Pink -- 7/15/25

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.

Sylvie by Jennifer Sattler
Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson
I Can Only Draw Worms by Will Mabbitt

Books:
For Pete's Sake by Ellen Stoll Walsh
The Pink Hat by Andrew Joyner
Pink Is Not a Color by Lindsay Ward
Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann
Where Are You? by Sarah Williamson

Craft: Heart Wreath
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out wreath.  After cutting out large circle, gently fold in half to cut center solid lines.

- Color wreath.  Color back if you would like the wreath to have a colored background.

- Fold triangles down on dotted lines.

- Fold small triangles and glue around edge of outer circle to make wreath.

- Optional:  Fold triangles up on dotted lines to make a crown with points sticking up.

Extension Activities:

- Do some pink painting with strawberries.  Cut the tops off of strawberries and press down to make pink patterns.

- Make a simple pink worm craft.  Slide pink pony beads onto a pink pipecleaner.

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Back to School: Math -- 8/15/23

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.

Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson
Night Light by Nicholas Blechman
The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock by Jim Aylesworth

Books:
Counting Chickens by Harriet Ziefert
Growing Patterns by Sarah C. Campbell
I'm Trying to Love Math by Bethany Barton
Math Curse by Jon Scieszka
Mice Mischief by Caroline Stills
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Numbers Everywhere by Elliott Kaufman
Ten Apples Up on Top by Theo LeSieg
What Is Math? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Craft: Numbers Snake
- Print template (snake's head) onto cardstock or heavy paper and cut out

- Cut ten strips of paper about 1" thick and write the numbers 1-10 on them

- Glue paper strips into a paper chain making sure the links are in numerical order
- Color snake's head and glue to end of paper chain

Extension Activities:
- Practice number recognition by looking for numbers around you (ex - clock, ads, etc).  You can make a game out of it by having to find them in order or playing on a car ride by finding certain numbers on license plates.
- Teach your children about counting money.  Take a trip to the store and let them help pick items dependent on price or let them count out the (cash) money to pay at checkout.


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123: Numbers & Counting Story Time: August 13-14, 2018

Books:
10 Little Hot Dogs by John Himmelman
20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee
Counting in the Garden by Emily Hruby
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh *
The Right Number of Elephants by Jeff Sheppard *
Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson *

Craft: Fish Count Sparkles Sheet
The children colored a coloring sheet with fish / ocean creatures on it.  They then glued the correct number of sparkles to match each fish's number.

Literacy Extensions:
- Practice counting while eating.  Have your child count the number of things they are eating (i.e. 10 chips, 2 carrot sticks, 1 sandwich, etc.).
- A traditional clock is a great way to practice counting and number recognition.  You can point to each number as you count.  You can ask your child to point out random numbers on the clock.

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