Snow

As it so happens, we had snow just this morning, making for a perfect storytime theme! Here is what we read:

Snowbots by Aaron Reynolds and David Barneda

Snowmen at Work by Caralyn Buehner

A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann

Scholastic video version of Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson

We used two flannel boards from the library previously made by other children's librarians: "Five Little Snow Pals" and "All You Need for a Snowman." A good description of both of these can be found here: http://www.teaching-tiny-tots.com/toddler-books-five-little-snowmen.html

We finished with a stick snowman craft. I painted the sticks beforehand and put all of the pieces in individual bags so each child could pick up a bag and a box to complete their craft. At my library, we use small supply boxes with crayons and glue inside and the kids use these each time they come. Sometimes I will add scissors or tape to the boxes depending on what they need. I found the inspiration for this craft on Pinterest here: http://pinterest.com/pin/208080445255126723/

I Love My Library!

We're back from our after summer break and the kids are ready for storytime!

This week we read books about the library and reading. We used a flannel board named "Five Little Books in the Library" created by another librarian in our system. We sang the alphabet and talked about the library, librarians, library cards, and the parts of a book. We made a bear toilet paper roll craft to have our own "book bear."