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Wed, 30 April 2008  Story Notes and ExtrasA Floating Cow written and presented by Sean Hunter an opportunity for parents, teachers, friends and children to have fun together Learning With Art (for home and school projects) Draw a picture of a Floating Cow. Draw a picture of something that a Floating Cow likes. Draw a picture of Little Johnny Merry Berry. Draw a picture of the Judge. Talk and Discover How do you think the Floating Cow learned to float? Does a Floating Cow have their own airport? Where do you think the Floating Cow sleeps? Do you think the Floating Cow eats anything special? What do you think would be a good name for the “Floating Cow?? Do you think the Floating Cow has taught any of his friends how to float? How high do you think the Floating Cow can float? Do you think that the Floating Cow listens to moo-sic? Does the Floating Cow go to the moo-vies? Why did the Floating Cow want Little Johnny to behave? Do you think that the Floating Cow was Little Johnny’s friend? Do you think that Little Johnny had any friends in school? What is a good way to make friends? What is something at a friend might tell you? What is something that a Floating Cow might tell you? What is something that a friend might do for you? Who are some of your friends? Do you think the Floating Cow has ever seen a cowboy or cowgirl? What else do you think a Floating Cow has seen when they were floating in the air? Famous Cow Tales Mrs. Murphy’s Cow and the Great Chicago Fire Friends of the Floating Cow (that you can read about) Babe, the Blue Ox The Little Red Hen The Three Little Pigs Cow Jokes Q – What does a farmer use to count the cows? A- a cow-culator Q – What happens if a cow laughs to hard A- they cow-lapse Q – What does a cow like to do in the morning? A – wake up in a happy mooo-d Famous Cows Elsie Names of Cows Dolly - Daisy - Maggie - Maisy Betsy - Bessy - Buttercup - Nel Heidi - Pixie - Bella - Lilly Clarabelle - Lulu - Rosie - Nel What Are Some Names That You Would Call A Cow? What Are Some Of The Foods That Are Made With Milk? (hint) ice cream would be one of them What Is Your Favorite Flavor Of Ice Cream? What Is Your Favorite Food? and Have You Seen A Cow Today? Comments[3] | ||
Thu, 28 February 2008  Story Notes and ExtrasFunny Farm musical version written and presented by Sean Hunter acoustic guitar - harmonica -Charlie McCoy (www.charliemccoy.com) fiddle - Wanda Vick doghouse bass - Mark Burchfield drum - vocals - Sean Hunter Learning With Art Draw a picture of a farmer and a scarecrow Draw a picture of a weather vane on top of a barn Draw a map of the Funny Farm (showing where the barn is, the farm house, the corn field, vegetable garden, chicken coop, pig pen, fields for the sheep and other animals, pumpkin patch, apple orchards, bee hives and anything else that you think you would find on a farm) Who On A Farm Should drive the tractor pull the plow plant the corn milk the cows chow the wood and paint the barn More Fun With Art Draw a picture of – the donkey going oink oink a bull going meow a turkey going quack a goose going bow wow an owl whistling a rooster playing the horn and a picture of the sun smiling (because everyone is happy on the Funny, Funny Farm) What are some of your own ideas that you might draw? Note: Parents and teachers can draw an outline of some of the Funny Farm animals for younger children to color Talk And Discover (an activity for parents, children and friends) What would be a good day to visit the Funny Farm? How would you get there? Would you need to ride in a “funny car? or a “funny bus? to get to the Funny Farm?? Draw a picture of a “funny car? and a “funny bus.? Who would you take with you to visit the “Funny Farm?? Who else do you think would like to visit the Funny Farm? Do you think that the Funny Farm is funny every day? What would be the funniest day to visit the Funny Farm? Could they have a parade at the “Funny Farm?? What would a “Funny Farm? parade be like? Where on the Funny Farm could they have a picnic? What would you bring