Busy Bee Bulletin May – August 2012
Calendar Buzz
Inside this issue: Books for Busy Bees
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Head, Shoulders, Bees and Toes
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Baby Bees
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Bee Cra y!
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Con nuing Educa on for Child Care Providers and Parents
EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Call the ELC at (248) 658‐5506 to register All events 6:30‐8:30 p.m. Main Library Children’s Program Room
OAKLAND COUNTY EARLY ON PRESENTS PICKY EATERS AND PROBLEM FEEDERS Call Sue McIntyre at (248) 209‐2520 to register. Let’s Be Friends: Main Library Suppor ng Children’s Social June 20: Zippity2Dads Children’s Program Room July 11: Playdates and Emo onal Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Development July 25: TBD 7‐8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2012 August 8: Kevin Gi s of Infancy Wednes‐ Kammeraad OAKLAND COUNTY August 22: Kerfuffles day, May 23, 2012 GREAT START Planning with Children Toilet Training Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Registra on Required (248) 848‐4315 Anecdotal Notes Main Library Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Children’s Program Room Thursday, June 7, 2012 Summer Reading Club 7‐8:30 p.m. Recalling with Children June 2 – July 29 Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Details on page 11.
Dream Big! Books 12 and Ac vi es to Keep Them Dreaming All Day Bee Development for 14 Busy Beekeepers
PRESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Thursday, August 2, 2012 Main Library Au‐ ditorium 7 – 8 p.m. Family Programs FAMILY FUN IN RILEY PARK Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Visit www.farmlibkids.org/ or call us at (248) 848‐4315 for more program informa on.
Summer Reading Final Party Cos ck Ac vi es Center Monday, July 30, 2012
Dream Big This Summer Through books, play me, art, and music, dreams begin. They may be fantas ‐ cal dreams like the one in which a li le boy has a bath‐ me adventure with his toy dinosaur that takes him back to prehistoric mes in Peter Sis’s DINOSAUR! Or in the art‐related mishap that is made good with a
li le crea vity in David Wiesner’s ART AND MAX. Or dreams may be grander visions like a child’s journey toward self‐fulfillment and fame as an animal advocate in Patrick McDonnell’s ME…JANE. So what be er way to celebrate a love of literacy and all the joy it brings than through this
year’s Summer Reading the fun. We’ve packed this Club theme, Dream Big? issue full of imagina ve ideas Children ages 2‐11 are to get your li le ones dreaming big at daycare and invited to pick up a Summer Reading log at one at home, too. Sweet dreams! of our two branches and earn prizes by reading. But if the children in your care aren’t able to visit the library this summer, they don’t have to miss out on
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Books for Busy Bees Board Books
try to suggest alternate forms of RRRALPH by Lois Ehlert. Did you know entertainment, but all he wants is his some dogs can talk? This one can. Ask t‐r‐u‐c‐k. Where can it be? him a ques on and listen for his Here is a list of baby‐friendly board answer. Ask him, “What is your name?” books. You can find them at the He will probably say, “RRRALPH.” MINI RACER by Kristy Dempsey. library or buy a copy for yourself at a Ready? Set. Go! Twist and turn bookstore. your way through this romping, PLEASE AND THANK YOU! rhyming, racing tale. Who will win the race? by Jill Ackerman
I LIKE VEGETABLES by Lorena Siminovich
ONE RAINY DAY by Tammi Salzano
AT THE BEACH by Salina Yoon WINGS by Salina Yoon GILBERT GOLDFISH WANTS A PET by Kelly DiPucchio. Gilbert is lonely and longs for a pet. He imagines what his pet might look like. Will it be big or Picture Books small or have fur or feathers? When actual animals show up next to his WHERE’S MY T‐R‐U‐C‐K? by Karen bowl, he gets so excited… but none Beaumont. A li le boy’s favorite red of them quite work out. What kind truck has gone missing. As he looks of pet would be best for a goldfish? high and low for it, family members
KITTY CAT, KITTY CAT, ARE YOU WAKING UP? by Bill Mar n, Jr. and Michael Sampson. Is Ki y Cat awake yet? She’s working on it! There are many fun things to do on the way to breakfast.
HOW TO TEACH A SLUG TO READ by Susan Pearson. Learning to read is so much fun! Teach your slug how to read and you just might learn too!
Head, Shoulders, Bees and Toes The Fancy Color Song
Other color verses: (To “The Farmer in the Dell”) amethyst (purple) Sing this song as part of your Speak azure (blue) Fancy Day ac vi es. (See page 13 for jade (green) this ac vity idea.) magenta (pink) saffron (yellow) If there’s crimson (red) on your cocoa (brown) clothes, stand up quick. If there’s crimson on your clothes, stand up quick. If there’s crimson on your clothes, If there’s crimson on your clothes, If there’s crimson on your clothes, stand up quick.
