Storytime January 14, 2014

The joys of a winter day

"Goodbye, Mommy . . .

Here we go!

Through the door

And . . . HELLO, SNOW!"

On the morning of a fresh snowfall, a young girl bounces out of bed, scrambles into warm clothes, grabs her dad, dashes outside, and jumps right into the delights of a snowy day. Whether she's rolling a giant snowball, bumping into a new friend, or tumbling into a pile of white, her spirit and energy are hard to resist.

Playful rhyming text and exuberant watercolor illustrations full of funny antics and details reflect the enthusiasms of a snow-loving girl on this best of winter days.

A young child bundles up and discovers the delights of a snowy day.

(Overview from Barnes and Noble)

As young readers journey into the natural world, they will discover that numbers, patterns, shapes — and much more! — can be found in everyday plants and animals. What if animals and plants knew math, just like us? Would snowflakes all fall from the same height in the sky? Would otters spread themselves evenly across lakes? Would groundhogs be aware of the date? In Sizing Up Winter, the third title in the Math in Nature series, nature comes to life to help children grasp concepts of time and measurement.

(Overview from Barnes and Noble)

Literacy Extenders:

• If it is warm enough, go outside! Let your children explore in the snow.
• Get s spray bottle and put water and food coloring in it, and let your child make letters in the snow.
• Roll some miniature snowballs and make a smaller scale snowman, ask your child what order they should go in. ie: Where would you put the smallest snowball and where would you put the largest snowball.
• Make an igloo  out of marshmallows! You can use a bowl and paper plate as the base and then let your child start gluing together the structure. See Image below:

Craft:

Materials: half sheet of blue construction paper, two cotton balls, printed color sheet of a child sledding, crayons and glue.

1. Take the color sheet and cut the image of the child out.
2. Glue it on to the half sheet of blue construction paper.
3. Next let them color it.
4. Lastly give them the cotton balls to tear apart, they can then take the little pieces and glue them on to the blue construction paper as snow.