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MANDEL PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF WEST PALM BEACH
THE DOT
HOW TO USE THE DOT STORYTIME KIT
Use the link on the Virtual Storytime Page to watch
The Dot 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. JEANNE
Daniel's Good Day 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 DOT
Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can’t draw - she’s no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says. That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery leading readers on a journey to discover the creative spirit in all of us.
RHYME: COLOR GAME
Touch your arm, touch your head.
Touch your foot, point to red.
Touch your nose, touch your shoe.
Touch your ear, point to blue.
Touch your elbow, touch your back.
Touch your cheeks, point to black.
Touch your leg, touch your knee
Point to something green that you see.
Touch your shoulders, now sit down.
Look around and point to brown!
DANIEL'S GOOD DAY WORD OF THE WEEK
Use this week's Word of the Week, ARTIST, 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 artist. These can be real words
or made-up ones that are silly and non-sensical!
CRAFT
Make a Dot Masterpiece
Directions:
Each child will receive:
1 Paper Plate
1. Decorate the paper plate with crayons or markers and make your own masterpiece, just like Vasti. And ... don't forget to sign your name!
LITERACY TIP
Read with passion! Using inflection and maintaining the same highs and lows in
your voice at the same point in a story helps your child begin to remember the
words and grows their early literacy skills!