June 4th: Dinosaur Stories, Songs, and Signs

 

There are over 700 dinosaur related books at the Lake Travis Community Library. I am positive I only combed through about a quarter of them when searching and reserving books for stories the week of June 12th. The craft for the week of June 12th is a dinosaur handprint cards so kids could hopefully- if they desired to- use these as cards to give to their fathers for Father's Day later that week. Therefore, I decided to theme the storytime and program around dinosaurs. With so many dinosaur books to choose from, I ended up reserved eight different ones with various themes and reading levels for the different age groups I will be running the program for. Additionally, I verified and looked up the signs in American Sign Language for dinosaur, big, and small to teach the older kids. I also wrote down the baby shark song to do with the younger kids as it has lots of movements and is fairly easy to sing to.

Once I finished planning for the June 12th programs, I reviewed my plans for this upcoming week. I read through a few of my camp themed story books that came in to familiarize myself with the stories. After, reading them I decided I definitely wanted to read Camp Rex and Buster goes to Cowboy Camp to most of the different groups of kids. I practiced singing my camp chant song which was fairly simple but very catchy as it sings through different camp activities people do. Furthermore, since this was the first week I was doing a craft, I went through the craft instructions and saved a copy to my phone for easy access in case I needed it. I also wrote a note to remind myself to confirm that we had gotten all the supplies needed as well before I signed off for the evening. I feel ready and excited for the camp themed programs this week, I just hope the kids enjoy them too. 




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