Teen Summer Crafts – Origami Cranes
Origami Cranes
Week 4 of Teen Summer Crafts
Fold these paper cranes! You will need:
- a square sheet of paper
Step by Step Illustrated Instructions
Story Time – July 7th 2020
Story Time – July 7th 2020
Story Time – July 7th, 2020
10:30 am ONLINE on Facebook – ages 2 to 5
We met Mr. Pig and Mr. Wolf in story time this week. They helped us act out the familiar fairy tale, “The Three Little Pigs.” See if you can remember the story, too. Print off the stick puppets from the link below, color and cut them out, and create your own puppet show!
Early Literacy Tip and Activity:
Tip
As children mature, they realize that certain behaviors cause certain responses. Having good manners means responding politely to people when they address you, and this rhyme helps children practice polite greetings.
Activity
Try acting out the fingerplay, “Two Fat Gentlemen.” Start by holding your fists behind your back with your thumbs extended. Then move your thumbs appropriately while reciting the rhyme. You may want to put small rounds sticker at the end of each thumb. You can also practice this rhyme with a friend saying, “How do you do?” to one another.
Books Presented
The Three Little Pigs
adapted by Mara Alperin
Three little pigs set off to build themselves new homes. But someone big and bad soon comes looking for a tasty piggy snack… Can the pigs outwit the wicked wolf?
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The Three Ninja Pigs
by Corey Rosen Schwartz
In this twist on “The Three Little Pigs,” Pig One and Two neglect their ninja school martial arts training and are no match for the wolf, but Pig Three’s practice and dedication saves the day. Includes glossary of Japanese martial arts terms.
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Si Le Haces una Fiesta a una Cerdita
por Laura Numeroff; traducido por Teresa Mlawer
Una cosa lleva a otra cuando le das a un cerdo una fiesta.
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If You Give a Pig a Party
by Laura Numeroff
One thing leads to another when you give a pig a party.
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Songs, Rhymes and Fingerplays
The Tail of the Pig
(sung to The Wheels on the Bus)
The tail of the pig curls round and round
Round and round, round and round
The tail of the pig curls round and round
All through the mud!
The mouth of the pig goes oink oink oink
Oink oink oink, oink oink oink
The mouth of the pig goes oink oink oink
All through the mud!
The nose of the pig goes root root root
Root root root, root root root
The nose of the pig goes root root root
All through the mud!
The hooves of the pig go run run run
Run run run, run run run
The hooves of the pig go run run run
All through the mud!
The ears of the pig go twitch twitch twitch
Twitch twitch twitch, twitch twitch twitch
The ears of the pig go twitch twitch twitch
All through the mud!
– Storytimehooligans.wordpress.com
If You’re Happy, Howl at the Moon
If you’re happy and you know it, howl at the moon,
If you’re happy and you know it, howl at the moon,
If you’re happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re happy and you know it, howl at the moon.
Aaaaaawwwooooooo!
– Sunflowerstorytime.com
Fingerplay: Two Fat Gentlemen
Met in a glen
Bowed most politely
And bowed once again
“How do you do?”
And “How do you do?”
And “How do you do?” again
“How do you do?”
And “How do you do?”
And “How do you do?” again
– Traditional
Fingerplay: Five Little Piggies
“It’s time for my piggies to go to bed,” the great big mother piggy said.
“So I will count them first to see if all my piggies came back to me.
One little piggy, two little piggies, three little piggies dear
Four little piggies, five little piggies, — yes, they’re all here!”
– Preschool Rainbow
Craft Activities
Print out this three little pigs coloring page or color online!
Create your own three little pigs puppet show with the template available below!
Additional Books
Mr. Pig’s Big Wall
by Glenn Hernández
Mr. Pig only wants to tend to his garden but his neighbor, Little Tortoise, wants him to play. Mr Pig resorts to extreme measures to ensure his privacy but it doesn’t work out like he planned…
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Suddenly!
by Colin McNaughton
Time after time, Preston the pig unknowingly outwits a hungry wolf that is trying to catch and eat him.
