Birds: Week 3 -- 1/23/24

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.

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

Knight Owl by Christopher Denise

The Duck Never Blinks by Alex Latimer

Chicken Wants a Nap by Tracy Marchini

Books:

Baby Penguins Everywhere! by Melissa Guion

Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert

Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynolds

The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett

Silly Tilly by Eileen Spinelli

Woodpecker Wants a Waffle by Steve Breen

Craft: Folded Penguin

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out piecese (circle body and scarf)

- Color pieces on both sides

- Glue scarf to body below face

- Fold sides of body forward for wings

Extension Activities:

- Visit the Audubon for Kids website.  It has a lot of great information including games and activities for kids about birds.

- Enjoy a snack that birds would like (ex - sunflower seeds, raisins, nuts, etc).

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Virtual Story Time: Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Jane Cabrera -- 5/25/21

Join us weekly for an online story time featuring a book read by Miss Amy on Tuesdays at 10:00 am.  The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.


Click HERE to view the latest video.


Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Jane Cabrera
Stanley the Farmer by William Bee
Chicken Wants a Nap by Tracy Marchini

Books:  (Farm)

Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

Click, Clack, Good Night by Doreen Cronin
Cluck O'Clock by Kes Gray

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

The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson

Duck! by Megan McKinlay

Duck to the Rescue by John Himmelman

Farm Flu by Teresa Bateman
Like Butter on Pancakes by Jonathan London
Only Cows Allowed by Lynn Plourde

Craft: Farm Animal Finger Puppets

- Print out template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Color farm animals

- Cut out animal puppets

- Glue band at bottom of puppet into ring to fit onto finger

Extension Activities:

- Visit a petting zoo or farm to see different farm animals.

- Engage in pretend play by acting like different farm animals.  Ask your child to move and speak like those animals.

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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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