Drawing Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime and Craft: November 8th and November 10th, 2012

For this story time program, the stories and craft revolved around drawing. The craft was illustrating a book of blank pages with markers. The books were pre-made; we had a library volunteer make a ton of blank books for Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros. While hers were fancier, the box of books also had a few remnants of books someone else had made using computer paper, construction paper, a stapler, and colored masking tape. Check out my directions for making the books below the story time program plans. (I will add photos soon.)

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Drawing
Literacy Skill: Arts/Self-Esteem

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

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Dando su hijo papel y colores, marcadores, o lápizes, aunque sólo pueden hacer garabatos, es el principio de la escritura temprana. Toma mucha coordinación para aprender a escribir. Garabateando y dibujando son los primeros pasos para escribir. Poniendo el trabajo de su hijo en el refrigerador o en otro lugar de la casa demuestra lo orgulloso que estas de su hijo.

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

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Pinta Ratones/Ellen Stoll Walsh

Activity song: Hola Amigo/Dr. Jean en Español (Ole! Ole! Ole!)

Fingerplay: Al Subir Una Montaña

2nd story: Elmer/David McKee

Standing fingerplay: Dibuja un círculo grande. Dibuja un círculo mediano. Dibuja un círculo pequeño. Ahora, cuéntalos: uno, dos, tres.

3-D story: Gatita: Un cuento de contar y dibujar
*Here is the link to the story I used: http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/PetKittyDrawandTell.htm

4th story: El Artista Que Pintó un Caballo Azul/Eric Carle

Instrument song: De Colores/José-Luis Orozco (De Colores) *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Castillo Azul/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años de Cri-Cri)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Drawing
Literacy Skill: Arts/Self-Esteem

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: Dando a su hijo papel y colores, marcadores, o lápizes, aunque sólo pueden hacer garabatos, es el principio de la escritura temprana. Toma mucha coordinación para aprender a escribir. Garabateando y dibujando son los primeros pasos para escribir. Poniendo el trabajo de su hijo en el refrigerador o en otro lugar de la casa demuestra lo orgulloso que estas de su hijo. Giving your child paper and crayons, markers, or pencils, even if they can only scribble, is the beginning of early writing. It takes a lot of coordination to learn to write. Scribbling and drawing are the first steps for learning to write. Putting your child's work on the refrigerator or in another place in the house shows how proud you are of your child.

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

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: El Artista Que Pintó un Caballo Azul/Eric Carle

Activity song: The Way We Do It/Greg and Steve (Kids in Action)

Fingerplay: Houses

2nd story: Elmer/David McKee

Standing fingerplay: Dibuja un círculo grande. Dibuja un círculo mediano. Dibuja un círculo pequeño. Ahora, cuéntalos: uno, dos, tres.

3-D story: Gatita: Un cuento de contar y dibujar
 *Here is the link to the story I used: http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/PetKittyDrawandTell.htm

4th story: Mouse Paint/Ellen Stoll Walsh

Instrument song: De Colores/José-Luis Orozco (De Colores) *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Mary Wore Her Red Dress/Raffi (Everything Grows)

The Craft: Illustrating a Book
You'll need:
-Computer paper
-Construction paper
-Staplers
-Masking tape (any color)

What to do:
1). The Cover
-Fold a piece of construction paper longways (hot dog style).
-Cut at the crease.
-Now you have two book covers.

2). The Pages
-Fold about 5-7 piece of computer paper longways (hot dog style)
-Cut at the crease.
-Now you have pages for two sets of books

3). Placing the Pages Inside the Cover
-Place one set of the pages on top of a book cover.
-Now fold  the pages and cover in half hamburger style.
-Now the pages should be inside the book cover.

4). Binding the Pages Inside the Cover
-With the book closed, staple the left edge with two or three staples to "bind" the book.
-Place a piece of masking tape over the staples to protect little fingers and prevent scratches on furniture, etc.

(I don't have pictures showing the steps above, but below are pictures of the finished product.)

Instructions for the kids:

Draw and then tell your parents/caregiver(s) what you've drawn. (This is a good way to develop narrative skills.)