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MANDEL PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF WEST PALM BEACH
STACEY'S EXTRAORDINARY WORDS
HOW TO USE STACEY'S EXTRAORDINARY WORDS STORYTIME KIT
Use the link on the Virtual Storytime Page to watch Stacey's Extraordinary Words 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
Stacey's Extraordinary Words 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:
STACEY'S EXTRAORDINARY WORDS
Stacey is a little girl who loves words more than anything. She loves reading them, sounding them out, and finding comfort in them when things are hard. But when her teacher chooses her to compete in the local spelling bee, she isn’t as excited as she thought she’d be. What if she messes up? Or worse, if she can’t bring herself to speak up, like sometimes happens when facing bullies at school? Stacey will learn that win or lose . . . her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all.
RHYME: IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands
If you’re happy and you know it
And you really want to show it
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands
Let kids choose other activities to do to show their happiness!
Printable Rhyme Card Here
STACEY'S EXTRADORDINARY WORDS WORD OF THE WEEK
Use this week's Word of the Week, WORD 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 word. These can be real words
or made-up ones that are silly and non-sensical!
CRAFT
Make a Word Book
Directions:
Each child will receive:
Word Book
1. Use crayons to decorate the cover of your word book.
2. Write your favorite words inside of your word book. Be sure that the first page has the most important word of all ...
YOUR name!
LITERACY TIP
Research has shown that when young children have a diverse and varied vocabulary they become better achievers in kindergarten and beyond. In fact, having a large vocabulary at as young an age as two is good predictor of a child's achievement at kindergarten entry in reading, math and behavior. Reading books, and re-reading them, is a great way to grow a child's vocabulary since children need to hear words multiple times before they understand and use them.