K is for Kite

Mommy & Me Book Club
Gathering Activity
Welcome Announcements:	Welcome Song (tune: London Bridges) Come along and clap with me, Clap with me, clap with me. Come along and clap with me, It’s time for us to start.
Circle Time	The More We Get Together Sing ABC song. Count from 1-10 forward and backward.
Book Time	Kite Day-A Bear and Mole Story—Hillenbrand We also looked at many other books about kites and talked about the different kinds of kites.
Art Activity (Fine motor skills activity)	We made kites with the letter ‘K’ written on them. The instructions for the kites came from: http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Paper-Kite-for-Kids/?ALLSTEPS
Snack	High Flying Kite Treat Recipe from: http://www.ricekrispies.com/recipes/high-flying-kite-treats#/en_US/recipes/high-flying-kite-treats
Game  (Gross motor skills activity)	We just ran around ‘flying’ our kites.
Closing	Good-bye Song (tune: Here We Are Together) Now we wave good-bye, Good-bye, good-bye. Now we wave good-bye, I’ll see you next time.
Other	Resources: Kite-making websites: http://spoonful.com/crafts/15-Homemade-Kites#carousel-id=photo-carousel&carousel-item=13 http://mamajenn.com/blog/2010/03/kite-craft.html http://enchantedmommy.com/preschool-letter-k/ Great ideas for a kite theme: http://www.childcarelounge.com/general-themes/kite.php Books about kites: If I were a Kite—Wax Kipper’s Kite—Inkpen The Kite—Packard Little Lion’s Lost Kite—Bolam Riley Flies a Kite—Blackaby The Funny Ride—Hillert One Windy Day—Caraway Coney’s Kite—Roche Dora and the Rainbow Kite Festival—Ricci Kite-tacular Adventure—Feldman Curious George and the Kite—Rey Moonlight Kite—Buckley Stuck—Jeffers Red Kite, Blue Kite—Jiang The Emperor and the Kite—Yolen The Best Winds—Williams Kite Flying—Lin The Kite Festival—Torres The Legend of the Kite: A Story of China—Hong Kite—Li Kites: Magic Wishes that Fly up to the Sky—Demi The Usborne Book of Kites