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.

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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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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.