PIRATES GO TO SCHOOL by Corinne Demas illustrated by John Manders The children were met at the door by “Captain Library” and asked to “walk the plank”(over sharks) into the library: They were met with more sharks (on the projector) when they got into the library: This is a cute and funny book. The pirates… More YO HO HO, WE’RE SO COOL, WE ARE PIRATES AND WE LOVE SCHOOL!
By Pat Hutchins Mmmmmm… can you smell the cookies? This book is a wonderful way to practice counting for the younger children and for practicing math for the older children. It also has a wonderful theme of sharing throughout the book. Do the cookies smell good? 6 cookies on two plates: Doorbell sound( Spotify): The… More THE DOORBELL RANG…
It was ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI all covered with cheese…. Written and illustrated by Paul Brett Johnson. Sometimes you just have to be silly…. This book takes the old classic song and just makes it silly fun. The children love it, and it is a great way to teach them the song. I turned the… More ACHOO…ON NO! WE LOST OUR POOR MEATBALL!
Here is a short movie of our week: I believe in imagination. I believe in creative play. Good thing the children love it. We always have so much fun acting out a story after we read it. We are very lucky to have a room across from the library that we can use for stories… More GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS by James Marshall
By Brian Wildsmith Are they cousins? We think the tortoise is saying “I can do it!”: Beatrix sleeps after eating a lot too! (Sometimes with his eyes open) SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE! We decided that sometimes we need to be like a tortoise and go slow and steady, and sometimes we need to… More THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE
By Anita Jeram This is a sweet, beautiful illustrated book. Perfect for “love” week. The children got very concerned about the lost bunny: And are SO happy about this: Who will you whisper “I love you” to? After the story we all acted like bunnies with the help of this song: Sleeping bunnies… “Hop little… More BUNNY, MY HONEY
By Jonathan London, Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz We had snow in the library… Find cutouts here: http://www.kizclub.com/storypatterns/froggy.pdf We made snow! Lots of fun with frogs and snow! Go here for more ideas to go with this book:
What does a bad mood look like or feel like? We stomped our feet too! We tried to shake it off too… Grumpy underpants? Hahah – you know the children love this page. Then we all take a deep breath. Reading always makes Miss Library feel better! What do you do when you are feeling… More GRUMPY PANTS
By Margaret Wise Brown During this busy time, this story is always calming and focuses on the wonder of Christmas. I love how these illustrations challenge the “traditional” Jesus, Mary and Joseph, and so beautiful. The children really love to play with this nativity set. This is what was playing on the projector: Super secret… More A CHILD IS BORN
By Anna Dewdney Make sure to watch until the end – where you will get to say hi to Moses! 🙂 I am going to admit I can relate to Llama, llama. I sometimes find it hard to wait, and have had meltdowns too. Hahah – we probably all have! This is a great book… More LLAMA LLAMA HOLIDAY DRAMA
By Leslea Newman, illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker We had so much fun learning all about Hanukkah this week. This book is a clever story about a runway dreidel similar to The Night Before Christmas. It has wonderful rhymes and colorful illustrations. I dear friend lent me one of her menorah’s – how cute is this?… More RUNAWAY DREIDEL!
By Margaret Sutherland, illustrated by Sonja Lamut “Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to remind children of gratitude. Who makes you laugh? We love our teachers. We are also thankful to pet Beatrix Of course… More THANKSGIVING IS FOR GIVING THANKS!
Henny Penny by Paul Galdone This book is so wonderful for preschool. Just getting the children to repeat the names of the characters is so great for their speech. It is also repetitive, which helps the children remember the story. Even nonsensical rhyming is helpful for emerging readers and for language. What does it feel… More THE SKY IS FALLING!!
by Linda Hayward This is a wonderful book to use to talk about our community helpers, the firefighters. And about fire safety… Do you know where to find a fire extinguisher? We practiced staying near the floor “crawling under the smoke”: Our heroes rescuing a dog: We reviewed this wonderful worksheet from https://www.thingstoshareandremember.com/preschool-fire-safety-booklet-printables/ We were… More A Day in the Life of a Firefighter…
by Linda Hayward, for POLICE WEEK in the library. We had fun putting on “our safety vests” and trying to direct traffic in the library: We also thought about what mode of transportation we would like to use if we were police officers: This part of the book always gets their attention, they all want… More A Day in the Life of a Police Officer…
by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal Hispanic Heritage Month is a wonderful way to introduce Spanish and Spanish speaking cultures to preschool children. The books and ideas are endless. I really love this classic fairy tale, with a dash of Spanish and hint of a different culture. After reading the book, the children… More LA PRINCESA AND THE PEA
By Lauren Thompson and Buket Erdogan We are all so excited to be back in the library this year! I seriously think B the Book Bunny might be the happiest. He loves all of the attention from the children. Mouse’s First Day is a colorful book about all the things that mouse finds in a… More MOUSE’S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
I like to garden, and I compost, so I like worms. But who cares about me? It is the children who actually love worms! When I bring them into the library, they love them. Especially if they can pick them up and touch them. Lots of giggling and ewwwwwing! Why not think about digging up… More Worms!
Let’s start the summer with a fun read aloud book! Color these pajamas: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ad/64/78/ad6478dd1c85223aad33ef5c689525d5.jpg Print this door on card stock, (color) and cut it so your children can close the door with a big “squeeeeeeak”! http://www.clipartpanda.com/categories/door-clip-art-free I love this: https://www.totschooling.net/2018/03/feed-the-dog-sight-word-activity.html?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Animal+Shadow+Matching+%2B+Sight+Word+Game&utm_campaign=Animal+Shadow+Matching+%2B+Sight+Word+Game Have some pig fun with pink balloons: Print and color this worksheet: Fine more fun… More THE SQUEAKY DOOR by Margaret Read MacDonald, illustrated by Mary Newell DePalma
I like this version by Anna Milbourne (Usborne books) for preschool, it is a short, simple version with colorful pages. (It is missing the harp in the story). The giant can be scary for some children, which is why I usually ask them to be the giant so they feel a little more in control.… More FEE FI FO FUM! Fun with Jack and the Beanstalk
