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Welcome
to the Preschool Booknook, an informative place invoking
those book-filled, cozy corners in classrooms and
libraries.
Have
students think big from the start of the school year
by reading books about flight, astronauts, and space.
Use the latest entry to the Sesame Subjects library–
My
First Book about Airplanes and Rockets
–as a blasting off point. Narrated by Grover and Elmo,
this is a perfect introduction to nonfiction and can
lead to discussions about what students want to learn
next! Astronaut
Handbook by Meghan McCarthy is another
kid-friendly read and a natural tie-in to talking
about careers, hard work, and teamwork.
Here
are a few ideas to get started . . .
•
Countdown!
Use
your fingers, flannel-board pieces, or pictures of
aircrafts you’ve found or made yourself to count down
from 5 to 0 as you get ready to blast off. You could
even create aircraft hats or costumes for 5 children
and produce a
mini-play!
Five
shiny spacecraft
All
set to soar
One
has liftoff
Then
there are four
Four
shiny spacecraft
Quite
a sight to see
One
has liftoff
Then
there are three
Three
shiny spacecraft
Fire
their rockets, too
One
has liftoff
Then
there are two
Two
shiny spacecraft
Aimed
toward the sun
One
has lift off
Then
there is one
One
shiny spacecraft
His
trip has not begun
But
when his rocket helps him launch
Then
there are none!
•
I’m A Little Airplane
This
one’s sung to the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot.” Ask
the children to dream up actions to accompany this
one; they’ll have lots of fun—but watch out for unusual
flight patterns!
I’m
a little airplane
I
can fly
Here
is my throttle
Give
me a try
When
my engine’s revved up
Off
I’ll fly
Down
the runway
Up
to the sky
•
Banana Aircraft
Slice
a little bit from the long side of a peeled banana
so that it will lie flat on a plate. Lay rectangular
cookies (like graham crackers or sugar wafers) on
top for the wings and a shorter piece at the end of
your plane for the tail. Use peanut butter, marshmallow
fluff, or icing as glue for the crackers and add small
candies, nuts, or raisins for windows and doors. Yum!
Sky-High
Reads:
ASTRONAUT
HANDBOOK
CAT
IN THE HAT’S LEARNING LIBRARY: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE
SPACE
FRED
AND TED LIKE TO FLY
JOE-JOE'S
FIRST FLIGHT
LISA'S
AIRPLANE TRIP
THE
LITTLE AIRPLANE
ME
AND MY PLACE IN SPACE
SESAME
SUBJECTS: MY FIRST BOOK ABOUT AIRPLANES AND ROCKETS
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Actitivies prepared by Kathy Krasniewicz, Director
of Youth Services, Perrot Memorial Library.
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