Learning Concepts: Same, Different, Opposite -- 8/12/25

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.

One of These Is Not Like the Others by Barney Saltzberg
Different? Same! by Heather Tekavec

Books:
Always by Emma Dodd
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Marta! Big & Small by Jen Arena
Same and Different by National Geographic Kids
The Same But Different Too by Karl Newson
You and Me: We're Opposites by Harriet Ziefert


Craft: Same/Different Puppets
- Print two of the template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out people
- Color people
- Glue people to craft sticks to make into puppets
- Have your child tell you how the puppets are the same and different


Extension Activities:
- Play a game of Simon Says using opposite actions.
- Read a book backwards.  Then read it forwards.  See how it makes a difference to the story.


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Fairy Tales & Folk Songs: Week 1 -- 2/6/24

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.

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems
The Wheels on the Race Car by Alexander Zane

Books:

The Cheese by Margie Palatini

The Cow Tripped Over the Moon by Jeanne Willis

Hush Little Digger by Ellen Olson-Brown

If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback

The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugenios Trivizas
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Rachel Isadora

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by Jane Cabrera

Craft: Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaur Puppets

- Print out template on cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces and color

- Glue cutouts to craft sticks to make into puppets

Extension Activities:

- Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is a variation on the traditional Goldilocks and the Three Bears tale.  Have your child write their own variation of the tale using another type of animal.

- Come up with new verses for The Wheels on the Bus.  How many different actions can you come up with?

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