In today’s storytime we read all about the machines and tools that construction workers use! Machines, trucks and tools are fascinating to children and there are a lot of great preschool books on this topic. Books We Shared Little Excavator by Anna Dewdney Little E is so excited to help […]
Uni-Horns – Preschool Storytime
Published on :In storytime today, we started off by looking at pictures of a rhino, a narwhal, and a unicorn and seeing what they all have in common: They all have one horn! So we celebrated one-horned creatures in all parts of storytime today. Books We Shared Not Quite Narwhal by […]
Dot Paint – Art & Play
Published on :Our “Art & Play” program for children ages 2-6 focuses on “process art”. With process art the fun is all in the doing, there are no rules; it involves exploration and tactile learning with no specific outcome. In the end you always end up with a work of art, even if it isn’t […]
Monkeys – Preschool Storytime
Published on :In last week’s Saturday storytime, we monkeyed around with stories all about these playful primates. Books We Shared Be Quiet, Mike! by Leslie Patricelli Since he was born, monkey Mike has been banging and tapping rhythms all the time. His family and friends all tell him, “Be Quiet, Mike!” But […]
Sheep – Preschool Storytime
Published on :In last week’s Saturday Preschool Storytime we sheared — eerrr I mean, SHARED, books about sheep! Books We Shared In Boo and Baa Have Company by Lena and Olof Landström, it’s autumn, and sheep Boo and Baa are raking leaves when they hear a strange meowing. Where is it coming […]
Fall Leaves ~ Sensory Storytime
Published on :“Autism is part of my child, it’s not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.” ―S.L. Coelho, author Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges. It involves books, songs, movement and therapeutic play that incorporate the five […]
Colors! ~ Sensory Storytime
Published on :“Autism is part of my child, it’s not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.” ―S.L. Coelho, author Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges. It involves books, songs, movement and therapeutic play that incorporate the five […]
Into the Woods ~ Preschool Storytime
Published on :We snuck “into the woods” for our preschool storytime on Saturday. We read a story about two teddy bears who were “lost in the woods”, followed a group of children “into the woods” as they searched for a moose, and were introduced to some very strange night animals “living in the woods”. Sound silly to you? Maybe just […]
Playing With Chalk and Water – Art & Play
Published on :In July we launched a new program: “Art & Play” for children ages 2-6. One Monday morning each month, we focus on “process art”. With process art the fun is all in the doing, there are no rules; it involves exploration and tactile learning with no specific outcome. In the end you […]
Chicken Story Time! – Preschool Storytime
Published on :Today’s storytime for preschoolers was all about chickens! Books We Shared In Stuck in the Mud by Jane Clarke with illustrations by Garry Parsons, Mama Hen comes out to see that one of her chicks is missing! After looking around, she finds he’s stuck in the mud, and when she […]