Birds: Week 4 -- 1/30/24

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.

Mama Built a Little Nest by Jennifer Ward
Waddle! Waddle! by James Proimos

Books:

5 Little Ducks by Denise Fleming

Don't Copy Me! by Jonathan Allen

George Flies South by Simon James

Little Black Crow by Christopher Raschka

On the Wing by David Elliott

This Is the Nest That Robin Built by Denise Fleming

Time to Fly by George Ella Lyon

Craft: Duck

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper.

- Cut out pieces (circle body and head with beak) and color.

- Cut a cupcake liner into four triangles.  (You will use two of them for the wings.)  Color them.

- Glue pieces together as shown in picture at left.

- Optional: Cut two small holes at bottom of duck to turn into finger puppet.

Extension Activities:

- After reading Mama Built a Little Nest, try making some of the different types of nests shown in the book. 

- Compete in some penguin waddle races to see who waddles the fastest.

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Virtual Story Time: Building Block Award Nominees, Part 1 -- 11/3/20

 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.

Duck! by Meg McKinlay

I Can Only Draw Worms by Will Mabbitt

Books:  (2020 Building Block Award Nominees)

Dandy by Ame Dyckman

Duck! by Meg McKinlay

Everybody Says Meow by Constance Lombardo

Fear the Bunny by Richard T. Morris

I Can Only Draw Worms by Will Mabbitt

Octopants by Suzy Senior

Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey

Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe

Shake the Tree! by Chiara Vignocchi

What Does an Anteater Eat? by Ross Collins

Craft:  Worm

- String one bead onto pipecleaner and then fold in half so it is at the bend.

- String rest of beads onto folded pipecleaner (both ends together).

- Twist end of pipecleaner into ball so beads don't fall off.

Extension Activities:

- Ask your child to draw the illustrations for I Can Only Draw Worms since the author was not able to draw them.

- Learn about weather (especially storms) by checking out a book or video from the library on the topic. 

- After reading six of the nominee titles, vote for your choice for the Missouri Building Block Award.  Click HERE for the online ballot.

Colors Story Time -- Yellow, Week 2: March 31-April 1, 2014

Books:
Banana! by Ed Vere
Come Along, Daisy! by Jane Simmons *
Dig! by Andrea Zimmerman *
Dimity Duck by Jane Yolen
Dream Weaver by Jonathan London
Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus by James Dean *

Craft: Paper Plate Duck
We made the duck as pictured except we only used on paper plate instead of adding the half plate as a head and we only glued on one beak instead of both the top and bottom.  The pieces beak, wings and feet were from yellow paper and was glued onto a small paper plate.

Literacy Extensions:
- Discuss simple good manners with your child (i.e. Banana!)
- Work on rhyming words.  See how many words your child can rhyme with the world "yellow".