Thankfulness -- 11/21/23

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.

Apple Cake: A Gratitude by Dawn Casey
Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson

Books:

Around the Table That Grandad Built by Melanie Heuiser Hill
Thank You and Good Night by Patrick McDonnell

The Thank You Letter by Jane Cabrera

Thank You, Oma! by Oge Mora

Thankful by Eileen Spinelli

Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes
We Give Thanks by Cynthia Rylant

Craft: Thankful Wreath

- Cut out leaves from red, yellow, orange, green, and brown paper

- On select leaves write things you are thankful for

- Write on the center of a paper plate "Thank You For"

- Glue leaves around edges of plate to make wreath

Extension Activities:

- Practice letter recognition and phonics by asking your child to come up with something they are thankful for starting with each letter in the word "THANKS".

- Have your child(ren) help with Thanksgiving dinner preparations.  Come up with simple recipes they can help with or ask them to set the table for the meal.

Bears Story Time: November 28-29, 2016

Books:
Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson *
A Beginner's Guide to Bear Spotting by Michelle Robinson
Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky
Leaves by David Ezra Stein
Shh! Bears Sleeping by David Martin *
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen *

Craft: Standing Bear
The children were given a bear cutout to color.  The legs were then bent down so the bear could stand.

Literacy Extensions:
- Discuss hibernation after reading Shh! Bears Sleeping or Every Autumn Comes the Bear.  See if your child can guess which animals hibernate during the winter.
- We've now read about four different animals that live in the forest this month.  See how many other animals your child can list that lives in the woods.


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