Frogs ~ Infant Storytime

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For our second storytime of the winter session we read stories about FROGS!  There were “ribbits” and some hoppin’ and a jumpin’ going on this morning!  Below are the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces and flannel rhyme we shared. A FUN FACT (brought to you by our mascot, Freddie the frog): To help your child hear and know […]

Appreciation: Preschool Storytime

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We shared stories about appreciation–being appreciative about yourself, your qualities, the things and people you have in your life.   Stories Eraser by Anna Kang; illustrated by Christopher Weyant Eraser is always cleaning up everyone else’s mistakes. Except for Ruler and Pencil Sharpener, none of the other school supplies seem to […]

Animals ~ Toddler Storytime

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We had so much fun reading all about animals in today’s Toddler Storytime!  Below are the books, rhymes, flannel activity, fingerplays, songs and video we shared! BOOKS WE SHARED    I Love Animals by Flora McDonnell is filled with animals you’re likely to find on a farm!  We met Jock the farm dog, some hopping hens, […]

Infant Storytime ~ Animals

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For our first storytime of the winter session we read stories about ANIMALS ~ all kinds of animals! It was so much fun (and a bit noisy with all those animal sounds). What follows are the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces and flannel activity we shared. Books We Shared     I Love Animals by Flora […]

Zoo: Preschool Storytime

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With storytime today, we took a trip to the zoo!  Since it was raining this morning, if we had taken a real trip to the zoo we wouldn’t have seen many animals.  But thankfully, in books, the animals are always there! Books We Shared Stripes the Tiger by Jean Leroy & Bérengère Delaporte […]

Dinosaurs: Preschool Storytime

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Books We Shared In How Tall Was a T. Rex? by Alison Limentani we learn all kinds of facts about dinosaurs in a very visual way, with analogies that kids can grasp easily. How to Be a T. Rex by Ryan North and Mike Lowery is about a girl who […]

The Big Mysterious Sea: Preschool Storytime

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The sea is vast and mysterious–full of wonderful creatures and magic. This storytime is about exploring the many wonders of the sea.   Stories The Secret of Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton Erin is fascinated by the legend of Black Rock. A huge, dark and spiky mass that is said to […]

Preschool Storytime ~ Colors & Color Mixing

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WE read some great stories about colors and color mixing during today’s Preschool Storytime!   Here are the books, songs, flannel board, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read Mix it Up! by Herve Tullet is an interactive foray into color mixing, art and visual literacy.  A wonderful book on colors […]

Space: Preschool Storytime

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After NASA’s Mars InSight landing last week (which you can still see archived video of here!!) I’ve been inspired to do storytime books about space. On top of that, we recently got a great new book about the Earth I was dying to share! Books We Shared Flannel Board Counting […]

Infant Storytime: The Moon and Space

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Books We Shared Flannel Board Counting Eight Little Planets (Credit: http://missmegsstorytime.com/space/) One little two little three little planets Four little five little six little planets Seven little planets and here’s the eight planet Orbiting the sun. Mercury Venus and the earth Mars Jupiter and Saturn Uranus and here is Neptune […]