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Time for Bed Time for bed, me for bed, Fluff up the pillow. (make fluffing mo ons with hands) Lay down your head. (palms together, hands to side of face) Pull up the blanket, (pull imaginary blanket up to chin) Tuck it in ght. (arms down ghtly against sides) Close your eyes, (close eyes) And sleep all night. (snore) Con nued on page 3
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Head, Shoulders, Bees and Toes continued Five in the Bed There were five in the bed, And the li le one said, “Roll over, roll over,” So they all rolled over, And one fell out. Repeat verse for 4, 3, and 2 There was one in the bed, And the li le one said, “Goodnight!” Bananas in Pajamas Bananas in pajamas are coming down the stairs, Bananas in pajamas are coming down in pairs, Bananas in pajamas are chasing teddy bears, 'Cause on Tuesdays they all try to catch them unawares!
Five Li le Bats Five li le bats hanging upside down. (hold hand dangling down) The 1st one didn’t make a sound. (cover lips with finger) The 2nd one said, “I’ll fly far tonight.” (flap arms) The 3rd one said, “I don’t like sunlight!” (cover eyes) The 4th one said, “I want to eat a bug!” (rub stomach) The 5th one said, “Let me give you a hug.” (hug self) Five li le bats hanging upside down, (hold hand dangling down) Sh‐h‐h! It’s day me. (cover lips with finger) Don’t make a sound!
Wee Willie Winkie Wee Willie Winkie ran through the town (run fingers across your palm) Upstairs, (run fingers up arm) Downstairs, (run down arm) In his nightgown. Rapping at the windows, (knock at the window) Crying at the locks, (turn hand like opening a lock) “Are the children all in bed? (shrug shoulders asking a ques on) For now it’s 8 o’clock.” (tap “watch” on wrist)
Baby Bees Early Literacy
floor next to the baby holding the ea ng for example. Simple nursery book where you both can see it. rhymes are also a great choice. Books Read the same book o en; that are small in size will eventually be We know from research, as well as repe on develops language. Use easy for a baby to hold as well. observa on, that early literacy is an your voice to create drama: so , extremely important marker for loud, excited, calm. A loving How can your library help you? The school readiness and success. Rich and abundant language is one of the environment creates an associa on Farmington Community Library has a between books and happiness which lovely collec on of board books you greatest gi s we can give a young may check out. The library has many child. In addi on to talking and in turn leads to avid readers. paren ng books with more singing to a baby, sharing appropriate recommenda ons to develop early books aids language development as What kind of books do you read to a baby? Choose sturdy books with literacy. Also try our Mother Goose well as a love for reading. clear, colorful illustra ons and li le books and CDs. Ask any member of the text. Books with one picture per Children’s Staff for help in loca ng So how do you share a book with a page and a simple theme are best. great books for babies. Hope to see baby? Start with a well rested baby you soon! Select themes which relate to a ba‐ cuddled on your lap or lie on the by’s rou ne such as bathing or
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Bee Crafty! Colorful Quilt Collage SUPPLIES: Copy of bed pa ern from page 5 for each child Squares of colorful, pa erned wrapping paper, scrapbooking paper, wallpaper, or construc on paper Glue Crayons or markers DIRECTIONS: Read the book BABY BEAR’S BIG DREAMS by Jane Yolen or your favorite book about dreaming. Then have the children make a quilt for the bed pa ern using the squares of colorful, pa erned paper. Let them color in the rest of the picture, drawing themselves asleep. Ask each child to complete the sentence, “I like to dream about ______.”
Good‐Night, Owl! SUPPLIES: 2 large construc on paper circles per child 2 small construc on paper circles per child in a contras ng color 1 small, yellow construc on paper triangle per child Black paper Glue White or yellow crayons, or star s ckers DIRECTIONS: Read GOOD‐NIGHT, OWL! by Pat Hutchins. Then have the chil‐ dren create their own nigh me owls. First have them glue one of their large circles to a piece of black paper. Then draw a line down the middle of each child’s other large circle and ask them to cut their circles in half. Glue the halves to the sides of the first circle to create the owl’s wings. Use the two small circles for the eyes and the triangle for the beak. Decorate the paper around the owl with stars using white or yellow crayons or star s ckers. See page 11 for more owl‐themed ac vi es.
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Bee Crafty! Five in the Bed
Photocopy of bed pa ern from page 7 on cardstock for each child Photocopies of monkey pa ern Crayons or markers Scissors Tape DIRECTIONS: Read the book FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS JUMPING ON THE BED by Eileen Christelow. Give each child a copy of the bed pa ern to color and cut out. Use some of the le over cardstock to make a pocket on the back of each bed. Then have them color and cut out the monkeys. Use 5 monkeys per child for older children and 3 monkeys per child for younger children. Ask the children to retell the 5 Li le Monkeys using their cra . Monkeys can be stored a erward in the back pocket.
