Virtual Story Time: Barnacle Is Bored by Jonathan Fenske -- 9/1/20

 This is a weekly online story time featuring a book read by Miss Amy on Tuesdays at 10:00 am.  The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.

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Barnacle Is Bored by Jonathan Fenske

Books:  (Boredom)

Are We There Yet? by Dandi Daley Mackall

Bored! Bored! Bored! by Jill Newton

The Boring Book by Shinsuke Yoshitake

I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black

Let's Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile

Phooey! by Marc Rosenthal

There's Nothing to Do! by Dav Petty

TumbleBook Stories: (Available through www.jeffcolib.org by clicking on E-Content.)

Let's Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile

My Think-A-Ma-Jink by Dave Whamond

Craft: Barnacle

- Print out template and color

- Cut on lines around gray spaces to make barnacle's "tentacles"

- Glue into circle to complete your barnacle

Extension Activities:

- Take a poll with your child to see what each person in your family thinks is boring.

- Learn about various sea creatures by checking out a book at the library.

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Virtual Story Time: All Year Round by Susan B. Katz -- 8/25/20

This is a weekly online story time featuring a book read by Miss Amy on Tuesdays at 10:00 am.  The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.

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All Year Round by Susan B. Katz

Books: (Shapes)

Bear in a Square by Stella Blackstone

Circle Dogs by Kevin Henkes

Circle, Square, Moose by Kelly Bingham

Go, Shapes, Go! by Denise Fleming

Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Shape by Shape by Suse MacDonald

Shape Shift by Joyce Hesselberth

Tangled by Anne Miranda

Triangle by Mac Barnett

TumbleBook Stories: (Available through www.jeffcolib.org by clicking on E-Content.)

Round Is a Mooncake by Roseanne Thong

Craft: Shapes Collage

What can you make from the shapes?
- Cut out various shapes in different sizes (i.e. circle, triangle, square, rectangle, heart, etc)

- Glue shapes onto a piece of paper to make a picture

Extension Activities:

- Go on a shape scavenger hunt.  Ask you child to find things that are various shapes (i.e. TV = rectangle, clock = circle, etc.).

- Have some fun with play dough.  Ask your child to make the different shapes out of play dough.

- Practice scissor skills by asking your child to cut out shapes you've drawn on a piece of paper.

Virtual Story Time: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert -- 8/18/20

 This is a weekly online story time featuring a book read by Miss Amy on Tuesdays at 10:00 am.  The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.

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Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

Related Books:  (Colors)

Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri

Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd

Every Color Soup by Jorey Hurley

Freight Train by Donald Crews

The Hidden Rainbow by Christie Matheson

I Dream of an Elephant by Ami Rubinger

Monkey Colors by Darrin Lunde

Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin

Press Here by Herve Tullet

Vincent Paints His House by Tedd Arnold

TumbleBook Stories: (Available through www.jeffcolib.org by clicking on E-Content.)

Red Is a Dragon by Roseanne Thong

Craft: Rainbow Flower

- Color flower's center and craft stick (stem)

- Glue colored strips in a starburst pattern

- Glue flower's center in middle of rainbow starburst

- Glue craft stick to back of starburst

- Glue green leaves to craft stick stem

Option -- Print out a picture of your child and cut into a circle.  Glue to middle of starburst as the flower's center.

Extension Activities:

- Play a game of I Spy looking for items based on colors.

- Go on a color scavenger hunt.  See how many items of each color you can find.

- Sort items (i.e. MMs, Fruit Loops, buttons, etc) by color.

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Facebook Story Time: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow - 8/11/20

This is a weekly story time featuring a book read by Miss Amy on Tuesdays on Facebooks.  The video is available to watch on Facebook for one week before a new one is uploaded.

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Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow

Books:

Bear Counts by Karma Wilson

Chicka Chicka 1,2,3 by Bill Martin Jr.

Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett

Counting Chickens by Harriet Ziefert

Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert

Let's Count Goats by Mem Fox

Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh

My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman

Ten Pigs by Derek Anderson

TumbleBook Stories: (Available through www.jeffcolib.org by clicking on E-Content.)

Flight 1-2-3 by Maria van Lieshout

One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root

One Is a Drummer by Roseanne Thong

Numbers Snake 

- Color oval piece of paper into as snake's head

- Cut 12 strips of paper and write the numbers 1-12 on them

- Glue strips of paper into paper chain putting the links in numbered order 1-12

- Glue snake's head to #1 link

Extension Activities:

- Play a game of hopscotch.  Draw a hopscotch board outside with chalk.  Ask your child to fill in the squares with the numbers 1-10.

- Practice counting while you eat.  Ask your child to count how many chips, apple slices, etc they have to eat.

- Practice counting and colors at the same time by asking your child to count how many shirts they have in their closet of a particular color.

Facebook Story Time Post: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin - 8/4/20

 This is a weekly story time featuring a book read by Miss Amy on Tuesdays on Facebooks.  The video is available to watch on Facebook for one week before a new one is uploaded.

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr.

Books:

Achoo! Bang! Crash! The Noisy Alphabet by Ross MacDonald

Alphabet Adventure by Audrey Wood

Animal ABC by Marcus Pfister

A Busy Creature's Day Eating by Mo Willems

Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack: An Alphabetical Adventure by Doreen Cronin

The Handmade Alphabet by Laura Rankin

Jeepers, Creepers: A Monstrous Alphabet by Laura Leuck

My Little Sister Hugged an Ape by Bill Grossman

Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! An Alphabet Caper by Mike Twohy

Shout! Shout It Out! by Denise Fleming

TumbleBook Stories: (Available through www.jeffcolib.org by clicking on E-Content.)

ABC Letters in the Library by Bonnie Farmer

Craft: Alphabet Dominoes

- Print out template onto cardstock

- Trace letters and color pictures on templates

- Cut out dominoes

Extension Activities:

- Play a game of I Spy using letters.  (I Spy something that start with the letter . . . )

- Try to learn the alphabet in sign language.  The library has several books that can help with this.

- While reading a book, ask your child to point out all of a certain letter on the page.