Pasadena Public Library
Last Saturday, we did a storytime that worked up an appetite, with stories, lots of dancing and movement, and yummy, funny reads! I did a short puppet show narrating the classic book The Little Mouse, The Red, Ripe Strawberry and the Big, Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood. I […]
For our final storytime of the winter session we read stories about opposites in size – Big & Little! FUN FACT: Click onto the PBS Parents’ link to learn a bit about the benefits of reading rhyming books to children. You’ll also find a great list of rhyming picture books. (FYI: We have most of these […]
For our final storytime of the winter session we read stories about opposites within the context of Big & Little. What follows are the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces and flannel board and finger puppets we shared. FUN FACT: We tend to use nursery rhymes a lot in our storytimes. Well there is a reason […]
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. […]
For our sixth storytime of the winter session we read stories about cars and trucks! FUN FACT: Did you know that one of the five pre-literacy skills that help foster reading success in the elementary school years is book handling? Book handling skills include knowing how to hold a book correctly […]
For our sixth storytime of the winter session we read stories about cars and trucks! What follows are the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces and flannel boards we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED Toot Toot Beep Beep! by Emma Garcia is a great book about cars in traffic as they go “up and down, in […]
For our fifth storytime of the winter session we read stories about colors! I used my different colored scarves to introduce everyone to the colors of the rainbow! FUN FACT: Did you know that engaging in scarf play actually helps your baby develop gross motor skills? Gross Motor (physical) skills require whole body movement […]
For our fifth storytime of the winter session we read stories about colors! What follows are the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces and nursery flannel board we shared. Fun Fact: Just after birth, a baby sees only in black and white, with shades of gray. As the months go by, he/she will slowly start […]
In today’s storytime, we shared stories about cookies! Books We Shared The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Marcellus Hall All the other animals on the farm eat their usual food. But the cow loves cookies! Find out why in this fun rhyming romp! Who Ate All the […]
WE read some great stories about shadows during last Saturday’s Preschool Storytime! And let’s face it – it was an entirely appropriate choice for Groundhog’s Day! Here are the books, songs, flannel board, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read In Groundhog’s Runaway Shadow by David Biedrzycki we meet a groundhog […]