Monthly Archives: May 2012
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Tails
Posted on May 27, 2012 by Ami in Books & ReadingReading a book about animal tails with your baby or toddler has never been this much fun! Matthew Van Fleet has written several wonderful books, available in the Toddler section at the library. Tails would be a lovely starting place to begin pointing out opposites: “Tails old, tails new, bumpy tails are fun to chew!” That [...]
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“Opposite Pokie”
Posted on May 23, 2012 by Ami in Rhymes & SongsScholastic has published several resource books that are helpful to teachers and care-providers. Circle-Time Activities, by Ellen Booth Church, features no-nonsense, step by step instructions for dozens of “circle-time” ideas, ideal for young children. This book focuses on building language skills as a group activity. One fun idea found in here is the “Opposite Pokie.” The familiar tune is [...]
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Never Too Little To Love
Posted on May 18, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Books & Readingby Jeanne Willis This is a lovely bedtime book that introduces the idea of small and large in a charming way. Tiny Too-Little, the mouse, loves Topsy Too-Tall, the giraffe. But how can someone so teeny reach out to someone so large? Join Tiny Too-Tall in a teetering adventure as he attempts to give Topsy Too-Tall a [...]
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Opposites Collage
Posted on May 16, 2012 by Ami in Crafts, Letters & WritingOne simple craft idea for exploring opposites is to make an “Opposites” collage. Find an old magazine you don’t need anymore, and let your child clip away. One approach is to clip several pictures, then explore ways they differ and could be opposites. Once they’ve been classified, have your child glue them down to the page and write labels [...]
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Opposites in Action
Posted on May 12, 2012 by Ami in Activities, Books & ReadingThe Greatest Gymnast of All by Stuart J. Murphy is a perfect book on opposites for early elementary children. If you’ve got the physical space, I’d recommend reading it aloud together, then reading it again and invite your child to do the actions in the way the story describes. One really nice feature of this picture book is that it [...]
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Simon Says- The Opposite
Posted on May 9, 2012 by Ami in Activities, StorytellingThis wacky version of “Simon Says” is a fun action game to play with middle grade children. After reading the story, Stop and Go, Yes and No, which introduces the vocabulary of antonyms, explain the game. Whatever the leader says, they have to do the opposite, but if the leader doesn’t say “Simon Says,” they do the original command. Let’s [...]
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“Opposites” flash cards
Posted on May 6, 2012 by Jennifer in ActivitiesFlash cards can be used in various ways with young children. Simply put them out and show your child how to look for matches – in this case, a match would be finding the opposites. For an older child, you can also use them like a memory game with the cards turned over and set [...]
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Opposite Storybook Box
Posted on May 4, 2012 by Ami in Books & ReadingHere are just a few of the toddler-appropriate board books you can explore in Manhattan Public Library’s Opposites Storybook box. My favorite is No No Yes Yes: a hilarious compilation of all the things you’re already telling your toddler to do, and not to do! Remember: if a kit you’re interested in is [...]
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Theme for May: Opposites
Posted on May 1, 2012 by Ami in Books & ReadingYou might think you can easily name what’s in a picture, but this book cleverly turns what you think you see on its head. Black? White! Day? Night! is a quick read, and the “lift the flap” format gives the book an enhanced interactive quality. This is a really fun book to share with your [...]
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