Our new book listening station and Arctic and Antarctic exploration
/We invited friends to listen and read along to books at our new book listening station today!
Friends learned how to put on headphones and synch up audio and picture books. Some friends listened to Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse, Jon J. Muth and What I Be, by Michael Franti and Ben Hodson with music by my very favorite (kora-playing) musician, Youssoupha Sidibe along with Ade Franti-Rye and Michael Fronti. We also listened to and read Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood and Duncan Tonatiuh.
We also invited friends to play and explore our new polar light table. We are reading books and thinking about the habitat and animals that populate both the Arctic and Antarctic and also considering the indigenous people to the arctic regions.
We read a poem (in book form) called Sweetest Kulu by Inuit throat singer Celiona Kalluk and illustrated by Alexandria Neonakis. It’s a gorgeous book, with lyrics and illustrations depicting a new born Inuit baby named Kulu who is visited and delivered wisdom and love by many arctic animals and family members.
We also read a book about the enduring friendship between a penguin and a pinecone aptly titled, Penguin and Pinecone: A Friendship Story by Salina Yoon. We had a good time collecting penguins, pinecones, and pine trees in the classroom to play with and display with the book.
