Busy Bee Bulletin September - December 2014
Calendar Buzz Inside This Issue: Early Literacy Is Child’s Play
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Books for Busy Bees
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Head, Shoulders, Bees and Toes
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Baby Bees
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Bee Crafty!
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Child Development Resources
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Farmington Reads!
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Great Start Workshops (for parents and caregivers only) Presented by Julie Ogg, M.Ed., Parent Educator Positive Behavior Differing temperaments, personalities, growth patterns and family settings affect children’s lives. Learn creative ways to care for your unique child and guide acceptable behavior. Main Library Program Room: Wednesday, September 10, 7-8:30 p.m. Growing Up Healthy! Research shows a strong correlation between motor development,
nutrition, and academic success. Find out how to nurture healthy development in young children. Main Library Program Room: Wednesday, October 8, 7-8:30 p.m. Musical Story Time (All Ages) Musical stories, finger plays, songs, rhymes and a cacophony of sound round out this fun-filled, 45-minute program for the whole family. Downtown Branch Meeting Room: Thursdays Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 7 p.m.
Curious George Costume Character Story Time Enjoy a monkey-themed story time and meet Curious George afterward. Main Library Auditorium: Saturday, Oct. 18, 2 p.m.; Farmington Branch Meeting Room: Monday, Oct. 20, 7 p.m. National Family Literacy Day Let’s celebrate “Literacy” as a family today. The Meeting Room will be open from 2-4 with some cozy spots where families can read together. Farmington Branch Meeting: Saturday, November 1, 2-4 p.m.
Early Literacy Is Child’s Play Prompted by our affiliation with Family Place Libraries™ the Farmington Community Library has nestled creative play materials into our picture book areas, and staff has observed what you may already know: early
literacy includes child’s play. We have been charmed by the conversations between children and parents in our toy kitchens – many of which make us hungry! We have passed by farm animals and barns being played with for hours,
trucks and trains zooming along and amazing buildings and cities built from blocks. When children and adults share in this play, children have the opportunity to learn new words, practice the art of conversation, and develop connections (continued on page 10…)
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Books for Busy Bees Board Books
Picture Books
Here is a list of baby-friendly board books. You can find them at the library or buy a copy for yourself at the bookstore.
Blechman, Nicholas. NIGHT LIGHT. There are many lights in the night. Count them and guess which vehicle goes with each.
Docherty, Helen & Thomas. THE Krensky, SNATCHABOOK. In every house, in Stephen. NOW I every bed, a bedtime book was AM BIG! being read. Until someone started stealing all of the stories! Who could it be? And why? Little Eliza Brown is determined to figure it Marchon, Benoit. out! GOOD NIGHT! Emberley, Ed. NIGHTY NIGHT, LITTLE GREEN MONSTER. It’s time for Little Green Monster to go to bed. Help him say good night with this non-scary story.
Powell, Sarah. ABC: ALPHAPRINTS
Teckentrup, Britta. ANIMAL 123
Thompson, Carol. ONE, TWO, THREE...CLIMB!
Fox, Mem. YOO-HOO, LADYBUG! Yoo-hoo, Ladybug! Where are you? Ladybug is playing peek-a-boo. Search the pages to see where she’s hiding. Savage, Stephen. TEN ORANGE PUMPKINS. 10 orange pumpkins, fresh off the vine...what happens to them all? Read this fun Halloween counting book and find out!
ONE, TWO, THREE...JUMP!
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Head, Shoulders, Bees and Toes Monster Pokey (Sung to: “The Hokey Pokey”) You put your claws in, You take your claws out, You put your claws in And shake them all about. You do the wild rumpus And you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about! Other Verses: Replace claws with fangs, horns, tail, big hairy feet, and the whole monster self. You Are My Monster (Sung to: “You Are My Sunshine”) You are my monster, My only monster. You make me happy, When I am sad. You never know dear, How much I love you. Please don't take My monster away!
Five Little Monsters Five little monsters Sleeping in my bed. One crawled out From under my spread. I called to Mama And Mama said, "No more monsters Sleeping in your bed!" Continue until there are no little monsters left, then say: No little monsters Sleeping in my bed. None crawling out From under my spread. I called to Mama And Mama said, "There are no more monsters, Go to bed!"
