TWO-sday Friends: November 2017

This TWO-sday Friends Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on September 26, 2017.

Each TWO-sday Friends Storytime includes activities that support all or most 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).

Reading:

Flip and Flop by Dawn Apperley

Blossom and Boo: A Story About Best Friends by Dawn Apperley

Froggy's Best Christmas by Jonathan London, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz

Singing:


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

Hello friends.
Hello friends.
Hello friends.
We're glad you came today!

The More We Get Together

The more we get together, together, together,

The more we get together, the happier we'll be!

'Cause your friends are my friends

And my friends are your friends.

The more we get together, the happier we'll be!

Playing/Talking:

Picture/Puzzles!

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TWO-sday Friends Storytime: October 2017

This TWO-sday Friends Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on October 24, 2017.

Each TWO-sday Friends Storytime includes activities that support all or most 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).

Reading:

Say Zoop!  by Herve Tullet

(Nothing's quite as fun as having a friend named Oh!, a friend named Ah!, and a friend named Waahoo!)

My Friend and I by Lisa Jahn-Clough

Bird, Balloon, Bear by Il Sung Na

Singing:

The More We Get Together

The more we get together, together, together,

The more we get together, the happier we'll be!

'Cause your friends are my friends

And my friends are your friends.

The more we get together, the happier we'll be!

Playing/Talking/Writing:

Friendship Necklaces
Tonight's attendees had the chance to make a pair of necklaces or bracelets: one for themselves and one for a friend!  Here are a few photos from the activity:

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

TWO-sday Friends Storytime: September 2017

This TWO-sday Friends Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on September 26, 2017.

Books:

I Love Cake! by Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Angie Rozelaar

Where Are You? by Sarah Williamson

The Starry Giraffe by Andy Bergmann 

Songs:

The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together,
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
'Cause your friends are my friends and my friends are your friends.
The more we get together, the happier we'll be!


Activities:

We had some very special guests  - often referred to as "man's best friend" - make an appearance at the library! At the conclusion of Storytime we were joined by several of our Pawsitive Reading dogs and their humans.  Attending our Meet & Greet were Khaleesi, Roto, Husker, Remington, and Clyde.

Each TWO-sday Friends 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).