Today we told stories and sang songs about animals who live in the jungle. First we told a story about Three Talking Toucans: Three talking toucans sitting in a tree The first one turned and squawked at me! Three little toucans sitting like kings The second one said, “Watch me […]
Family Storytime: Moose!
Published on :Today’s storytime was about the mighty moose! We started with a great new book written by Richard T. Morris and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld, titled This is a Moose. In the story, a film is being made about a moose, but the film goes awry as the moose is anything […]
Winter – Preschool Storytime
Published on :This storytime was presented on December 20, so of course we had to do a tribute to the upcoming season — Winter! Books We Shared Our books today featured animals that normally hibernate during winter – a frog and a bear. We began with Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan […]
Storytime: Frogs!
Published on :In lieu of today’s planned eStorytime, we had a regular storytime with books and music in a frogs theme. (Our network for the iPads was down.) First we read The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog by Ana Martín Larrañaga. Wide-mouthed frog goes around bragging about how big his mouth is and what […]
Whose Shoes? — preschool storytime
Published on :Today’s storytime was all about different kinds of shoes. Dog in Boots features shoes for various purposes, Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes has repetitive chants, Ooh La La Polka Dot Boots is all about rhyme and repeat, and the kids played a Whose Shoes matching flannel board. […]
It’s a circus — preschool storytime
Published on :“Kids, can you guess what kind of stories I have for you today?” I point at my black and white striped leggings, skirt, and the red fez on my head. “Where’s Waldo?” one kid guesses. I shake my head. “Let’s see if you can guess with this illustration…” Draw & […]
Cats – eStorytime
Published on :We held our second eStorytime here at the Children’s Room today and had a blast with apps and stories about cats. If you missed the fun here, try some of these apps out on the iPads in the Children’s Room, or download them to share with your child at home. […]
Family Storytime: Dads!
Published on :Today’s family storytime was about Dads! “What?” you ask. “Father’s Day was three months ago!” Well, some really great books about Dads came out recently and I have been wanting to share them, and figured, Why should I wait for an excuse? You never need an excuse to share a […]
Ice Age – Preschool Storytime
Published on :We had mammoth-sized fun today in our Ice Age storytime! Books We Shared All our books today featured mammoths. First, an animal enthusiast took us through the steps of mammoth pet care in How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth by Michelle Robinson, illustrated by Kate Hindley. TIP: Make sure not to […]
Dragon Tails — Preschool Storytime
Published on :Today’s storytime featured stories about a big (or sometimes little) critter with four clawed feet, a tail, a big mouth with sharp teeth, scales, and wings… You guessed it! (or at least the kids did from the flannelboard opening) … DRAGONS! Stories Freddie & Gingersnap by Vincent X. Kirsch […]