Li le Monster Felt Board Ac vity Share THERE’S A NIGHTMARE IN MY CLOSET by Mercer Mayer. Use the bed template on page 7 and photocopy 6 to 8 beds, each in a different color. Cut out, laminate and place Velcro on the back of each bed. Make one copy of the monster template below, making sure he is small enough to hide behind the bed cutouts. Place each colored bed on your felt board and while the children are not looking, hide the monster behind one of the beds. Allow each child to select a color and recite this chant as you find the li le monster under the bed.
Li le monster, Li le monster, Are you under the (red) bed?
Monster image from www.disney‐coloring‐pages.net
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SUPPLIES:
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Image from www.FreeKidsColoring.com
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Bee Crafty! Hey Diddle Diddle S ck Puppets
SUPPLIES: Photocopies of Hey Diddle Diddle pa erns for each child Crayons or markers Scissors Tape Cra s cks Paper bags DIRECTIONS: Have the children color and cut out the Hey Diddle Diddle character pa erns. Then help them to a ach the figures to cra s cks. Give each child a paper bag to store their puppets in. Recite the rhyme together and ask the children to hold up each puppet as it is named. Place a copy of the rhyme in each child’s bag so that they can repeat the ac vity at home with their families. Images from the 2012 COLLABORATIVE SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAM EARLY LITERACY MANUAL.
Hey Diddle Diddle Hey diddle diddle. The cat and the fiddle. The cow jumped over the moon. The li le dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.
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Bee Crafty! Design Your Own Pajamas
Read TIMOTHY AND THE STRONG PAJAMAS by Viviane Schwarz or THE PRACTICALLY PERFECT PAJAMAS by Erik Brooks. Then give each child a copy of the pajama pa ern and ask them to design their own pajamas using crayons, markers, s ckers, sequins, yarn, or whatever cra items you have on hand. Image adapted from www.FreePrintable.com.
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Bee Crafty! “Whoo Are You?” Circle Game
Use the owl template below to create a s ck puppet and present this game at circle me. Sing the song and pass the puppet to a child. Have the child answer with his or her name. Repeat the song, and take turns going around the circle so that each child gets a turn.
Owl Circle Song (To “Skip to My Lou”) Owl in the tree says “Whoo, whoo, whoo.” Owl in the tree says “Whoo, whoo, whoo.”
Owl in the tree says “Whoo, whoo, whoo.” Whoo, whoo, whoo are you? Song from www.perpetualpreschool.com.
Owl Cupcake Treat INGREDIENTS: Chocolate cake mix and all cake ingredients Chocolate fros ng Oreos Reese's Pieces candies DIRECTIONS: Bake cupcakes following the direc ons on the cake mix. Cool and frost with chocolate fros ng. Separate the Oreo halves and discard the side without fros ng. Place two Oreo halves with fros ng side facing up on each cupcake to make the eyes of the owl. Place a brown Reese's Pieces candy in the center of each eye. Then press an orange Reese's Pieces candy sideways into the fros ng below the eyes to make the beak.
Summer Reading Club June 2 – July 29, 2012 Children ages two through grade 6 are invited to come to either branch of the Library during the program dates to pick up a reading log. Prizes are awarded for reading 4, 8, and 12 hours of reading by July 29th. Children who read for 12 hours will receive a coupon for a free book at our Scholas c Book Fair and an entry in our Summer Reading Sweepstakes.
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Dream Big! Books and Activities to Keep Them Dreaming All Day Books to Share
Dream Big Through Play
LET’S DO NOTHING! by Tony Fucile HOW I BECAME A PIRATE by Melinda Long
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE by Maurice Sendak DINOSAUR! by Peter Sis PETE’S A PIZZA by William Steig A FEW BLOCKS by Cybele Young
Activities Pizza Play
make them into pizzas as in the story. See if the children can keep from giggling, because a er all, they’re just “some dough and stuff.” Pirate Adventure Read HOW I BECAME A PIRATE. Then have the children dress up as pirates and prac ce some pirate phrases, as in the story. Gather up something to be your pirate “treasure” and then have the children bury it in the sandbox or another special loca on. A erwards, ask them to draw a map showing where to find the treasure.
