Today’s Infant Storytime was all about the ocean. We made an ocean scene with jellyfish, kelp, starfish, swimming fishes and a crab: We read a sweet book by Scott Magoon titled Breathe. The pictures of the little beluga whale swimming through the ocean and all around his arctic environment are […]
Family Storytime – January 24, 2015 – Gardens/Fruits & Vegetables
Published on :We read stories about eating and growing fruits and vegetables! Here are some of the books and activities we shared: Little Apple Goat has an appetite for apples, pears & cherries, not the usual fare for a goat! She relishes trotting through the orchard, waiting for the beautiful ripe fruits to fall […]
Toddler Storytime: Gardens… and Bugs!
Published on :At today’s storytime we started by creating a lovely garden out of shapes–hearts, diamonds, triangles, rectangles, ovals and circles came together to make flowers and a butterfly: We also played with some beautiful Folkmanis bug puppets and sang a rhyme about butterflies, ladybugs and bees: Butterfly, butterfly, Fly up high, […]
Infant Storytime: Gardens, and Bugs!
Published on :At today’s storytime we started by creating a lovely garden out of shapes–hearts, diamonds, triangles, rectangles, ovals and circles came together to make flowers and a butterfly: We also played with some beautiful Folkmanis bug puppets and sang a rhyme about butterflies, ladybugs and bees: Butterfly, butterfly, Fly up high, […]
Toddler Storytime: Desert
Published on :Our first Toddler Storytime of Winter session was all about the desert. First we learned about shapes and put together a desert scene: We sang a song about a rattlesnake, to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle: Rattlesnake, Rattlesnake, Why do you rattle? Do you wish I’d go away Or do […]
Infant Storytime: Desert
Published on :Our first Infant Storytime of Winter session was all about the desert. First we learned about shapes and put together a desert scene: We sang a song about a rattlesnake, to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle: Rattlesnake, Rattlesnake, Why do you rattle? Do you wish I’d go away Or do […]
Shopping & Market – eStorytime
Published on :For our eStorytime today we visited the market and did some shopping! Apps We Shared With our first book, A Day in the Market story by May Tobias-Papa, illustrated by Isabel Roxas from Adarna house (iOS: $2.99; Android Free) we took a trip around the world to the Philippines. With the […]
Family Storytime: Moose!
Published on :Today’s storytime was about the mighty moose! We started with a great new book written by Richard T. Morris and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld, titled This is a Moose. In the story, a film is being made about a moose, but the film goes awry as the moose is anything […]
Winter – Preschool Storytime
Published on :This storytime was presented on December 20, so of course we had to do a tribute to the upcoming season — Winter! Books We Shared Our books today featured animals that normally hibernate during winter – a frog and a bear. We began with Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan […]
Infant Bounces and Tickles: Fall 2014 Session
Published on :If you enjoyed bouncing and tickling your way through our Fall 2014 Session of infant storytime, here are the rhymes we used! Game Peek-a-Boo (to tune of Frere Jacques) Peek-a-Boo, peek-a-boo (cover eyes with hands, then remove) I see you, I see you (point at child) I see your tiny […]