Pasadena Public Library
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. […]
Our theme for the fourth storytime of the spring session was Birds that Hatch! We read about a little chick, a silly goose and tried to figure out which egg housed Baby Duck! Here are the stories, songs, rhymes, bounces and flannelboard we shared. he first book we read during our storytime […]
For the fourth meeting of our spring session we read books about birds that hatch out of eggs! We read about a silly goose and a little chick and we watched three creatures hatch…one wasn’t exactly what we expected! Here are the books, rhymes, fingerplays, flannel boards, action songs and video we shared. Books […]
For the third meeting of our spring session we read books about moving, playing and just being silly! There was a whole lotta movin’ & shakin’ going on! Here are the books, rhymes, fingerplays, flannel boards, action songs and video we shared. Books We Shared We read the Big Book of […]
Our theme for the third storytime of the spring session was MOVE & Play! There are so many ways to move & play – you can run, jump, swim, spin around and play peek-a-boo. We did almost all of these during Infant Storytime. Children learn through play and they develop their fine and […]
We read books about bunnies and other creatures that hop during our second storytime of the spring session. There was also a finger puppet play with two little bunnies, some magic rabbits and a whole host of songs & rhymes. There was even a little movie about a hopping frog…well […]
We read books about rabbits and other animals that hop during our second Infant Storytime of the spring session. There was a also a bit of singing, bouncing and rhyming ~ I even snuck in a new bounce! Here are the books, activities, bounces and nursery rhymes we shared: […]
Today was the first Toddler Storytime of the spring session! It was wonderful seeing all of those beautiful toddlers this morning. We explored stories about bears, sang some great songs, had fun with a puppet play and a few flannel stories and watched a great video about a slumbering bear. All in a […]
Last Tuesday, we had a fun performance for all our Infant Toddler Storytime families and all who wanted to come, put on by The Nick and Jen Show! They performed their original songs and got the toddlers dancing while parents held babies on their laps and clapped or swayed along […]
This week we had an “elefun” time learning about elephants! We also did lots of counting practice in both English and Spanish, and played with bubbles using a new bubble song I found. Books We Shared This is Our Baby, Born Today by Varsha Bajaj and illustrated by Eliza Wheeler […]