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Community

1. Why do you think it might be important to take care of our shared natural spaces?

Responsibility

1.Who do you think is responsible for taking care of the environment? Why?

Credits:

Bedtime Story written by Crissel Kane Gicaraya

Illustrated by Boosy Nasser

Music Video by www.zapsplat.com and additional music by “Fretless” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Empathy

1. How do you think it would feel to have to deliver gifts to everyone around the world in one night? Do you think you could do it? Why or why not?

2. Do you plan to leave anything out for Santa on Christmas night? What kinds of things? How do you think that might make him feel?

Independent Thinking, Greed

1. What do you understand it means to be “greedy”?

2. Do you think that Charlie was greedy to want to use a pillowcase instead of a stocking? Why or why not?

Bedtime Story for Kids written by Andrea Kaczmarek

Illustrated by Dia Lee

Book design by Jade Maitre

Music Video by “We Wish you a Merry Christmas” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Oh, Christmas Tree” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Christmas Rap” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Conversation, Mindfulness

1. What do you like about winter?
2. How do you feel when it’s winter time? How does your body feel?
3. What kinds of things do you like to do when it’s cold outside?

Bedtime Story for Kids written by Jade Maitre

Illustrated by Roxana Calman

Book design by Jade Maitre

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Conversation, Mindfulness

1. What do you like about Autumn (Fall)?
2. How do you feel when it’s Autumn (Fall)? How does your body feel?
3. Can you remember your favourite Autumn (Fall) day? What did you do?

Bedtime Story for Kids written by Stacie Eirich

Illustrated by Nanda Fatima Setyaningrum

Music Video by “Meanwhile in Bavaria” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Author:

Stacie Eirich is a dreamer who loves literature, music, theatre, travel, and her family. She has written and published four collections of poetry and a children’s fantasy series for middle-grade readers, The Dream Chronicles. Connect with her and read poems, prose & book reviews at her website <a href=”https://www.stacieeirich.com/”

About the Illustrator:

Nanda Fatimah Setyaningrum is a Freelance Illustrator and Graphic Design based in Indonesia. She really loves art, making something cute and playing with color. You can see her work on Instagram @daamase

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© Sue Clancy 2022

LET’S CHAT ABOUT THE POEMS ~ IDEAS FOR TALKING WITH KIDS

Conversation

1. Which of the Patchwork Poems is your favourite poem? Why?

Independent Thinking

2. Sometimes poems rhyme, and sometimes they do not. What do you think makes a poem a poem?

About the Author Illustrator:

Sue Clancy, an American artist, author, and illustrator who lives in Washington state is known for her whimsical, timeless, comforting, quirky and oddly cute art images and artist books often featuring animals. Though she is the author/artist for more than 6 books and numerous fine art exhibits she is still very carefully supervised in her art studio by a miniature longhaired dachshund and a tabby cat. Clancy loves to read, cook and play with words and pictures. You can see more about Clancy’s art here: www.sueclancy.com

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Let’s Chat About the Story – Ideas for Talking With Kids

Conversation

1. Do you have a snowy winter where you live? What do you like to do best when it snows?

2. If you’ve never seen snow, what do you think would be your favourite thing to do, if it snowed?!

Short Story for Kids written by Andrea Kaczmarek

Illustrations by Jigisha Chanpura

About the Illustrator:

Music Video – We Wish you a Merry Christmas by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Let’s Chat About The Stories ~ Ideas for Talking With Kids

Creativity

1. The Pumpkin Moloi in this story is a big orange monster with one eye, one leg and one arm. If you had to create a monster for other vegetables, how do you think they would look? Can you draw one?

Bedtime Story written and illustrated by Marion Drew

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OTHER CREDITS:

‘M’e Maneo’s Pumpkin (English), written by Marion Drew , illustrated by Marion Drew , published by African Storybook Initiative (© African Storybook Initiative, 2015) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver. Read, create and translate stories for free on www.storyweaver.org.in

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“Not fair.” Wendi was cross. “You promised we could go to the climbing park.”

“But, it is going to rain, and the climbing park is outdoors.” Mum shook her head.

Wendi looked out of the window. “But it isn’t raining, just clouds, it isn’t raining at all…”

“The weather lady says so, and she knows, rain in the afternoon.” Mum looked out of the window.

“I expect that weather lady got it wrong.” Wendi went to her bedroom.

She stared out of her bedroom window. “Silly weather lady,” she whispered – and then the rain started.

“Oh.” Wendi looked up at the sky. “Not so silly weather lady.”

“We’ll go to the climbing park another day.” Mum watched as the rain splashed.

“How does the weather lady know about the weather.” Wendi asked.

“Well, she has got a weather station, I think.” Mum was not sure.

“Grandpa might know; we’ll ask him tomorrow.”

And that’s what Wendi did, she asked her Grandpa.

