Listservs, Luminarias, and Latino Kids' Books

I'm a member of REFORMA, and I have to admit that while sometimes I might get a little overwhelmed keeping up with the content through Google Groups, I do appreciate the commitment some members have in posting. ;-) In any case, I'm cleaning out my inbox with all the postings I kept that I meant to post to the blog.

Back in August, someone posted about some wonderful librarians who call themselves Luminarias (luminaries) as they guide bilingual (Spanish-English) children to books that are representative of their heritage and feature Hispanic children in illustrations (as a mixed heritage person who is pale, this is is a bit suspect, but, in general, I do agree that there aren't many other colors in most children's books). I was very fortunate to work in a library that paid particular attention to Spanish and bilingual books, and although I no longer work in children's services, I'm excited to provide some more resources for those library professionals looking for more ideas:

http://education.kera.org/librarians-in-search-of-books-for-latino-kids/#more-2338

http://latinoedbeat.org/2013/08/14/librarians-create-bilingual-reading-list/
Latino Ed Beat is a great blog!

Pigs Spanish Story Time: March 21st and March 23rd, 2013

I was sick on March 23rd, so I didn't actually do the bilingual program. A colleague from another branch came to sub for me, so I could attend my sister's wedding shower, so she used the bilingual program outline as a guide for that program.

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Pigs
Literacy Skill: Print Motivation 

Walk-in song: Queremos Bailar/Dan Zanes and Friends (House Party)

Welcoming comments

Literacy Tip: Asegúrese de hacer un tiempo especial para leer cada día con sus hijos.

Activity song:  Las Ruedas del Camión/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos) 

Fingerplay: Ábranlas, Ciérrenlas

1st story: Cerditos/Audrey Wood

Activity song: Si Estás Feliz y lo Sabes/Sarah Barchas (¡Todos, Listos, Canten!)

Fingerplay: Dos Manitas, Diez Deditos

2nd story: El Chiquero/Mark Teague

Standing fingerplay: El Nido de Abejas

3-D story: El Día de Campo de Don Chanco (The Pigs' Picnic)/Keiko Kasza *book prop

4th story: Uno, Dos, Tres. ¡Dime Quién Es!/Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy

Instrument song: Sun Sun Sun Ba Ba E/Colibri (En el Lejano Bosque) *with rhythm sticks

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Cochinitos Dormilones/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (Homenaje a Cri Cri)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Pigs
Literacy Skill: Print Motivation 

Walk-in song: Have Some Fun Today/Imagination Movers (Eight Feet)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Make sure to make a daily special reading time with your children. Asegúrese de hacer un tiempo especial para leer cada día con sus hijos.

Activity song:  Las Ruedas del Camión/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos)  

Fingerplay: Ábranlas, Ciérrenlas

1st story: Cerditos/Audrey Wood

Activity song: Hands are for Clapping/Jim Gill (Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes)

Fingerplay: This Little Piggy 

2nd story: Is it Bedtime, Wibbly Pig?/Mike Inkpen

Standing fingerplay: Cinco Monitos

3-D story: El Día de Campo de Don Chanco (The Pigs' Picnic)/Keiko Kasza *book prop

4th story: Peek-a-Moo/Marie Torres Cimarusti

Instrument song: Sun Sun Sun Ba Ba E/Colibri (En el Lejano Bosque) *with rhythm sticks

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Eight Little Piggies in a Row/Raffi (Everything Grows)

Safari Spanish and Bilingual Story Times: March 14th and 16th, 2013

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

Walk-in song: El Reino del Revés/Botafogo (Putumayo: Latin Playground)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: El lenguaje de canciones infantiles y libros es diferente al idioma de la conversación. Las rimas y libros aveces tienen una o dos palabras desconocidas, palabras que los niños no oyen en la conversación regular. Un amplio vocabulario ayuda a los niños a entender lo que oyen y lo que van a leer más tarde. Recuerde, no sustituyen las palabras, explicalas.

Activity song:  Pimpón/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos) 

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: Veloz Como el Grillo/Audrey Wood

Activity song: Tu Ti Ta/Dr. Jean en Español (Ole! Ole! Ole!)

