Back to School: Science -- 8/29/23

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 Sunshine by Stella Blackstone
Oh No, Astro! by Matt Roeser
Who Has These Feet? by Laura Hulbert

Books:
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
Charlotte the Scientist is Squished by Camille Andros
Hello, Puddle! by Anita Sanchez
I've Got Eyes! by Julie Murphy
The Weather Girls by Aki
What Is Science? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich


Craft:  Sea Turtle
- Print out template onto cardstock or heavy paper 
- Cut out and color pieces (body, shell)
- Glue shell to body


Extension Activities:
- Practice some simple engineering by building with Legos.  Give your child some challenges to build such as tallest tower, favorite animal, etc.
- Visit the St. Louis Science Museum or the Magic House.  They have many interactive exhibits to make science fun for kids.


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Back to School: Art -- 8/22/23

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.

I Dream of an Elephant by Ami Rubinger
Warthogs Paint by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Books:
The Dot by Peter Reynolds
I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
Seen Art? by Jon Scieszka
When Glitter Met Glue by Karne Kilpatrick

Craft: Shapes Collage
- Cut out various shapes of different sizes from colored paper
- Glue shapes onto a piece of white paper to make a picture

Extension Activities:
- Play a game of I Spy or go on a scavenger hunt asking your child to find items of different colors.
- Visit the St. Louis Art Museum. What kind of art there did your child(ren) like?

Back to School: Math -- 8/15/23

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.

Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson
Night Light by Nicholas Blechman
The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock by Jim Aylesworth

Books:
Counting Chickens by Harriet Ziefert
Growing Patterns by Sarah C. Campbell
I'm Trying to Love Math by Bethany Barton
Math Curse by Jon Scieszka
Mice Mischief by Caroline Stills
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Numbers Everywhere by Elliott Kaufman
Ten Apples Up on Top by Theo LeSieg
What Is Math? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Craft: Numbers Snake
- Print template (snake's head) onto cardstock or heavy paper and cut out

- Cut ten strips of paper about 1" thick and write the numbers 1-10 on them

- Glue paper strips into a paper chain making sure the links are in numerical order
- Color snake's head and glue to end of paper chain

Extension Activities:
- Practice number recognition by looking for numbers around you (ex - clock, ads, etc).  You can make a game out of it by having to find them in order or playing on a car ride by finding certain numbers on license plates.
- Teach your children about counting money.  Take a trip to the store and let them help pick items dependent on price or let them count out the (cash) money to pay at checkout.


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Back to School: Reading -- 8/8/23

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.

Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert
Little Plane Learns to Write by Stephen Savage

The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak

Books:

Animalicious: A Quirky ABC Book by Anna Dewdney

Big Words for Little Genuises by Susan Patterson

Dr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. Seuss

How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read? by Jane Yolen

How to Teach a Slug to Read by Susan Pearson

I Can Read With My Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss

Max Can Read by Rosemary Wells

Read the Book, Lemmings! by Ame Dyckman

Craft: Plane Bookmark

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper and cut out pieces

- Cut cardstock into a 2-1/2" x 8-1/2" piece strip and color as sky

- Color plane and glue onto bookmark

- Write a word onto clouds (ex - name, READ, BOOK, etc)

- Glue clouds onto sky to spell out word

Extension Activities:

- Go on an alphabet scavenger hunt.  Try to find an object that starts with each letter of the alphabet.

- Practice letter recognition by asking your child to find specific letters on different pages of the book you are reading.

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Dad's First Day -- 8/1/23

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.

Dad's First Day by Mike Wohnoutka
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems

Books:  (School)
Bear's School Day by Stella Blackstone
Dinosaur vs. School by Bob Shea
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen
If an Elephant Went to School by Ellen Fischer
Monster's Love School by Mike Austin
Stanley's School by William Bee
What the Dinosaurs Did at School by Refe & Susan Tuma

Craft: Pigeon
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper and then cut out

- Color a mini cupcake liner and fold in half.  Draw wing onto one side if like.

- Color craft stick as Pigeon's body (blue neck with white stripe, black feet)

- Color head and glue to top of craft stick

- Glue wing about halfway down craft stick body

Extension Activities:

- Discuss with your child(ren) the different people they will meet at school (teacher, principal, bus driver, etc.) and see if they can tell you their roles.

- Plan and go over the first day of school schedule.  Practice the various parts (i.e. getting up early, picking out outfit, etc.).

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Virtual Story Time: School's First Day of School -- August 2023

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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School's First Day of School by Adam Rex

Books:

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day by Dr. Seuss

If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen

Mission: Back to School by Susan Hood

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin

The School Book by Todd Parr
This Is a School by John Schu

This Is My Home, This Is My School by Jonathan Bean

Extension Activities:

- Go on a school supply scavenger hunt.  Give your child a list of the school supplies they will need and ask them to find them (whether at the store or at home).

- Share stories from when you went to school with your child(ren).  Tell them about your favorite teachers, classes, friends, etc.

- Help your child pick out their outfit for the first day of school.  If the school has a uniform or dress code, discuss what they can and cannot wear to school.