Shapes -- 9/1/26

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

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Bear in a Square by Stella Blackstone
Kitty & Cat: Bent Out of Shape by Mirka Hokkanen

Books:
Circle Dogs by Kevin Henkes
A Circle in the Sky by Zachary Wilson
Go, Shapes, Go! by Denise Fleming
Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Shape by Shape by Suse MacDonald
Tangled by Anne Miranda

Craft: Shapes Collage

- Cut various shapes (triangles, circles, diamonds, etc) from colored paper

- Glue onto a sheet of paper to make a picture

Extension Activities:

- Have some shapes fun with food.  Fold a soft tortilla in half then cut shapes into it.  To make it into a fun snack to eat brush it with butter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon before baking.

- Go on a shapes scavenger hunt.  Find items that are different shapes.

Virtual Story Time: Jungle -- September 2026

Each month, Miss Amy records a virtual Story Time that goes along with the monthly theme.  It will be posted monthly in the morning of the first Tuesday of the month.  (The video is available to watch for one month before a new one is uploaded.)

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So Say the Little Monkeys by Nancy Van Laan

Books:
Here Comes Doctor Hippo by Jonathan London

Monkey Truck by Michael Slack

Roar by Katerina Kerouli

Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera

Run by Guilherme Karsten
Sleepy Happy Capy Cuddles by Mike Allegra
Snuggle Up, Sleepy Ones by Claire Freedman

What to Do If an Elephant Stands on Your Foot by Michelle Robinson

Wild Baby by Cori Doerrfeld

Extension Activities:

- Make some Jungle Trail Mix to snack on.  Include ingredients such as animal crackers, goldfish crackers, banana chips, dried fruit, gummy worms, etc.

- Get up and move by acting like different jungle animals such as elephants, snakes, monkeys, etc.

- Watch one of the many versions of the movie The Jungle Book.

Opposites -- 8/25/26

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

Black? White! Day? Night! by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Short Dog, Long Dog by Anna Hrachovec

Books:
Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson
Dogs by Emily Gravett
Good News, Bad News by Jeff Mack
Opposites Attract by Mo Willems
You and Me: We're Opposites by Harriet Ziefert

Craft: Short/Long Dog

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (front and back of dog)

- Color pieces

- Cut squares out of colored paper

- Glue squares in strip between dog's front and back ends to make either a short or long dog

- Optional: Once squares glued into place, accordian fold the squares so dog can be both long and short

Extension Activities:

- Designate an "Opposites Day" in which yes means no and no means yes.  You have to do the opposite of everything you are directed to do.  Can't last the whole day?  Designate a morning or afternoon.

- Play a game of Fast/Slow Freeze Dance.  Yell out fast or slow while the music is playing and freeze when the music stops.

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Colors -- 8/18/26

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

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I Dream of an Elephant by Ami Rubinger
Vincent Paints His House by Tedd Arnold

Books:
Bear Sees Color by Karma Wilson
Magic Colors by Patrick George
Mix It Up by Herve Tullet
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin
The Rainbow Snail by Karin Akesson
Warthogs Paint: A Messy Color Book by Pamela Duncan Edwards


Craft: House
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out pieces (house, door, windows, chimney)
- Color pieces
- Glue pieces together


Extension Activities
- Go on a Color Scavenger Hunt.  How many objects can you find for each color?
- Have fun with Bleeding Colors.  Set up two glasses or bowls of water with a couple drops of food coloring in each bowl (can use same or different colors).  Then place a ribbon of paper towels between the bowls making sure an end is in the water of each bowl.  Watch the color bleed across the paper towels to meet in the middle.


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Numbers & Counting -- 8/11/26

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

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Mister Kitty Is Lost! by Greg Pizzoli
One Sheep, Two Sheep by Tammi Sauer

Books:
Bear Counts by Karma Wilson
Counting Chickens by Harriet Ziefert
Counting Our Blessings by Emma Dodd
Let's Count Goats! by Mem Fox
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh
My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman


Craft: Counting Sheep Sheet
- Print templates onto cardstock or heavy paper.
- Cut templates into half sheets.
- Color sheet.
- Add number of sticker dots to each sheep as indicated by its number.


Extension Activities:
- As you go through the day practice counting different things such as number of commercials during a watched television show, number of chips eaten during lunch, number of buttons on shirt, etc.
- Using Legos or blocks, makes stacks using a set number of bricks.


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