Most infants and toddlers learn to wave hello before they utter their first words. Today’s storytimes focused on how animals AND people say hello….cows moooooo, sheep baaaaaaa, dogs wooooffff… People even say hello in different languages: Hola! Ciao! Konichiwa! – we’re all using different words, sounds and symbols to say the same […]
Preschool Storytime – Apples
Published on :Apples seem to cause all sorts of problems in today’s stories. How could that be? Well let’s start with Ragnhild Scamell’s picture book, OUCH! Imagine you’re a hedgehog – you create the perfect nest underneath an apple tree, you step outside for a moment and PLOP, an apple falls right onto […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Life on the Farm
Published on :In This Little Chick, little chick learns to speak various animal “languages” as she ventures forth from the farm. The toddlers had fun learning to oink, moo, ribbit and baa along with this adventurous bird. The story encourages participation and teaches animal identification and sounds. Lots of fun! The infants and toddlers […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Thanksgiving!
Published on :We shared a traditional Thanksgiving song, a delicious “pie” story and flannel board, said hello to fall, sang songs, enjoyed the nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner, and watched Max eat way too much stuffing in the video, Max’s Thanksgiving. There was also a simple “turkey” take-home craft. A Song for […]
Infant Toddler Storytime – Thankfulness
Published on :Today’s Infant Toddler storytimes were about being thankful and remembering to say thank you… Flannelboard: Thanks for All I’ve Got Each item is placed on the flannel to Raffi’s simple, yet moving tune – Thanks a Lot… Thanks a lot, thanks a lot Thanks […]
Preschool Storytime – Bears!
Published on :In Baby Bear Sees Blue, baby bear discovers all of the rich colors in nature. The Little Mouse, the Red, Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear –Classic tale, richly illustrated with beautifully written text – always a crowd pleaser. Little mouse manages to keep his strawberry away from the big, […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Mice!
Published on :We read stories about mice, tried to figure out which house little mouse was hiding in, watched a short play performed by Cat-e-Kins and Mouse-e-Kins (two very talented hand puppets), sang some of our favorite songs with Maisy and much, much more! Below are the highlights of our Tuesday morning Infant and […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Halloween Pumpkins!
Published on :Five Little Pumpkins Flannel Board Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate The first one said: “Oh my it’s getting late!” The second one said: “There’s a chill in the air.” The third one said: “But we don’t care!” The fourth one said: […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Bedtime Stories!
Published on :We read bedtime stories, revisited the nursery rhyme, This Little Piggy, sang a traditional lullaby with a modern twist, played a bedtime version of Peekaboo, AND hit the hay! (Hopefully nobody actually fell asleep during the storytimes). Infant Storytime: All babies LOVE Peekaboo games. Peekaboo Bedtime by Rachel Isadora shows baby playing peekaboo […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes…October 15 – More Birds!
Published on :This past Tuesday, we read about birds, birds and MORE BIRDS. Of course, there’s nothing like reading a book about a baby bird who is learning how to fly. Joyce Dunbar’s classic, Baby Bird is a fantastic read for infants and toddlers, the illustrations are bright and bold with just a hint […]