School Time! -- 8/2/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am and Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm.  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.)

Click HERE for this week's Story Time video.

Dinosaur vs. School by Bob Shea

My Creature Teacher by Laura Leuck

Books:

Bear's School Day by Stella Blackstone

Here Comes Teacher Cat by Deborah Underwood

I Love My Teacher by Giles Andreae

If An Elephant Went to School by Ellen Fischer

The Little School Bus by Margery Cuyler

The Pigeon Has to Go to School by Mo Willems

This Is a School by John Schu

We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

Craft: School Bus

- Print out template onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out bus and three kids

- Color school bus and kids

- Slide kids in slits cut at bottom of windows

- Glue kids down if want 

Extension Activities:

- If your child does not yet attend school, see if you can arrange to take a tour of the school they will be attending.

- If you child does attend school, see if they can tell you the schedule of their school day.

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Family Story Time: My Monster Mama Loves Me So -- 5/2/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am and Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm.  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.)

Click HERE for this week's Story Time video.

My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck
My Dad is Big and Strong, But . . . by Coralie Saudo

Books:
Another Brother by Matthew Cordell
Ducks by Deborah Underwood
Families, Families, Families by Suzanne Lang
One, Two, Grandma Loves You by Shelly Becker
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
The Sister Book by Todd Parr

Craft: Monster Mama
- Print template on heavy paper or cardstock
- Color pieces of monster (body, feet, ears/horns) making sure to draw a face on your monster
- Glue feet to bottom of monster
- Glue ears/horns where you would like on the monster




Extension Activities:

- Ask your child to list how the mom in My Monster Mama Loves You So is the same and different from their mom.

- Draw a family portrait together.

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Elephant & Piggie: I'm a Frog! Story Time: June 17-18, 2019

Books:
Archie and the Bear by Zanni Louise
The Birthday Box by Leslie Patracelli
For Just One Day by Laura Leuck *
I'm a Frog! by Mo Willems *
I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black *
On My Way to the Bath by Sarah Maizes

Craft: Frog on Lilypad
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  The children colored a paper plate as a lilypad and a flower to glue onto the plate.  They also colored a frog cutout.  The frog was attached to the plate by a piece of accordian-folded paper to the frog will "hop".

Extension Activities:
- Engage in some pretend play.  Ask you child to act as various types of animals.
- Pick an animal to learn more about.  There are great informational books for kids at the library to learn about animals.


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Reading: ABC Story Time - August 7-8, 2017

Books:
ABC School's for Me by Susan B. Katz
Alphabet Trucks by Samantha Vamos
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. *
Jeepers Creepers: A Monstrous ABC by Laura Leuck *
Sign Language ABC by Lori Heller *
The Sleepy Little Alphabet by Judy Sierra

Craft: Alphabet Tree Match
The children were given a tree coloring sheet with the lower case letters mixed up on it.  The children glued upper case letters to the matching lower case letter.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Sign Language ABC have your child try to spell out some simple words in sign language.
- Practice letter recognition by asking your child to find all of a particular letter on each page of a book you are reading.


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Mommy Story Time: May 8-9, 2017

Books:
It's Snowing! by Olivier Dunrea
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney *
Mama's Coming Home by Kate Banks
My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck *
Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein *
Upside Down Babies by Jeanne Willis

Craft: MOM Heart Necklace
Children colored three small hearts that spelled out "MOM".  They then strung the hearts onto curling ribbon along with pony beads to make a necklace.

Literacy Extensions:
- You can use the books Llama Llama Red Pajama or Mama's Coming Home to start a discussion with your child about patience.  Talk about how it is difficult to be patient at times and maybe come up with some strategies to help be more patient.
- After reading My Monster Mama Loves Me So, have your child point out similarities and differences between the monster mama and their mom.


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Reading Story Time: August 8-9, 2016

Books:
A Is for Salad by Mike Lester
The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak *
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. *
Jeepers Creepers: A Monstrous ABC by Laura Leuck *
Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth

Craft: Monster Bookmark
Kids colored a monster-shaped bookmark and glued on horns and sequins.


Literacy Extensions:
- Play the alphabet game while in the car.  Take turns finding the various letters of the alphabet on signs or license plates.
- There are a lot of fun foods that incoporate letters that you can have kids identify while they eat (i.e. Scrabble Cheezits, Alphabet Soup, M&Ms, etc.)

Trick or Treat Story Time: October 27-28, 2014

Books:
Little Goblins Ten by Pamela Jane *
Monster Mash by David Catrow
Monster Parade by Shana Corey
The Night Before Halloween by Natasha Wing *
One Witch by Laura Leuck *
Wild Witches' Ball by Jack Prelutsky

Craft: Frankenstein Trick or Treat Bag
Our craft this week was based on the picture above.  We made our trick or treat bags out of brown lunch bags that the kids colored green.  They then glued on eyes and strips of black paper for the hair and neck bolts.  They could then add a mouth, nose and scars if they liked.

Literacy Extensions:
- Write your own version of "Over in the Meadow" using monsters (i.e. Little Goblins Ten)
- Discuss safety tips for trick or treating.

Notes:
We went trick or treating through the library after the story times this week.

Alphabet Story Time: August 4-5, 2014

Books:
A Is for Salad by Mike Lester
Animal ABC by Marcus Pfister *
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. *
Dr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. Seuss
Jeepers Creepers: A Monstrous ABC by Laura Leuck *
Little Bitty Mousie by Jim Aylesworth
Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth

Craft: Alphabet Coloring Book
I found a printable alphabet coloring book online and printed it for the kids to color.  There are several available - simply choose your favorite one for your child.

Literacy Extensions:
- Practice written letter recognition.  Have your child point out all of the featured letters on a particular page.  Dr. Seuss's ABC works great for this as it uses both upper case and lower case letters.
- Practice phonetics by seeing if your child can go through the alphabet by giving their sounds rather than their names.

Mom Story Time: May 5-6, 2014

Books:
Kiss Kiss! by Margaret Wild *
Mama's Coming Home by  Kate Banks
Me and My Mom by Alison Ritchie *
My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck *
Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein *
When Dinosaurs Came With Everything by Elise Broach

Craft: Card for Mom
Our craft this week was a card to give to Mom.  The children were given a half sheet of cardstock with simple lines printed on it so the kids would know where to glue the strips of paper and flower.  They could then write a personal message on the back to give to their moms for Mother's Day.

Literacy Extensions:
- Practice letter recognition by having your child point out all the "m"s and "o"s in the book you are reading.
- Go over animal sounds with your child (i.e Ol' Mama Squirrel).