Dragons Story Time -- 2/14/23

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

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How to Dress a Dragon by Thelma Lynne Godin
Oh So Brave Dragon by David Kirk

Books:

Dragon Was Terrible by Kelly DiPucchio

Dragons Are the Worst by Alex Willan

Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin

Waking Dragons by Jane Yolen

You Don't Want a Dragon by Ame Dyckman

Craft: Dragon

- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock and cut out pieces

- Color pieces (head, wings, body, legs)

- Glue pieces together as shown in picture at left

Extension Activities:

- After reading Oh So Brave Dragon, have a discussion about bravery and facing fears with your child.

- Listen to some songs about dragons (ex - Puff the Magic Dragon) or watch some movies about dragons (ex - How to Train Your Dragon).

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Virtual Story Time: I Am (Not) Scared by Anna Kang -- 2/23/21

Join us weekly for an online story time featuring a book read by Miss Amy on Tuesdays at 10:00 am.  The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.

Click HERE to view the latest video.

I Am (Not) Scared by Anna Kang
Oh So Brave Dragon by David Kirk

Books:  (Scared)

Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson

Fear the Bunny by Richard T. Morris

The Fun Book of Scary Stuff by Emily Jenkins

The Giant Jumperee by Julia Donaldson

I Used to Be Afraid by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

I'm Not Scared! by Jonathan Allen

A Little Bit Brave by Nicola Kinnear

Not Afraid of Dogs by Susanna Pitzer

The Scariest Book Ever by Bob Shea

Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes

Take a Deep Breath by Sue Graves

Craft: Fire Breathing Dragon

- Print out template on heavy paper and cut out pieces

- Color rectangle and glue into cylinder to make dragon's head

- Glue eyeballs and nostrils to head

- Cut strips of crepe paper, ribbon, tissue paper and glue to inside of dragon's mouth

- It will look like the dragon is breathing fire if you blow into the back part of the dragon's head

Extension Activities:

- Have a discussion with your child about fear.  Share what scares you and ask them what they are afraid of.  Talk about ways we can deal with that fear.

- Play a game of Simon Says asking your child to act out different emotions (i.e. scared, happy, sad, etc.)

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Scared Story Time: February 19, 2019

Books:
Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson *
The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
I Am (Not) Scared by Anna Kang
Oh So Brave Dragon by David Kirk *
Sea Monkey & Bob by Aaron Reynolds
Snip Snap! What's That? by Mara Bergman *

Craft: Dragon
This week's craft is based on the picture above.  Children glued a half sheet of green paper into a roll to make the dragon's body.  They then colored a dragon head and wings before gluing them to the body.

Extension Activities:
- Have a discussion with your child(ren) about their fears.  What are they scared of?  What makes they feel better when they are scared?
- Monsters are a common fear for children.  Help allay that fear by making a silly monster out of craft supplies found around the house.

Dragon Story Time: April 17-18, 2017

Books:
Me and My Dragon by David Biedrzycki *
How to Dress a Dragon by Thelma Lynne Godin
Oh So Brave Dragon by David Kirk *
One Drowsy Dragon by Ethan Long
There's No Such Thing As a Dragon by Jack Kent
Who Wants a Dragon? by James Mayhew *

Craft: Fire-Breathing Dragon
The kids colored a cardstock cutout of a dragon's face.  They then glued on strips of red and yellow crepe paper for fire.

Literacy Extensions:
- Use Me and My Dragon to talk about pet care.  Have your child come up with things they would need to do to take care of a pet dragon.
- Continue the letter recognition from the week before by asking your child to come up with different animals that start with the letter "D" (i.e. - dove, deer, dalmation, etc.)

2015 Building Block Nominees Story Time: September 8, 2015

Books:
Buddy and the Bunnies in Don't Play with Your Food by Bob Shea *
Oh So Brave Dragon by David Kirk *

Craft: Bunny
This week, we made a bunny by coloring and then gluing two ears to a bunny cutout.  We then glued a pompom to the back for a tail.





Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Don't Play with Your Food, talk about different things we can do with our friends.
- After reading Oh So Brave Dragon, discuss why being with someone helps us feel brave.


Notes:
This is the first week of the 2015 Building Block Award nominees story times.  The last week of the month, children will be able to vote for their choice for the award.

Story Time was not held on Monday due to the library being closed the Labor Day holiday.  Next Monday's story time will contain all four books from this week and next week's Tuesday story times.

D - Dragons & Dinosaurs: January 26-27, 2015

Books:
Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein *
Duck at the Door by Jackie Urbanovic
Ducks Don't Wear Socks by John Nedwidek *
My Dad is Big and Strong, But . . . by Coralie Saudo
Oh So Brave Dragon by David Kirk *
Who Wants a Dragon? by James Mayhew

Craft: Dog
Our craft this week is based on the picture at left.  The only difference was that we just used strips of cardstock folded in half instead of envelopes.  The children colored the cardstock before gluing on ears and a tongue.

Literacy Extensions:
- Pick a specific dinosaur and see how much you can learn about it.  See if the library has a book on that specific type of dinosaur or if it is in a general dinosaur book.
- Discuss bravery with your child.  What makes someone brave?  (i.e. Oh So Brave Dragon)

Favorite Books of 2014: December 1-2, 2014

Books:
The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak *
Hickory Dickory Dog by Alison Murray
Mix It Up! by Herve Tullet *
Oh So Brave Dragon by David Kirk *
Three Little Peas by Marine Rivoal

Craft: Color Wheel Coloring Sheet
We practiced mixing our colors this week by completing the coloring sheet at left.  The circles are labeled which color to use.  Kids had to figure out what color to use where the circles overlap.

Literacy Extensions:
- Play with color mixing.  Use watercolor paints to mix colors and explore how they change when mixed. (i.e. Mix It Up!)
- Read some nursery rhymes.  See if you and your child can come up with variations on them similar to the book Hickory Dickory Dog.

Notes:
We started out our series of favorite picture books from 2014 with my two favorite books -- The Book with No Pictures and Mix It Up!.
I have been amazed at the great reaction we get from The Book with No Pictures.  The kids giggle through the entire book.
Mix It Up! got a little more of a mixed reaction.  All of the children loved the "magic" of how the book changes based on the directions you follow.  However, the  younger children did not get the color mixing.
The same problem came up with the craft activity.  I went with just the simple coloring sheet as we had Play Time after the Story Times this week.  The kids usually  just want to get through the activity to get to the toys.  However, again the younger children didn't grasp the color mixing concept that the coloring sheet asked for.