Learning Concepts: ABC & 123 -- 8/5/25

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.

Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth
Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani
10 Dogs by Emily Gravett

Books:

B is for Bananas by Carrie Tillitson

The Case of the Missing Cake: Not an Alphabet Book by Eoin McLaughlin

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin

Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh

The Right Number of Elephants by Jeff Sheppard

Roll Over: A Counting Song by Merle Peek

Craft: Ice Cream Cone

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (cone, scoops)

- Color pieces

- Glue scoops to cone

- Optional: Use a spinner or dice to determine how many scoops to add to your cone

Extension Activities:

- Play the Alphabet Game while riding in the car.  Try to find each letter of the alphabet on road signs or license plates.

- Practice counting throughout the day by counting various activities (ex - number of sips to finish a cup of drink, number of steps to walk through a room, number of buttons on shirt, etc).

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ABCs & 123s Story Time: August 12-13, 2019

Books:
Alphabet Trucks by Samantha R. Vamos
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. *
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
I Can Only Draw Worms by Will Mabbitt *
Jeepers Creepers: A Monstrous ABC by Laura Leuck
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani *

Craft: Worms Counting Sheet
The kids colored a sheet with worms.  They then glued small strips of paper for stripes on the worms.  They had to glue the correct number of stipes on each worm as indicated by the number next to that worm.

Extension Activities:
- Play the Alphabet Game while in the car.  Ask your child to find all the letters of the alphabet (in order) in signs, license plates, etc.
- Practice counting everyday things.  (i.e. number of chips eaten at lunch, number of commercials during a TV show, number of stairs, etc.)


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Numbers Story Time: August 11-12, 2014

Books:
Chicka Chicka 1-2-3 by Bill Martin Jr. *
Let's Count Goats! by Mem Fox
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Night Light by Nicholas Blechman *
The Right Number of Elephants by Jeff Sheppard *
 Warthogs in the Kitchen: A Sloppy Counting Book by Pamela Duncan Edwards

Craft: Chicka Chicka Apple Tree
Children colored the top of brown lunch bag green to make into a tree.  They then colored apples number 1-10.  They could either glue on the apples or they could leave the apples loose and store them in the bag so they could recreate the story of Chicka Chicka 1-2-3.

Literacy Extensions:
- Practice counting as you go through the day.  For example, you can count the number of chips eaten during snack time.  Or count the number of people you see at the park on the playground.
- Have your child "write" their own book based on The Right Number of Elephants.  Pick an animal and see how many of them your child thinks they would need for various activities.