Our first Toddler Storytime of Winter session was all about the desert. First we learned about shapes and put together a desert scene: We sang a song about a rattlesnake, to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle: Rattlesnake, Rattlesnake, Why do you rattle? Do you wish I’d go away Or do […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime: Birds!
Published on :It’s fall, but temperatures are starting to warm up this week. Why not celebrate the outdoors with birds! Books We Shared Everyone knows that the early bird catches the worm. But in this week’s infant storytime, we learned that there may be more to that story than we thought […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime: Halloween!
Published on :It’s that time of year for Halloween stories! We had fun sharing books about pumpkins in this morning’s storytimes. And even more fun was seeing all the infants and toddlers in costume! We have such adorable patrons. Books We Shared We started infant storytime off with a guessing game: What […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime: Mice!
Published on :Since we started this infant toddler storytime session with cats, it seemed only fitting to follow it up with stories about mice! Books We Shared I The way the mouse in Lunch by Denise Fleming eats his meal may remind you of a favorite little one in your life — […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime: Cats!
Published on :For the first storytime of the infant toddler storytime session, we shared books about cats. Books We Shared We began in infant storytime with Sleepy Kittens, by Jill and Martin Leman. I’m sure this story was very familiar to all in the audience who have cats — the […]
Toddler Storytime: Reading
Published on :Our final meeting for the 2014 Spring Session was about Reading. The Association for Library Services to Children recommends that you try to make time every day to Talk, Sing, Play, Write, and Read with your children so that they will be ready to learn how to read in school. These are […]
Toddler Storytime: Writing
Published on :Sorry it took me so long to post this! My daughter was sick, so I was out a lot this week. Last Tuesday’s storytime was about Writing, one of the five early literacy skills your child needs so that they can start school ready to learn how to read. Since […]
Toddler Storytime: Apes!
Published on :We talked about the letter “A” in storytime today–and apes! I read two pretty new books, one about a monkey and one about all kinds of primates–hence, the “ape” theme instead of just “monkeys” or “gorillas.” We read Monkey See, Look at Me! by Lorena Siminovich. This is a fun book to […]
Toddler Storytime: Playing
Published on :Today’s storytime was all about Playing and the letter P! Playing is one of the five easy early literacy activities you can do with your child every day to help develop their vocabulary and prepare them to learn to read in school when they’re older. The five early literacy activities are: Talking, […]
Toddler Storytime: Naptime
Published on :Sorry I couldn’t get this up on the blog til today. Yesterday’s Toddler Storytime was all about Naptime! We talked about the letter N: First we read Grump by Janet S. Wong and illustrated by John Wallace. It’s a story about the normal grumpiness that sometimes builds up after […]