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Saturday, January 23, 2016

School Age Storytime–Bears & Snow

Storytime presented the week after the 2016 Caldecott Awards were announced on the day preceding the blizzard of 2016.

Opened with the 2016 Caldecott Winner:
Finding Winnie: the True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear (Winnie-the-Pooh) by Lindsay Mattick, illustrated by Sophie Blackall

Song/Stretch: Boots, Jacket, Scarf & Hat (for lyrics to this and other songs used in this program, see: http://carolsimonlevin.blogspot.com/2015/01/singalong-winters-day.html)

Toys Meet Snow by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky – pointed out 6-sided snowflakes, booktalked another Caldecott winner Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated by Mary Azarian

Song/Stretch: I’m a Little Snowman

Snowballs by Lois Ehlert (had kids look at the collage art – possible art project or inspiration for their own snowfolks this weekend)

Song/flannel: In the Freezer by Joe Scruggs

Coming full circle to another bear story --  an environmental cautionary tale:
The Last Polar Bear by Lindsay George, illustrated by Wendall Minor

ended with an indoor snowball fight – directions: http://carolsimonlevin.blogspot.com/2014/01/let-it-snow-winter-storytimecraft-ages.html

(Some groups also heard Snowmen at Night – Caralyn & Mark Buehner (mentioned another great story of a snowman at night made into a beautiful video: Raymond Brigg’s The Snowman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dYQNAl48E0), Frosty the Snowman illustrated by Richard Cowdrey, and/or Trouble with Trolls – Jan Brett, Blizzard by John Rocco didn’t arrive in time.)

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Bedm K-2 1/2016

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