Cats! ~ Preschool Storytime

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Last Saturday we read some great stories about cats AND helped find a missing kitty named Tippy Toes. We also acted out a story about a dog and a cat who were best friends.  Here are the books, songs, flannel board, mini play, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We […]

Solar System ~ Preschool STEAM

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]

Dragons! ~ Preschool Storytime

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In last Saturday’s storytime, we shared some great stories and flannel rhymes about DRAGONS – FIRE BREATHING DRAGONS!  We also lost a dragon in New York City. That was scary! Here are the books, songs, flannel boards, action rhymes and video we shared. Our Library Dragon – Percy.   Books We […]

Preschool STEAM ~ Mixed Media & Textures

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]

Preschool STEAM ~ Building a Water Slide

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]

School of Rock@PPL! ~ Summer Music Program

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What happens when you bring together 35 school age kids, a group of talented musicians, 27 guitars (electric and acoustic) and 5 keyboards?  You get SCHOOL OF ROCK @ PPL!! For the second year in a row Pasadena Public library gave a group of kids (ages 10-16) a rock and […]

Pumpkins, Ghosts & Monsters ~ Preschool Storytime

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Halloween is around the corner so we indulged in books about a pumpkin named Stumpkin and a monster who learns not to play with his food.  We also shared a story activity that involved six white ghosts!  Its never boring at storytime! Here are the books, songs, story activity, action rhymes […]

Food! ~ Preschool Storytime

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We shared some great stories and flannel rhymes about finding, cooking and eating food!  Well it wasn’t just about food!  The books we read taught us about sharing, doing great things (even when you are small), and guarding against false assumptions.  Sound deep?  Yes, it was!  But it was also […]

Sweet Treats! ~ Preschool Storytime

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We shared some great stories and flannel rhymes about SWEET TREATS during our Preschool Storytime!   Here are the books, songs, flannel boards, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read   I Love Cake by Tammi Sauer with illustrations by Angie Rozelaar is a funny story about three friends – Rabbit, Porcupine and Moose.  […]

Babies! ~ Toddler Storytime

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Our wonderful summer session of Toddler Storytime ended last Tuesday.  For this eighth and final storytime we read all about babies.  We began with a counting song (sung to the tune of 10 Little Indians)! One little, two little, three little babies Four little, five little, six little babies Seven little, eight little, nine little babies […]