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MANDEL PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF WEST PALM BEACH
HARLEM GROWN
HOW TO USE HARLEM GROWN STORYTIME KIT
Use the link on the Virtual Storytime Page to watch
Harlem Grown 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.
5. Encourage children to use their stress ball when they are feeling frustrated or
anxious as a way to slow down and destress.
STORYTIME WITH MS. ANGELA
Harlem Grown 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:
HARLEM GROWN
Children will learn the incredible true story of how one man made a big difference by bringing a neighborhood together to turn an abandoned space into something beautiful and useful, while learning about healthy, sustainable eating and collaboration.
RHYME: STRAWBERRY FIELD
All around the strawberry fields
We picked some juicy berries
We brought them home and washed them off
And POP goes the berries!
(Repeat with Raspberry, Blueberry, Blackberry)
Printable Rhyme Cards Here
HURRY UP! WORD OF THE WEEK
Use this week's Word of the Week, PLANT, 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 plant. These can be real words
or made-up ones that are silly and non-sensical!
Link to printable Word of the Week sheet here:
plant
CRAFT
Children will create their own colorful flower!
Directions:
Each child will receive:
1 flower template
Collage materials for flowe
1. Color the flower and the stem with crayons.
2. Glue leaves onto the stem.
3. Glue collage materials onto the flower.
LITERACY TIP
Try retelling a favorite story with your child without looking at the book. Oral storytelling challenges children to remember events in order and builds storytelling skills.