SEPTEMBER
POND LIFE
All our Story Time programs in September
were about pond life. Each week we read a book and then had an
activity/craft to go along with our story.
WEEK ONE
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Denise Fleming's book gives young readers a frog's-eye view of life in a pond throughout the seasons.
In the Small, Small Pond is a 1994 Caldecott Honor Book. (from publisher)
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WEEK TWO
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It’s Little Frog’s first
autumn, and she doesn’t like it one bit. It is not the green world she
loves so much, but something scarier and ominous, filled with red and
gold and yellow. And noise! WHIRRRRR. CHIRRRR. BAROOOOOOM. But
encouraged by her Mama, who reminds her that "Most things that are scary
are just new," Little Frog bravely sets out into this world. When her
courage waivers, she starts to run and soon is lost, miserably lost. She
finds her way to Papa Frog and he shows her what Mama Frog means. (from publisher)
In a warm and satisfying ending:
At last, arm in arm, Little Frog and Papa Frog happily hopped and danced all the way home to The Pond where Mama Frog had made a fresh shoo-fly pie for dinner, something all three of them knew well. | | |
WEEK THREE
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The third week in September we took the children outside to our courtyard and told the story The Ugly Duckling using a flannel board and felt pictures like the ones above. |
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WEEK FOUR
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Two best friends, a
minnow and a tadpole, are practically inseparable until the tadpole
grows legs and decides to explore the world beyond the pond. When the
tadpole, now a frog, returns to tell his friend of the extraordinary
things he’s seen, the minnow, now a fish, tries to follow in his
footsteps, but quickly finds that land is not what he expected.
Friendship truly saves the day in this imaginative tale of a fish out of
water. (from publisher) |
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Playing with rubber ducks in the courtyard water tables after listening to The Ugly Duckling. |
Story
Time is every Wednesday and Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. (Choose
Wednesday or Friday). Our Story Time programs are meant for children
ages six and under. Every week we sing songs, read a story, read a
poem, have snack, and either play a game or make a craft. We would love
to have you! Please call 256-386-9212 or email
ksherron@muscleshoals.lib.al.us for more information.
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