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Grab Lab – Hickory Dickory Water Clock
Water clocks have been used for centuries to tell time. Build your own using cardboard and cups! This week you will need:
- a long piece of cardboard
- 3 disposable cups
- 2 push pins
- a glass of water (not provided)
- a marker (not provided)
- a timer (not provided)
Once you’ve built your water clock, try these minute-to-win-it games!
Enter the Summer STEM drawing!
Enter to win STEM-themed prizes by sending us a photo of you doing one of these activities! Place the photo in the body of your email (no attachments) and send it to madisonlib.org@gmail.com. We’ll hold drawings at the end of the month!
Sign up Grab Labs
Sign up Grab Labs
Take home STEM kits for ages 6-11
UPDATE: These kits have all been taken, but you can still watch the instructional videos to follow along with your own supplies!
In place of our in-person STEM activities, we are offering these grab labs for kids ages 6-11. There are 29 kits available, so be sure to sign up and reserve yours! These kits are available for pickup in the Community Room from July 6th.
Video instructions will be posted on this website (at the Tween scene and Kids’ Corner), on YouTube, and on our Facebook page.
(Be sure to also check out our weekly take-and-make STEM kits.)
Grab Lab activities:
- Hickory Dickory Water Clock
- Ariel’s Periscope
- Hansel and Gretel’s Compass
Enter the Summer STEM drawing!
Enter to win STEM-themed prizes by sending us a photo of you doing one of these activities! Place the photo in the body of your email (no attachments) and send it to madisonlib.org@gmail.com. We’ll hold drawings at the end of the month!
Summer STEM – Film Canister Rocket
Film Canister Rocket
Week 4 of Summer STEM from Your Library Watch the Instruction VideoWatch the Slow Motion VideoLearn about Newton’s 3rd Law with these film canister rockets! Do this activity with an accompanying adult.
You will need antacid tablets and a film canister.
- In an OUTDOOR place, put one antacid tablet in the film canister. Do the next steps quickly:
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2. Add a tsp of water. Put the lid on tightly and put the canister cap side down on the ground.
3. STEP BACK AT LEAST SIX FEET.
4. About ten seconds later, the film canister will launch! If it does not launch, wait 30+ seconds before examining. Usually the cap is not on tight enough.
Enter the Summer STEM drawing!
Enter to win STEM-themed prizes by sending us a photo of you doing one of these activities! Place the photo in the body of your email (no attachments) and send it to madisonlib.org@gmail.com. We’ll hold drawings at the end of the month!
Teen Summer Crafts – Dragon Eggs
Dragon Eggs
Week 3 of Teen Summer CraftsMake these incredible dragon eggs! You will need:
- 150-200 thumb tacks
- styrofoam egg
- desired color(s) of fingernail polish
Story Time – June 30, 2020
Story Time – June 30, 2020
Story Time – June 30, 2020
10:30 am ONLINE on Facebook – ages 2 to 5
Has your child seen the giant beanstalk here in the library? We grew one in story time, too! Jack and the Beanstalk is a great story to talk about the things that a seed needs to grow, and it’s not just magic! There are also seeds like kindness, or anger, which will also grow if we feed them. Try some of the activities and books below with your child to see what kind of seeds you can grow.
Early Literacy Tip and Activity:
Tip
Some Nursery Rhymes help children develop narrative skills. Those skills will later help them understand what they read. Giving children aids, like flannel board pieces, help them to remember the sequence of a story and makes it easier for them to retell the story in the correct order. Try this at home!
Activity
Print off and cut out Jack and the Beanstalk flannel pieces. Velcro or magnet tape makes it easy to place them on a board, or you can tape them to a straw. Then read Jack and the Beanstalk with your child from a book or online, and have them retell the story in their own words using the flannel pictures as a prompt.