to a Funny Farm picnic? What songs would you sing at a “Funny Farm? picnic? What songs would you sing on the way to the Funny Farm? Does the “Funny Farm? have a cuckoo clock? Is there more than one Funny Farm? Some Books About Farms that you can get at your library The Little Red Hen The Three Little Pigs Charlotte’s Web Some Funny Farm Jokes Who on the Funny Farm goes to bed with their shoes on? the horse, of course What runs all the way around the pasture but never moves? a fence How did the chicken learn to tell jokes? he read a yoke book Some Books and Stories Good For Bedtime Reading the stories of Beatrix Potter the stories of James Herriot The “Funny Farm? was recorded at Watershed - Nashville, TN arrangement – Charlie McCoy mixing and editing – Jim Dineen Comments[4] | ||
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Wed, 1 August 2007 
Story Notes and Extras Hop
Hop The Kangaroo written and presented by Sean Hunter Below are some ideas and ways for parents, teachers and families to continue having
fun with Hop Hop. Learning
With Art Draw a picture of Hop Hop The Kangaroo. Draw a picture of Jumping Jack. Draw a picture of Hop Hop jumping over the world’s biggest bowl of ice cream. Draw a picture of you jumping over the world’s biggest bowl of ice cream. Talk
and Discover For Parents and Teachers What songs do you think Hop Hop likes to sing? (hint-one song would be Waltzing Matilda) What do you think is Hop Hop’s favorite color? What other animals are good at jumping? What exercises do you think Hop Hop likes to do? What do you think Hop Hop ate that helped to make him big and strong? What should you eat to become big and strong? What do you think Hop Hop likes to read? How many times a week do you think Hop Hop goes to the library? What else would Hop Hop be good at doing? What time do you think Hop Hop goes to bed at night? What do you think are some of Hop Hop’s chores are at home? In the Olympic Games – what are some of the contest where there is jumping? Having
Fun What games do you think Hop Hop likes to play? What are some good games that you and Hop Hop could play together? What games do you think Hop Hop likes to play on a rainy day? If Hop Hop was in a band, what musical instrument do you think Hop Hop would play? If Hop Hop played football, what position do you think he would play? Stories about some of Hop Hop’s friends Youth If I Ran The Zoo – by Dr. Seuss Peter Rabbit – by Beatrix Potter Curious George – by Margret Rey Young
Adults Black Stallion – by Walter
Farley Adults authors from Hop
Hop’s home in Thorn Birds – by Colleen McCullough Tim – by Colleen McCullough The Breaker – by Kit Denton (Breaker Morant) Scapegoats of the
Empire – by George Witton (Breaker Morant) Comments[4] | ||
Fri, 25 May 2007 Toot Toot, Honk Honk and Beep Beep
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Tue, 13 March 2007 Story Notes and Extras T.T. Rabbit written and presented by Sean Hunter Enjoy the story of T.T. Rabbit – and I hope that you have the opportunity to enjoy all types of ice skating. Learning With Art ♦ Draw a picture of someone ice skating ♦ Draw a picture of a pair of ice skates ♦ Draw a picture of T.T. Rabbit ♦ Draw a picture of yourself ice skating ♦ Draw a picture of yourself ice skating with someone ♦ Draw a picture of a snowman ♦ Draw a picture of a snowman ice skating ♦ Draw a picture of a snowman playing hockey
Some Famous Ice Skaters Torval and Dean Peggy Fleming and Tina Noyes Janet Lynn Sarah Huges Kristi Yamaguchi Sonja Henie Bobby Orr Pat LaFontaine Wayne Gretzky Paul Henderson Bobby Hull Tom Johnson Eric Heiden Bonnie Blair Gaetan Boucher Eric Flaim Dan Jansen Hans Brinker T.T. Rabbit
Famous Paintings of Skating
Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddin by Sir Henry Raeburn
Skater by Gilbert Stuart
Boy Skating – Gramps Skating by Normand Rockwell
Famous Art Work About Ice Skating Number Four by sculptor Armand LaMontagne various ice sculptures done at winter festivals
Famous Moments In Skating USA beating USSR at Lake Placid USA winning the Gold Medal at Squaw Valley USA Women winning first Gold Medal awarded in Olympic Ice Hockey
