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
Published on :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
Published on :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 […]
Babies! ~ Infant Storytime
Published on :Our wonderful summer session of Infant Storytime ended last Tuesday. For this eighth and final storytime we read all about babies. We began with a counting song! One little, two little, three little babies Four little, five little, six little babies Seven little, eight little, nine little babies 10 little babies here! Fun FACT: Just a […]
Arctic Excavation ~ Preschool STEAM
Published on :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. […]
Birds! ~ Preschool Storytime
Published on :We shared some great stories and flannel rhymes about birds during our Preschool Storytime! Here are the books, songs, flannel board, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert follows a sneaky cat who is bored with his usual canned cat food. He is on the hunt […]
Shoes & Socks ~ Toddler Storytime
Published on :Our summer session of Toddler Storytime is underway. Each week you’ll find a blog post that covers the books, rhymes, songs, flannel stories, fingerplays, puppets and video we shared. For our seventh storytime of the session we read about shoes and feet! Below you’ll find a record of everything we shared! Books We Shared In My New Shoes written […]
Shoes ~ Infant Storytime
Published on :Our summer session of Infant Storytime is underway. Each week you’ll find a blog post that covers the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces, flannel stories, fingerplays and puppets we shared. I also throw in some information about the benefits of reading, singing and talking to your baby! For our seventh storytime of the session we read about shoes and […]
Webpages Designed and Coded by Kids!
Published on :Over the summer, kids came three times to Pasadena Public Library to learn the basics of HTML and CSS code and create their first webpage. The learning outcomes we were focused on were pretty simple. For HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) we learned what code to use to insert an image […]
Happy Birthday! ~ Toddler Storytime
Published on :Our summer session of Toddler Storytime is underway. Each week you’ll find a blog post that covers the books, rhymes, songs, flannel stories, fingerplays, puppets and video we shared. There will also be some information about the benefits of reading, singing and talking to your toddler. For our sixth storytime of the session we celebrated Mouse’s birthday! Below you’ll find […]