Park and Read/Lunchbox Storytime

Presented at Washington Park at noon on Monday, July 15, 2013.
Presented at Bellevue Public Library at 6 PM on Monday, July 15, 2013.

Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Kevin Cornell

 

Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg by Lori Mortensen, illustrated by Michael Allen Austin

 

Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el, illustrated by Tim Bowers

 



 

 

 

 

 

Library News: Today was our last Monday for this summer's Park & Read and Lunchbox Storytimes.  We have been blessed with fairly good weather during the past 7 weeks!  The weeks have flown by but I hope many of you had a chance to join us at one or more of our venues - the library lawn, Washington Park, Golden Hills Park, Two Springs Park, Pawnee Elementary School, and Willow Springs Park.  We will try to schedule at least one or two more Park & Read events after Labor Day.  Be watching the library's website or this blog for monthly calendars of events.  The September calendar should be available around August 15.

The Summer Reading Program ends this Friday, July 19 at 5PM!
You still have a few more days to encourage your child to read, or be read to, for at least 20 minutes per day.  For parents of babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, other activities "count" as well, such as singing with your child, playing games that encourage color and shape recognition, coloring, writing and drawing, making up stories to tell to one another, playing with puppets, etc.
Remember that Friday, July 19 is the last day for children to receive any prizes they may have earned on their reading calendars.

Each Park & Read and Lunchbox Storytime includes activities that support one or more of the five early literacy practices identified as essential in helping your child develop the skills they need before they can learn to read. The five practices – singing, talking, reading, playing and writing – were developed for Every Child Ready to Read®, an initiative of the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA).

Every Child Ready to Read^® @ your library^®, PLA and ALSC logos are registered trademarks of the American Library Association and are used with permission.

Baby & Me Storytime

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on July 11, 2013.

Book:
Peek-a-Boo! by Roberta Grobel Intrater



Songs:

Hello, Friends!
(tune: "Goodnight, Ladies")

Hello, Friends!
Hello, Friends!
Hello, Friends!
We're glad you came today!


You Are My Sunshine

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.



Clap, Clap Hands
(tune: "This Old Man")

Clap your hands, one, two, three.
Play a clapping game with me.
Now your hands have gone away.
Bring them back so we can play!


Activities:

Pudding on the Plate

Pudding on the plate,
Pudding on the plate,
Wibble-wobble, wibble-wobble,
Pudding on the plate.

Candies in the jar,
Candies in the jar,
Wibble-wobble, wibble-wobble,
Candies in the jar.

Candles on the cake,
Candles on the cake,
Wibble-wobble, wibble-wobble,
Candles on the cake.


   

                                              

Our activity this week was Board Books!

Library News: This is our last week of Baby & Me Storytimes for the summer.  We will start up again right after Labor Day!

Each Baby & Me Storytime includes activities that support one or more of the five early literacy practices identified as essential in helping your child develop the skills they need before they can learn to read. The five practices – singing, talking, reading, playing and writing –were developed for Every Child Ready to Read®, an initiative of the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA).

Every Child Ready to Read^® @ your library^®, PLA and ALSC logos are registered trademarks of the American Library Association and are used with permission.

Fontenelle Forest Presents: MORE Underground Animals!

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on Monday, July 8, 2013.

Deborah Woracek visited the library again this week to present another program on interesting creatures who live or dig underground.  She began her program by reading several stories:

Molly in Danger by Anne Carter
(No cover image available)


Animals Should Definitely NOT Act Like People by Judi Barrett, illustrated by Ron Barrett

An Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni

 



 

 

 

 

She also presented a study skin (stuffed specimen) of an albino mole as well as a large female toad.

 

 

Again this week, we drew the name of one lucky attendee to receive a free Family Day Pass for Fontenelle Nature Center!  Our thanks to our friends at FNA for providing the door prizes for these two programs!

"I Dig Dinosaurs"

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on July 10 & 11, 2013.

Books:

How to Raise a Dinosaur by Natasha Wing, illustrated by Pablo Bernasconi

 

Thesaurus Rex by Laya Steinberg, illustrated by Debbie Harter
(This is a great book for reminding us how important it is to expose our little ones to a rich, extensive vocabulary! Challenge yourself to find other descriptive words when talking with your young one about things that are "big", "little", "soft", etc.  Have fun introducing your child to the wonderful world of words!)

All Aboard the Dinotrain by Deb Lund, illustrated by Howard Fine

Songs:

We Dig Books!
(tune: "Three Blind Mice")

We dig books!
Books!  Books! Books!

We're hooked on books!
Books!  Books!  Books!

Whenever we have some time to spare,
We curl up in a comfy chair,
And read about people from here to there.

In books, books, books!
Books!  Books!  Books!