Famous People involved with Skating Snooks Kelley Paul Stewart Lord Stanley Some Place Famous to Ice Skating Rockerfeller Center – New York City St. Moritz – Switzerland Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado The Canals of Holland
Talk and Discover For Parents and Teachers
♦ How do you think that T.T. Rabbit learned to ice skate? ♦ Who do you think taught T.T. Rabbit to skate? ♦ What do you think T.T. Rabbit does when he’s not ice skating? ♦ Do you think that T.T. Rabbit knows how to dance? ♦ Do you think that T.T. Rabbit can dance on skates? ♦ What do you think that T.T. Rabbit does when it’s too warm to ice skate? ♦ What do you think T.T. Rabbit does to take care of his ice skates? ♦ How high do you think T.T. Rabbit can jump when he’s skating? ♦ What are some of the safety rules when ice skating? ♦ What other sports are played on ice? ♦ What other sports are played outside in the winter? ♦ What would you ask T.T. Rabbit if you were able to meet him?
Reading For Everyone
♦ Look in your local library for a biography of different figure skaters, hockey players and speed skaters
♦ read and enjoy and the web sites of the NHL Olympics US Olympians Canadian Olympians Hockey Hall of Fame US Hockey Hall of Fame College Hockey Beanpot Comments[9] | ||
Thu, 25 January 2007 Story Notes and Extras Danny – The Fisherman That Caught Footballs written and presented by Sean Hunter Enjoy “Danny – The Fisherman That Caught Footballs? presented as an “old fashion? radio show. Much of the story reflects many of the moments of Super Bowl XVI which was played between the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Francisco 49ers. The game received one of the highest TV ratings ever, is considered to be one of the most memorable games of the decade, and in that game Dan Ross of the Cincinnati Bengals set a Super Bowl record that has yet to be broken. Enjoy the story, and enjoy the following activities and moments with your children. Activities that Parents, Teachers and Children Can Share after listening to the story Learning With Art ♦ Draw a picture of Danny at the beach fishing. ♦ Draw a picture of some of the fish that Danny caught. ♦ Draw a picture of some of the fish that Danny didn’t catch. ♦ Draw a picture of the Coach. ♦ Draw a picture of Danny running with the football. ♦ Draw Danny learning how to play football. ♦ Draw a picture of the band marching. ♦ Draw a picture of the cheerleaders. ♦ Draw a picture of some of Danny’s friends. ♦ Draw a picture of Danny Talk and Discover for Parents and Teachers Ask some of the questions now – and save some for another time ♦ How do football players get ready for a game? ♦ What rules do football players need to know? ♦ Do football players have to do homework? ♦ Where do you think Danny did his homework? ♦ What do you think was Danny's favorite book to read? ♦ How often do you think that Danny read the newspaper? ♦ How many times a week do you think that Danny went to the library? ♦ What instruments do you think were in the band that was marching and playing all the favorite songs? ♦ What do we need to remember when we’re playing a game? ♦ Who do you think are some of Danny’s friends? ♦ What other sports do you think Danny liked to play? ♦ What would you ask Danny if you were able to meet him? Other Books To Read Youth Tom Thumb – Illustrated by Richard Jesse Watson (questions that can be asked afterward) How could Tom Thumb be part of a football team? (answers) Tom Thumb could be the coach, maybe the team doctor, broadcast the game, sell tickets, be the team reporter, etc. Young Adults Reggie White – Minister of Defense Adults Vince Lombardi - When Pride Still Mattered – by David Maraniss this podcast from the Boomer Esiason site may be downloaded and shared without violating any present laws print this page out and share with a teacher and any children in the hospital or at home recovering www.cfstorytime.com and www.esiason.org Comments[6] | ||
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