Read
Available through hoopla Digital
- Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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Pete The Cat And The Perfect Pizza Party by James and Kimberly Dean
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Vegetables in Underwear by Jared Chapman
Watch
The Pigeon Finds a Hog Dog (7 minutes)
When Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can't wait to devour it. But then along comes a sly duckling who wants a bite. Who will be the more clever bird?
Sing
Chop Chop Choppity Chop
Ask your child what vegetables they would like to chop up to put in their pot!
Chop, chop, choppity chop
Cut off the bottoms
And cut off the tops
What you have left you put in the pot
So chop, chop, choppity chop
Watch Video of Song Online
Sticky Sticky Bubble Gum
Ask your child what part of their bodies the bubblegum should stick to.
Sticky, sticky, sticky bubblegum, bubblegum, bubblegum
Sticky, sticky, sticky bubblegum,
sticking your hands to your head.
Watch Video of Song Online
Activity
Sprouting Beans
Soak 4-5 lima or black beans overnight. Have child fill a plastic zip lock bag with 4-5 wet cotton balls. Drop the beans in the bag. Tape the plastic bag up to a window, making sure the top of the bag is sealed shut as well. Check on the bag each day and see how the bean sprouts!
This activity is borrowed from TeachPreschool.org.
More Books
Books on Hoopla
- I Scream Ice Cream by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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Pete The Cat And The Missing Cupcakes by James and Kimberly Dean
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Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie de Paola
Books on Overdrive/Libby (note: These titles may have a waiting list.)
- Escargot by Dashka Slater
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The Good Egg by Jory John
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Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Keep Learning
Visit the library’s American Sign Language database, “Signing Savvy” to teach your child various food signs in ASL! There is also a Signing Savvy app you can download onto your phone.