In our first storytime for Summer session, we celebrated cats. Books We Shared I had some puppet help while reading Matilda’s Cat by Emily Gravett. The book is about listing all the things that Matilda’s cat supposedly likes to do, but we see in the pictures that the cat is […]
Balloons: Preschool Storytime
Published on :Officially, our theme for the day was balloons. Unofficially, it was IMAGINATION. Books We Shared Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell’s book Where Do Balloons Go? asks the question we’ve all wondered as we watch a balloon float higher and farther away from us. Curtis’s trademark imaginative verse explores it […]
Food! ~ Toddler Storytime
Published on :Our theme for the EIGHTH and final storytime of the spring session was FOOD! We read a story about a mouse who was hungry for lunch and we played a guessing game with different kinds of fruit that took on some really weird shapes. We also discovered that some cows like turnips more than birthday cake! Wow, we even had time […]
Food! ~ Infant Storytime
Published on :Our theme for the EIGHTH and final storytime of the spring session was FOOD! We read a story about a mouse who was hungry for lunch and we played a guessing game with different kinds of fruit that took on some really weird shapes. What follows are the books, bounces, nursery rhymes, fingerplays and flannel boards we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED […]
Coding with Ozobots: Kids’ Coding Club
Published on :–By Illyanna Logan Our Kids Coding Club meeting this month was an adventure with Ozobots. We had 12 Ozobot Evos, small robots that can be programmed to light up, make noise, and move. These Ozobots have sensors on the bottom that can read color, which, when read in the right […]
Lucha Libros: End of Year Certificates, Prizes and the Champion Belts!
Published on :Our Lucha Libros program has ended for the 2017-2018 school year! After answering questions about their last book for the year kids got to learn their scores and get tickets, as well as certificates commemorating their participation in this program. We gave extra tickets to the kids who placed in […]
Babies! ~ Toddler Storytime
Published on :For the SEVENTH meeting of our spring session we read books about BABIES! We read about a jazzy baby who sang some scat and we shared a book that taught us how other baby animals play peekaboo! (Here’s a hint: They don’t actually say peekaboo!) Here are the books, rhymes, fingerplays, flannel boards, action songs and video we shared. […]
Babies ~ Infant Storytime
Published on :Our theme for the SEVENTH storytime of the spring session was BABIES! We read about a cute little baby playing peekaboo before bedtime and we explored a book that taught us how other animals play peekaboo! (Here’s a hint: They don’t actually say peekaboo!) What follows are the books, bounces, nursery rhymes, fingerplays and flannel boards […]
DINOSAURS ~ Infant Storytime
Published on :Our theme for the SIXTH storytime of the spring session was DINOSAURS! We read all about the different dinosaurs that existed millions of years ago and we read about a dinosaur eager for his first real kiss! What follows are the books, bounces, nursery rhymes, fingerplays and flannel boards we shared. Meet Teddy our T-Rex! He […]
DINOSAURS! ~ Toddler Storytime
Published on :Our theme for the SIXTH storytime of the spring session was Dinosaurs! We read all about the different dinosaurs that existed millions of years ago and we read about a dinosaur who spent all of his time winning UNTIL he is confronted with BEDTIME! What follows are the books, action rhymes, flannel boards, stories, songs and […]