Fingerplay: Ábranlas, Ciérrenlas

2nd story: Marco Flamenco en la Jungla/Sheila Jenkins

Standing fingerplay: Cinco Monitos

3-D story: Leopardo y los Monos Ruidosos/Giulo Maestro *props/puppets

Poem: "Mismo Destino Verde" (Animalario del Iguazú)/Francisco X. Alarcón

4th story: En Safari/Claire Watts

Instrument song: Veo, Veo/Tatiana (¡Vamos a Jugar!) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Todo el Mundo Come Banana/Charlotte Diamond ( Todo el Mundo Come Banana)

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

Walk-in song: Have Some Fun Today/Imagination Movers (Eight Feet)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: The language of nursery rhymes and books is different than the language of conversation. Rhymes and books often have one of two unusual words, ones that childre don't hear in regular conversation. Having a large vocabulary helps children understand what they hear and what they will later read. Remember, don't replace words, explain them. El lenguaje de canciones infantiles y libros es diferente al idioma de la conversación. Las rimas y libros aveces tienen una o dos palabras desconocidas, palebras qye los niños no oyen en la conversación regular. Un amplio vocabulario ayuda a los niños a etender lo que oyen y lo que van a leer más tarde. Recuerde, no sustituyen las palabras, explicalas.

Activity song:  Pimpón/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos)  

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: Veloz Como el Grillo/Audrey Wood

Activity song: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes/The Learning Station (Here We Go Loopty Loo and Songs to Make You Move)

Fingerplay: Five Little Monkeys

2nd story: Marco Flamingo in the Jungle/Sheila Jenkins

Standing fingerplay: Cinco Monitos

3-D story: Leopardo y los Monos Ruidosos/Giulo Maestro *props/puppets

 4th story: Safari Animals/Simms Taback

Instrument song:  Veo, Veo/Tatiana (¡Vamos a Jugar!) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Animal Dance/Wendee (Animal Dance and Other Silly Songs)

Dr. Seuss/Fish Spanish and Bilingual Story Times and Craft: March 7th and 9th, 2013

Last year, I learned the hard way about using Dr. Seuss in story time settings. I actually attempted four stories with some adaptations for length, but it was still horribly long. For this year's Dr. Seuss celebration, my game plan was to use one of the shorter Dr. Seuss stories and/or clip back pages and use it as inspiration for the theme. After looking through some of the Spanish options, I settled on One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and selected other "fish" stories. For One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, I skipped every other two page spread, which really helped with length and didn't take away from the silly shenanigans since it's the kind of story that doesn't have to be read page by page. (When I adapt stories, I also make sure to tell the audience that if they check out such and such book, it might not be exactly the same as the way I read or told the story.)

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Dr. Seuss/Fish
Literacy Skill: Print Awareness

Walk-in song: La Fiesta/Tatiana (Serie Millennium, disc 1)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Cuando usted lee un libro con su hijo, ponga su dedo debajo de las palabras para que sepan que usted está leyendo las palabras--no los dibujos. Señalando letras y las palabras le permite saber a los niños que la palabra escrita es útil.

Activity song:  Pimpón/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos) 

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: Clic, Clac, Plif, Plaf/Doreen Cronin

Activity song: Un Pulpito/Charlotte Diamond (Soy Una Pizza)

Fingerplay: Riquirrín y Riquirrán

2nd story: Un Pez, Dos Peces, Pez Rojo, Pez Azul/Dr. Seuss

Standing fingerplay: La Cafetera

3-D story: El Pez Arco Iris (The Rainbow Fish)/Marcus Pfister *book prop

4th story: Un Cuento Curioso de Colores *big book

Instrument song: Todos Mis Juguetes/Colibri (En el Lejano Bosque) *with rhythm sticks

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Cochecito de Música/Francisco Gabilondo Soler ( Cri Cri 100 Años, disc 2)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Dr. Seuss/Fish
Literacy Skill: Print Awareness

Walk-in song: Have Some Fun Today/Imagination Movers (Eight Feet)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: When you read a book to your child, put your finger under the words, so that they know you are reading words--not pictures. Pointing out letters and words lets children know that written words are useful. Cuando usted lee un libro con su hijo, ponga su dedo debajo de las palabras para que sepan que usted está leyendo las palabras--no los dibujos. Señalando letras y las palabras le permite saber a los niños que la palabra escrita es útil.

