Rain, Rain, Go Away! -- 2/11/25

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.

Who Likes Rain? by Wong Herbert Yee
Puddles!!! by Kevan Atteberry

Books:

Hello, Rain! by Kyo Maclear

Move Over, Rover! by Karen Beaumont

Rain by Cynthia Rylant

Rain Drop Splash by Alvin Tresselt

Raindrops to Rainbow by John Micklos

Singing in the Rain illustrated by Tim Hopgood

Craft: Rain Mobile

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (rainbow/clouds/sun and raindrops_

- Color pieces

- Cut either yarn, curling ribbon, or thin paper strips into three 1' long pieces

- Glue yarn, curling ribbon, or thin paper strips to bottom of clouds piece

- Glue raindrops onto the yarn, curling ribbon, or thin paper strips to hang underneath the clouds

Extension Activities:

- After it rains, go outside to go puddle splashing.

- Create rainbows using prisms.  

Template --

Rain Story Time: April 11-12, 2016

Books:
Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems *
Big Rain Coming by Katrina Germein
Rain by Manya Stojic *
Raindrops Splash by April Pulley Sayre
Who Likes Rain? by Wong Herbert Yee *

Craft: Umbrella
Children colored a paper plate cut in half and then glued it to a jumbo craft stick to make an umbrella.  Raindrops were then glued onto the umbrella.

Literacy Extensions:
- Learn about the water cycle.  There are several great books at the library about the water cycle that can be checked out.
- Have your child list things that can be done in various types of weather (i.e. rain, snow, sunshine, etc.)

Q / R - Quilts & Rain: April 20-21, 2015

Books:
Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes *
Mr. Putney's Quacking Dog by Jon Agee
A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas *
Robots Everywhere by Denny Hebson *
Who Likes Rain? by Wong Herbert Yee *

Craft: My Q Quilt
This week the kids made a paper quilt with quilt squares featuring the letter "Q" or items that start with the letter "Q".  The kids colored the squares before gluing them to a 3x3 grid.

Literacy Extensions:
- The letter "R" is a great opportunity to practice rhyming.  Instead of focusing on the start of words this week practice word ending phonics by coming up with rhyming words.
- Another fun "R" activity is riddles.  Grab a riddle book and see how many your child can figure out.  Don't worry if they don't figure out the riddles.  The word play is fun to read also.


Notes:
I was unable to find a book featuring the letter "Q" that liked.  So we ended up reading "R" books and making a "Q" craft.  It worked out pretty good.