Mr. Turkey Mr. Turkey’s tail is big and wide (Spread fingers wide). He swings it when he walks (Move fingers around). His neck is long (Stand on tiptoes and stretch neck and head up), His chin is red (Stroke chin), And he gobbles when he talks (Make beak with hand and gobble).
In response to this question, Mayo Clinic’s “Healthy Living” webpage posted the following response by Jay L. Hoecker, M.D., on April 6, 2013:
child an opportunity to bond.”
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe One, two, Buckle my shoe, Three, four, Shut the door, Five, six, Pick up sticks, Seven, eight, Lay them straight, Nine, ten, A big fat hen!
Baby Bees Sign Language Enhances Development Baby sign language has been encouraged in the media and by many parenting sources, as a way to enhance a baby’s ability to communicate sooner. However, parents and pediatricians have reported mixed results. So this begs the question: Is teaching baby sign language worthwhile?
“Limited research suggests that baby sign language might give a typically developing child a way to “Baby sign language—when babies communicate several months use modified gestures earlier than those who only use from American Sign vocal communication. This might Language—can be an help ease frustration between ages effective communication 8 months and 2 years—when tool. Teaching and children begin to know what they practicing baby sign want, need, and feel but don’t language also can be fun necessarily have the verbal skills to and give you and your express themselves.” Continued on page 11...
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Bee Crafty! Counting and Sorting What you’ll need: Colorful manipulatives such as M&Ms, Skittles, Fruit Loops, buttons, beads, etc. Paper plate Pen/pencil Paper Have fun -- count them, sort by color (and make a bar graph), create a pattern or a picture.
Read COUNT! by Denise Fleming
A Leaf Family What you’ll need: Colorful leaves Construction paper Googly eyes Marker Glue Go for a walk outside and collect many colorful leaves of various types. Glue your leaves onto construction paper, then add googly eyes, noses, and mouths. Read LEAF MAN by Lois Ehlert.
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Bee Crafty! Say Boo!
What you’ll need: White construction paper White crepe paper Glue Scissors Transfer the outline above onto a piece of white construction paper. Add any ghostly effects you wish, then cut it out. Also cut various lengths of white crepe paper streamers and glue these to the bottom of your ghost. For a hilarious book to go with your ghost, check out BOO! by Joe Fenton. Great Ideas for Child Care Providers from the Farmington Community Library
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Bee Crafty! Monster Treats What you’ll need: Pretzels (mini twist) Candy melts Edible candy eyes Baking sheet Oven
Place the pretzels in a single layer on a baking sheet. Top each pretzel with a candy melt. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes or less to barely soften the candy melts. Pull the tray out of the oven and immediately place an eye in the center of each melt. Let cool. Done! Idea from pinkpeppermintprints.com
Sensory Monsters What you’ll need: Play dough Googly eyes Randomly stick eyes into the center of a ball of play dough and let the child mold many surprising monsters from it. Idea from MamaSmiles.com
Read GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER! by Ed Emberley
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Bee Crafty! Monster Stick Puppets What you’ll need: Craft sticks Googly eyes Foam shapes Ribbon Letter stickers or foam letters Glue This is an open-ended project. Have children glue craft sticks to foam shapes, use the decorations to create their own unique monsters, and put their names on the sticks. If children need help with spelling, write their names on the sticks so they can look for matching letters to stick on or glue over what you have written. Idea from ToddlerApproved.com
Monster Feet What you’ll need: Identical tissue boxes Colored paper Crepe paper or tissue paper cut into smaller pieces Feathers Drawing or printout of giant toes Glue Scissors Wrap the boxes with brightly colored paper, then cut openings in them to fit the children’s feet. Let students color the toes, glue them on the boxes, add other decorations, put their monster feet on, and stomp around.
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Bee Crafty! Big Green Monster
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Bee Crafty! Counting Puzzles What you’ll need: 10 Popsicle sticks Masking or painters tape Paint, crayons or markers Line up sets of 10 Popsicle sticks and tape them together at the top and bottom to create a stable surface for students to draw or paint pictures on. Over each finished picture, number the sticks from 1-10. Then flip the picture over and paint or color a stripe entirely across the back, using a different color for each set so you will know what belongs together. Remove the tape, jumble the sticks, and let kids play with their new puzzles! Idea from PowerfulMothering.com
Number Rubbings What you’ll need: Pencil Textured paper/sandpaper Number stencils Thin paper Crayons (with paper wrapping removed) Tape Cut out numbers traced from stencils on textured paper or sandpaper, then put loops of tape on the back so they can be attached to a flat surface. Ask children to place paper on top of numbers, rub across it with the side of a crayon, and watch as numerals appear. Idea from FirstPalette.com
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Bee Crafty! A Turkey with Gratitude What you’ll need: Butcher paper Construction paper in a variety of colors Stapler Glue Scissors Make a stuffed turkey torso out of butcher paper. Staple it to the center of a piece of black paper. Cut out other ‘turkey parts’ from construction paper and glue them onto the turkey. Also cut out many “feathers” from several colors of construction paper. Then each day come up with something to be grateful for and write it on a “feather.” By Thanksgiving you will have a turkey full of gratitude. Read Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes for lots of inspiration.