Activity song:  Pimpón/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos)  

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: Clic, Clac, Plif, Plaf/Doreen Cronin

Activity song: Octopus/Charlotte Diamond (10 Carrot Diamond)

Fingerplay: I'm a Little Teapot 

2nd story: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish/Dr. Seuss

Standing fingerplay: Riquirrín y Riquirrán

3-D story: El Pez Arco Iris (The Rainbow Fish)/Marcus Pfister *book prop

4th story: Ten Little Fish/Audrey Wood

Instrument song: Todos Mis Juguetes/Colibri (En el Lejano Bosque) *with rhythm sticks

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: The Unbirthday Song/Sharon, Lois, & Bram (The Elephant Party)

The Craft: Fishbowl of Color

For the craft, I sent kids home with a sandwich baggie with ten little fish (every bag had 10 fish: two red, purple, blue, green, and yellow fish, so no one could argue) and a cut-out of a fishbowl. I just hand drew it on white construction paper and had a volunteer use it as a template, but there are plenty of coloring pages online that could be used instead. I cut little fish with a die-cut available at the library. I did discover that my local media center for teachers in my county (and county librarians and library assistants) have a big die-cut of a fish bowl. Next time! 

You'll need:
-white construction paper (cut in fishbowl shape)

-tiny fish (cut in a variety of colors; my library happened to have a die-cut for tiny fish)

-I sent the kids home with the craft, but you could provide glue sticks or white glue in small containers with a coffee stirrer or Q-tip to use for dipping after your program to have the children glue their fish. 

Instructions for the kids:
-Glue your fish! Count them! Name the colors! 

Kitties Spanish and Bilingual Story Time: February 28th and March 2nd, 2013

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Kitties
Literacy Skill: Letter Knowledge

Walk-in song: La Risa de las Vocales/Tatiana (¡Vamos a Jugar!)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Hoy, vamos a enfocarnos en las letras. ¿Cual animal es este? (Enseñe el peluche de un gato.) ¡Gato! ¿Con ual letra empieza la palabra gato? ¡G! (Enseñe la letra "G".) Ahora, vamos a dibujarla con nuestro dedo mágico.

Activity song:  Pimpón/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos) 

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: Si Le Das un Pastelito a un Gato/Laura Numeroff

Activity song: Tu Ti Ta/Dr. Jean en Español (Ole, Ole, Ole!)

Fingerplay: La Rana y el Sapo

2nd story: Gordito, Gordón, Gato Galano (Fat, Fat Calico Cat)/Donald Charles

Standing fingerplay: El Nido de Abejas

3-D story: ¿Quién Dijo 'Miau'? (Who Said Meow?)/Maria Polushkin *props/puppets

4th story: Tento y Su Amigo/Ricardo Alcántara 

*The link is to the book on Amazon. It has yet to be added to Goodreads. The story is about a dog who is friends with a cat, but then is ridiculed by the other dogs in the neighborhood. He listens to their advice, but then finds that he misses his friend. 

Instrument song: Ere y Erre/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Jota de la "J"/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (Cri Cri 100 Años, disc 1)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Kitties
Literacy Skill: Letter Knowledge

Walk-in song: Time to Sing/Raffi (One Light One Sun)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Today, we're focusing on letters. What animal is this? (Show stuffed animal of a cat.) Cat! What letter does cat start with? C! (Show the letter "C".) And does anyone know how to say cat in Spanish? ¡Gato! Gato starts with the letter...? G! (Show the letter "G.) How do you say "G" in Spanish? ¡G! Hoy, vamos a enfocarnos en las letras. (Enseñe el peluche de un gato.) ¿Como se dice gato en ingles? Cat! ¿Con cual letra empieza la palabra cat? ¡C! (Enseñe la letra "C".) ¿Y en español? ¡G! (Enseñe la letra "G." Enseñe el peluche de un gato otra vez.) ¿Cual animal es este otra vez? ¡Gato! ¡Y con cual letra empieza? ¡G!

Activity song:  Pimpón/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos)  

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: Si Le Das un Pastelito a un Gato/Laura Numeroff

Activity song: Toe Leg Knee/Jim Gill (Jim Gill Sings Do Re Mi on His Toe Leg Knee)

Fingerplay: Sing the ABC song!

