Letter P

Letter P – Pigs, paint, polar bears, penguins, puppies, pumpkins, pineapples, peanuts, pirates, pickles, pears, pandas, pigeon, Pete the Cat, popcorn, pinecones, pancakes, pizza, pink, purple, and polka dots.

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

Read first story I am Small, The Pirate and the Penguin, What Pet to Get?, or Wolf Won't Bite!

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Fingerplay: Penguin Family

One royal penguin, feeling very blue (hold up one finger)
Called for his brother then there were two (hold up two fingers)
Two royal penguins swimming in the sea (swimming motion)
Called for their sister then there were three (hold up three fingers)
Three royal penguins waddle on the shore (waddle)
Call for their mother, then there were four (hold up four fingers)
Four royal penguins learning how to dive (Make diving motion)
Call for their father, then there were five (hold up five fingers)

Read second story Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What do you see?, Sergio Makes a Splash or Princess Pigtoria and the Pea

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Read third story Peek-a-moo, The Three Horrid Little Pigs or One Cool Friend

Song: Peanut Butter

Chorus:
Peanut, peanut butter - and jelly!
Peanut, peanut butter -and jelly!

First you take the peanuts and you dig 'em, you dig 'em. (Pretend to dig up peanuts)Dig 'em, dig 'em, dig 'em.
Then you smash 'em, you smash 'em. (Pretend to smash peanuts) Smash 'em, smash 'em, smash 'em.

Then you spread 'em, you spread 'em. (Pretend to spread the peanut butter) Spread 'em, spread 'em, spread 'em.

Chorus

Then you take the berries and you pick 'em, you pick 'em.  (Pretend to pick berries) Pick 'em, pick 'em, pick 'em.

Then you smash 'em, you smash 'em (pretend to smash berries) Smash 'em, smash 'em, smash 'em.
Then you spread 'em, you spread 'em. (Pretend to spread jelly) Spread 'em, spread 'em, spread 'em.

Chorus

Then you take the sandwich and you bite it, you bite it. (Pretend to bite a sandwich) Bite it, bite it, bite it.

Then you chew it, you chew it. (Pretend to chew a sandwich) 

 Then you swallow it, you swallow it. (Pretend to swallow peanut butter sandwich) Swallow it, swallow it, swallow it.

Craft- Penguin

Materials: photocopy of penguin outline, black construction paper squares, white constructions paper squares, tissue paper rectangle, markers, glue.

Glue black construction paper around outside of penguin outline, white squares around the inside. Twist the tissue paper into a bow shape and glue on. Colour beak orange. 

Idea for craft from Maro"s Kindergarten

1000 Books Week Thirty-Eight

I hope everyone enjoyed Winterfest! I know we did. Our three Polar Bear Dip jumpers raised $1260.00 for the Library! Woot Woot!

 

 

Our last Star Reader of the Week was Jayce!

 

 

 

This week's Star Reader is Jude! Congratulations!

 

Our last Book of the Week was "Diary of a Wombat", by Jackie French, a charming tale about a wombat who trains humans to be his pets!

 

Our thirty-eighth Book of the Week is "Bully Goat Grim", by Willy Claflin.

 

 

"From the award winning creative team who brought you The Uglified Ducky, winner of the 2011 Texas Bluebonnet Award, and Rapunzel and the Seven Dwarfs comes the latest fractured fairy tale from Maynard Moose. The story has high flying bunnies, rude noises and a grammar lesson you’ll never forget. What more could you ask? An audio CD? OK, it has one of those too. In the wacky world of Maynard Moose, storyteller Willy Claflin brings us Bully Goat Grim who has a case of “Random Hostility Syndrome.” He meets his match in Baby Troll. Her heart is pure, her mind is sharp, and she knows how to handle a bully! In addition to the Fractured Moose English glossary, there are Grown-up Words included to help everyone follow the action." - August House



Stay tuned for our next Star Reader and Book of the Week!

March Newsletter

Letter O

Letter O – Octopus, otters, opposites, ostriches, ocean, owls, oranges and outer space.

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

Read first story Barry: the Fish with Fingers, Utterly Otterly Night or What the Sea Saw

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Song: Octopus

(Put your palms together in a prayer position to resemble a fish and wiggle them together as if swimming)
Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by an …

(Wave your arms up and down like the flailing arms of an octopus.)
Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water
Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …

(Put your hands together with your fingers slightly bent and spread, keeping your palms touching each other. Open and close your hands as you sing.)
Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water,
Tuna fish, tuna fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …

(Place one hand, with fingers straight upwards, on top of your head.)
Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,
Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …

(Make a large circle with your arms to make yourself into a humongous whale.  Also deepen your tone for this verse.)
Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Gulp! … Gulp! … Gulp! … BURP!
(Cover your mouth.) Excuse me! 

Read second story I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean,  or Herman the Helper

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Rhyme: Wide Eye Owl There's a wide eye owl (make fingers in large circles and cup over eyes) With a pointed nose (use fingers to make a triangle & point out for nose) 2 pointed ears (use fingers for ears) and claws for toes (wiggle fingers like toes) he lives way up in the tree (point up to tree top) and when he looks at you (point at kids) he flaps his wings (use arms for wings, and flap) and says whooo whooo (continue flapping wings)

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Read third story Stop Snoring, Bernard!, or How Deep is the Sea?

Song: Octopus

An octopus has eight long arms (Hold up four fingers on each hand)
It lives in the sea, but don't be alarmed (Wave hands back and forth to show no worry)
He squirts out ink (Clap hands), when he is the prey
And grows a new arm when it's torn away.(Hold up arm as high as you can) 

Craft- Owl

Materials: paper shape of owl, black construction paper, googly eye, cupcake liners, torn paper bits, orange triangle, orange bits for feet.

