Dinosaurs (In the Library) -- 6/9/26

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.

Dinosaur vs. the Library by Bob Shea
Chicken Story Time by Sandy Asher

Books (Library):
Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss 
The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli
How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read? by Jane Yolen
The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy
Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
Stanley's Library by William Bee

Craft: Dinosaur Magnetic Bookmark

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out bookmark

- Color bookmark

- Fold bookmark in half

- Place two magnets onto bottom inside of bookmark

Extension Activities:

- Talk about expected behavior in a library -- inside voices, no running, etc.

- Ask your child to lead a story time for the family.  Let them pick the books to read and an activity to go along with it.

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A Bear Sat on My Porch Today -- 5/6/25

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.) 

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

A Bear Sat on My Porch Today by Jane Yolen
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback
Chicken Story Time by Sandy Asher

Books:

Bark, George! by Jules Feiffer
The Farm That Mac Built by Tammi Sauer
Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig
Move Over, Rover! by Karen Beaumont
One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree by Daniel Bernstrom
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore by David McPhail

Craft: Walking Bear
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, legs)

- Color pieces

- Fold body along dotted lines so stands

- Glue tabs on head together into circle and then glue onto body

Extension Activities:

- Play a cumulative rhythm game.  Give a pattern of claps, stomps, etc. and have your child repeat it.  Continue repeating it back and forth adding more claps, etc. each round.

- Print out Jane Yolen's activity guide to her book A Bear Sat on My Porch Today.

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Chicken Story Time: May 6-7, 2019

Books:
Chicken Butt by Erica Perl *
Chicken in the Kitchen by Tony Johnson *
Chicken Story Time by Sandy Asher *
Chicken Wants a Nap by Tracy Marchini *
Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman
Minerva Louise and the Red Truck by Janet Morgan Stoeke

Craft: Chickens in a Nest
This week's craft is based on the above picture.  Kids colored three chicken cutouts.  They also colored a paper plate cut in half.  The chickens were glued to one half of the plate.  The other half of the plate was either glued or stapled to make it into a nest.

Extension Activities:
- Chicken Butt is a book of rhymes for body parts.  See if your child can come up with more rhymes for various body parts.
- Practice counting while reading the books.  Ask your child to count how many chickens are on each page of Chicken Story Time or Chickens to the Rescue.


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