We had a wonderful time exploring stories & activities about bugs, caterpillars & butterflies! For a printable list of all of the songs, bounces & rhymes we shared (including lyrics), click here: Infant Songs-Bounces-Rhymes OPENING SONGS: Welcome Everyone! Clap Everybody and Say Hello! BOUNCES: Dickery, Dickery Dare! Grand Old Duke […]
Toddler Storytime – Spring Session – Bathtime & Bubbles
Published on :It was all about the bubbles in toddler storytime – bathtime & bubbles that is! We read stories about a wild ride in a big red, bathtub and about a bath before bedtime with some calisthenics afterward???? Just goes to show that bath time in storybooks is rarely predictable! For a printable list […]
Infant Storytime – Spring Session – Bathtime & Bubbles
Published on :Well bath time & bubbles can go awry when you have babies on the prowl. The infants in our storytime are beginning to toddle and I was outmatched! 🙂 Just goes to show that bath time is never predictable! We had fun with our songs, bounces & tickles, but we did […]
Kids’ Writing Workshop: Revising!
Published on :On Friday, May 8, we focused on revising using a multi-layered approach I playfully call “Miss AnnMarie’s Thirteen Steps to a Perfect Final Draft.” Is any final draft ever perfect? I don’t know… but if you follow these steps you WILL get about as close to perfect as is possible for […]
Toddler Storytimes – Spring Session – Bellybuttons & MORE!
Published on :We explored stories about bellybuttons during our storytime on April 28th! We also used our feet to take a long walk and found a few new friends in our “walking box”. Below are some of the stories & activities we explored. For a printable list of ALL the songs & action rhymes we shared, […]
Todder Storytime – Spring Session – Dinosaurs!
Published on :The theme for Toddler Storytime on May 5th was DINOSAURS! Our library T-Rex, Mr. T, joined us as well – he looks scary but his ROAR is worse than his BITE! For a printable list of ALL the songs, & action rhymes we shared, click here: TODDLER – Songs-Rhymes – Dinosaurs […]
Infant Storytime – Spring Session – Dinosaurs!
Published on :Thump! Thump! Thump! ROAR!!!! We read books about….DINOSAURS! Mr. T joined us for storytime. (Don’t worry – he’s a vegetarian T-REX…) Below are some of the stories & activities we explored. For a printable list of ALL the songs, rhymes, tickles & bounces we shared, click here: Infant Songs-Rhymes-Dinosaurs Turn the cut-out pages and […]
Free Comic Book Day May 2nd, 2015
Published on :We kicked off Free Comic Book Day 2015 at 1 pm on Saturday with a visit from three comic book artists, who shared with us their art, their passion and their insights. We held the event on the 4th Floor Studio. After getting lots of inspiration from […]
Infant Storytime – Spring Session – Baby’s Body
Published on :Our storytime was all about baby’s body – eyes, nose, ears, toes… and bellybuttons! FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF SONGS, BOUNCES & RHYMES WE SHARED, CLICK HERE: Songs-Rhymes-Baby’s Body We started out talking about Baby Ben – where are Ben’s eyes? eyebrows? nose? mouth? hands? feet?…and BELLYBUTTON! SOME OF THE STORIES […]
Family Storytime: Books!
Published on :Our preschool storytime on Saturday, May 2 was all about books. First we sang the song “Clap Your Hands” and then read the book Lottie Paris and the Best Place by Angela Johnson and illustrated by Scott M. Fischer. It’s a story of two kids making friends through their love […]