March 14, 2015 was not only Pi Day, but also the birthday of one of our favorite authors and illustrators, Salina Yoon! To commemorate this very special occasion, Salina shared a couple of her newest books FOUND and STORMY NIGHT (and even made it rain!). We gave away party hats, little […]
Infant Storytime: Swamp
Published on :Yesterday we read books, sang songs and did fingerplays about animals that live in the swamp! First, we made a picture with shapes–circles, half-circles, triangles, rectangles, and a trapezoid and a pentagon–showing some of the animals that live in a swamp or wetland. I lost my photo for the whole […]
Toddler Storytime: Swamp
Published on :Yesterday we read books, sang songs and did fingerplays about animals that live in the swamp! First, we made a picture with shapes–circles, half-circles, triangles, rectangles, and a trapezoid and a pentagon–showing some of the animals that live in a swamp or wetland. I lost my picture of all the […]
Family Storytime: Crocodiles and Alligators
Published on :Today we read books, sang songs and did fingerplays about crocodiles and alligators! We started with a song called “Alligator, alligator”: Alligator, alligator, long and green (hold out arm: 4 fingers, thumb below) Alligator, alligator, teeth so mean (open and close fingers and thumb) Snapping at a fly, snapping at […]
Toddler Storytime: Savanna
Published on :Today’s Toddler Storytime was about the grasslands or savanna, and we started out by putting together circles, rectangles, diamonds, triangles and hearts to make these animals from the savannas of Africa: We sang “Open Shut Them” and then guessed at the animals hiding in my “I Spy” box. After that […]
Infant Storytime: Savanna
Published on :Today’s Infant Storytime was about the grasslands or savanna, and we started out by putting together circles, rectangles, diamonds, triangles and hearts to make these animals from the savannas of Africa: We guessed at the animals hiding in my “I Spy” box and then read a book about an animal […]
Infant Storytime: Ponds
Published on :On Tuesday we explored the splishy, splashy world of ponds and wetlands. It was a lot of fun because with a Pond theme, there were lots of traditional children’s songs I could use and we sang them with a CD. First we made a beautiful picture out of ovals, rectangles, […]
Toddler Storytime: Ponds
Published on :On Tuesday we explored the splishy, splashy world of ponds and wetlands. It was a lot of fun because with a Pond theme, there were lots of traditional children’s songs I could use and we sang them with a CD. First we made a beautiful picture out of ovals, rectangles, […]
Magic Tree — preschool storytime
Published on :Today’s storytime featured stories about somewhat magical trees. Maple is about a loving tree that provides shelter and fun times; as Maple grows, the tree grows. Tap the Magic Tree is an interactive story of falling and blooming leaves. Stuck is a humorous story about a boy who throws more […]
Toddler Storytime: Farm!
Published on :Yesterday’s Toddler Storytime was all about animals on the farm. We made the faces of these animals with shapes: We sang Old MacDonald Had a Farm and then read a book called Dinnertime for Chickies by Janee Trasler, in which a pig and a sheep are struggling to get the […]