Books Presented
Jack and the Beanstalk
adapted by Mara Alperin
When Jack climbs up an enormous beanstalk, he discovers a giant’s castle high up in the clouds. But the giant like to eat little boys … How will Jack ever escape?
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From Seed to Plant
by Gail Gibbons
Explores the intricate relationship between seeds and the plants which they produce.
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Seeds
by Carme Lemniscates
Seeds harbor immense potential. Like seeds, we can cultivate and nurture something wonderful.
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We Are Growing!
by Laurie Keller
Walt is not the tallest or the curliest or the pointiest or even the crunchiest. A confounded blade of grass searches for his ‘est’ in this hilarious story about growing up.
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Songs, Rhymes and Fingerplays
If You’re Jack and You Know it
If you’re Jack and you know it climb the beanstalk
If you’re Jack and you know it grab the hen (ba-kaw!)
If you’re Jack and you know it run away
If you’re Jack and you know it use your axe (chop chop!)
If you’re Jack and you know it take a rest
– Librarybonanza.com
Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill,
One named Jack and the other named Jill
Fly away Jack, fly away Jill,
Come back Jack and come back Jill!
– Pasadena-library.net
Here is a Giant
Here is a giant who is tall, tall, tall.
And here is an elf who is small, small small.
The elf who is small will try, try, try
To reach the giant who is high, high, high.
– Storytimesecrets.blogspot.com
The Grand Old Duke of York
The Grand Old Duke of York
The Grand Old Duke of York
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And marched them down again!
And when they’re up, they’re up.
And when they’re down, they’re down.
And when they’re only half-way up,
They’re neither up nor down!
He marched them to the left
He marched them to the right.
He marched them to the top of the hill
And marched them out of sight.
– Traditional
Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed (hold up five fingers)
One grew (hold up one finger)
Two grew (hold up two fingers)
And so did the rest (hold up the rest of your fingers)
They grew and they grew and they did not stop (open and shut hands)
Until one day, the pod went pop! (clap hands together on pop)
Craft Activities
Print out this Jack and the Beanstalk coloring page or color online!
This craft is a fun combination of a fairy tale and science experiment! It’s a great opportunity to teach children about what plants need in order to grow.
Count magic beans in this fun math activity!
Additional Books
There’s a Hole in my Garden
by James Stewart
A little boy shows what happens when he drops larger and larger objects, both in terms of size and imagination, down a mysterious hole that grows throughout the year in his garden.
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So You Want to Grow a Taco?
by Bridget Heos
A young boy learns about the many ingredients needed to make a taco, including how to grow corn and make tortillas.
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A Bean, a Stalk, and a Boy Named Jack
by William Joyce
A magic bean and an ordinary boy solve a royal problem for King Blah Blah Blah.
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Stinky Jack and the Beanstalk
by Steve Smallman
Learn the importance of being clean with this hilarious story about smelly Jack!
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Summer STEM – Parachute Knight
Experiment with air resistance by making parachutes!
You will need string, a straw, a sandwich bag and/or coffee filter, and a toy figure.
- Pull one of the strings through the straw. Cut off the zipper portion of the bag.
- Reach into the bag and pull both bottom corners in so they’re inside the bag.
- Tie an end of the string to each bottom corner of the bag.
- Pull the next string through the straw. Tie the ends to the knight.
Enter the Summer STEM drawing!
Enter to win STEM-themed prizes by sending us a photo of you doing one of these activities! Place the photo in the body of your email (no attachments) and send it to madisonlib.org@gmail.com. We’ll hold drawings at the end of the month!
Teen Summer Crafts – Harry Potter Bookmarks
Harry Potter Bookmarks
Week 2 of Teen Summer CraftsColor these Hogwarts bookmarks. Don’t forget the tassle! You will need:
- printed bookmark template (preferably on cardstock)
- yarn
- contact paper