I Dare You Not to Yawn: Story Time -- 7/3/23

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.

I Dare You Not to Yawn by Helen Boudreau
The Yawns Are Coming! by Christopher Eliopoulos

Books: (Bedtime)
Can You Yawn Like a Fawn? by Monica Sweeney
Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea
Don't Blink! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Goodnight Everyone by Chris Haughton
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
It's Time to Say Goodnight by Harriet Ziefert
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to Sleep? by Bill Martin Jr.
Time for Bed by Mem Fox

Craft: Yawn

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, arms, legs)

- Color pieces

- Glue arms and legs to body

- Cut a small piece of yarn and glue to head for hair

Extension Activities:

- Watch a yawning animals video with your child and see who can last the longest without yawning.  (One possible video can be found HERE.  Lots of others can be found on YouTube.)

- Poll each member of your family to see which is their favorite bedtime story to read.  Do they like to read the same story every night?  Do they have a favorite lullaby?

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The Alphabet: WXYZ -- 4/26/22

Join us weekly on Tuesdays for an online Story Time featuring books read by Miss Amy.  The video will be available for a week before a new online Story Time is posted.

Click HERE for this week's Story Time video.

The Wall in the Middle of the Book by Jon Agee
I Dare You Not to Yawn by Helene Boudreau
Two at the Zoo by Danna Smith

Books:
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
Go Track a Yak by Tony Johnston
Goose Goes to the Zoo by Laura Wall
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
What About Worms!? by Ryan T. Higgins
When Winter Comes by Nancy Van Laan
Where's Walrus? by Stephen Savage

Craft: X is for X-Ray Fish

- Print template on heavy paper or cardstock
- Cut out pieces (fish body, X bones)

- Color pieces

- Glue bones onto fish in center of body for skeleton

Extension Activities:

- Get outside and go on a walk.

- Make a treasure map with your child.  Have them hide a treasure in the house and then draw a simple map of the house with path and an X marking where the treasure is hidden.
- Go on a scavenger hunt to see how many things you can find that are the color yellow.

- Visit the zoo and make sure to see the zebras!

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2014 Building Block Nominees Story Time: September 15-16, 2014

Books:
I Dare You NOT to Yawn by Helene Boudreau *
Open Very Carefully: A Book With Bite by Nicola O'Byrne *
Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira *

Craft: Pig
The pig craft we made is based off of the one found on this story time blog.  Children got a head, four legs, and two ears to color and glue together to make into the pig.  They then taped on a pipe cleaner tail.

Literacy Extensions:
- Go over animal sounds with your child. (i.e. Ribbit!)
- Read the original story of 'The Ugly Duckling" and other fairy tales. (i.e. Open Very Carefully)

Our Favorite Books 2013: December 9-10, 2013

Books:
Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett *
Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
I Dare You NOT to Yawn by Helene Boudreau *
Warning: Do Not Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt
Yoo-Hoo Ladybug! by Mem Fox

Craft:
This week's craft was inspired by the paperbag monkey costume found at http://www.bellebebes.co.uk/tag/owl/.  We did not use a paperbag but instead made a flat monkey head out of cardstock.  A face was printed onto half a sheet of cardstock.  Two circles were glued to the sides for the ears.  A craft stick was glued above the eyes for the eyebrow.

Literacy Extensions:
- Talk about the different types of sentences and how they change depending on the ending punctuation (i.e. Exclamation Point)
- Play a game of I Spy with your child focusing on colors and letters of the alphabet (i.e. Yoo-Hoo Ladybug!)