Winter Wonderland -- 1/10/23

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.)

Click HERE for this month's virtual Winter Story Time.

Walking in a Winter Wonderland by Richard B. Smith

Books:
I See Winter by Charles Ghigna

A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann
Once Upon a Winter Day by Liza Woodruff

Snow by Uri Shulevitz
Winter Is Here by Kevin Henkes
Winter Is the Warmest Season by Lauren Stringer

Craft: Snowglobe
- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out snowglobe

- Color snowglobe

- Glue bottom strip into ring so snowglobe stands

Extension Activities:

- Discuss what makes the winter season unique.  What does your child like about winter?  What don't they like about winter?

- Practice folding and scissor skills by making paper snowflakes.

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Snow Story Time: January 7-8, 2019

Books:
Grandmother Winter by Phyllis Root
It's Snowing! by Olivier Dunrea *
A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann *
Little Penguins by Cynthia Rylant
Snow by Uri Shulevitz *
There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucy Colandro



Craft: Snow Globe Picture
Children colored a picture of a snowglobe before gluing on silver sequins for the snow.

Extension Activities:
- Practice with scissors by making paper snowflakes.  You can also make them out of coffee filters for easier cutting and circular snowflakes.
- Talk with your child about the conditions needed for snow (i.e. water in the air, cold temperatures, etc.).  Include questions such as what times of year we get snow and what they like to do in the snow.


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Snow Story Time: January 11-12, 2016

Books:
If It's Snoway and You Know It, Clap Your Paws! by Kim Norman
It's Snowing! by Olivier Dunrea *
A Kitten Tale by Erick Rohmann *
Snow by Uri Shulevitz *
Snow Day! by Lester Laminack
Snowflakes Fall by Patricia MacLachland
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Craft: Paper Plate Snowglobe
This weeks craft is pictured above.  The kids colored the outer ring of a paper plate before gluing on a snowman cutout and snowflake sequins.

Literacy Extensions:
- Talk about the different things you can do in the snow (i.e. sledding, building snowman, etc.)
- Read the book Snowflake Bentley and learn about how all snowflakes are unique and completely different.