April is Poetry Month, so last Friday our Kids’ Writing Workshop focused on blackout poetry. First I gave each kid a famous poem, by authors such as Shakespeare, Keats, Byron, Shelley, Dickinson, Poe, Kipling, Frost, and Silverstein. The kids had to read their poem first and get a feel for […]
Family Makerspace
Published on :Families spent an afternoon at the library tinkering and creating. We set up several drop in stations with LittleBits, 3D printing pens, Rainbow Looms, and Legos. The 3D printing pens extrude heated plastic filament that cools almost instantly into a solid, stable structure. You can draw up into the […]
Infant Storytime – Spring Session – Peekaboo, Let’s Guess!
Published on :We shared an “anticipatory” book and a “guessing” book today! It may seem like guessing games are all for fun, however, they do contribute to your baby’s language development and burgeoning critical thinking skills. I thought I’d share a basic literacy tip taken from the Illinois Early Learning Project website […]
Toddler Storytimes – Spring Session – Let’s Guess!
Published on :We explored an “anticipatory” book and a “guessing” book today, which meant a much LOUDER storytime!!! The excited squeals were well worth the effort it took to calm everyone down for our video and closing songs. The children were particularly proud of their ability to correctly guess the names of […]
Family Storytime – A Bit O’ Weather… April 18
Published on :A bit o’ wind, a bit o’ sun & a bit of a rainbow…our family storytime centered on aspects of the weather. We read a classic by Pat Hutchins – The Wind Blew. The wind is greedy as it carries a kite, a balloon, a shirt…even a judge’s wig into […]
Toddler Storytimes – Spring Session – Rainbow after the Rain…
Published on :We explored stories about rain and rainbows today. For a printable list of the stories, rhymes, songs, flannel boards and fingerplays we shared, click here: TODDLER – Rainbow songs-rhymes for ITT OUR BOOKS: It starts to rain and thunder and the forest animals huddle in the hill […]
Infant Storytime – Spring Session – Rainbow…after the Rain!
Published on :We shared stories about rain and rainbows today! For a printable list of the songs, rhymes & bounces we shared (including lyrics), please click here: Infant Songs-Rhymes-Rainbows STORIES: Duckie is in a hurry to get home. She walks through a red poppy […]
Balloons – Preschool Storytime
Published on :We took things up, up and away with stories about balloons today! Books We Shared To start off our balloon adventure we read a new title from Philip C. Stead – Sebastian and the Balloon. Sebastian gets bored in his old neighborhood so he makes a balloon, brings everything he […]
Infant Storytime – Spring Session – Colors, Colors All Around!
Published on :Our storytime was all about colors today! For a printable, comprehensive list of the songs, bounces, and rhymes we shared (including lyrics/words), please click here: Infant Songs-Rhymes Colors Along with reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr., we enjoyed a colorful pop-up book titled Colors pop-up Peekaboo! This book appeals to […]
Toddler Storytime – Spring Session – Colors, Colors All Around!
Published on :Our storytime was all about colors today! For a printable list of the songs, fingerplays, and flannelboards we shared (including lyrics/words), please click here: TODDLER – Colors songs-rhymes for ITT Along with reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear…,we enjoyed a colorful pop-up book titled Colors pop-up Peekaboo! This book appeals to infants and toddlers, primarily […]