What do you do when you feel happy, sad, or silly? Express your emotions as you explore this week's programs and activities.
#READ: If You're Happy and You Know It by Anna McQuinn
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In this multicultural version of the traditional song, children from cultures all over the world clap their hands, stomp their feet, pat their heads, and much more.
Increase pre-literacy skills as you read together:
- Act out the story by doing the actions on each page. Read the book again and sing the words.
- Run your finger under the words as you read them. This shows that words from the familiar song are printed on the page.
- Build vocabulary as you learn to say hello in various languages by reading the inside of the back cover.
#SING : If You're Happy and You Know It
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it,
and you really want to show it
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re glad and you know it, do a dance.
If you’re glad and you know it, do a dance.
If you’re glad and you know it,
and you really want to show it
If you’re glad and you know it, do a dance.
If you’re mad and you know it, take a breath!
If you’re mad and you know it, take a breath!
If you’re mad and you know it,
and you really want to show it
If you’re mad and you know it, take a breath!
If you’re silly and you know it, make a silly face.
If you’re silly and you know it, make a silly face.
If you’re silly and you know it,
and you really want to show it
If you’re silly and you know it, make a silly face.
#EXPLORE: Today I Feel...
Materials:
- 1-2 sheets of plain printer paper or construction paper in a light color
- crayons
Ways to explore:
- Fold paper in half vertically and horizontally. This will make a section for each picture.
- Name up to four emotions such as happy or grumpy and ask your little learner to draw a face showing the emotion in each section.
- Spell the word for each emotion aloud and ask your little one to repeat the letters as you write the word under each picture.
- Ask your little one to point to how they feel and say the word for the emotion together.
#JOIN: Join us for a weekly virtual or an in-person program at the library or in the community.
Pop-Up Storytime
Join us for a storytime either outside of our library or in the community! Your child loves singing, dancing, playing and reading! Gather them around for a storytime they won’t forget featuring Glad, Glad Bear! by Kimberly Gee and Happy by Pharrell Williams.
Little Readers
E is for emotions! This literacy-based program is for children from birth to pre-K and their families. We will sing, talk, read, write, and play together to develop the pre-literacy skills your little ones need to get ready to read and write. We will share Glad, Glad Bear! by Kimberly Gee and Happy by Pharrell Williams.
Virtual Little Movers & Shakers
Let’s get the wiggles out! This music-based program is for children from birth to pre-K and their families. Through books, songs, and movement activities we will build pre-literacy skills. Get moving with What's Up, Maloo? by Geneviève Godbout and Happy by Pharrell Williams.
Wiggle Wednesdays with The Florida Ballet and the Jacksonville Public Library
The Florida Ballet’s Wiggle Wednesday will provide children and their parent a unique opportunity to explore movement through literature. Each month we will center our movement activities/class around a selected piece of children’s literature. We will be utilizing music and props, focusing on movement exploration using the book's descriptive language and beautiful imagery. This week we will share Happy! by Pharrell Williams.
Wednesday, December 1 - 10:30 am -11:15am
The Florida Ballet Studios - 10131 Atlantic Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32225
