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.
(There are so many great Ocean Animal books that we did two weeks of this theme.)
I Spy Under the Sea by Edward Gibbs
Secret Seahorse by Stella Blackstone
Plankton Is Pushy by Jonathan Fenske
Books:
Chomp: A Shark Romp by Michael Paul
Don't Worry, Little Crab by Chris Haughton
How to Put an Octopus to Bed by Sherri Dusky Rinker
I Need Pants! by Susan Sweet
I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Milo Is Missing Something by Vern Kousky
Ocean Animals from Head to Tail by Stacey Roderick
Sharky McShark by Alison Murray
Tropical Terry by Jarvis
Craft: Squid
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out squid's head
- Color squid's head
- Cut 5 strips of crepe paper (about 4-5" long)
- cut each crepe paper strip in half longways
- Glue strips to bottom of squid's head
- Color paper plate and fold in half
- Draw on mouth and eye
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Color and cut out pieces (fin, tail)
- Glue fin to top of shark along fold
- Glue tail to back of shark
Extension Activities:
Extension Activities:
- Go on an ocean animal scavenger hunt. Hide ocean animal stuffies or print out pictures of various ocean animals to hide.
- Have fun with a parachute or a sheet as the ocean creating waves. Alternate between gentle, soft waves and stormy, crashing waves. Add ocean animal stuffies or a toy boat to the top of the "ocean" if you have them.
Squid Template --
Shark Template --
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