“We can build a little weather station in the garden if you like, Wendi,” Grandpa explained.” You’ll need a wind vane to see how the wind is blowing, we can make that”

“We can make a rain gauge, to measure how much rain has fallen.”

“And, I’ve got a good thermometer for outdoors.”

“A thermometer, what is that? Wendi was puzzled.

Grandpa laughed “A thermometer measures the temperature, how warm or cold it is.”

“Thermometer.” Wendi was pleased with her new word.

“And last of all, we need a Barometer, that’s a big word too, Wendi.” Grandpa explained “A barometer tells us what the air pressure is, I’ve got one, too.”

“But what’s air pressure?” Wendi asked.

“Well, if the air pressure changes, the weather will change.”

Grandpa laughed and promised to help Wendi build a little garden weather station.

Grandpa and Wendi worked hard.

Wendi made the wind vane with paper cups on a stick. “Like a pinwheel.” Wendi laughed.

They put up a bright ‘Windsock’, silly name, with red, yellow and blue ribbons too. “It isn’t a sock at all.” Wendi stuck the ribbons on. “But we can see how windy the wind is.”

The rain gauge was easy, a glass jar with the measures written on the side. They put it into the grass, so it couldn’t get knocked over.

The Barometer and the Thermometer were easy too, and they found a good place near Wendi’s playhouse. And Grandpa made a stand, so Wendi could check every day.

“And now the most important thing, Wendi…”

Grandpa fixed a chart on the wall of her playhouse. “You have to keep a chart, a list of all the wind, rain and temperature changes. That’s when you’ll see how the weather is changing. Then you really will be a weathergirl.”

All Wendi’s friends visited her garden weather station.

“Rain, Windy, Sun, Snow, Hot, Cold, Cloudy, Stormy, Very Windy – Wendi had painted a picture for all the things a weathergirl has to say.
She held up two pictures – “Rain and very windy tomorrow.” And she put on her yellow rain hat and all her friends laughed.

The next morning the wind started and later the rain poured down.

“Wendi is a weather girl” Wendi’s friends laughed.

With Grandpa’s help, Wendi looked at the sky and checked her weather station.

Wendi was a very good weathergirl – until one icy cold winter day.

“When will it snow? Wendi, we want know…”

That was the big question. It was very cold, Wendi put up her Freeze card.

“Tomorrow, it will snow tomorrow…” Wendi was sure.

But it didn’t snow, not even one tiny snowflake.

“Wendi, you aren’t a weathergirl at all. You promised snow and snowmen.”

Wendi asked Grandpa. “My weather station says snow, but there is no snow.”

. “No weathergirl is always right, but it will snow soon, I am sure…”

And two days later, the snow fell and covered up Wendi’s weather station. So that you could hardly see it.

Wendi’s friends were happy now, they got out their sledges and they made a big snowman.

“Thank you, Wendi Weathergirl, we got our snow….”

“I am a weathergirl, but it isn’t my snow, the snow clouds are the secret.” Wendi smiled

But Wendi had a big problem. She didn’t tell her friends – they were all so happy having fun in the snow.

Wendi whispered the problem to Grandpa “The weather is changing, in a day or two it will get warmer, then the snow will go.”

“Aah.” Grandpa smiled “Let your friends play in the snow today, tell them tomorrow…”

© Andrea Kaczmarek / Storyberries 2020

LET’S CHAT ABOUT THE STORY ~ IDEAS FOR TALKING WITH KIDS

Co-operation

1. How did Wendi and her grandfather work together to create the weather station in this story?

2. Do you think Wendi could have done it on her own? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think Wendi’s grandfather was happy to show Wendi about weather stations?

Nature, Conversation

1. What is the weather like where you live? 

2. How might you make your own weather station?

Short Story for Kids written by Andrea Kaczmarek

Illustrations purchased on license.

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SPRING SONG

Too warm for coats.

Too cold for shorts.

The sun is out

Without much force.

Been raining

Off-and-on all day.

Spring is here at last…

Hooray?

SUMMER SONG

For Summer Vacation, you might take a trip

And have fun you’ll always remember.

To travel the world is a wonderful thing,

But I’d rather sleep till September.

FALL SONG

This time of year makes me cry “goody!”

Because I get to wear my hoody.

It’s much too big—a 2-X-L.

But, me? I think that’s just as well.

I pull the drawstring and—tee hee!—

No one even knows it’s me!

WINTER SONG

Christmas is a magical and wondrous time of year,

And snow just makes the season more sublime.

But when the big day’s over, all the ice and snow’s still here!

And then I just can’t wait until springtime!

© Templeton Moss 2020

Poem for Kids written by Templeton Moss

LET’S CHAT ABOUT THE POEM ~ IDEAS FOR TALKING WITH KIDS

Conversation

1. What is your favourite time of year? Why?

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