Peace Day Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: September 13th and September 15th, 2012

For these Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime programs, I collaborated with a coworker in the reference department who was hosting a workshop about peace given by Dr. Iris Haapanen of California State University Stanislaus. During the workshop, which also promoted International Peace Day, which is celebrated on September 21st, adults and children were able to make multicultural bracelets while learning about peer pressure, lack of self-confidence, and bullying. Since Dr. Haapanen's program was family-friendly and started immediately after Saturday's Bilingual StoryTime program, it was fitting that the story time revolve around the same theme.

Here is the press release for Dr. Haapanen's event: http://www.stanislauslibrary.org/pdf/press/multicultural_bracelets_sept12.pdf

For more information about International Peace Day, visit http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/)

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Peace
Literacy Skill: Vocabulary

Walk-in song: Yo Quiero/Rubén Rada (Putumayo Presents: Latin Playground)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: ¿Qué es la paz? Hoy vamos aprender los diferentes significados de la palabra "paz."

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: El Libro de la Paz (The Peace Book)/Todd Parr *Our library doesn't own the Spanish copy,  but since The Peace Book is not lengthy, it's easy to translate as one reads along.

Activity song: Juego de la Mané/Canciones Infantiles: Tic Tac

Fingerplay: Pretendiendo

2nd story: Quienquiera Que Seas/Mem Fox

Standing fingerplay: Pulgarcito

3-D story: El León y la Rata (The Lion and the Rat)/Brian Wildsmith *with props

4th story: ¡Me Gusto Como Soy!/Nancy Carlson

Instrument song: Para Que el Mundo Sea Mejor/Charlotte Diamond (Todo el Mundo Come Banana!) *with scarves

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Paz y Libertad/José-Luis Orozco (De Colores)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Peace
Literacy Skill: Vocabulary

Walk-in song: If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: What is peace? Today, we're going to learn about the different meanings of the word "peace." ¿Qué es la paz? Hoy vamos a aprender los diferentes significados de la palabra "paz."

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Quienquiera Que Seas/Mem Fox

Activity song: Tap Your Toe and Follow Me/Susan Salidor (Come and Make a Circle)

Fingerplay: Where is Thumbkin?

2nd story: The Peace Book/Todd Parr

Standing fingerplay: Pretendiendo

3-D story: El León y la Rata (The Lion and the Rat)/Brian Wildsmith *with props

4th story: Let There Be Peace On Earth, and Let It Begin With Me*/Jill Jackson

*Because the public library separates church from state, the page with references to God were clipped back. For story time purposes, I paperclip back pages with religious elements, pages that may strange illustrations (particularly if I'm asking the children to identify what the pictures are in a story), and pages that aren't essential to the narrative in order to cut down on length.

Instrument song: Para Que el Mundo Sea Mejor/Charlotte Diamond (Todo el Mundo Come Banana!) *with scarves

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: One Light, One Sun/Raffi (Evergreen Everblue)