ROCKET SAYS LOOK UP!

HOW TO USE ROCKET SAYS LOOK UP! STORYTIME KIT

Use the link on the Virtual Storytime Page to watch Rocket Says Look Up! 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. JILLIAN

Rocket Says Look Up! 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:

ROCKET SAYS LOOK UP!

A comet will be visible tonight, and Rocket wants everyone to see it with her--even her big brother, Jamal, whose attention is usually trained on his phone or video games. Rocket's enthusiasm brings neighbors and family together to witness a once-in-a-lifetime sighting and will inspire readers to dream big with a passion for science and infectious curiosity.

RHYME: ROCKET RHYME

(Tune of I'm a Little Teapot)

I’m a little rocket,

Tall and thin.

Here is my nose cone.

Here are my fins.

When I get all fired up,

launch begins.

Watch me rise

and see me spin!

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BLAST OFF!

Printable Rhyme Card Here

ROCKET SAYS LOOK UP! WORD OF THE WEEK

Use this week's Word of the Week, COMET, 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 comet. These can be real words

or made-up ones that are silly and non-sensical!

CRAFT

Make a Comet on a Stick

Directions:

Each child will receive:

1 Popsicle Stick with Ribbons

3 Pieces of Foil

1. Hold the ribbon pieces off to one side and gather the tin foil around the end of the stick.

2.Form the tin foil into a ball while keeping the ribbon tail off to the side.

3. Repeat with two more sheets of tin foil. Gather it around and form it into a ball.

LITERACY TIP

It’s no secret that the classroom library is a key feature of a literacy-focused classroom; this is true even when your students can’t read yet. Encourage your students to take ownership of the classroom library and the circulating book bins provided by the library and to use them often during the day, during both both structured learning and play time.

Rocket Says Look Up! copy: Projects