Last night kids answered questions about the book Big Nate Goes for Broke / Nate el grande invencíble by Lincoln Peirce. The questions were much harder this time and fewer kids got the Bonus Round right. That’s good–these kids are so smart they keep pushing us to get tougher! One […]
Poetry about our moments in history — Kids’ Writing Workshop
Published on :Book Inspiration Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson We read the poem “second daughter’s second day on earth” which contains many references to the various events going on around the country at the time that Jacqueline Woodson was born. Then, we used a timeline to learn about the historical events […]
Sensory Storytime
Published on :“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, than maybe we should teach the way they learn” ~ Ignacio Estrada Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges. It involves books, songs, movement and therapeutic play that incorporate the five senses. Sensory […]
Hats – Infant Storytime
Published on :At today’s storytime all the infants got hats! Stories Whose Hat is That? by Anita Bijsterbosch — A hat is blown by the wind from this animal to that animal, until finally a dog brings it to its rightful owner. We took our hats and waved them in the air […]
Hats – Toddler Storytime
Published on :At today’s storytime all the toddlers got hats! Stories Whose Hat is That? by Anita Bijsterbosch — A hat is blown by the wind from this animal to that animal, until finally a dog brings it to its rightful owner. We took our hats and waved them in the air […]
Art – Preschool Storytime
Published on :This weekend we shared stories about art and creativity, and children did some art of their own! Stories Louise Loves Art by Kelly Light – After drawing a picture of her cat, a young girl searches for the perfect place to hang her masterpiece. Meanwhile, her little brother creates his […]
Hello! – Toddler Storytime
Published on :With our first Toddler Storytime of the Winter 2017 session, we all said Hello! to one another and Hello! during all the stories we read. It was a great way to kick off what is sure to be a wonderful ten weeks. Books We Shared There are lots of […]
Hello! – Infant Storytime
Published on :Today was the first storytime of our Winter Session, and what a better way to kick things off than with a big HELLO! All our stories today were about different ways of greeting each other and saying hi. Books We Shared We began infant storytime with Hello Baby! by […]
Creative Writing with Word Baskets
Published on :Yesterday, our Creative Writing for Beginning Readers Workshop was inspired by the picture book Little Red Writing, written by Joan Holub and illustrated by Melissa Sweet. In the story, Little Red (a pencil in pencil school) goes on a journey to find words that she can put in her word […]
Apples — Preschool Storytime
Published on :This week we shared stories about apples–troubles with apples, the shape and simple perfection of apples, and mystery apples. Stories Letting Go by Janet Morgan Stoeke: Pip, Midge, and Dot are enjoying the shade under an apple tree when fruit starts falling around them, causing the hens to suspect […]