On August 8th, 2015 we had a special guest, Craig Newton, put on a music show for families in our Donald Wright Auditorium! He brought a ton of instruments and demonstrated them all to the kids, teaching them about how musical instruments work, as well as giving them exercises in […]
Summer Reading Kickoff: Read to the Rhythm!
Published on :We had forty participants at our Kickoff program to our Summer Reading Challenge! Families came to our Studio On 4th to dance, make musical instruments and rock out! Here’s a video of some of the highlights of the program: We had a Wii set up for dancing: We made […]
Family Storytime: The Blues
Published on :You can skip reading the blog and just view the highlights… But you won’t be able to see the books very well. But it’s nice I was able to get a video with my laptop! Our storytime today was about the Blues. I’ve always wanted to do a storytime like […]
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 […]
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 […]
Balloons – Preschool Storytime
Published on :We took things up, up and away with stories about balloons today! Books We Shared To start off our balloon adventure we read a new title from Philip C. Stead – Sebastian and the Balloon. Sebastian gets bored in his old neighborhood so he makes a balloon, brings everything he […]
Happy Birthday, Salina Yoon!
Published on :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 […]
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 […]
Preschool Dance Party!
Published on :On February 20th, we held a Preschool Dance Party up on our Studio on 4th. We danced, shook shakers, and waved scarves. Here’s the playlist we used for the party. Most of these cds are available for check-out at the library – click on the CD image to be taken […]
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 […]