Bears Baby Laptime - June 30, 2011

This week we talked about bears!

Our Baby Laptime Lineup included:
Song - Baby Hop from Diaper Gym
Book - Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr.
Rhyme - Up the Railroad Track
Song - Little Red Wagon from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - Teddy Bears, Teddy Bears by William Windburn
Rhyme - Round and Round the Garden
Flannel Story - Teddy Wore His Red Shirt
Song -Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - Bear at Home by Stella Blackstone
Rhyme - Rock the Baby
Song - Skinnamarink from Great Big Hits by Sharon, Lois, and Bram

Megan's Favorites - Storytimes Week of June 27

This week at storytime I shared some of my favorite things with everyone.

Our Toddler Storytime Lineup Included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter B for bubbles
Puppets - My Favorite Cute Animals
Book - Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig
Song - Walking Walking from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - Wiggle by Doreen Cronin
Flannel Story - The Seals on the Bus from the book by Lenny Hort
Book - Meeow and the Big Box by Sebastien Braun

Ready to Read Skill : Loving Books (Print Motivation)
Print Motivation means being interested in and enjoying books. There are many ways to encourage this skill with your child, but the best way is to make reading fun! Some ways to do this include helping your child choose books to read with you, trying funny voices for the characters in the books, having your child help you read by saying a repeating phrase, or choosing books that have a pop-up, lift-the-flap, or die-cut feature. You can also choose books that you can move along with, like any of the ones we read this week. Come into the library and ask us for more fun books!

Upcoming Programs This Week!

This coming week, instead of our regular storytimes, we will have a fantastic performer - Miss Marlene- playing her guitar with us! Miss Marlene's program is Tuesday, 6/28 at 10:00 a.m.

We have so many awesome programs this week! Here's the rundown:

Monday, 6/27 at 10:00 am - Greek Mythology (ages 7-11)
at 4:00 pm - Tween Book Group (ages 8-11)
Tuesday, 6/28 at 10:00 am - Toddler Top Ten with a Twist with Miss Marlene (ages 1-6)
Wednesday, 6/29 at 10:00 am - Meet Nancy: Heroine of All Things Fancy (Ages 3-8)
Thursday, 6/30 at 10:00 am - Baby Laptime (Ages 0-18 months)
at 11:00 am - Toddler Storytime (Ages 18 months - 3 years)
at 7:00 pm - Bilingual Storytime -Spanish (Ages 3-6)
Friday, 7/1 at 2:00 pm - Visit from the Columbus Zoo

Hope to see you this week!

Messy Storytime - Week of June 20, 2011

This week at storytime we talked about messy things!

Our Toddler Storytime Lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter 'M' for mud
Flannel- Let's Make a Mudpie
Book - Smash! Mash! Crash! by Barbara Odanaka
Song - The Wheels on the Bus
Book -Mucky Duck by Sally Grindley
Action Rhyme - Ice Cream on my Nose
Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms

Our Preschool Storytime Lineup included:

Introduction to the letter 'M' for mud
Song - Stick to the Glue from Jim Gill Makes It Noisy in Boise, Idaho
Book - I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont
Song - Jump, Jump, Jump in the Mud
Prop Story - The Day Barnaby Bear Fell Into the Batter Bowl
Action Rhyme - Ice Cream on my Nose
Book -I Stink! by Kate McMullan

Ready to Read Skill: Words (Vocabulary)
Vocabulary means knowing the names of things. Knowing many words will help your child recognize written words and understand what he or she reads. Some great ways to work on this skill include talking to your child about what is going on around you, speaking clearly and using short sentences, and pointing out pictures in books when you say certain words. Books we looked at this week that are great for building vocabulary include Smash! Mash! Crash!, Mucky Duck, I Ain't Gonna Paint No More, and I Stink!

Pets Baby Laptime - June 23, 2011

This week we talked about pets!

Our Baby Laptime Lineup included:
Song - Baby Hop from Diaper Gym
Book - Peek-a-Pet by Marie Cimarusti
Rhyme - Up the Railroad Track
Song - Row Row Row Your Boat from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - That's Not My Kitten by Fiona Watt
Flannel Story - Two Little Kittens
Song - Walkin' Ol' Joe from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - My Puppy Book by Sandra Boynton
Rhyme - Hurry, Scurry Little Mouse
Song - Skinnamarink from Great Big Hits by Sharon, Lois, and Bram

Farms Storytimes - Week of June 13, 2011

This week at storytime we talked about farms!

Our Toddler Storytime Lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter 'G' for goat
Puppets Guessing Game - from the book Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri
Book - Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig
Action Rhyme - This Is the Way We do our Chores...
Song - Walking Old Joe from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book -Clip Clop by Nicola Smee
Flannel- Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Book - Maisy on the Farm by Lucy Cousins

Our Preschool Storytime Lineup included:

Song - The Wheels on the Bus from Sing Along with Bob #2 by Bob McGrath
Introduction to the letter 'G' for goat
Puppets Guessing Game - from the book Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri
Book -Stuck in the Mud by Jane Clarke
Flannel- Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Song - Walking Old Joe from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book -Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
Action Rhyme - This Is the Way We do our Chores...
Book - Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig

Rhymes
This is the Way We Do Our Chores

(to the tune of 'Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush)
This is the way we milk the cow,
Milk the cow, milk the cow.
This is the way we milk the cow,
So early in the morning!


...brush the horse
...pick up eggs
...drive the tractor


Ready to Read Skill: Sounds (Phonological Awareness)

Phonological Awareness means being able to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words. Working on this skill will help your child sound out words when they start reading. Ways to improve phonological awareness include saying rhymes, and singing songs. Emphasizing the rhyming words in books, like we did with Farmyard Beat, Clip Clop, Stuck in the Mud and The Cow Loves Cookies. Doing motions with the rhymes also helps your child break the words into smaller parts, and singing songs is another great way to work on this skill while having fun!

Love and Kisses Baby Laptime - June 9, 2011

We read about love and kisses with the babies!
Our Baby Laptime Lineup included:
Song - Baby Hop from Diaper Gym
Rhyme - Up the Railroad Track
Book - I Like It When by Mary Murphy
Song - Ladies Ride from Wiggleworms Love You
Book - Baby Cakes by Karma Wilson
Rhyme - One I Love You
Flannel Story - What Kind of Kisses?
Book - Peek-a-Love by Salina Yoon
Rhyme - Hurry, Scurry Little Mouse
Song - Skinnamarink from Great Big Hits by Sharon, Lois, and Bram

Cats Storytimes - Week of June 6, 2011

This week at storytime we read stories about cats!

Our Toddler Storytime Lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter 'C' for cat
Book - I Love Cats by Barney Saltzberg
Action Rhyme - If You're a Kitten and You Know It
Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book -Kitten's Big Adventure by Mie Araki
Flannel- Cookie's Week from the book by Cindy Ward
Puppet Story - When Crumbs the Cat Came to Storytime
Song - Jumping and Counting from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Book - Kitty's Cuddles by Jane Cabrera

Our Preschool Storytime Lineup included:

Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Introduction to the letter C for cat
Book - The Best Cat by Valeri Gorbachev
Song - Kitten Pokey
Flannel Story - Kitten's First Full Moon from the book by Kevin Henkes
Song - When Cats Get Up in the Morning from Wiggleworms Love You
Book - Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin
Puppets - When Crumbs the Cat Came to Storytime

Summer Reading Club is Here!

I am a little behind in my posting because of all of the Summer Reading Club preparations, but summer is finally here! Check out the website or stop in and see us for more information or to register! Happy reading!