Rain -- 4/18/23

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.

Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems
Puddles!!! by Kevan Atteberry

Books:
Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse
Drip, Drop by Sarah Weeks
Hello, Rain! by Kyo Maclear
Raindrops to Rainbow by John Micklos Jr.
Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed
Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle
Who Likes Rain? by Wong Herbert Yee

Craft: Rainbow Cloud (with Name)
- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock
- Cut out cloud and raindrops
- Cut long strips (1/2" x 8") of paper in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple
- Color cloud and raindrops
- Optional: Write letters of name onto raindrops
- Glue strips of colored paper to bottom of cloud to make a rainbow

- Glue raindrops to cloud/rainbow making sure to spell out name if you chose that option

Extension Activities:

- Talk about rainbows and how they are made.  Experiment making rainbows by spraying water into the air on a sunny day or using a prism.

- Discuss safety and emergency preparedness measures to take during severe weather.  Hold some practice drills so your children know what to do in the event of bad weather.

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The Alphabet: "C" -- 1/18/22

Join us weekly on Tuesdays for an online Story Time featuring books read by Miss Amy.  The video will be available to view for a week before a new online is uploaded.

Click HERE for this week's Story Time video.

Chicken in the Kitchen by Tony Johnston
The Police Cloud by Christoph Niemann

Books: 

Car Wash by Sandra Steen

Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj

Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds

Cupcake by Charise Mericle Harper

Don't Worry, Little Crab by Chris Haughton
Find a Cow Now! by Janet Stevens 

Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion by Stephen W. Martin

Fortune Cookies by A. Bitterman

Over at the Castle by Boni Ashburn
When Cows Come Home by David L. Harrison

Craft: C is for Crab

- Print out template on cardstock or heavy paper.

- Cut out pieces (C, eyestalks, and pinchers).

- Color pieces.

- Turn C sideways so opening at bottom.

- Glue pinchers to sides.

- Glue eyestalks to top.

Extension Activities:

- Make a collage of items that start with the letter C.  Let your child cut out pictures from a magazine or draw items that start with the letter C and arrange on a piece of paper to make a collage.  Don't worry if they pick items that start with the letter K.  Both letters can have the same sound.  Simply mention it and move on to the next item.

- As "clock" starts with the letter C, this is a great time to explain what a clock looks like and the basics of telling time.

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