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MANDEL PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF WEST PALM BEACH
KITTEN'S FIRST FULL MOON
HOW TO USE KITTEN'S FIRST FULL MOON STORYTIME KIT
Use the link on the Virtual Storytime Page to watch
Kitten's First Full Moon Storytime.
​This page is password protected. Password has been provided by the program administrator.
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After watching the storytime, use the components from the class Storytime Kits
provided by the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach to:
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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.
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STORYTIME WITH MS. JEANNE
Kitten's First Full Moon 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:
KITTEN'S FIRST FULL MOON
Author & lllustrator: Kevin Henkes
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Poor Kitten! It is Kitten’s first full moon, and when she sees it, she thinks it is a bowl of milk in the sky. And she wants it. Does she get it? Well, no . . . and yes. What a night!
RHYME: ZOOM, ZOOM, ZOOM ...
WE'RE GOING TO THE MOON!
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Zoom, zoom, zoom
We're going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom
We're going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom
We're going to the moon.
5 - 4 - 3 - 2- 1
BLASTOFF!
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KITTEN'S FIRST FULL MOON WORD OF THE WEEK
Use this week's Word of the Week, MOON, to extend your learning:
1. Say and trace each letter of this week's word.
2. Sound out a word letter–by-letter.
3. Think of other words that rhyme with moon. These can be real words
or made-up ones that are silly and non-sensical!
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Link to printable Word of the Week sheet here:
CRAFT
Children will create their own moon collage with the supplies provided in the
Storytime Kit from the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach.
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Directions:
Each child will receive:
1 pre-crinkled paper moon
Collage materials with foil
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1. Use the pre-crinkled paper circle that represents the textures
or craters and bumpy surface of the moon.
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2. Glue the collage materials onto the moon to create an abstract art piece of your very own.
LITERACY TIP
Using books and stories to help children think of their own solutions to problems helps them develop problem-solving skills. Researchers have found that having ideas for tackling problems helps children in learning new tasks and handling social situations. Have children discuss what problem Kitten faces in this book, and how they would solve it.
Some other books to read to your children that you can use to talk
about problem solving include:
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
by Don & Audrey Wood
Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
To the Sea by Cale Atkinson
The Problem with Problems by Rachel Rooney
Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds