Transportation: 20 Big Trucks -- 2/10/26

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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20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee
Elecopter by Michael Slack
Moo! by David LaRochelle

Books:
Along the River by Vanina Starkoff
Bears in the Snow by Shirley Parenteau
The Best Bike Ride Ever by James Proimos
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
Planes Fly! by George Ella Lyon
Tiny Little Rocket by Richard Collingridge

Craft: Paper Plate Rocking Boat
- Color outer ring of paper plate blue for water

- Color inner circle of paper plate as bottom of boat

- Fold plate in half (color on outside)

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (triangle sail, fish)

- Color pieces

- Glue sail to plate along fold

- Glue fish onto blue ring of water

Extension Activities:

- Elecopter is part of a series of books where animals are combined with types of transportation (ie - Monkey Truck, Turtle Tug).  Ask your children to design other animal/transportation combos.

- Use a small toy car to paint a picture.  Dip wheels into paint and then run it along a piece of paper.  Repeat with additional colors.

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Virtual Story Time: Monkey Truck by Michael Slack -- 4/27/21

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Monkey Truck by Michael Slack
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle

Books:  (Trucks)

20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee

Food Truck Fest by Alexandra Penfold

How to Track a Truck by Jason Carter Easton

I'm Tough by Kate McMullan

The Little Fire Truck by Margery Cuyler

Mighty Truck by Chris Barton

The Mixed Up Truck by Stephen Savage

Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton

The Runaway No-Wheeler by Peter Stein

Truck Stop by Anne Rockwell

Craft:  Little Blue Truck or Monkey Truck

- Color truck pieces (body and wheels) and craft sticks

- Glue craft sticks to truck as truck bed and circles as wheels

- Optional: Color monkey head and glue to truck cab to make into a Monkey Truck.

Extension Activities:

- Little Blue Truck is about treating others with kindness.  Talk with your child about things we can do show kindness to others.

- Review the different types of transportation we have read about this past month.  See if your child can name any other types of transportation (i.e. helicopter, bicycled, etc.).

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Boats Story Time: March 11-12, 2019

Books:
Blue Boat by Kersten Hamilton
The Dad With 10 Children by Benedicte Guettier
Dinosailors by Deb Lund
Little Tug by Stephen Savage *
One-Dog Canoe by Mary Casanova *
Turtle Tug to the Rescue by Michael Slack *

Craft: Pirate Ship
This week's craft is based on the picture at left.  The children folded a small paper plate in half and colored it for the hull of the ship.  They then colored the rectangle with circle windows and pirate flag before gluing to the ends of a craft stick.  The craft stick was then glued to the folded edge of the paper plate.

Extension Activities:
- Turtle Tug invents a boat that is also part turtle.  Have your child come up with other animals that might make good boats and have them draw a picture of it.
- Make a simple boat and see if it will float.  You can use either a plastic lid, plastic plate, or a styrofoam plate for the base.  A paper sail can be glued to a craft stick.  The craft stick can then be attached to base with a small amount of playdough to keep it upright.

Notes:
Try to find the original version of The Dad with 10 Children by Benedicte Guettier.  The original was titled The Father Who Had 10 Children.  I think the flow of the story was better than in the newer translation in The Dad with 10 Children.


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Firefighter Story Time: May 7-8, 2018

Books:
Elecopter by Michael Slack *
Firefighter Duckies! by Frank Dormer *
Flashing Fire Engines by Tony Mitton
This Is the Firefighter by Laura Godwin *

Craft: Fire Dalmatian
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  The children colored a piece of cardstock with dog's face before gluing it into a cylinder.  They then colored and glued on floppy ears.  The final step was to color and glue on a hat.

Literacy Extensions:
- Visit your local firehouse.  Many will give tours to kids when they stop by as long as they are not too busy.
- Go over fire safety with your child.  Discuss what to do if there is a fire in the house.


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Best of 2017 Story Time: January 22-23, 2017

Books:
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin *
Shorty & Clem by Michael Slack *
There's a Pest in the Garden! by Jan Thomas
Chicken Wants a Nap by Tracy Marchini

Craft: Shorty Headband
The children colored a half sheet template of Shorty's face before gluing on three tetth and strips to the back to make into a headband.

Literacy Extensions:
- Groovy Joe promotes sharing.  Do a survey with your child of which foods they would share with others.
- After reading Shorty & Clem, talk about mail and how the postal system works.


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