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MANDEL PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF WEST PALM BEACH
I AM THE STORM
HOW TO USE I AM THE STORM STORYTIME KIT
Use the link on the Virtual Storytime Page to watch
I Am the Storytime 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. JIN
I Am the Storm 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:
I AM THE STORM
In the face of our shifting climate, young children everywhere are finding themselves subject to unfamiliar and often frightening extreme weather. I Am the Storm addresses four distinct weather emergencies (a tornado, a blizzard, a forest fire, and a hurricane) with warm family stories of finding the joy in preparedness and resilience. This honest book leaves readers with the message: nature is powerful, but you are powerful, too.
RHYME: PANDA BEARS UP
Panda bears up!
Panda bears down!
Panda bears, panda bears, turn around.
Panda bears, knees
Panda bears, toes.
Panda bears, panda bears, touch your nose.
Touch your shoulders,
Touch your hair,
Stretch your arms,
And reach up there.
Printable Rhyme Cards Here
I AM THE STORM WORD OF THE WEEK
Use this week's Word of the Week, FAMILY, 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 family. 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
Make a Rain Cloud
Directions:
Each child will receive:
1 Blue Paper
1 Cloud Template
3 Raindrops
Cotton Balls
1. Glue the cotton balls onto the cloud template.
2. Attached the string from the raindrops to the back of the cloud.
3. Glue the cloud onto the blue paper.
LITERACY TIP
Using concept words with your children helps to expand their vocabulary. Children need a large vocabulary to be able to learn to read an, just as important, to understand what they read. We want them to learn not only that ice is cold and fire is hot but also that hot and cold are opposites. Concept words show relationships between things.