2nd story: Three Little Kittens/Marilyn Janovitz

Standing fingerplay: El Nido de Abejas

3-D story: ¿Quién Dijo 'Miau'? (Who Said Meow?)/Maria Polushkin *props/puppets

4th story: Catastrophe Cat at the Zoo/Dennis Panek

Instrument song: Ere y Erre/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: "A" You're Adorable/Sharon, Lois, & Bram (Great Big Hits)

Ducks and Rain Spanish and Bilingual Story Time: February 21st and February 23rd, 2013

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Ducks and Rain 
Literacy Skill: Singing/Phonological Awareness

Walk-in song: Gotita de Amor/Tatiana (Serie Millennium, disc 1)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Cantando canciones tradicionales, como "La Araña Pequeñita" y "Que Llueva, Que Llueva," es una buen manera de apreciar cultura y practicar los sonidos en las palabras. Sabiendo los diferentes sonidos ayudará a su hijo cuando empieza a aprender a leer. 

Activity song:  Pimpón/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos) 

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: ¡Ven Aquí, Daisy!/Jane Simmons 

Activity song: Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya 

Fingerplay: La Araña Pequeñita

2nd story: Pato Va en Bici/David Shannon

Standing fingerplay: Pon Tu Dedo En

3-D story: Un Hongo el la Lluvia (Mushroom in the Rain)/Mirra Ginsburg *flannel board

4th story: Cuaquito/Lauren Thompson 

Instrument song: Que Llueva, Que Llueva & Es Un Día Lluvioso/Charlotte Diamond (Todo el Mundo Come Banana) *with bells 

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Llueve/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años Cri-Cri) 

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Ducks and Rain 
Literacy Skill: Singing/Phonological Awareness

Walk-in song: Have Some Fun Today/Imagination Movers (Eight Feet)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Singing traditional songs, like "The Itsy Bitsy Spider," "Rain, Rain, Go Away," and "It's Raining, It's Pouring," is a good way to appreciate culture and practice the sounds in words. Knowing the different sounds in words will help your child when learning how to read. Cantando canciones tradicionales, como "La Araña Pequeñita" y "Que Llueva, Que Llueva," es una buen manera de apreciar cultura y practicar los sonidos en las palabras. Sabiendo los diferentes sonidos ayudará a su hijo cuando empieza a aprender a leer. 

Activity song:  Pimpón/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos) 

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: ¡Ven Aquí, Daisy!/Jane Simmons 

Activity song: Six Little Ducks/Raffi (More Singable Songs)

Fingerplay: Clap 2, 3, 4

2nd story: In the Rain With Baby Duck/Amy Hest

Standing fingerplay: La Araña Pequeñita and Rain, Rain, Go Away

3-D story: Un Hongo el la Lluvia (Mushroom in the Rain)/Mirra Ginsburg *flannel board 

4th story: Duckie's Rainbow/Frances Barry 

Instrument song: Que Llueva, Que Llueva & Es Un Día Lluvioso/Charlotte Diamond (Todo el Mundo Come Banana) *with bells 

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Leaky Umbrella/Jim Gill (Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes)

Valentine's Day (Love and Friendship) Spanish and Bilingual Story Time and Crafts: February 14th and 16th, 2013

This was a fun program, with an accompanying craft. See the bottom of my post for the crafts--a toilet paper tube butterfly and foam heart finger puppets. 

I made the felt cloud with the hearts raining down (below) to use with the props available to tell The Day It Rained Hearts. Before, we just had hearts that we would put on the felt board itself. I like this much better! It was also super easy to make--pencil a cloud shape on white felt and cut it out. Cut some yarn for the rain (the library actually had white/silver yarn!) and glue it to the back of the cloud with tacky glue (I'm sure there are other methods for attaching the yarn to the cloud). I cut out hearts from red felt and glued them to the pieces of yarn. I also glued another heart to the back in case the yarn got turned around and revealed the unfinished bits. 

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Valentine's Day (Love and Friendship)
Literacy Skill: Crafts

Walk-in song: Gotita de Amor/Tatiana (Serie Millennium, disc 1)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Haciendo manualidades ayuda desarrollar los músculos de las manos en los niños. 

