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Texas Reading Club Manual 185
Colors
Hole punch
Directions
In advance, photocopy the sports ball patterns provided at the end of the chapter. Cut out four
sports balls and cut six 8-inch pieces of yarn for each child. Hole punch the top of each ball.
Cross the sticks or dowels and tie them together at the center with a piece of yarn so that they
make an “x.” Let the children color the sports balls and tie a piece of yarn to each ball. With
adult assistance, the children tie another piece of yarn to the center of the crossed sticks so that it
hangs down about five inches. This will be used to hang the mobile. The children then tie the
balls to each of the four ends of the sticks so that they hang down about 4 inches. The children
can hang the mobile at home or in a special place in the library.
Painting With Balls
Let the children make the craft “Painting With Balls,” in Toddler Theme-A-Saurus by Jean
Warren. Additional suggestions for a ball-themed storytime are included on pages 8-13.
Professional Resources
Children’s Counting-Out Rhymes, Fingerplays, Jump-Rope and Bounce-Ball Chants and Other
Rhythms by Gloria Delamar.
Toddler Theme-A-Saurus by Jean Warren.
NIEHS Kids’ Page
www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences provides lyrics and sound files for a
variety of children’s and family songs.
Books to Share
Start Your Engines—Zoom Into Books
Miss Spider’s New Car by David Kirk.
My Race Car by Michael Rex.
The Race by Caroline Repchuk.
Racer Dogs by Bob Kolar.
Rattletrap Car by Phyllis Root.
Vroom Chugga Vroom Vroom by Ann Miranda.
Books to Show or Booktalk
The Berenstain Bears’ and the Big Road Race by Stan and Jan Berenstain.
Big Book of Race Cars by Trevor Lord.
The Racecar Alphabet by Brian Floca.