Preschool STEAM ~ Shapes, Building, Problem Solving

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, 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. […]

Dig for Ancient Treasures ~ Archaeology

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Twenty seven budding archaeologists participated in Pasadena Central Library’s first archaeological dig.  Fortunately for them our Library has a “resident” archaeologist on staff – Luz Mejia-Ramos.  Luz works for the Support Services Department at Central Library but during her time off she travels the world to participate in archaeological digs. Luz obtained a degree in Archaeology from the National […]

Weird Chickens! ~ Preschool Storytime

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WE read some great stories about chickens in weird places and just plain WEIRD chickens!  Sort of a twist on the chicken at the farm stories! Here are the books, songs, flannel stories. action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read     In Chicken Story Time by Sandy Asher, we […]

Bugs! ~ Toddler Storytime

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We read all about BUGS in our final storytime of the summer session.  (Some of these insects can be found in our backyards!) Our library butterfly joined in the fun! What follows are the books, songs, rhymes, flannel board stories, movement activities and video we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED      Lenny in the Garden by […]

Bugs! ~ Infant Storytime

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For our final storytime of the summer session we read about BUGS!  (Some of these critters even sneak into our backyards and homes.) What follows are the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces and flannel activity we shared.   Our library butterfly ~ Lucy BOOKS WE SHARED Lenny in the Garden by Ken Wilson-Max […]

Preschool STEAM ~ Kitchen Magic!

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, 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. […]

City Animals ~ Toddler Storytime

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We read all about CITY animals in today’s Toddler Storytime!  Some of these critters actually end up in our backyards and even our homes! Our library friends Percy the squirrel and Mickey the mouse joined the fun! What follows are the books, songs, rhymes, flannel board stories, movement activities and video we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED […]

City Animals ~ Infant Storytime

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Today, we read about animals who live nearby!  (Some of these critters even sneak into our backyards and homes.) What follows are the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces and flannel activity we shared.    Our library friends, Percy & Mickey! P.S.  At first I couldn’t find Mickey the mouse…he was hiding in my […]

Fish! ~ Toddler Storytime

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We read all about FISH in today’s Toddler Storytime! Blue (our library fish) swam over to play with us. Even though we took our storytime “under water” we had lots of fun and nobody got wet!!  What follows are the books, songs, rhymes, flannel board stories, movement activities and video we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED […]

Fish! ~ Infant Storytime

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We read all about fish in today’s Infant Storytime!  Blue (our library fish) swam over to play with us. Even though we took our storytime “under water” we had lots of fun and we didn’t get wet! Here are the books, songs, rhymes, bounces and flannel stories we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED   […]