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MANDEL PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF WEST PALM BEACH
MAE AMONG THE STARS
HOW TO USE MAE AMONG THE STARS STORYTIME KIT
Use the link on the Virtual Storytime Page to watch
Mae Among the Stars 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
Mae Among the Stars 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:
MAE AMONG THE STARS
This book will inspire young readers to have big dreams as they learn about Mae Jemison who as girl dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Her mom told her, "If you believe it, and work hard for it, anything is possible.” Little Mae’s curiosity, intelligence and determination, along with her parents' encouragement, paved the way for her incredible success at NASA
as the first African American woman to travel in space.
RHYME: REACH FOR THE STARS
Bend and stretch
Reach for the stars
There goes Jupiter
There goes Mars
Stand on you tippy-toes
So every high
What other planets are there in the sky?
Repeat with other planets!
MAE AMONG THE STARS WORD OF THE WEEK
Use this week's Word of the Week, STAR, 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 star. These can be real words
or made-up ones that are silly and non-sensical!
Link to printable Word of the Week sheet here:
CRAFT
Children will create their space mobile with the supplies provided in the
Storytime Kit from the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach.
Directions:
Each child will receive:
1 paper plate half
Stars & Space Shuttle with string to hang on mobile
Star stickers
1. Color your plate with black or dark blue crayon and paste start stickers onto it.
2. Decorate the Space Shuttle.
3. Thread yarn through the holes on the plate to attach the stars and Space Shuttle to the plate and make your mobile.
LITERACY TIP
n the book Mae Among the Stars, Little Mae’s parents encouraged her to learn about space and how to become an astronaut. Their encouragement helped Mae Jemison become the first African American woman to travel to space. Telling children that we believe in them, their dreams and their ability to do well helps them learn as well as figure out both who they are and what they are interests are.
Some other books that you can share to encourage
and inspire your class include:
The Dot by Peter Reynolds
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashely Spires
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
Why Am I Me? by Paige Britt
Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle by Chris Raschka