Pink -- 7/15/25

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.

Sylvie by Jennifer Sattler
Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson
I Can Only Draw Worms by Will Mabbitt

Books:
For Pete's Sake by Ellen Stoll Walsh
The Pink Hat by Andrew Joyner
Pink Is Not a Color by Lindsay Ward
Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann
Where Are You? by Sarah Williamson

Craft: Heart Wreath
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out wreath.  After cutting out large circle, gently fold in half to cut center solid lines.

- Color wreath.  Color back if you would like the wreath to have a colored background.

- Fold triangles down on dotted lines.

- Fold small triangles and glue around edge of outer circle to make wreath.

- Optional:  Fold triangles up on dotted lines to make a crown with points sticking up.

Extension Activities:

- Do some pink painting with strawberries.  Cut the tops off of strawberries and press down to make pink patterns.

- Make a simple pink worm craft.  Slide pink pony beads onto a pink pipecleaner.

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Back to School: Math -- 8/15/23

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.

Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson
Night Light by Nicholas Blechman
The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock by Jim Aylesworth

Books:
Counting Chickens by Harriet Ziefert
Growing Patterns by Sarah C. Campbell
I'm Trying to Love Math by Bethany Barton
Math Curse by Jon Scieszka
Mice Mischief by Caroline Stills
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Numbers Everywhere by Elliott Kaufman
Ten Apples Up on Top by Theo LeSieg
What Is Math? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Craft: Numbers Snake
- Print template (snake's head) onto cardstock or heavy paper and cut out

- Cut ten strips of paper about 1" thick and write the numbers 1-10 on them

- Glue paper strips into a paper chain making sure the links are in numerical order
- Color snake's head and glue to end of paper chain

Extension Activities:
- Practice number recognition by looking for numbers around you (ex - clock, ads, etc).  You can make a game out of it by having to find them in order or playing on a car ride by finding certain numbers on license plates.
- Teach your children about counting money.  Take a trip to the store and let them help pick items dependent on price or let them count out the (cash) money to pay at checkout.


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Facebook Story Time: Ten Hungry Pigs by Derek Anderson - 5/5/20

This is the first in a series of weekly story times offered on Facebook due to the current health crisis. Each Tuesday, a recording of a read story will be posted on Facebook.  It will be available to view for a week before a new story is posted.  Go to www.facebook.com/JeffCoLibMO to view the latest story.

Ten Hungry Pigs by Derek Anderson

Additional Books:  

Little Oink by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Pigs by Robert Munsch

       * Both books available on Tumblebooks

Craft:  Pig Windsock

- Color template of pig's head before cutting it out.  (Template at bottom of post.)

- Color a piece of paper for pig's body.  Roll it into a cylinder and glue.

- Glue pig's head to top of cylinder.

- Cut four long strips of paper and color to make pig's legs.  Accordian fold the strips and glue to bottom of the cylinder.

- Tape or hole punch/tie a piece of string to the top to turn into a windsock.

Extension Activities:

- Practice counting.  Ask your child to count how many of each thing they eat at a meal.  (i.e. chips, grapes, carrots, etc.)

- Ask your child to design the perfect sandwich.  What all would they include on it?  What would they refuse to put on a sandwich?

- Share a version of "The Three Little Pigs" with your child.  

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Pigs Story Time: April 8-9, 2019

Books:
Happy Pig Day! by Mo Willems *
If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore by David McPhail *
Ten Hungry Pigs by Derek Anderson *
The Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen Schwartz

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

Craft: CD Pig

A cardstock circle with a pigs face on it was colored and glued to a used cd-rom for the pig's body.  The kids then colored and glued 2 ears and 2 feet to the back of the CD.  A pipe cleaner was curled and taped to the back of the CD for the tail.

Extension Activities:

- This week's focus letter is "P" for pig.  Ask you child to point out the letter Ps on the page as you read.

- Visit a local farm or petting zoo to see the pigs.

123: Numbers & Counting Story Time: August 13-14, 2018

Books:
10 Little Hot Dogs by John Himmelman
20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee
Counting in the Garden by Emily Hruby
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh *
The Right Number of Elephants by Jeff Sheppard *
Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson *

Craft: Fish Count Sparkles Sheet
The children colored a coloring sheet with fish / ocean creatures on it.  They then glued the correct number of sparkles to match each fish's number.

Literacy Extensions:
- Practice counting while eating.  Have your child count the number of things they are eating (i.e. 10 chips, 2 carrot sticks, 1 sandwich, etc.).
- A traditional clock is a great way to practice counting and number recognition.  You can point to each number as you count.  You can ask your child to point out random numbers on the clock.

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