Today we made the story room into an ice cream shop, and made “ice cream cones” out of coffee filters and colorful plastic balls! We counted scoops, talked about flavors and colors, and made it into a game emphasizing early literacy. We sang a song called “You Be The Ice […]
Family Storytime – Bears & Such! – June 11
Published on :We read some fun BOOKS about bears! THERE was a bear bored with his surroundings who visited his friends in their natural habitats, a bear who loves red, ripe strawberries and STOMPS through the forest when he smells one, and a bear who remembers a wondrous place that is now only a distant dream until a little girl […]
Infant and Toddler Storytimes: Cars!
Published on :I love to start storytimes with some kind of sensory activity, after our opening song. So today we did a “science” experiment — what rolls, and what doesn’t? (Many thanks to the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives for this idea which I found in their Cars storytime resources!) We […]
Infant and Toddler Storytimes: Beach Day!
Published on :We started out today’s Infant and Toddler Storytimes with some real seashells for the kids to hold. We talked about how they felt and what colors they were. Then we sang “Clap Everybody and Say Hello” and met my friend Mr. Octopus who was hiding in our I Spy Box! […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime – Pandas
Published on :What’s black and white and lots of fun? Storytime about Pandas, of course! Books We Shared In infant storytime, we began with a book about two bears that could not seem more different: Panda Big and Panda Small by Jane Cabrera. This book highlights a lot of fun opposites, […]
Family Storytime – Silly Animal Stories – April 2
Published on :We read some pretty funny animal stories in our family storytime! Here are some of the books & activities we shared: OUR BOOKS: Clarabella’s Teeth by An Vrombaut Which is Round? Which is Bigger? by Mineka Mamada The Baby That Roared by Simon Puttock OUR FLANNEL BOARD: Teasing Mr. Crocodile […]
Toddler Storytime – Crocodiles! – March 15, 2016
Published on :For our final Toddler Storytime of the Winter Session we explored crocodiles! I hope everyone enjoyed this session as much as I did! Here are some of the books & activities we shared: OUR FIRST BOOK: Clarabella the crocodile has SO MANY TEETH that it takes her all day to […]
Infant Storytime – Crocodiles! – March 15, 2016
Published on :For our final Infant Storytime of the Winter Session we explored crocodiles! I hope everyone enjoyed this session as much as I did! Here are some of the books & activities we shared: OUR OPENING SONGS: Welcome, Welcome Welcome, welcome everyone, Now we’re here, let’s have some fun First we […]
Toddler Storytime – A Bit O’ Magic – March 8, 2016
Published on :We had fun exploring MAGIC in today’s Toddler Storytime! Besides a wonderful book about a magic box and the “magic” of books…we performed a scarf trick and made some rabbits disappear. (All with a little fairy dust of course!) Here are the stories, songs & activities we shared: OUR FIRST BOOK: Ole […]
Toddler Storytime – March 1, 2016 – Music!
Published on :It was all about music in our toddler storytime today! We sang songs and did some jazz scat…here are some of the books, songs & activities we shared: OUR FIRST BOOK: A high energy foray into jazz by Lisa Wheeler and R. Gregory Christie, Jazz Baby will have your toddlers clappin’ […]