Adventures in the Mountains -- 6/25/24

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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Walk on the Wild Side by Nicholas Oldland
The Bear Went Over the Mountain by Jane Cabrera

Books:

The Boy and the Mountain by Mario Bellini and Marianna Coppo

Fritz Danced the Fandango by Alicia Potter

On Top of Old Smoky by B.A. Hoena

She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain by Philemon Sturges

When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant

Craft: Bear

- Print template (at left) onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (head, body, tail)

- Glue pieces together to make bear

Extension Activities:

- Watch a movie with a mountain setting -- Heidi, Mulan, Ice Age, Sound of Music, etc.

- Ask your child to build a mountain.  They could use Legos, books, etc.

Adventures at the Beach -- 6/18/24

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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Sea Rex by Molly Idle
Six Sandy Sheep by Judith Ross Enderle
Don't Worry, Little Crab by Chris Haughton

Books:

A Beach Tail by Karen Lynn Williams

Chu's Day at the Beach by Neil Gaiman

Duck & Goose Go to the Beach by Tad Hills

Sandy Feet! Whose Feet? by Susan Wood

Smug Seagull by Maddie Frost

Surf's Up by Kwame Alexander

Where the Ocean Meets the Sand by Beth Costanzo

Craft: Shell with Pearl

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out template making sure to cut along solid heavy lines at ends of shell

- Color template

- Fold template on center dotted line

- Fold over shell over along the cut heavy line and glue into place.  This will allow the shell to become 3D and be able to "snap" shut.

- Optional: Glue a small pompom to inside of shell as a pearl

Extension Activities:

- Build a sand castle.  Don't live near a beach, visit a park with a sand box.

- Play a game with a beach ball.  

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Adventures on the Farm -- 6/11/24

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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Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig

The Farmer in the Dell by John O'Brien

Books:

Aunt Minnie and the Twister by Mary Skillings Prigger

Chicken Wants a Nap by Tracy Marchini

Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo-Bop! by Michael Ian Black

Farmer Brown Goes Round and Round by Teri Sloat

Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell

Go Sleep in Your Own Bed! by Candace Fleming

Craft: Horse Bookmark

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (bookmark body, head, tail)

- Color pieces

- Glue head to top of horse's body

- Glue tail midway on back of horse's body so sticking off to side

Extension Activities:

- Review farm animals and their sounds with your child by singing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm".  Ask your child to come up with various farm animals and their sounds.

- Visit a working farm or petting zoo.

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Adventures on the Road -- 6/4/24

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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Are We There Yet? by Dandi Daley Mackall
Let's Go for a Drive! by Mo Willems
Moo! by David LaRochelle

Books:

Mrs. Armitage: Queen of the Road by Quentin Blake

Number One Sam by Greg Pizzoli

Sakes Alive! A Cattle Drive by Karma Wilson

Toot Toot Zoom! by Phyllis Root

Tulip Sees America by Cynthia Rylant

The Tweedles Go Electric by Monica Kulling

Vroom! by Barbara McClintock

Craft: Car with Driver Puppet

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out car and cut slit along driver's window

- Color car

- Decorate top of craft stick as driver

- Slide craft stick through slit 

- (Optional) - Glue craft stick into place

Extension Activities:

- Play a road trip game in the car such as License Plate BINGO (how many different states license plates do you see) or the Alphabet Game (find the letters of the alphabet on roadside signs).

- Plan a road trip using a map.  Ask your child to find the best route between two cities on a map.

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Virtual Story Time: Trucks -- June 2024

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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Truck Full of Ducks by Ross Burach
Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton
Supertruck by Stephen Savage

Books:

20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee

Five Trucks by Brian Floca

Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle

Monkey Truck by Michael Slack

Old MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve Goetz

Trucks Galore by Peter Stein

Extension Activities:

- Play a game of Monster Truck Bowling.  Set up plastic cups as the bowling pins and use monster trucks as the bowling balls.

- Visit your local firehouse for a tour of the fire truck.

- Draw a big maze (outside using sidewalk chalk or inside using masking tape on the floor) and have your child "drive" their truck the maze.  Remote control trucks would be a great option for this activity.