Dad's First Day -- 8/1/23

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.

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Dad's First Day by Mike Wohnoutka
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems

Books:  (School)
Bear's School Day by Stella Blackstone
Dinosaur vs. School by Bob Shea
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen
If an Elephant Went to School by Ellen Fischer
Monster's Love School by Mike Austin
Stanley's School by William Bee
What the Dinosaurs Did at School by Refe & Susan Tuma

Craft: Pigeon
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper and then cut out

- Color a mini cupcake liner and fold in half.  Draw wing onto one side if like.

- Color craft stick as Pigeon's body (blue neck with white stripe, black feet)

- Color head and glue to top of craft stick

- Glue wing about halfway down craft stick body

Extension Activities:

- Discuss with your child(ren) the different people they will meet at school (teacher, principal, bus driver, etc.) and see if they can tell you their roles.

- Plan and go over the first day of school schedule.  Practice the various parts (i.e. getting up early, picking out outfit, etc.).

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Virtual Story Time: School's First Day of School -- August 2023

Each month, Miss Amy records a virtual Story Time that goes along with the monthly theme.  It 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.) 

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School's First Day of School by Adam Rex

Books:

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day by Dr. Seuss

If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen

Mission: Back to School by Susan Hood

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin

The School Book by Todd Parr
This Is a School by John Schu

This Is My Home, This Is My School by Jonathan Bean

Extension Activities:

- Go on a school supply scavenger hunt.  Give your child a list of the school supplies they will need and ask them to find them (whether at the store or at home).

- Share stories from when you went to school with your child(ren).  Tell them about your favorite teachers, classes, friends, etc.

- Help your child pick out their outfit for the first day of school.  If the school has a uniform or dress code, discuss what they can and cannot wear to school.

Goatilocks and the Three Bears -- 7/25/23

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.

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Goatilocks and the Three Bears by Erica S. Perl
Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox
Hush, Little Monster by Denis Markell

Books: (Fractured Fairy Tales)
Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood
Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith
Ninja Red Riding Hood by Corey Rosen Schwartz
The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas by Tony Wilson
Redlocks and the Three Bears by Claudia Rueda
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugenios Trivizas
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Waking Beauty by Leah Wilcox

Craft: Coffee FIlter Flowers

- Color a coffee filter on both sides

- Fold coffee filter in half and then into quarters before twisting bottom point into flower.  You can adjust the edges to open up the flower some.

- Twist pipecleaner around bottom point of flower for stem

Extension Activities:

- Explain what a fractured fairy tale is to your child.  Then ask them how the traditional tales would change if just one thing was changed in them (ex - Jack is scared of heights while climbing the Beanstalk, Cinderella loses her gloves instead of her shoe).

- Hold a fairy tale movie marathon.  Watch different movie versions of the same fairy tales and see how they are different.

Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion -- 7/18/23

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.

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What Will Fat Cat Sit On? by Jan Thomas
Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion by Stephen W. Martin
Cats Are Cats by Valeri Gorbachev

Books:  (Cats)
10 Cats by Emily Gravett
Black Cat, White Cat by Silvia Borando
Cat Knit by Jacob Grant
Cat Nap by Toni Yuly
Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj
Grumpy Cat by Britta Teckentrup
I Love Cats! by Sue Stainton
Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani

Craft: Standing Cat

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, tail, head)

- Color pieces

- Fold body in half so stands on four legs

- Glue head to top of fold of body

- Glue tail to back of body

Extension Activities:

- Play a game of "Copycat".  Have one child show an activity or action (ex - clap sequence, hopping, etc) and then the other children must copy their actions.

- Have fun with Cat in the Hat by either reading the books or watching the movies.

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Rhyming Dust Bunnies Story Time -- 7/11/23

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.

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Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny by Jan Thomas

Books:  (Rhyming)
The Bear Went Over the Mountain by Jane Cabrera
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
Frog on a Log by Kes Gray
Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
I Dream of an Elephant by Ami Rubinger
The Magic Hat by Mem Fox
Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse by Jane Godwin
When Cows Come Home by David L. Harrison

Craft:  Rhyme Match
- Print out template at left onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Color page
- Cut along lines to get ten cards
- Play like a memory match game to find rhyming matches

Extension Activities:

- Play a rhyming game going back and forth with your child(ren) to see how many rhyming matches you can make.  (ex. cat, bat, hat . . .)

- As you read a rhyming book, stop before reading the second rhyming word to see if your child(ren) can guess what the word should be.