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MANDEL PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF WEST PALM BEACH
HOME IS IN BETWEEN
HOW TO USE HOME IS IN BETWEEN STORYTIME KIT
Use the link on the Virtual Storytime Page to watch Home is In Between 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. TAJIRIA
Home is In Between 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:
HOME IS IN BETWEEN
Shanti misses the warm monsoon rains in India. Now in America, she watches fall leaves fly past her feet. Her family’s apartment feels like her home in India, but outside, everything is different. As Shanti trudges between her two worlds. She is Indian.
She is also American. How should she define home?
RHYME: THERE'S A TINY STAR
There’s a tiny little star
Way up in the sky (hold fist up)
A tiny little star
Up so very high (raise fist higher)
She twinkles brightly (open fist & wiggle fingers)
Through the night
But during the day
She’s out of sight (hide hand behind back)
Printable Rhyme Card Here
HOME IS IN BETWEEN WORD OF THE WEEK
Use this week's Word of the Week, BETWEEN, 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 between. These can be real words
or made-up ones that are silly and non-sensical!
CRAFT
Design you own H is for Home House
Directions:
Each child will receive:
Paper H
Paper house pieces
1. Decorate your home (Paper H) with crayons and other paper pieces to create a house that is your very own.
LITERACY TIP
Do you have students who speak a language other than English in their home? Encourage families to support children’s early literacy in the language they speak best. Families should be encouraged to tell oral stories and read aloud in their home languages. Help families seek out books in their home languages, or share wordless books that they can adapt themselves. The library is a great resource to find materials!