Family Story Time - Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Attendance: 14 (8 children, 6 adults)
Program:
Book: Brother Wolf: a Seneca Tale by Harriet Peck Taylor
Board Stories: "Baby Rattlesnake" from Travel the Globe: Multicultural Story Times by Desiree Webber
"Why We Need the Wind" based on "Gluscabi and the Wind Eagle" found in Native American Stories Told by Joseph Burchac
Prop Story: "Turtle Talks Too Much" based on "How Turtle Flew South for the Winter" in Native American Stories told by Joseph Bruchac
Stick Puppets: "Crow's Great Gift" based on "Rainbow Crow" in The Grandfathers Speak: Native American Folk Tales of the Lenape People
Game: Animal Pattern Memory
Craft: Bowl Game
Notes - Again there was a wide age range of children attending this program. The youngest was not even 2 and the oldest was around 11. The stories were too old for the little one but she did seem to enjoy "Baby Rattlesnake." The adults really seemed to enjoy the stories this time around. I selected Native American stories. Although I have told some Native American stories over the years, I have never done an entire program of Native American tales. This also gave me an opportunity to tell one of my favorite board stories, "Baby Rattlesnake." It's a favorite because I get to whine and cry and make rattlesnake noises. The craft was also a big hit. I used a simple version of a bowl game found on the internet. We used dried lima beans rather than nuts. We also did not bother with the contact paper but glued designs directly onto the bowl. It was fun hearing all the beans bouncing in the bowls at the same time as both children and adults tried to get five of the colored sides of the beans to show. I gave markers to the older children and crayons to the younger ones. The markers tended to smear but the crayons worked fine. Everyone got pre-cut clip art to decorate their bowl.
Program:
Book: Brother Wolf: a Seneca Tale by Harriet Peck Taylor
Board Stories: "Baby Rattlesnake" from Travel the Globe: Multicultural Story Times by Desiree Webber
"Why We Need the Wind" based on "Gluscabi and the Wind Eagle" found in Native American Stories Told by Joseph Burchac
Prop Story: "Turtle Talks Too Much" based on "How Turtle Flew South for the Winter" in Native American Stories told by Joseph Bruchac
Stick Puppets: "Crow's Great Gift" based on "Rainbow Crow" in The Grandfathers Speak: Native American Folk Tales of the Lenape People
Game: Animal Pattern Memory
Craft: Bowl Game
Notes - Again there was a wide age range of children attending this program. The youngest was not even 2 and the oldest was around 11. The stories were too old for the little one but she did seem to enjoy "Baby Rattlesnake." The adults really seemed to enjoy the stories this time around. I selected Native American stories. Although I have told some Native American stories over the years, I have never done an entire program of Native American tales. This also gave me an opportunity to tell one of my favorite board stories, "Baby Rattlesnake." It's a favorite because I get to whine and cry and make rattlesnake noises. The craft was also a big hit. I used a simple version of a bowl game found on the internet. We used dried lima beans rather than nuts. We also did not bother with the contact paper but glued designs directly onto the bowl. It was fun hearing all the beans bouncing in the bowls at the same time as both children and adults tried to get five of the colored sides of the beans to show. I gave markers to the older children and crayons to the younger ones. The markers tended to smear but the crayons worked fine. Everyone got pre-cut clip art to decorate their bowl.
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