I'M SAD

HOW TO USE I'M SAD STORYTIME KIT

Use the link on the Virtual Storytime Page to watch I'm Sad Storytime.

This page is password protected. Password has been provided by the program administrator.

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After watching the storytime, use the components from the class Storytime Kits

provided by the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach to:

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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.

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STORYTIME WITH MS. TAJIRIA

I'm Sad 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'M SAD

Everyone feels sad sometimes—even flamingos. When Flamingo announces he’s feeling down, the little girl and Potato try to cheer him up, but nothing seems to work.Flamingo learns that he will not always feel this way. And his friends learn that sometimes being a friend means you don’t have to cheer someone up. You just have to stick by your pal no matter how they feel.

RHYME: FIVE PINK FLAMINGOS

Five pink flamingos standing in a row

Dancing around and putting on a show

They danced to the left, and danced to the right

Then one pink flamingo flew out of sight

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Count down from five to one flamingo

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Printable Rhyme Card Here

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I'M SAD WORD OF THE WEEK

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

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

CRAFT

Make a Flamingo

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Directions:

Each child will receive:

Flamingo Paper Plate

Pink Tissue Squares

Flamingo Head

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1. Put glue all over the flamingo's body and neck. Scrunch up the pink tissue squares

and put them on the flamingo.

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2. Color a black beak and black eye onto the flamingo head and glue it to the end of the neck.

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3. Color the flamingo's leg (popsicle stick) black.

LITERACY TIP

Emotional literacy, the ability to identify, understand and respond to emotions in oneself and others, is a developmental skill that must be learned in a healthy manner. Teachers and other caregivers can help children learn this skill by expressing their own feelings, encouraging children to talk about their emotions, and introducing games, songs, and stories in their lessons that represent various feelings and how to address and understand them. This will help your students grow a strong foundation in emotional literacy and in turn make them better understand their own and others emotional experiences.