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. […]

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 […]

Baby Animals: Preschool Storytime

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Today we read about baby animals and the kids got to meet a cute kangaroo puppet and her joey! Books We Shared Next To You: A Book of Adorableness, by Lori Haskins Houran and pictures by Sydney Hanson, gives a laundry list of cute, big-eyed, fluffy baby animals and explains […]

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.  […]

Slow Stories: Preschool Storytime

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Today we took things slow in storytime, and read stories about leisurely animals! Books We Shared “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” said the Sloth by Eric Carle Challenged by the other jungle animals for its seemingly lazy ways, a sloth living in a tree explains the many advantages of his slow and peaceful existence. Hi, […]

Bathtime: Preschool Storytime

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Books We Shared Our first book, Something Smells by Blake Liliane Hellman and illustrated by Steven Henry, was a mystery! Elliot wakes up to a horrible smell. His mom says it’s time for his bath–but there’s no time for a bath, not when there are horrible smells about! Will Elliot […]

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 […]

Arctic Excavation ~ 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. […]