Activity song:  La Tía Mónica/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos) 

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: Mi Amigo Gorila/Atsuko Morozumi

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

Fingerplay: Pretendiendo 

2nd story: Un Amigo Deveras Maravilloso/Suzanne Bloom 

Standing fingerplay: Dos Manitas, Diez Deditos

3-D story: El Día Que Llovió Corazones (The Day It Rained Hearts)/Felicia Bond *with props

4th story: Juanito el Cariñoso/Lee Merrill Byrd

Instrument song: Cielito Lindo/Colibri (En el Lejano Bosque) *with scarves

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Te Quiero/Barney 

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Valentine's Day (Love and Friendship) 
Literacy Skill: Crafts 

Walk-in song: Have Some Fun Today/Imagination Movers (Eight Feet)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Making crafts help children develop hand muscles. Haciendo manualidades ayuda desarrollar los músculos de las manos en los niños. 

Activity song:  La Tía Mónica/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos)  

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: Un Amigo Deveras Maravilloso/Suzanne Bloom 

Activity song: Bodies 1, 2, 3/Peter & Ellen Allard (Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It!, vol. 2)

Fingerplay: Thumbkin

2nd story: All Kinds of Kisses/Nancy Tafuri

Standing fingerplay: Pretendiendo

3-D story: El Día Que Llovió Corazones (The Day It Rained Hearts)/Felicia Bond *with props

 4th story: Lover Boy (Juanito el Cariñoso)/Lee Merrill Byrd

Instrument song: Cielito Lindo/Colibri (En el Lejano Bosque) *with scarves

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Blow a Kiss/Laurie Berkner (Under a Shady Tree) 

Crafts:
Heart Finger Puppets
You'll Need:
-Foam hearts with sticker backings
-Pipe cleaners cut in thirds for little fingers
-Sharpies or other permanent markers

Instructions for Kids/Families: 
1. Draw a happy face on two foam hearts.
2. Peel off the backing from the hearts
3. Put the piece of pipe cleaner between the two hearts and press them together like a sandwich.
4. Wrap the pipe cleaner around your finger to play!

Heart Butterflies
You'll Need:
-Construction paper to cut hearts (I actually used a die-cut). You'll have to tape/glue the ends of two hearts to make the wings. 
-Toiler paper tubes (I pre-wrapped mine in construction paper and attached with tape).
-Pipe cleaners cut in thirds. Then fold in half to create the antennae. 
-Markers to make a smiley face.
-Foam hearts or other things the kids can glue to the heart wings. i also had coloring crayons for kids to color the wings if they wanted.
-Tape 

Instructions for Kids/Families: 
1. Draw a happy face on the toilet paper roll tube.
2. Tape the antennae to the inside of the toilet paper tube so that they appear above the smiley face.
3. Decorate the wings (two hearts).
4. Tape the ends of two hearts together.
5. Attach the wings to the back of the toilet paper tube (behind the smiley face part).

Mo Willems' Week Spanish and Bilingual Story Time and Crafts: February 7th and 9th, 2013

Our library has a fantastic week celebrating Mo Willems during his birthday week! There were special story times all week, and Spanish and Bilingual Story Time (recently, the brand name for Story Time was changed from StoryTime to Story Time, which is why you see that change from previous plans) did not miss out since Mr. Willems has Spanish translations of Pigeon and Knuffle Bunny books! I did translate The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! as I read the story since there isn't a Spanish version.

We had wonderful crafts, including a photo "book" booth. One of my amazing colleagues made a giant We Are in a Book! book with a large square cut out so kids could pretend they were on the cover and have their picture taken. It was a hit!

See below the story time plans for some of the crafts we had during the week (the ones I have included are the ones I used for the Spanish and bilingual story time programs)! Mo Willems website has tons of fun things to do and print out, too! Check it out at: http://www.mowillems.com/

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Mo Willems 
Literacy Skill: Letter Knowledge 

Walk-in song: La Fiesta/Tatiana (Serie Millennium, disc 1)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Paloma (enseñe el peluche de Paloma) empieza con la letra ¿...? ¡"P"! Vamos a usar nuestro dedo mágico para dibujar la letra "P" en el aire. ¿Cuales otras cosas empiezan con la letra "P"? (Enseñe los peluches de un pingüino, un pato, y un perro.) 

