Space Exploration Day

RHYME-TIME: 

• Astronauts! | Bounce Patrol

STORYTIME:

Hey-Ho, to Mars We Go

by Susan Lendroth; illustrated by Bob Kolar

Curiosity: A Story of a Mars Rover

written and illustrated by Marcus Motum

MOVEMENT ACTIVITY:

• YOGA—MIKE AND MUTTNIK ON THE MOON | Cosmic Kids Yoga

  
  

Look for more stories and activities every week from Monday through Saturday. 

Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!

International Space Day

RHYME-TIME: 

• Blast Off! | Ready Set Dance

STORYTIME:

The Darkest Dark

by Chris Hadfield; illustrated by Eric and Terry Fan

There’s No Place Like Space 

by Tish Rabe; illustrated by Aristides Ruiz

STEAM:

• ANTI GRAVITY GALAXY BOTTLE

  
  

Look for more stories and activities every week from Monday through Saturday. 

Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!

Asteroid Day

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." – Albert Einstein 

RHYME-TIME: 

• Roll, Roll, Roll Your Hands

STORYTIME:

Oh No, Astro! 

by Matt Roeser; illustrated by Brad Woodard

Me and My Place in Space   

by Joan Sweeney; illustrated by Annette Cable

STEM:

• HOW TO MAKE A COMET (NASA)

Look for more stories and activities Monday through Saturday. 

Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!

Sally Ride Day

"I would like to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to do what she wanted to do, and as someone who took risks along the way in order to achieve her goals." – Sally Ride 

RHYME-TIME: 

• Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! sung by Miss Nina

  
  

STORYTIME:

If I Were an Astronaut 

by Eric Braun; illustrated by Sharon Harmer

Astronaut Handbook   

written and illustrated by Meghan McCarthy

STEM:

• ISS FOR KIDS: SPACE EXPERIMENTS

  
  

• HOOPLA KIDS: UPSIDE DOWN WATER EXPERIMENT

  
  

Look for more stories and activities in the coming days. 

Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!

Funky Chicken

"Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold, but so does a hard-boiled egg. " – Maya Angelou 

RHYME-TIME: 

• Funky Chicken Song

  Tuck your hands in your armpit and flap your elbows while you dance (and sing to this song based on today's first storybook). Most of all, have some fun making up your actions to this song.

STORYTIME:

Funky Chicken: A Bushy Tale of Crocs and Chooks 

by Chris Collin; illustrated by Megan Kitchin

Funky Chicken: Chooks in Space   

by Chris Collin; illustrated by Megan Kitchin

ART LESSON:

• FUNKY CHICKENS PAINTING Use the art supplies you have at home to make your version of the funky chicken. If you don't have paints, use markers or colored pencils. Use corrugated cardboard or plain paper as your canvas. Have some fun being creative and "funky"!
  

Look for more stories and activities in the coming days. 

Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!