Dad's First Day -- 8/1/23

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.

Dad's First Day by Mike Wohnoutka
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems

Books:  (School)
Bear's School Day by Stella Blackstone
Dinosaur vs. School by Bob Shea
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen
If an Elephant Went to School by Ellen Fischer
Monster's Love School by Mike Austin
Stanley's School by William Bee
What the Dinosaurs Did at School by Refe & Susan Tuma

Craft: Pigeon
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper and then cut out

- Color a mini cupcake liner and fold in half.  Draw wing onto one side if like.

- Color craft stick as Pigeon's body (blue neck with white stripe, black feet)

- Color head and glue to top of craft stick

- Glue wing about halfway down craft stick body

Extension Activities:

- Discuss with your child(ren) the different people they will meet at school (teacher, principal, bus driver, etc.) and see if they can tell you their roles.

- Plan and go over the first day of school schedule.  Practice the various parts (i.e. getting up early, picking out outfit, etc.).

Template --

Building Block Story Time -- Week 1: September 7, 2021

Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (Registration is required to attend.)  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)

Click HERE for this week's Story Time video.

The Pigeon Has to Go to School! by Mo Willems
One Red Sock by Jennifer Sattler

Books: (2021 Building Block Award Nominees)

Bad Dog by Mike Boldt

Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris

The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli

Crocodiles Need Kisses Too by Rebecca Colby

The Farm That Mac Built by Tammi Sauer

I Want a Dog by Jon Agee

One Red Sock by Jennifer Sattler

The Pigeon Has to Go to School! by Mo Willems
Saturday by Oge Mora

Stomp by Uncle Ian Aurora

Craft: Pigeon's School Bus

- Print out template at left onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out pigeon's head, School box, and bus

- Color pieces

- Glue school box to bus below windows

- Glue pigeon's head in the first window as either driver or passenger

Extension Activities:

- Does your child(ren) go to school?  If they do, ask them to describe a normal school.  What would they say in reaction to all of pigeon's fears?

- One Red Sock asks children to guess the color from the rhyming word on the previous page.  See if your child would be able to continue writing the book with more colors used for socks.