A er reading PETE’S A PIZZA, have a play me pizza party where everyone gets to be a pizza too. First cut out red circles for pepperoni and yellow paper strips for cheese. Keep some flour or talcum powder on hand for the flour. Have all the children lay down on the floor in a large, comfortable area and pretend to
Dream Big Through Art
Books to Share
THE ARTIST WHO PAINTED A BLUE HORSE by Eric Carle
RILEY AND ROSE IN THE PICTURE by Susanna Gretz
PERFECT SQUARE by Michael Hall
THE DOT by Peter Reynolds
ART AND MAX by David Wiesner
Activities
Blue Horses and Other Crazy Creatures
Read THE ARTIST WHO PAINTED A BLUE HORSE, inspired by the ar st Franz Marc. Pass out blank paper or animal coloring sheets. Have the children
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paint animals using the craziest colors and pa erns they can think of. Dream Up Some BIG Crea ons Gather together materials you would otherwise recycle or throw away (cardboard boxes, egg cartons, etc.) as well as markers, paint, ribbons, and whatever other embellishments you have lying around. Challenge the children to put the materials together to make a sculpture of something really BIG– a tower, a monster, a robot, or whatever they can dream up.
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Dream Big Through Music
Books to Share IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT by Jane Cabrera
bodies to match the music. Rocking Nursery Rhymes
Activities
Read PUNK FARM and listen to CAN‐ DY BAND or MORE CANDY by Candy Band. Pass out drums, pots and pans, or anything you have that chil‐ dren can use to pat a rhythm. Try singing some familiar nursery rhyme songs together. Then tell the children that you are going to do a rock concert and ask them to drum and sing a rock version of the same rhyme. Extend the fun by having the children dress up in bandanas, crazy glasses, or other rock star clothes.
Move to the Music
Lullaby Rock
Dig through your CD or iTunes collec on to find a few songs that feature different tempos and musical styles. Pass out scarves and dance together to the different types of songs. Ask the children what the music makes them think of and how they should move their scarves and
This is a reverse version of the last game. Early in the day, play the regular version of a Rolling Stones song. At nap me, play the same song on ROCKABYE BABY! LULLABY RENDITIONS OF THE ROLLING STONES. (Check our catalog for other musicians in the ROCKABYE BABY! CD series.)
ANGELINA BALLERINA by Katharine Holabird BRONTORINA by James Howe COLOR DANCE by Ann Jonas PUNK FARM by Jarre Krosoczka BE QUIET, MIKE! by Leslie Patricelli
Dream Big Through Words Books to Share CHICKEN CHEEKS by Michael Ian Black HOW DO YOU WOKKA‐WOKKA? by Elizabeth Bluemle
felt board and sing the color song on page 2. Later, serve a French snack of crackers and “fromage” (cheese). Onomatopoeia Day
Activities
Read SUMMER BEAT or LICKETY‐ SPLIT. Talk about onomatopoeia and give some examples. Throughout the day, make a point of saying onomatopoeia words as you go about your ac vi es: clip‐clop (walking), plunk (si ng), etc.
Speak Fancy Day
Wokka–Wokka Wiggle Party
Read FANCY NANCY. Introduce several “fancy” words throughout the day. At circle me, introduce alternate names for colors using scraps of colored felt on your
Read HOW DO YOU WOKKA‐WOKKA? Then ask kids to think of other silly movement words. Clap together as you wokka‐wokka, stampa‐stampa, marcha‐marcha, twirla‐twirla and dansa‐dansa, etc.
SUMMER BEAT by Betsy Franco LICKETY‐SPLIT by Robert Heidbreder FANCY NANCY by Jane O’Connor
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Bee Development for Busy Beekeepers Time to Read!
children need brief introduc ons to the shared book experience before It takes me and prac ce to establish they are ready to listen to a whole a rou ne of reading to a young child, story. Start by showing pictures in a but the rewards are great. Morning book that match the child’s interests and a ernoon reading mes provide in animals, vehicles, or people, and rest from play and other ac vi es make a brief comment about each and give a child the chance to enjoy picture. Once the child is interested the pictures, language and ideas of in the pictures, s/he will become books. The rou ne of reading before interested in hearing the words on nap or bed me gives caregivers and the page, too. Another approach is children a special me to wind down to say/sing the words to a favorite from a busy day and ease into sleep, song or rhyme from a book several which is a healthy habit that will last mes a day, and a er several days a life me. show your child the pictures, too. Stop sharing when the child fidgets or Babies and toddlers are immediately squirms away ‐ this is a signal that the drawn to the sounds of a parent or child is ready for a new ac vity. caregiver’s voice reading the words of Gradually the child will want to spend a board book and begin to look at the more me looking at the book and pictures on a page. However, some
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will look forward to hearing you read the words or talk about the page. Children love to listen and view a book over and over again and this is important because they need to hear a word 12‐15 mes before they learn the word. You can make reading me enjoyable for a child by using a mix of familiar and new books each reading session. Children’s staff at both branches of the Library are eager to help you find books to match your child’s interests and can provide ps on reading aloud to children. We look forward to seeing you.