- Nothing takes my breath away, the way the sky does, in this case storytime was all about our beautiful night sky.
I’ll try my very best to hightlight which points of the Every Child Ready to Read guidelines I’ve used or plan to highlight with a particular story and/or song.
Books Read:
Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
A wonderful story about a kittens adventure of trying to touch the moon, believing it to be a delicious bowl of milk.
Cabbage Moon by Jan Wahl
I love this story! It’s also a nice visual aid to point out the phases of the moon. In this story Princess Adelgitha loves the cabbage moon, but soon it is stolen away by the heartless villan Lorenzo Squink . What will Princess Adelgitha do without her precious Cabbage Moon?
The Little Moon Princess by YJ Lee
The “jewel” in this story is the beautiful artwork created by the author. This is a story of a the lonely moon princess who throws her jewels to the sky so she’ll no longer have to live in darkness.
The Story of the Milky Way: A Cherokee Tale by Joseph Bruchac
Great story and great artwork. A retelling of how the milky way came to be. I used this chance for the kids to become a part of the story. I gave each student a rattler or bell, and when the time came had them shake like crazy to join the characters in scaring away the great spirit dog. (Lot’s of fun, but don’t expect to read another story after that!)
♫♫♫Songs and Action Play:♫♫♫
Climb Aboard the Space Ship
Climb aboard the spaceship, we’re going to the moon. Hurry and get ready, we’re going to blast off soon. Put on your helments, and buckle up real tight. Here comes the count down. Let’s count down with all our might.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1- BLAST OFF!
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are.
Craft Project: Chalk Moon
Supplies: black constrction paper, glittery star stickers, erasers and outer space stencils.
Instructions: Have each child draw a half circle at the bottom of their paper with chalk and fill it in. Then erase little circles within the larger one to create moon craters. Then they can decorate the picture as desired with stars and other space matter.