The Dino Pokey
(tune: "The Hokey Pokey")

You put your claws in,
You put your claws out.
You put your claws in
And you shake them all about.
You do the Dino Pokey and
You turn yourself about.
That's what it's all about!

Additional verses:
You put your feet in...stomp them all about...
You put your teeth in...chomp them all about...
You put your tail in...wag it all about...

Activities:

Dinosaur, Dinosaur, Turn Around
(adapted by Kapila S. Love)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, turn around,
Dinosaur, dinosaur, stomp the ground.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, show your claws,
Dinosaur, dinosaur, snap your jaws.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, turn around.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, sit right down!


Open, Shut Them
(a goodbye chant)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Give a little clap, clap, clap.
(clap 3 times)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Lay them in your lap, lap, lap.
(pat your legs three times)

Waving, waving, waving, waving,
High up in the sky, sky, sky.

Wave to me, I'll wave to you,
Now let's all say "Goodbye, bye, bye!"

Start out s-l-o-w-l-y, then increase the speed on the second time through.  Can you go even faster when you say it for the third time?!

Library News: This is our last week for Reading ROCKS! Storytime.  We will wrap things up next week with a Storytime Play Day on Wednesday, July 17 from 10-11 AM.  There will be indoor and outdoor activities, weather permitting, with a variety of fun activities for babies, toddlers and preschoolers!  We hope to see you and your young ones there!

Each Reading ROCKS! Storytime includes activities that support one or more of the five early literacy practices identified as essential in helping your child develop the skills they need before they can learn to read. The five practices – singing, talking, reading, playing and writing –were developed for Every Child Ready to Read®, an initiative of the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA).

Every Child Ready to Read^® @ your library^®, PLA and ALSC logos are registered trademarks of the American Library Association and are used with permission.

Pajama Storytime

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on Tuesday, July 9, 2013.

Books:

Too Many Bunnies by Matt Novak

Hush Little Digger by Ellen Olson-Brown, illustrated by Lee White

Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas

Song of Night: It's Time to Go To Bed by Katherine Riley Nakamura, illustrated by Linnea Riley

Tick-Tock, Drip-Drop!: A Bedtime Story by Nicola Moon, illustrated by Eleanor Taylor

Each Pajama Storytime includes activities that support one or more of the five early literacy practices identified as essential in helping your child develop the skills they need before they can learn to read. The five practices – singing, talking, reading, playing and writing –were developed for Every Child Ready to Read®, an initiative of the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA).

Park & Read/Lunchbox Storytime

Presented at Washington Park at noon on Monday, July 8, 2013.
Presented at Bellevue Public Library at 6 PM on Monday, July 8, 2013.

Dinosaurs Love Underpants by Claire Freedman, illustrated by Ben Cort

Dog Loves Drawing by Louise Yates

It's Monday, Mrs. Jolly Bones! by Warren Hanson, illustrated by Tricia Tusa



 

 

 

 

 

Library News:  We have just  2 weeks left in our Summer Reading Program, which runs through Friday, July 19.  I hope to see many of you at our final Park & Read Storytime on Monday, July 15!

Each Park & Read Storytime includes activities that support one or more of the five early literacy practices identified as essential in helping your child develop the skills they need before they can learn to read. The five practices – singing, talking, reading, playing and writing – were developed for Every Child Ready to Read®, an initiative of the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA).

Every Child Ready to Read^® @ your library^®, PLA and ALSC logos are registered trademarks of the American Library Association and are used with permission.

Fontenelle Nature Center Presents: Underground Animals!

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on Monday, July 1, 2013.

Deborah Woracek visited the library today to present a program on interesting creatures who live or dig underground.  She began her program by reading several stories:

Log Hotel by Anne Schreiber, illustrated by Debbie Pinkney

 

 

A Salamander's Life by John Himmelman

Salamander Rain by Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini

Then Deborah asked the children to form a large circle.  They started out in a nice big circle which became increasingly smaller as the children strained forward to see the critters she brought with her!

We got an up-close look at a nightcrawler. Children were given the opportunity to touch it if they chose.

Deborah also brought along a Barred Salamander. 
 
With instruction and encouragement from Deborah, the children got ready to greet the salamander by putting on their best "salamander face".  The results were very amusing!

The children learned some interesting facts about salamanders and got a chance to touch it.  They were asked to use two fingers to gently touch the salamander, and only after having their fingers sprayed with specially treated water.  This water was used in order to prevent the salamander's skin from being damaged by substances found in regular drinking water, such as fluoride, which can be harmful to the salamander.

Ms. Woracek will return to the library next Monday, July 8 at 3 PM for a fun presentation on Digging for Dinosaurs! 

Again next week, we will draw the name of one lucky attendee to receive a free Family Day Pass for Fontenelle Nature Center!  Our thanks to our friends at FNA for providing the door prizes for these two programs!