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 […]
Preschool Storytime ~ Colors & Color Mixing
Published on :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 […]
Preschool STEAM ~ Tempera Leaf Prints
Published on :Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, 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. […]
Preschool Storytime ~ Love & Hugs
Published on :WE read some great stories about love and hugs during today’s Preschool Storytime! Here are the books, songs, flannel board, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read All three of our stories had to do with love and hugs. In Oh Daddy! by Bob Shea, a little boy is convinced his […]
Preschool Storytime ~ Scary Stories
Published on :WE read some great scary stories for Halloween during today’s Preschool Storytime! There were monsters, ghosts and even some creepy carrots. Here are the books, songs, flannel board, prop story, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read Creepy Carrots written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown […]
Bilingual Music for Infants and Toddlers with Nathalia
Published on :This summer, our families from Infant and Toddler storytimes at Central Library got a special show performed by Colombian-American singer-songwriter Nathalia! She performed her original bilingual songs with lots of fun props, activity prompts, dances and movements to keep babies and toddlers and their parents highly engaged and having fun. […]
Sounds ~ Preschool Storytime
Published on :WE read some great stories about SOUNDS during today’s Preschool Storytime! We heard all kinds of sounds – animal, musical, and magical! Here are the books, songs, flannel stories. action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read In Whoops by Suzi Moore, we find three animals (a dog, a […]
Music and Movement with Dayita Datta Summer 2018
Published on :This past summer and in previous summers, music education specialist Dayita Datta presented programs that introduced children in preschool or elementary school to the fundamentals of music. She engaged the children in rhythm and movement activities; taught the children about pentatonic scales; had the children playing melodies on a metallophone; […]
Preschool STEAM ~ Shapes, Building, Problem Solving
Published on :Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, 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. […]
Weird Chickens! ~ Preschool Storytime
Published on :WE read some great stories about chickens in weird places and just plain WEIRD chickens! Sort of a twist on the chicken at the farm stories! Here are the books, songs, flannel stories. action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read In Chicken Story Time by Sandy Asher, we […]