number craft found here. Write child's name at the top of the phone and write phone number in spaces provided below. Then have child cut out matching numbers and glue them over the ones you wrote. A good way to reinforce numbers and safety principles!


Next week we will be learning about fire safety to get ready for our visit from the Meade County Fire Protection District. Barring an emergency, they will be bringing the fire truck and firefighters to Story Hour on September 28th and 29th.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

9/8 Story Hour

Theme: Grandparents Day
Rhyme Dice: Shake Your Sillies Out and the letter "D"
Book: I Already Know I Love You by Billy Crystal
Activity: Family Bingo
Craft: Make cards and tissue paper flowers for your grandparents

Thanks to all our grandparents who joined us today! Next week we will begin our safety unit with a lesson on Emergencies!