Space

Space Opening song At parking meteors ! You rock-et ! He blasts off !  What would you do if you woke up on the wrong planet? That’s what happens to Monty in **Another Day in the Milky Way** by David Milgrim. Let’s see how Monty gets back to Earth.  Zoom, zoom, zoom we're going to the moon Zoom, zoom, zoom we're going to the moon If you'd like to take a trip, climb aboard my rocket ship! Zoom, zoom, zoom we're going to the moon! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 BLAST OFF!!!!  In a story that fairly pops off the page, Lynn Plourde takes children on a journey with Grandpappy, a man who snippy snappies his suspenders all the day. Such behavior releases cows stuck in the mud, sends the sheriff's car from Toledo to Timbuktu, and pushes a train into outer space with the power of one super-charged rubberband. But what will Grandpappy do when his suspenders lose their snappiness? Plourde's rhyming text helps the text move right along with a pleasant rhythm, but the most valuable use of phonological narrative comes from the noises of the shenanigans: Woo! Woo! Boing! Choo Choo! These sound effects both enrich the story and allow children to see the relationship of sound and text. The presentation of words on the page is also instructive and fun. Notice how the word "slow" is stretched out, while "fast" is in italics to suggest movement. "Stop" is red and "Go" is green. These touches will draw children into the book and help them create connection between what you read to them and what is on the page. Most enjoyable of all is the upbeat, silly tone of the author and her wholly original tale.  Presentation Notes: Let your imagination soar as you read this book about a boy and an airplane. The soft muted pictures invoke a sense of clam. Read each of the pages slowly and allow for time to gaze at each of the drawings. After reading this story about a boy’s dream of flying, have a child tell a dream or wish of their own. This will build narrative skills by children telling their own story.  <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">5 little stars up in the sky <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Winking and twinkling way up high. <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">One came down from the sky so bright <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4 little stars stayed up in the night <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Pop-Up Book <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> Where do astronauts leave their spaceships ? **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> How do you get a baby astronaut to sleep ? **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> What does an astronaut do when he gets angry ? **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Read: Another Day in the Milky Way **<span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">by David Milgrim
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Sing: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom! **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Read: Grandpappy Snippy Snappies **<span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif';">by Lynn Plourde
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Read: Moon Plane **<span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">by Peter McCarty
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Fingerplay **<span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">tune of 5 Little Ducks Went Out to Play
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Read: Zoom! **<span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">by Jonathan Emmett
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Goodbye Song: Razzama Tazzama **<span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">