Kids Songs: The Farmer in the Dell -- 1/6/26

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.

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The Farmer in the Dell by John O'Brien
I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs

Books:
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Chicken, Chicken, Duck! by Madia Krilanovich
Farmer Brown Goes Round and Round by Teri Sloat
Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Gris Grimly
Old Mikamba Had a Farm by Rachel Isadora
On the Farm by David Elliott


Craft: Animal Match
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper (makes two sets)
- Color animals
- Cut along lines to make cards
- You can play a memory matching game by either trying to find both halves of the same animal or by creating new animals


Extension Activities:
- Visit a local petting zoo or farm such as Suson Park to visit the farm animals.
- Play a game of animals charades.


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Adventures on the Farm -- 6/11/24

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.

Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig

The Farmer in the Dell by John O'Brien

Books:

Aunt Minnie and the Twister by Mary Skillings Prigger

Chicken Wants a Nap by Tracy Marchini

Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo-Bop! by Michael Ian Black

Farmer Brown Goes Round and Round by Teri Sloat

Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell

Go Sleep in Your Own Bed! by Candace Fleming

Craft: Horse Bookmark

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (bookmark body, head, tail)

- Color pieces

- Glue head to top of horse's body

- Glue tail midway on back of horse's body so sticking off to side

Extension Activities:

- Review farm animals and their sounds with your child by singing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm".  Ask your child to come up with various farm animals and their sounds.

- Visit a working farm or petting zoo.

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Margaret Wise Brown Story Time -- 3/7/23

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.

Another Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

Books:
Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown
North, South, East, West by Margaret Wise Brown

The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Two Little Trains by Margaret Wise Brown

Craft: Farm Tic-Tac-Toe

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out barn tic-tac-toe board and cow and chicken game pieces

- Color barn tic-tac-toe board and cow and chicken game pieces

Extension Activities:

- Visit a farm.  Suson Park has a farm with animals for children to visit.

- At bedtime, ask your child to do a version of Goodnight Moon by having them say good night to the various items in their bedroom.

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Virtual Story Time: Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Jane Cabrera -- 5/25/21

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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Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Jane Cabrera
Stanley the Farmer by William Bee
Chicken Wants a Nap by Tracy Marchini

Books:  (Farm)

Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

Click, Clack, Good Night by Doreen Cronin
Cluck O'Clock by Kes Gray

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo-Bop! by Michael Ian Black

The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson

Duck! by Megan McKinlay

Duck to the Rescue by John Himmelman

Farm Flu by Teresa Bateman
Like Butter on Pancakes by Jonathan London
Only Cows Allowed by Lynn Plourde

Craft: Farm Animal Finger Puppets

- Print out template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Color farm animals

- Cut out animal puppets

- Glue band at bottom of puppet into ring to fit onto finger

Extension Activities:

- Visit a petting zoo or farm to see different farm animals.

- Engage in pretend play by acting like different farm animals.  Ask your child to move and speak like those animals.

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Horse Story Time: May 28, 2019

Books:
Are You a Horse? by Andy Rash *
Clip-Clop by Nicola Smee
Do You Believe in Unicorns? by Bethanie Deeney Murguia *
A Horse Named Steve by Kelly Collier
Noni the Pony by Alison Lester *


Craft: H = Horse
The children were given a lower case "h" cutout.  The neck of the "h" was folded near the top to make the horse's head.  The horse was then colored.  Brown raffia strips were glued on for the mane and the tail.  A small triangle was glued to the head as either the horse's ear or a unicorn's horn.

Extension Activities:
- Before reading the books, ask your child to describe a horse.  Ask them for different characteristics and how you would tell a horse from other animals.
- This week's craft is made from the letter "H" as that is what horse starts with.  Ask your child to find the "H"s in the book as you are reading.

Cows Story Time: May 20-21, 2019

Books:
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson *
The Cow That Laid an Egg by Andy Cutbill *
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas *
Millie Waits for the Mail by Alexander Steffensmeier
Moo! by David LaRochelle *
Moo Moo in a Tutu by Tim Miller


Craft: C Is for Cow
The children colored a letter "C", a cow head, and a tail before gluing them all together to make the cow.

Extension Activities:
- Practice phonics recognition.  See how many words your child can come up with that starts with the letter "C" -- whether the hard "C" sound or the soft "S" sound.
- Cows help make some of our favorite foods. (i.e. - milk, cheese, ice cream, etc.)  Learn how these different foods are all made from cow's milk.  There are books and videos available at the library or visit a working farm to learn the process.

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The Farmer in the Dell (Farm) Sing-Along Story Time: July 9-10, 2018

Books:
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
The Farmer in the Dell by John O'Brien *
Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig *
I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs *

Craft: Cow Mask
This week's mask was based on the picture at left with one small change.  The make the cow's head, we chopped the plate in half and then cut out the center of the plate so that it looked like a "C".  The kids then colored the plate, nose, ears, and horns before gluing them all together.

Literacy Extensions:
- Extend I Spy on the Farm by giving clues about farm animals and seeing if your child can guess them.  Ask them for what the different baby animals are called or what sounds they make.
- Visit a farm and see if the owners will let you go on a tour. 

Farm Animals Story Time: January 30-31, 2017

Books:
The Cow That Laid an Egg by Andy Cutbill *
Cows in the Kitchen by June Crebbin *
Farmyard Beat by Lindsay Craig
I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs *

Craft: Rocking Chicken
Our craft this week was based on the picture at left.  Children folded a small paper plate in half.  They then colored three small teardrop shapes and glued to a folded corner edge for the head feathers.  They colored one small teardrop shape and glued to the side with a triangle for the beak and waddle.  Three large teardrop shapes were glued to the back folded corner for the tailfeathers.

Literacy Extensions:
- There are a lot of fun farm themed songs to sing with your kids - Old MacDonald Had a Farm, BINGO, etc.
- Take a visit to a local farm or petting zoo to visit the farm animals.


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Farm Story Time: November 4-5, 2013

Books:
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Chicken, Chicken, Duck! by Nadia Krilanovich
Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman *
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell
Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig *
I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs *

Craft: Barn with Animals
Each child was given a barn coloring sheet where slits had been cut on the sides of the barn doors.  Inserted was a strip of paper with four animals on it.  Although not the exact graphics I used, this example can be found at http://www.123learncurriculum.com/freedownloads_files/Barn%20Animals.pdf. 

Literacy Extensions:
- Go over animal sounds (i.e. Chicken, Chicken Duck! or I Spy on the Farm)
- Make your own Animals to the Rescue story (i.e. Chickens to the Rescue and other books by John Himmelman)