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MANDEL PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF WEST PALM BEACH
THE WORLD BELONGED TO US
HOW TO USE THE WORLD BELONGED TO US STORYTIME KIT
Use the link on the Virtual Storytime Page to watch The World Belonged to Us Storytime.
This page is password protected. Password has been provided by the program administrator.
After watching the storytime, use the components from the class Storytime Kits
provided by the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach to:
1. Enjoy Rhyme Cards with your class.
2. Practice the Word of the Week with your class.
3. Complete this week's craft.
4. Introduce this week's Literacy Tip into your curriculum.
STORYTIME WITH MS. TAJIRIA
The World Belonged to Us storytime is available on the Storytime Video Access page of this website. This page is password protected and accessible only to preschools participating in
the Mandel Public Library's Virtual Storytime and Kit program.
The password has been provided to you by the program coordinator.
BOOK:
THE WORLD BELONGED TO US
It's hot outside, hot enough to turn on the hydrants and run through the water-
and that means it's finally summer in the city! Kids on one Brooklyn block take
advantage of everything summertime has to offer. Freedom to meet their friends and
make the streets their playground--jumping double Dutch, playing tag and hide-and-seek, building forts, chasing ice cream trucks, and best of all, believing anything is possible.
The block belongs to them and they rule their world all summer long.
RHYME: HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS
He’s got the whole world in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands
Repeat changing the whole word to:
You and me brother
You and me sister
The little bitty babies
Printable Rhyme Card Here
THE WORLD BELONGED TO US WORD WORD OF THE WEEK
Use this week's Word of the Week, WORLD to extend your learning:
1. Say and trace each letter of this week's word.
2. Sound out the word letter–by-letter.
3. Think of other words that rhyme with world. These can be real words
or made-up ones that are silly and non-sensical!
CRAFT
Make a Paper Plate Earth Man
Directions:
Each child will receive:
1 Paper Plate
Green tissue paper
2 Eyes
1 Smile
4 white strips
1 Heart
1. Color the paper plate blue.
2. Add green tissue paper to the plate to represent the land.
3. Glue eyes and smile on the plate
4. Glue the paper strips to the back of the plate to make two arms and two legs.
5. Fold the arms around to the front of the plate and glue the ends to the heart.
LITERACY TIP
Spending time engaging your students in conversation helps them develop vocabulary and a knowledge of the world. Have your students label what they see and explain how things work as part of both your lessons and just general conversation in the classroom. This will help them increase their oral language skills, and also help them develop conversational skills to feel connected to you and their fellow classmates.