Dragons Story Time: August 26 (Outdoors) & August 27 (Virtual), 2021

Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday mornings at 10:00 am and 11:00 am.  (Registration is required to attend.)  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)


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Waking Dragons by Jane Yolen
Sloppy Wants a Hug by Sean Julian

Books:
Attack of the Underwear Dragon by Scott Rothman

Dear Dragon by Josh Funk

Dragon Was Terrible by Kelly DiPucchio

Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin

How to Dress a Dragon by Thelma Lynne Godin

The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy

Lovabye Dragon by Barbara M. Joosse

Oh So Brave Dragon by David Kirk

There's a Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher

You Don't Want a Dragon by Ame Dyckman

Craft:  Dragon (Mask)

- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Color dragon and cut out

- Cut red and yellow tissue paper or crepe paper into 6" strips and glue below dragon's mouth for fire

- Optional:  Cut out dragon's eyes to turn into a mask

Extension Activities:

- Listen to the song "Puff the Magic Dragon".

- Go on a "dragon egg" hunt.  Place small treasures (i.e. candy, coin, play jewel, etc) into Easter eggs.  Hide the eggs and see if your children can find the dragon's eggs and treasure.

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Tigers Story Time -- 7/19 (Outdoors) & 7/20 (Virtual)

Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday mornings at 10:00 am and 11:00 am.  (Registration is required to attend.)  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)


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It's a Tiger! by David LaRochelle
Beware of Tigers by Dave Horowitz

Books:

Fear the Bunny by Richard T. Morris

Little Lost Tiger by Jonathan London

Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown

Song of the Circus by Lois Duncan

A Tiger Called Tomas by Charlotte Zolotow

Tiger Pups by Tom Harvey

The Tiger's Egg by Nele Bronner

The Tiptoeing Tiger by Philippa Leathers

Craft: Tiger Mask

- Cut the inner part of a paper plate out so you have just the outer ring.  Color the ring as the tiger's face.

- Cut out and color two eyes and a nose to glue to the top part of the face.

- Cut out eight long triangles to glue to the inside of the ring for teeth.

- Cut out approximately 30 (total) black and orange rectangles to glue around the outside of the ring for the tiger's stripes.

Extension Activities:

- Tigers are commonly orange and black.  Ask your child to name other things that are orange and black (i.e. construction cones, monarch butterflies, etc.).  Maybe go on a scavenger hunt to find items that are those colors.

- Visit the zoo to view and learn more about tigers.

Ducks Story Time -- 7/12/21 (Outdoors) & 7/13/21 (Virtual)

Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday mornings at 10:00 am and 11:00 am.  (Registration is required to attend.)  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)


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Ducks Don't Wear Socks by John Nedwidek 
5 Little Ducks by Denise Fleming

Books:

Click, Clack, PEEP! by Doreen Cronin

Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Duck Sock Hop by Jane Kohuth

Ducks! by Deborah Underwood

Firefighter Duckies! by Frank Dormer

Grumpy Duck by Joyce Dunbar

John Philip Duck by Patricia Polacco

Just Ducks! by Nicola Davies

Swim, Duck, Swim! by Susan Lurie

Truck Full of Ducks by Ross Burach

What Is Chasing Duck? by Jan Thomas

Craft: Duck Headband

- Cut two wide strips for heavy paper or cardstock. Color yellow and add eyes. Glue together to make a headband.

- Cut out a large triangle and color for a beak.  Glue to front of headband underneath eyes.

- Trace hand three times and cut out for two wings and a tailfeather.  Color.

- Glue wings to sides of headband

- Glue tailfeather to back of headband

Extension Activities:

- Have a rubber duckie race.  Mark the ducks so you know whose is whose.  Then set them free at one end of the tub.  See whose duck will reach the other end first without touching it with any hands.

- Play a game of Duck, Duck, Goose.  (If it is hot outside, play a variation of the game called Duck, Duck, Splash.  Instead of tapping the person who is Goose, you dump a cup of water on them while calling out Splash.)

Bears Story Time: July 6, 2021 (Virtual)

Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday mornings at 10:00 am and 11:00 am.  (Registration is required to attend.)  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)


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Bear & Hare: Where's Bear? by Emily Gravett
Bears in Beds by Shirley Parenteau

Books:  

A Bear and His Boy by Sean Bryan

The Bear Came Over to My House by Rick Walton

Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson

Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky

I Am Bear by Ben Bailey Smith

My Friend Bear by Jez Alborough

Old Bear by Kevin Henkes

Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson

A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker

Where Is Bear? by Jonathan Bentley

Craft: Bear Card

- Print template on heavy paper or cardstock and cut out.

- Fold bear in half so face is showing on top.

- Color bear's face and ears.

- Glue ears to top back of card.

- Optional: Glue pompom (nose) and googily eyes onto bear's face.

- Optional: Write a message on the inside of the card and give to someone.

Extension Activities:

- Visit the zoo to see the different kids of bears making sure to read the plaques and learn about them.

- Make a "Bear in His Cave" snack treat to eat.  Using icing, assemble three graham crackers into a standing triangle.  Then place a standing teddy graham into the cave with icing.  (https://www.pre-kpages.com/going-bear-hunt-snack-preschool/)

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