Glue owl shape to the black construction paper. Glue on torn paper pieces to make feathers. Glue on two cupcake liners for eyes. Glue on orange triangle for beak and orange bits for feet. Colour inside of cupcake liner yellow. Colour pupil in the middle of cupcake liner.

Princesses and Popstars Party

Letter N

Letter N- Nine, nice, narwhals  naughty, numbers noses, night, net, naked, nap, nursery rhymes and nails

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

 

Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

Read first story Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Who Needs That Nose?, or The Three Ninja Pigs

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Nursery Rhyme Flannelboards

Read second story Roar! A Noisy Counting Book, Frankie Does the Night Shift or Tippy-tippy-tippy, Hide

 

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Fingerplay: Ten in a Bed

There were ten in a bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over" So they all rolled over and one fell out

There were nine in a bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over" So they all rolled over    and one fell out

There were eight in a bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over" So they all rolled over and one fell out

There were seven in a bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over" So they all rolled over and one fell out

There were six in a bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over" So they all rolled over and one fell out

There were five in a bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over" So they all rolled over and one fell out

There were four in a bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over" So they all rolled over and one fell out

There were three in a bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over" So they all rolled over and one fell out

There were two in a bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over" So they all rolled over and one fell out

There was one in a bed and the little one said "Good night!"

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Read third story Shout! Shout it out!, Good News, Bad News

Action poem: Monkeys On the Bed
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped  his head
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
" No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Four little monkeys jumping on the bed, three little monkeys jumping on the bed, (and so on).

Craft- Necklace

Materials: Yarn, tape, fruit loops and beads.

Thread fruit loops and beads on yarn to make a necklace. If the yarn starts to unravel tape the ends with transparent tape. 

1000 Books Week Thirty-Seven

How's everyone enjoying this balmy weather? Getting excited for Winterfest? I know I am? Myself, and two others (Frank and Breanne), are jumping in the Polar Bear Dip on February 16th! Want to help raise money for the Library? Come down and pledge for one of us to jump!

Our last Star Reader of the Week was Isabella!

Our next Star Reader is Jayce! Congratulations!

Our last Book of the Week was "Tell Me About Your Day Today", by Mem Fox, a touching celebration of imagination, play, and friendship.

Our thirty-seventh Book of the Week is "Diary of a Wombat", by Jackie French.

 

"Hilarious and completely charming, this delightful tale of a wombat who trains humans to be his pets is now in paperback! A wombat is an Australian animal that looks a little like a bear, but smaller. Its favorite pastimes are digging holes, eating, and sleeping. In this book, a wombat tells its own story, about...guess what? Digging holes, eating, and sleeping. And, of course, training its new neighbors--humans!" - Sandpiper

Don't forget, tomorrow is our Princess and Popstars event at the Library! If you've already registered for this exciting program, we'll see you tomorrow at 1:00!

Starting in March, Saturday morning Lap-Sit will move to Monday afternoons. Stay tuned for more details!

Stay tuned for our next Star Reader and Book of the Week! Keep up the good reading!

1000 Books Week Thirty-Six

We have some new faces in the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program! Welcome to Dane, Lyric, and and Bella! Congratulations to Hailey for bringing back her reading sheet - the more books you read, the more prizes you win!

Our last Star Reader of the Week was Kyler.

This week's Star Reader is Isabella! Congratulations!

Our last Book of the Week was "Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons", a groovy counting story everyone loves.

Our thirty-sixth Book of the Week is "Tell Me About Your Day Today", by Mem Fox.

"There was once a boy who loved bedtime.

What could be more wonderful than sharing bedtime with beloved friends? The little boy in this gentle and fun story loves to talk to his stuffed animals each evening and share with them all the things that happened to him that day—and to hear about their days, too.

From bestselling author Mem Fox and award-winning illustrator Lauren Stinger, here is a celebration of imagination, play, friendship, and coziness certain to touch a chord with young children everywhere." - Beach Lane Books

 

 

Stay tuned for our next Star Reader and Book of the Week.

 

If you haven't already done so, sign your child up for our "Popstars and Princesses" event. Saturday, February 9th, from 1-2 pm, join us at the library for a Royal Party your kids will love! 

Letter M

Letter M- Monkeys, mice, moose, monsters

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

 

Read first story Ernest, Horns, Tails, Spikes, and Claws, Ten Naughty Little Monkeys

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Action Song: Monster, Monster
Monster, monster, turn around. 
Monster, monster, touch the ground. 
Monster, monster, reach up high. 
Monster, monster, squint your eyes. 
Monster, monster, show your teeth. 
Monster, monster, stamp your feet.

Read second story The Gingerbread Man, Hush, Little Monster, There Was an Old Monster!, When a Monster is Born

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Fingerplay: Itsy Bitsy Monkey 

The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree  [Have hands climb.] 
Down came a coconut that bopped him on the knee  [Drop fist from over head to hit yourself on the knee.] 
Along came his Mama, who kissed away the pain  [Kiss your fist.] 
Then the itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again  [Climb hands again -having kids stretch as high as they can reach.

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Read third story Go Away, Big Green Monster!, More, Two Little Monkeys, Making the Moose Out of Life

Song: Five Little Monkeys Swinging in the Tree

Flannel Board Hickory Dickory Dock

Craft- Monster

Materials: Paper plate, scraps of construction paper in different colours

Make a monster using different colour construction paper to make hair, markings, and facial features.

Craft idea from Awesome Storytime

February Family Movie Marathon

FAMILY MOVIE MARATHON

“ANASTASIA”
“SHREK”
“PRINCESS BRIDE”

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2,10-3:30PM
FREE, DROP IN

Popcorn and juice provided.