Early Literacy Is Child’s Play (cont.) We have been delighted with the response.
development of children in your care. Please call us or stop by to request suggestions for books or As we watch this play unfold, we realize that sharing a picture book DVDs, or inquire about a story time with a child is likewise a form of or outreach visit that meets your play. The illustrator sets the stage needs. We are delighted to be your for the play, the author weaves the early literacy partner. story, and the reader/viewer is able to participate in all of the action. Repeated readings allow a child to between the concrete objects in master new vocabulary in the book their hands and the abstract words as well as connections between the they hear and say. These play areas story and illustrations. have encouraged families to return to the library sooner for more play, The Children’s Department at the and have prompted many a child to Farmington Community Library is prepared to support you as you beg for more time at the library. guide the early literacy Busy Bee Bulletin
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Community Child Development Resources The Farmington Community Library developmental “wheels,” which provide a simple introduction to encourages adults to take ages and stages of a advantage of local child’s growth and early childhood abilities. resources if they have The Great Start questions or concerns Collaborative also about a child’s offers developmental development. These screening (for children resources are free and ages 2 months to 5 confidential. years) and professional follow-up. Early On Michigan addresses Parents can complete an online developmental delays in children questionnaire at from birth to age three. At www.greatstartforkids-oakland.org https://1800earlyon.org you can by clicking on the “Resources” tab, find information on developmental then selecting “Developmental milestones and fill out a referral Screenings.” In addition, the Great request for early intervention Start Collaborative funds preschool services. Stop by the Children’s for some children, supplies Department at the Main Library to parenting education and support, pick up one of Early On’s and gives child care providers
opportunities for professional development. We are pleased that the Early Learning Community continues to teach child development classes at the Main Library for child care providers and parents. To view classes and/or register visit: www.greatstartconnect.org.
Baby Bees (cont.) “Children who have developmental delays might benefit, too. Further research is needed, however, to determine if baby sign language promotes advanced language, literacy, or cognition.”
1,000 Words to Sign by Geoffrey S. Poor
The Farmington Community Library have sign language resources for your use. Check out one of our illustrated non-fiction books, DVDs or board books. Here are some of the most recent additions to our collection:
Signing at School: Sign Language for Kids by Kathryn Clay
American Sign Language for Kids and Adults. Volume 1, Everyday Lessons (DVD)
Babies Can Talk by Marilyn Daniels, “To begin teaching your child baby Georgia Frawley, Ken Frawley sign language, familiarize yourself Baby Signs: A Baby-Sized with signs through books, websites, Introduction to Speaking with Sign or other sources.” Language by Joy Allen
Signing Time (DVD Series) Time to Sign: Sign Language for Kids by Kathryn Clay WE SIGN: Baby Songs (DVD)
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Congratulations 2014 Farmington Reads! Contest Winners Children from area preschools and day cares really enjoyed reading THE SHAPE OF MY HEART by Mark Sperring. Some liked “the shape of the moon because [they] want to go on it.” The heart was a favorite for several reasons: “because on the front of the book the penguins have a heart on their head,” “it’s the shape you love people with,” and “I love my mom.” Youngsters were able to discuss the “different shapes and animals.” Among activities highlighted in the Farmington Reads! Booklet, children preferred “the rhymes,” “exploring the texture of shaving cream,” and “finding stones with letters and numbers hiding in the shaving cream.” Congratulations to our contest winners:
Widad Attisha from Farmington Community School Jerie Myers from Country Hills Montessori Sharon Detter from Antioch Lutheran Preschool
We look forward to next year’s Farmington Reads! Watch for it in January 2015, along with a guide book and contest entry form. Meanwhile, keep reading!
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