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: How to Find a Bird -- January 2023

Each month, Miss Amy records a virtual Story Time that goes along with the monthly theme.  It will be posted monthly in the morning of the first Tuesday of the month.  (The video is available to watch for one month before a new one is uploaded.) 

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

How to Find a Bird by Jennifer Ward

Books:

Bird House by Blanca Gomez

Bird Watch by Christie Matheson

Birds by Kevin Henkes

Hungry Bird by Jeremy Tankard

Once, a Bird by Rina Singh
Some Birds by Matt Spink

Windows with Birds by Karen Ritz

Extension Activities:

- Go bird watching.  See how many different types of birds you can see.  Can you identify them?  Check out a bird identification book from the library.

- Make a simple bird feeder for your yard.  Visit HERE for several different types to make.

N - Nuts & Nests: March 30-31, 2015

Books:
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Mama Built a Little Nest by Jennifer Ward *
The Nose Book by Al Perkins *
The Nuts: Bedtime at the Nut House by Eric Litwin *
A Porcupine Named Fluffy by Helen Lester

Craft: Night Sky Picture
Our craft this week was based on the picture at left.  The kids colored a half piece of cardstock to make a night sky.  They then colored and glued on a letter "N", moon, and cloud before putting on star stickers.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading The Nose Book, have your child "write" books for other parts of the body.
- If your child colored their night sky picture with a colorful sky, point out that they added the "Northern Lights".  Then learn a little about the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis.

Notes:
I wasn't sure how the book Mama Built a Little Nest would go over.  It is a little longer than I would usually share in story time -- especially with all the captions throughout the book.  However, I just shared a small snippet of information from the captions.  The kids were fascinated by the different types of nests that birds built.