Community Helper Week
Literature: Read –On My Street– by Eve Merriam
Hint – When reading be aware of the children–s interest. Stop before they get tired. After finishing the book discuss neighbors and what they do to help the community. The children will enjoy pointing out familiar places and people in your neighborhood.
Art: Using dress-up clothes, role play what each community helper does.
Physical Exercise: Take a walk around the block or community and discuss your area.
Social/Emotional Bake: Make no-bake cookies and take some to the fire department, doctor–s clinic, or someone the children want to thank for helping the community.
Social/Emotional: Make large –Thank You– cards for special community helpers.
HIBERNATION
Ask Your Librarian for –Me & My Bear–. This book captures young toddlers with their favorite teddy bears. Margaret Miller uses bright colors & bold pictures. Children will enjoy turning the pages and talking to the babies. This book shows kids playing peekaboo, hugging, sharing secrets and falling asleep with their teddy bears.
SNOW
Watch Lilly and Her Snowman - a gret idea to video tape your students in the snow.
Ask Your Librarian for Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton
Young children love the story of Katy, a big red crawler tractor who saves the day when a huge snowstorm hits the city. With her big snow plow on, Katy responds to cries of "Help!" from the police chief, the doctor, the superintendent of the water department, the fire chief and others with "Follow me," and plows the streets to their destinations. The repetition in the story and the appealing illustrations make this picture book a favorite with three- to six-year-olds.