Hello everyone! We hope you are all excited for Everybody In The Red Brick Building by Anne Wynter!
Leanna and I have put together a bunch of fun activities and crafts for the little ones. Starting on Monday, March, 7th (today), the kits will be available to pick up for our online storytime.
Enjoy a borrowed copy of the book, and have fun doing the activities. Please return the book after you are done; everything else is yours to keep!
"Everybody In The Red Brick Building" by Anne Wynter
“A picture book about an apartment building and the dynamic city sounds that wake its dwellers up — until soothing city sounds lull them back to sleep.”
**You will have to return this book to the library; everything else is yours to keep!
Go online to HarperKids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-inDkP2P3iw
You will have the book read to you by author Anne Wynter! She did such a great job; we hope you enjoy her reading as much as we did!
Kits include:
a borrowed copy of Everybody In The Red Brick Building by Anne Wynter
information page
colors game (5 colored treble clefs)
a flyer for this website
2 activity pages
2 coloring pages
rhymes/song pages with web links (instrument included)
Building craft
3 magnets from the story
stickers
HANDOUT GAMES – play with included treble clef handouts
Can You Show Me…?
(Tune: “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”)
Can you show me the blue treble clef?
Blue treble clef, blue treble clef?
Can you show me the blue treble clef?
And wave it in the air?
Green… pink… purple… gray
Hold It High – Choose one treble clef from handouts
Hold your treble clef high and stand
Now wave it around in gestures grand!
Hold your clef below your chin
Now hold it way up high again
Hold your clef against your nose
Now touch the clef to your toes
Touch your clef to the ground
Now wave that clef all around!
Hold your clef in front of you
Now turn around – one time, two!
Hold your clef and jump up high!
Now let your clef fly fly fly (throw it in the air)
SONGS & INSTRUMENT – use included instruments
Noise Between Floors by JunyTony
The Lousy Noisy Neighbor by Dragon Dee Nursery Rhymes
The Animal Sounds Song by KidsTV123
Quiet Loud Quiet Song by Dream English Kids
BOUNCE RHYME (bounce along with child in lap)
I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock!
Tick tock, tick tock
(bounce child to each word)
I’m a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock
It’s one o’clock! CUCKOO!
(lift up in the air for ‘Cuckoo!’)
Tick tock, tick tock
I’m a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock
It’s two o’clock! CUCKOO! CUCKOO!
(continue with three, four, etc.)
ACTION RHYMES
Everybody in the Building
(“The Wheels on the Bus”)
The baby in the building goes waa, waa, waa
Waa, waa, waa, waa, waa, waa
The baby in the building goes waa, waa, waa
Oh, it’s so loud!
The bird in the building goes “Rrrak! Wake up!”…
The boys in the building go stomp stomp stomp…
The cat in the building goes meow meow meow…
The car by the building goes WEEYOOWEEYOO…
Everyone in the building then goes to bed
Goes to bed, goes to bed
Everyone in the building then goes to bed
Shhh! Quiet now!
Quiet Mouse
Here’s a quiet little mouse
Living in a quiet little house
(hold thumb in fist)
When all was quiet as could be
OUT! POPPED! HE!
(pop out thumb)
Shake Your Sillies Out
Gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out
(shake both hands wildly)
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out
And wiggle my waggles away!
Gotta clap, clap, clap my crazies out...
Gotta jump, jump, jump my jiggles out...
Gotta stretch, stretch, stretch my stretchies out…
Loud and Quiet
Quietly, quietly not a sound
I’m listening and I’m listening as I look around
No sounds as I nod (nod)
No sounds as I clap (clap)
No sounds as I tap my hands on my lap (tap)
But then…
Loudly, loudly, stamp and clap (stamp and clap)
Loudly, loudly, stamp and clap (stamp and clap)
Loudly, loudly, stamp and clap (stamp and clap)
All that noise, well fancy that!
Thunderstorm
Boom, bang, boom, bang!
(Clap hands)
Rumpety, lumpety, bump!
(Stomp feet)
Zoom, zam, zoom, zam!
(Swish hands together)
Rustles and bustles
(Pat thighs)
And swishes and zings!
(Wave arms)
What wonderful noises
A thunderstorm brings!
EXTRA LINKS!
Author Anne Wynter’s site: https://annewynter.com/
Illustrator Oge Mora’s site: http://www.ogemora.com/
Let us know what your little ones thought of Everybody In The Red Brick Building! What did they think of the activities? Do you have any suggestions for us?