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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Cars Story Time: March 4-5, 2019

Books:
And the Cars Go . . . by William Bee
Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car by Eileen Christelow
Moo! by David LaRochelle *
The Scrubbly-Bubbly Car Wash by Irene O'Garden *
The Tweedles Go Electric by Monica Kulling
The Wheels on the Racecar by Alexander Zane *

Craft: Car
This week's craft was loosely based on the picture at left.  The children were given a quarter sheet of cardstock with a slit cut in the middle of the sheet.  It was colored before gluing into a cylinder to make the car body.  Four circles were colored and glued on for the wheels.  A small person cutout was colored and slid into the slit for the driver.

Extension Activities --
- Play a game while in the car.  Ask your child to find different types or colors of vehicles.
- Talk with your child about car safety.  Why do we wear seat belts? What other features in the car help make it safer? (i.e. wipers, air bags, etc.)


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Driver Story Time: May 21-22, 2018

Books:
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems *
Five Trucks by Brian Floca *
The Little School Bus by Margery Cuyler
My Big Rig by Jonathan London
The Wheels on the Race Car by Alexander Zane *

Craft: Pigeon
The kids were given a pigeon body and two wings to color and glue together.  They then bent a black pipe cleaner in half and taped it on for the legs.

Literacy Extensions:
- When in the car, ask your child to find certain types and colors of vehicles (i.e. red truck, yellow car, silver van, etc.).
- After reading Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, ask your child for reasons why the pigeon wouldn't be able to drive a car.  See if they can come up with ways for the pigeon to drive.

Cars Story Time: May 2-3, 2016

Books:
And the Cars Go . . . by William Bee
Cars: Rushing! Honking! Zooming! by Patricia Hubbell
Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car by Eileen Christelow *
Moo! by David LaRochelle *
The Wheels on the Race Car by Alexander Zane *

Craft: Cars on Road Picture
Our craft this week was based on the picture at left.  The kids were given a coloring sheet with a large letter C on it to color.  They then glued short strips of yellow paper to make the car lanes.  They also had two cars to color and glue onto the road.

Literacy Extensions:
- We made a C-shaped road for a craft since "Car" starts with letter "C".  See how many different vehicles your child can list and what letters they start with.
- When in the car, play the alphabet game.  Ask your child to find things that start with specific letters.


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Every Day Heroes - Drivers: June 29-30, 2015

Books:
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems *
The Little School Bus by Margery Cuyler *
My Big Rig by Jonathan London
The Wheels on the Race Car by Alexander Zane *

Craft: Semi-Truck
Kids colored a cab and wheels before gluing them to a rectangle truck.



Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! ask your child to come up with the reasons why Pigeon shouldn't be allowed to drive a vehicle.
- The Wheels on the Race Car is a variation on the song "The Wheels on the Bus".  See if your child can come up with verses to fit other types of vehicles.