Activity song:  Las Ruedas del Camión/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos) 

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: El Conejito  Knuffle/Mo Willems 

Activity song: Marcha de las Letras/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años Cri-Cri, disc 3)

Fingerplay: Aquí Está un Conejo

2nd story: ¡La Paloma Encuentra un Perro Caliente!/Mo Willems 

Standing fingerplay: Aplaude Con Tus Manos 

3-D story: ¡No Dejes Que la Paloma Conduzca el Autobús!/Mo Willems *with "no" sign prop

Poem: "Palomas"/Alma Flor Ada (Todo es Canción, p. 98)

4th story: ¡La Paloma Tiene Sentimientos También! (The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!)/Mo Willems 

Instrument song: Guantanamera/Omara Portuondo (Putumayo: Latin Playground) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: El Reino del Revés/Botafogo (Putumayo: Latin Playground)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Mo Willems 
Literacy Skill: Letter Knowledge 

Walk-in song: Have Some Fun Today/Imagination Movers (Eight Feet)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: (Show stuffed Pigeon) Pigeon starts with the letter...? "P"! Pigeon in Spanish is paloma, and it also starts with the letter...? "P!" Paloma (enseñe el peluche de Paloma) empieza con la letra ¿...? ¡"P! En inglés, la palabra "pigeon" quiere decir paloma. Vamos usar nuestro dedo mágico para dibujar la letra "P" en el aire. We're going to use our magic finger to draw the letter "P" in the air. ¿Cuales otras cosas empiezan con la letra "P"? What things start with the letter "P"? (Show the penguin) In Spanish, the word for penguin is pingüino, and both start with the letter "P." What are these animals (show duck and dog)? In Spanish, the word for dog is perro, and the word for duck is pato. Perro and pato start with the letter "P." 

Activity song:  Las Ruedas del Camión/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos)  

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: El Conejito  Knuffle/Mo Willems 

Activity song: I've Got Two Hands/Peter & Ellen Allard (Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It!, vol. 3)

Fingerplay: The Bee Hive 

2nd story: Pigs Make Me Sneeze!/Mo Willems 

Standing fingerplay: Aplaude Con Tus Manos

3-D story: ¡No Dejes Que la Paloma Conduzca el Autobús!/Mo Willems 

Poem: "Palomas"/Alma Flor Ada (Todo es Canción, p. 98)

4th story: The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!/Mo Willems 

Instrument song: Guantanamera/Omara Portuondo (Putumayo: Latin Playground) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Happy Birthday Waltz/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)

Crafts:
Coloring Pages (courtest of Mo Willems' website...just add crayons!)

Knuffle Bunny Masks (courtesy of Michele M.)
You'll Need:
-paper plates
-scissors
-card stock to print bunny ears on
-crayons
-craft (Popsicle) sticks
-tape or glue


Instructions: 
-We pre-cut the eye holes in the paper plates to make things easier/faster for the kids/families.

1. Color the bunny ears with crayons.
2. Cut out the ears.
3. Color the paper plate (light green for Knuffle Bunny or have the kids be as creative as they want to be with this) and draw a bunny nose and mouth.
4. Glue or tape the ears behind the paper plate so that the colored parts face out when the kids put the mask to their face.
5. Glue or tape the bottom of the paper plate to a craft (Popsicle) stick, so that it acts as a handle for the mask.

Pigeon Ps (courtesy of Amber O.V.) 
You'll Need:
-light blue construction paper
-yellow construction paper
-white crayon
-black marker
-glue stick
-letter P die-cut
-circle cutter

Instructions: 
-We had all the pieces pre-cut to make things easier/faster for the kids/families.
*Using the blue paper, cut a bunch of circles with a circle cutter (this makes Pigeon's head)
*Using the blue paper, cut out the letter P's. This makes Pigeon's body (the curve of the P makes his booty). Use the inner part of the P to  make his wing.
*Using the yellow construction paper, cut tiny yellow triangles to make Pigeon's beak.
-Now that the pieces are cut...
1. Draw Pigeon's eye on the blue circle.
2. Glue his beak to the blue circle.
3. Take the letter P and flip him upside down and over so that the curved part of the P makes Pigeon's booty.
4. Draw Pigeon's leg along the bottom.
5. Glue Pigeon's head (the circle) to his body/legs.
6. Draw Pigeon's neck ring with two lines and color the inside of it white.
7. Glue Pigeon's wing.