Well bath time & bubbles can go awry when you have babies on the prowl. The infants in our storytime are beginning to toddle and I was outmatched! 🙂 Just goes to show that bath time is never predictable! We had fun with our songs, bounces & tickles, but we did […]
Toddler Storytimes – Spring Session – Bellybuttons & MORE!
Published on :We explored stories about bellybuttons during our storytime on April 28th! We also used our feet to take a long walk and found a few new friends in our “walking box”. Below are some of the stories & activities we explored. For a printable list of ALL the songs & action rhymes we shared, […]
Todder Storytime – Spring Session – Dinosaurs!
Published on :The theme for Toddler Storytime on May 5th was DINOSAURS! Our library T-Rex, Mr. T, joined us as well – he looks scary but his ROAR is worse than his BITE! For a printable list of ALL the songs, & action rhymes we shared, click here: TODDLER – Songs-Rhymes – Dinosaurs […]
Infant Storytime – Spring Session – Dinosaurs!
Published on :Thump! Thump! Thump! ROAR!!!! We read books about….DINOSAURS! Mr. T joined us for storytime. (Don’t worry – he’s a vegetarian T-REX…) Below are some of the stories & activities we explored. For a printable list of ALL the songs, rhymes, tickles & bounces we shared, click here: Infant Songs-Rhymes-Dinosaurs Turn the cut-out pages and […]
Infant Storytime – Spring Session – Baby’s Body
Published on :Our storytime was all about baby’s body – eyes, nose, ears, toes… and bellybuttons! FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF SONGS, BOUNCES & RHYMES WE SHARED, CLICK HERE: Songs-Rhymes-Baby’s Body We started out talking about Baby Ben – where are Ben’s eyes? eyebrows? nose? mouth? hands? feet?…and BELLYBUTTON! SOME OF THE STORIES […]
Family Storytime: Books!
Published on :Our preschool storytime on Saturday, May 2 was all about books. First we sang the song “Clap Your Hands” and then read the book Lottie Paris and the Best Place by Angela Johnson and illustrated by Scott M. Fischer. It’s a story of two kids making friends through their love […]
Infant Storytime – Spring Session – Peekaboo, Let’s Guess!
Published on :We shared an “anticipatory” book and a “guessing” book today! It may seem like guessing games are all for fun, however, they do contribute to your baby’s language development and burgeoning critical thinking skills. I thought I’d share a basic literacy tip taken from the Illinois Early Learning Project website […]
Toddler Storytimes – Spring Session – Let’s Guess!
Published on :We explored an “anticipatory” book and a “guessing” book today, which meant a much LOUDER storytime!!! The excited squeals were well worth the effort it took to calm everyone down for our video and closing songs. The children were particularly proud of their ability to correctly guess the names of […]
Family Storytime – A Bit O’ Weather… April 18
Published on :A bit o’ wind, a bit o’ sun & a bit of a rainbow…our family storytime centered on aspects of the weather. We read a classic by Pat Hutchins – The Wind Blew. The wind is greedy as it carries a kite, a balloon, a shirt…even a judge’s wig into […]
Toddler Storytimes – Spring Session – Rainbow after the Rain…
Published on :We explored stories about rain and rainbows today. For a printable list of the stories, rhymes, songs, flannel boards and fingerplays we shared, click here: TODDLER – Rainbow songs-rhymes for ITT OUR BOOKS: It starts to rain and thunder and the forest animals huddle in the hill […]