Dinosaurs (Go to School) -- 7/28/26

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. School by Bob Shea
We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

Books:
Can I Bring My Pteradactyl to School, Miss Johnson? by Lois Grambling
Dino-School by Lisa Wheeler
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen
My Teacher Is a Dinosaur! by Bill Canterbury
Tiny T.Rex and the First Day Oopsies by Jonathan Stutzman
What the Dinosaurs Did at School by Refe Tuma

Craft: Pteradactyl

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, wings)

- Color pieces

- Fold wings at line and glue to either side of body

Extension Activities:

- Start preparing your child for the start of school.  Talk about the activities they will be doing as well as their expected behavior.  If possible, see if you can take a tour of the school they will be attending in the fall.

- We have been reading dinosaur books for two months.  See how many of the books they remember reading.  Which one was their favorite?  Which ones did they not care for?

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School Time! -- 8/6/24

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 online Story Time.

Dinosaur vs. School by Bob Shea
Back to School, Backpack! by Simon Rich

Books:

Bear's School Day by Stella Blackstone

First Day Critter Jitters by Jory John

Get Ready for School by Janet Nolan

Goodnight School by Catherine Bailey

If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen

Our Classroom Rules! by Kallie George

Stanley's School by William Bee

Craft: Name Pencil

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (eraser, lead point) and color

- Cut out squares -- 1 for each letter of name

- Write name on letters -- 1 letter per square

- Glue all pieces together to spell out name

Extension Activities:

- Call your local school to set up a visit.  Tour the school and point out different locations such as classrooms, cafeteria, gym, library, etc.

- Have your child pack their backpack for school.  Use a checklist to make sure they have everything they need packed.

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School Time! -- 8/2/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am and Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm.  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)

Click HERE for this week's Story Time video.

Dinosaur vs. School by Bob Shea

My Creature Teacher by Laura Leuck

Books:

Bear's School Day by Stella Blackstone

Here Comes Teacher Cat by Deborah Underwood

I Love My Teacher by Giles Andreae

If An Elephant Went to School by Ellen Fischer

The Little School Bus by Margery Cuyler

The Pigeon Has to Go to School by Mo Willems

This Is a School by John Schu

We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

Craft: School Bus

- Print out template onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out bus and three kids

- Color school bus and kids

- Slide kids in slits cut at bottom of windows

- Glue kids down if want 

Extension Activities:

- If your child does not yet attend school, see if you can arrange to take a tour of the school they will be attending.

- If you child does attend school, see if they can tell you the schedule of their school day.

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Naughty or Nice? School Story Time: November 13-14, 2017

Books:
Dinosaur vs. School by Bob Shea *
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen
If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to School? by Bill Martin Jr. *
Ninja Boy Goes to School by N.D. Wilson *
Take Me Out to the Ballgame by Maryann Kovalski

Craft: School Bus
The children colored a bus cutout and three children cutouts.  The children cutouts could be slid into slots cut at the bottom of the bus windows.

Literacy Extensions:
- If your child has not yet started school, see about taking a tour of their possible future school to familiarize them with the setting.
- If you child does attend school, see if they can tell you the daily schedule of events.


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School Story Time: August 1-2, 2016

Books:
Bear's School Day by Stella Blackstone
Dad's First Day by Mike Wohnoutka
Dinosaur vs. School by Bob Shea *
Kindergarten Countdown by Anna Jane Hays *
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to School? by Bill Martin Jr.
Minerva Louise at School by Janet Morgan Stoeke
Ollie's School Day: A Yes-and-No Book by Stephanie Calmenson *

Craft: Paper Bag Backpack
This week's craft is based on the picture at left.  A paper lunch bag was cut so it stood 8" tall.  Then the template was used to cut out paper pouches and clasps.  1" x 8-1/2" strips were cut from paper.  All the pieces were colored before gluing together.  The bag was opened before gluing the clasp onto both sides of the bag at the top.

Literacy Extensions:
- Talk with your child about what they will be doing at school.  Try to list all the different activities they might do during the day (i.e. nap time, music, story time, recess, etc.)
- Review the various learning concepts before the start of school (i.e. alphabet, counting, shapes, etc.)

Notes:
I am also doing a Chick-Fil-A story time this week that will use the school books I did not read at the library's story time.

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