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MANDEL PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF WEST PALM BEACH
WALRUS SONG
HOW TO USE WALRUS SONG STORYTIME KIT
Use the link on the Virtual Storytime Page to watch
Walrus Song 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
Walrus Song 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:
WALRUS SONG
Diving, feasting, twirling—catch a glimpse of the joy found in a walrus’s icy home. Follow as it plays hide-and-seek with a friend, lounges on an ice floe, and demonstrates an impressive repertoire of sounds. Janet Lawler celebrates the many wonders of being a walrus in a story that’s brought to life through Timothy Basil Ering’s exuberant artwork.
RHYME: FIVE LITTLE FISH
Five little fish swimming in the sea
Teasing Mr. Shark
You can’t catch me, You can’t catch me
Along came Mr. Shark as quiet as can be
And snapped that little fish right out of the sea.
Count down until there are no fish left!
WALRUS SONG WORD OF THE WEEK
Use this week's Word of the Week, WALRUS, 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 walrus These can be real words
or made-up ones that are silly and non-sensical!
CRAFT
Make a Walrus
Materials You Receive for Each Child:
1 aper plate
2 eyes
Handful of brown yarn - "hair"
2 brown circles
2 popsicle sticks
1. Color the paper plated brown
2. Glue one popsicle stick to each of the brown circles
3. Glue the brown circles on the plate.
4. Glue some "hair" to the brown circles.
5. Glue the eyes to the plate.
6. Draw a nose with a black crayon.
LITERACY TIP
Children love to learn new things and explore the world around them. Try bringing the classroom outside and allow children to explore and share their observations. For young children, things we may see as mundane are often new and exciting, so asking questions about the world around them can lead to creative breakthroughs and allow students to ponder new questions. And, as everyone who works with children knows, sometimes the simplest questions lead to inciteful responses and are wonderful learning opportunities for your students.