Wednesday, June 3, 2020

PIRATES DON'T WEAR DIAPERS AND DOGS SURE DON'T LIKE TO WEAR THEM

Pirates Don't Change Diapers by Melinda Long


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Pirates Don't Change Diapers Video:


Colour-by-number sheet:
Click here for printable version of colour-by-number sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DQ36KvW0TOgCLoJfOJ79braos-DIvHL5/view?usp=sharing

I hope you get to spend some time reading today, because READING MAKES YOU SMART!
Love, Mrs. Porter 

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

OLD MACDONALD HAD A BOAT

Old MacDonald Had a Boat by Steve Goetz 
Photo Credit: Roy Priest 

NORMAN: Isn't this fun Geisha? I love boating.
GEISHA: It would be a lot more fun if I could wear the Captain's hat.

We are going to read another Old Mac book today. I think it is very cool that Old Mac and Mrs. Mac like to soup up trucks and boats. Who would have guessed there is so much going on on their farm. They are using a lot of really noisy tools in this story, so get ready to sing along. Maybe you can make up your own Old Mac lyrics and your own story. 

After you have listened and sung along with the story, you can do a fun colour-by-number boat sheet. It will look so beautiful when you have it all done!

Old MacDonald Had a Boat:  


Colour-by-number sheet: 

Click here for printable version of colour-by-number sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cSsoYYM3Q-JYJB-kU28YoR2_v-MiZGAd/view?usp=sharing

I hope you enjoyed Old MacDonald Had a Boat!
Love, Mrs. Porter 

Sunday, May 31, 2020

DO YOU THINK DOGS SHOULD GO TO SCHOOL?

Stanley at School by Linda Bailey 

Photo Credit: Roy Priest

Hi boys and girls. I think Miso, Mingsi, and Geisha and their friends should go to school. What do you think? If they learned to add, they might realize that they all get the same number of treats and stop trying to sneak them from each other. 
For those boys and girls back at school today, I hope you are having a good day. If you are doing your learning at home, then you can go to school with Stanley and his friends, Alice, Nutsy and Gassy Jack.  

Let's read Stanley at School together, and then you can colour this detailed pattern colouring sheet of a cute little Pug. It will look SO beautiful once you have used all different colours to fill in the patterns. 

Stanley at School Video:

Pug Colouring Sheet:

I hope you have enjoyed all of the Stanley books that we have read!
Love, Mrs. Porter

Friday, May 29, 2020

Stanley at Sea

Stanley at Sea by Linda Bailey 
Photo Credit: Roy Priest 

MISO: Norman - I thought you said we were going on a cruise boat.
NORMAN: Quit complaining Miso! Im the one with a seagull on my head!

Hi boys and girls! I hope you are having a good day. As you can see, Mingsi and Miso aren't so happy being at sea. However, when Stanley and his friends end up at sea they are very happy! When they get rescued that is! They get rescued by a freight ship. Freight ships have a big crew, so that means lots of food is on board. why do you think that would make Stanley and his friends happy?

I hope you enjoy this story called "Stanley at Sea." And don't worry about Norman, Miso, Mingsi and Rip. I will be brave and rescue them. And they will all have sausage and steak.

If you feel like working on a little dog word study after you've listened to the story, I've attached one for you to print at home. There are two pages, one page has the clues, and the other page has the boxes to write the answers in. Some of the clues might be a challenge, but I know you'll do a great job!

Stanley at Sea Video: 


Dog Word Study:

I hope you have a great weekend and get to do lots of reading!
Love, Mrs. Porter 

Thursday, May 28, 2020

OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM...

Old MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve Goetz 
Photo Credit: Roy Priest

...and on that farm he had a TRUCK?! And a DUMP TRUCK and an EXCAVATOR and a BULLDOZER! A farm can't get any better than that. Sing along with this cool story and maybe you can make up your own words for a new story, like "Old MacDonald Had a Monster Truck." Mr. and Mrs. MacDonald want to have some fun when they retire from farming. I hope Miso doesn't like hanging out with them too much. I might have to get a truck too.

I am going to include the links to two stories today, the first one is Old MacDonald Had a Truck, and the second one is Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site.  If you like all the cool trucks and machines in the Old MacDonald story, then you're going to love the ones in the construction site story too.
I have also included a fun colouring sheet of a truck that you can colour at home. Maybe you can even draw Miso in the back of the truck going for a ride!

Old MacDonald Had a Truck Video:


Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site Video:

Colouring Sheet:

I hope you enjoyed the stories!
Love, Mrs. Porter 

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

NORMAN AND MISO BECAME PIRATES

How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
Photo Credit: Roy Priest 

NORMAN: Ahoy Miso - have you finished swabbing those decks yet?
MISO: Not yet Captain Norman. I want to go home and sit on the butterfly table and listen to stories. I'm feeling sea sick. 

Hi boys and girls! I bet some of you think being a pirate would be really fun. Finding treasure would be cool, but I wouldn't want to be in all those sword fights. You know what I think would be the worst thing about being a pirate? They didn't have dogs on pirate ships! They thought they would bring bad luck. But they did have cats - because they were good at catching rats (yuk.) I think I'll stick to being a librarian and having lots of dogs!

After you have listened to the story of How I Became a Pirate, you can print a pirate ship colouring sheet to work on at home. Maybe you can even find a spot to draw Miso on the ship!

How I Became a Pirate Video:

Colouring Sheet: 
Click here for printable version of colouring sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eHPo8qE_RHWPnRI3CrHAzKObA5tgnDrm/view?usp=sharing

I hope you enjoyed the story. Stay tuned to see if Miso likes being a pirate any better next week!
Love, Mrs. Porter 

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

THE COW LOVES COOKIES...and so does Miso

The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson 
Photo Credit: Roy Priest 

Hi boys and girls. We are back on the farm and today we are reading a very funny story about a cow who loves cookies. You can see that Miso is eyeing up the cookies too. Listen to the story to find out the deal that the farmer made with the cow so the cow gets cookies. I might have to make a deal with Miso so he can get some cookies too! 

After you have listened to the story, you can print out a cute farm colour by number sheet. Can you guess what animal is on the sheet??

The Cow Loves Cookies Video:


Colour-by-number sheet: 
Click here for printable version of colour-by-number sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UQirEcpQI70p_VaPMl1AGt_zuDqZdL87/view?usp=sharing

If you'd like to listen to another story about a funny cow, try The Cow That Laid an Egg, about a silly cow named Marjorie who thinks she can lay eggs!

The Cow That Laid and Egg Video: 

Keep up all of your great reading at home!
Love, Mrs. Porter