Learning Concepts: Seasons & Time -- 8/19/25

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.

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The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock by Jim Aylesworth
Busy Builders, Busy Week! by Jean Reidy
Fall Is Not Easy by Marty Kelley

Books:
All Year Long by Kathleen W. Deady
Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak
Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman
Jump Into January: A Journey Around the Year by Stella Blackstone
Mouse Seasons by Leo Lionni
Telling Time by Jules Older

Craft: Hickory Dickory Clock with Mouse

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (clock arms, mouse)

- Write hour numbers around edges of paper plate

- Colors arms and punch hole into end that is not the arrow

- Use a brad to attach the arms to the center of the paper plate.

- Color mouse

- Cut a piece of yarn and tape to back of mouse for tail

- Glue mouse to clock

Extension Activities:

-  Make a chart with your child of the day's activities writing down what they generally do each of the day they are awake.

-  Poll family and friends to see what their favorite season of the year is.  Why is their favorite season?

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Leaves -- 10/17/23

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.

Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Fall Is Not Easy by Marty Kelley

Books:
If You Find a Leaf by Amiee Sicuro
A Leaf Can Be by Laura Salas
Leaf Jumpers by Carole Gerber
Leaves by David Ezra Stein
The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger
Lucky Leaf by Kevin O'Malley
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves by Lucille Colandro
A Very Big Fall by Emmy Kastner

Craft: Leaf Necklace
- Print template (at left) onto cardstock or heavy paper.  (You should be able to fit two sets of the template onto one regular letter size paper.)

- Cut out leaves  (We used three leaves per necklace.)

- Color leaves

- String leaves onto a 30" piece of curling ribbon along with pony beads

- Tie string into necklace

Extension Activities:

- Go on a leaf hunt.  See how many different types of leaves you can find.  Can you name what kind of leaves they are?  If not, the library has books on leaf identification.

- Grab some fallen leaves from outside and see what you can make out of them (i.e. Leaf Man).

Autumn Leaves Story Time -- October 12, 2021

Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (Registration is required to attend.)  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.)

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Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall
Fall Is Not Easy by Marty Kelley

Books: (Leaves)
Leaf Jumpers by Carole Gerber

Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

Leaves by David Ezra Stein

The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger

Lucky Leaf by Kevin O'Malley

Craft: Fall Leaf

- Cut out a leaf shape from cardstock or heavy paper

- Color leaf

- Crumple up small pieces of tissue paper and glue them to the leaf

- (Optional) Punch a hole in the leaf to tie a piece of yarn for a hanger.

Extension Activities:

- Go on a nature walk and try to find as many different types of leaves as you can.

- Collect fallen leaves and glue them onto paper to make pictures.

Virtual Story Time: Fall Stories -- 10/13/20

 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.

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In the Middle of Fall by Kevin Henkes 

Fall Is Not Easy by Marty Kelley

Books: (Fall)

Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky

Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall

Fall Mixed Up by Bob Raczka 

I Know It's Autumn by Eileen Spinelli

I See Fall by Charles Ghigna

In November by Cynthia Rylant

The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger

Moon Glowing by Elizabeth Partridge

When Autumn Falls by Kelly Nidey

Craft: Fall Tree

- Draw a tree trunk onto a piece of paper

- Cut orange, red, yellow, etc. construction paper into 1"x4" strips

- Color tree trunk, grass, and sky background

- Glue strips of paper into loops

- Glue loops onto paper as leaves

Extension Activities:

- Go on a nature walk or drive to look at the fall leaf colors.

- Collect fallen leaves and glue onto paper to make leaf pictures and collages.

- Discuss with your child how they know it is the season of fall.  What things do they see, feel, hear, etc.?

Fall Story Time: October 7-8, 2019

Books:
Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky
Fall Is Not Easy by Marty Kelley *
In the Middle of Fall by Kevin Henkes
Red Are the Apples by Marc Harshaman *
When Autumn Falls by Kelli Nidey

Craft: Paper Plate Leaf Wreath
The children were given a paper plate ring with a piece of yarn tied around it for a hanger.  They could glue small fall-colored die-cut leaves on the wreath.  They were also given 5 larger white die-cut leaves to color and glue on.  They could make it into a family wreath by writing the names of their family members on the larger leaves.

Extension Activities:
- Red Are the Apples talks about the different colors seen in the fall.  Play a game of I Spy using fall colors as you go on a fall walk.
- Create a leaf collage.  Collect various fallen leaves and glue them onto paper to make pictures.

Leaves Story Time: October 23-24. 2017

Books:
Fall Is Not Easy by Marty Kelley *
Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert *
Leaves by David Ezra Stein
Little Tree by Loren Long
The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger

Craft: Leaf Necklace
The children colored a leaf and two acorns before stringing them onto curling ribbon with pony beads to make into a necklace.

Literacy Extensions:
- Go on a nature walk or drive to look at the different color leaves.
- Encourage creativity by having your child create pictures out of leaves.


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Tip: Use curling ribbon when making necklaces with smaller children.  The ribbon is stiffer making it easier for children to hold it when putting on the beads.  It is also thick enough that the beads will not fall off the ribbon.

Leaves Story Time: October 13, 2015

Books:
Fall Is Not Easy by Marty Kelley *
Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall *
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Leaves by David Ezra Stein *
When the Leaf Blew In by Steve Metzger *

Craft: Leaf Necklace
Children colored a cardstock leaf cutout before stringing it onto curling ribbon along with pony beads.  It was then tied into a necklace.


Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Leaves by David Ezra Stein, learn about hibernation and which animals hibernate during the winter.
- Make a leaf collage.  Pick up fallen leafs and see what kind of picture your child can make with those leaves.


Notes:
Story Time was not held on Monday as the library was closed for a Staff Development Day.

I like to use curling ribbon with the younger kids when making necklaces.  It is thick enough that the beads do not fall off after they are slid on.  Also, it is stiffer which makes it easier for the kids to handle and to thread on beads.