Book Nook In March, we were only able to meet twice, but our books focused on heralding in Spring, especially celebrating change and color! In April, we continued celebrating Spring and emphasized reducing, reusing, and caring for our planet. Here’s a look at the books we read! I hope this might spark you to further explore these titles, others by the same authors, or similar books by other authors! As always, we revisited some of our favorite books, because repetition and familiarity are so important to budding readers and book enthusiasts!

The Three Little Pigs by Emily Bolan From Head to Toe by Eric Carle It’s Spring by Pamela Chanko & Samantha Berger Old Bear by Kevin Henkes He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands by Kadir Nelson What Does Bunny See? A Book of Colors and Flowers by Linda Sue Park The Earth Book by Todd Parr Thank You Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet by April Pulley Sayre Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by Alice Schertle Little Blue Truck’s Spring Time by Alice Schertle Festival of Colors by Kabir Sehgal & Surishta Sehgal No No Yes Yes by Leslie Patricelli

Look Ahead MAKE-UP CLASSES: Please note our 2 make-up days: June 4 and June 18 (for up to 2 missed days). Classes will be held at our typical times: 10:30 or 11:30. If you need to switch times or have any additional concerns, please feel free to speak with me individually.

NO SUMMER CLASSES: Due to D-BAT camp schedules, unfortunately, I will be unable to offer Summer Programming. But I am working on expanding classes when we meet again in the Fall! So, please help spread the word that Story Spark will be expanding to include new days, times, and classes including Story Spark in SPANISH! Current families will be given priority registration, and a discount rate will apply if you choose to enroll in more than one class! Sibling discount too!

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Remaining Dates We’ll meet weekly until the week of Memorial Day.

4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21

Make-Up Dates 6/4, 6/18

Class Location D-BAT Amarillo

11817 I-27 Amarillo, TX 79119

APRIL 25, 2019

Story Spark News “Building brains and bonds through books!”

Brain Power! From learning Spanish, Sign Language, and how to save the planet, your little ones’ brains sure are growing! Some of our little ones are really picking up on our signs, but no pressure! Remember that signing can simply enhance our verbal communication! Here are some of our latest signs.

For additional Sign Language resources, visit: lifeprint.com

babysignlanguage.com

handspeak.com

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Winter Bear Bee Earth

Cold Dream Caterpillar Day

Spring Drive Ladybug World

Summer Car/Truck Around

Fall Street Meadow

APRIL 25, 2019