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MANDEL PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF WEST PALM BEACH
THANK YOU, OMU!
HOW TO USE THANK YOU, OMU! STORYTIME KIT
Use the link on the Virtual Storytime Page to watch
Thank You, Omu! 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
Thank You, Omu! 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:
THANK YOU, OMU!
Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses toward the scrumptious scent. And one by one, Omu offers a portion of her meal. Soon the pot is empty. Has she been so generous that she has nothing left for herself? This heartwarming story teaches children the joy of sharing and community.
RHYME: STIRE, STIR, STIR THE STEW
Stir, stir, stir the stew (stirring motion)
Stir it all day long!
Simmering, simmering, simmering, simmering
Stew will make you strong (show arm muscle)
Stir, stir, stir the stew (stirring motion)
Stir it all day long!
Happily, happily, happily, happily
Enjoy your thick red stew! (eating motion)
Printable Rhyme Cards Here
THANK YOU, OMU! WORD OF THE WEEK
Use this week's Word of the Week, SHARE, 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 share. These can be real words
or made-up ones that are silly and non-sensical!
CRAFT
Make a Bowl of Thick Red Stew!
Directions:
Each child will receive:
Black Stew Bowl
Red "Stew"
Collage materials for stew ingredients
1. Use glue stick to glue the red "stew" area to the black bowl.
2. Glue different ingredients (collage materials) onto the red stew.
3. Have children discuss what ingredients they added to their stew.
LITERACY TIP
Oral language is a key component of early literacy. Asking children to explain what ingredients (collage materials) they added to their stew, and why they added them is a great way to model how to support answers with reasoning. Later you can move onto other open-ended questions to keep the conversation flowing. Provide sentence frames for ELL students to help formulate answers.