For Dr. Seuss week! We love to CELEBRATE READING with Dr. Seuss week! MONDAY: We started the week off with a parade. The Transitional Kindergarten class made a wonderful “birthday cake” for Dr. Seuss during their maker space time in the classroom. To see the parade go here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CLMnEszH8–/ Look at all of the green… More GREEN EGGS AND HAM
Mrs. Claus, Miss Library’s sister, was at school this week to read to the children! It gave Miss Library some much needed time to Christmas shop. Mrs. Claus read a book based on a true story. The book was Santa’s Stuck by Rhonda Gowler Greene, illustrated by Henry Cole. Mrs. Claus said it really did… More Mrs. Claus!
You can’t catch me. I’m the Gingerbread Man! Why do I love this book so much? Well to start with, it is just fun and engaging, and the children love it. There are also so many teachable components that can come out of this book. The first one is repeating and memorizing phrases. This is… More RUN, RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN!
Please say Please! Penguin’s Guide to Manners by Margery Cuyler, Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. What better time to talk about manners than right before we all sit down to a Thanksgiving dinner? I like this book, because not only is it funny, but it gives the children a chance to participate. I usually change out… More Please Pass the Bananas!!
By Jules Feiffer I like to read this story because…well it is just silly. And silly stories seem to catch the attention of our children! They are never expecting George to say “meow” after his mother asks him to bark. The illustrations in this book are fantastic. The mother just makes me giggle. From this… More Bark, George
Tis’ the season of monsters, goblins, ghosts and witches. For some children this can be a scary time, which is why I like these two stories: GO AWAY BIG GREEN MONSTER by Ed Emberley and LEONARDO THE TERRIBLE MONSTER by Mo Willems. Go Away Green Monster gives children the feeling of some control over the… More Who is Scared of Monsters?
Ok, so Moses is an alpaca – but don’t they look like they could be related? How do you make a fun book even more special? By bringing Llama Llama’s cousin Moses to school to interact with the children. I hope it worked! AND perfect for many of the classes who were still on the… More What fun we had this week with baby Moses – Llama Llama’s cousin!
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
This is one of my favorite stories to read to the children. It is simple, so they can easily act it out (and they love that!). They can also explore their feelings and emotions about the troll. He is not nice, and can be kind of scary to some children. I like to turn him… More “Who’s that trip trapping over my bridge?!” The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Are you ready to do a Peter Rabbit taste test? You can use wheat bread for “brown bread” and sometimes currant buns can be found at your local grocery store, or you can make them: https://www.thespruceeats.com/peter-rabbit-english-currant-buns-4140348?utm_campaign=shareurlbuttons&utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest Print the above menu here:https://storieswithmisslibrary.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/2020-04-30_151804-1.pdf Beatrix liked the parsley the best! Print out these coloring pages: https://educationalcoloringpages.com/peter_rabbit.html Print these… More Peter Rabbit and Beatrix his cousin…
We are so lucky that we have had such a beautiful spring! It sure helps when you can get outside. I wonder if your life has been a little like mine – interruptions every 10 minutes (what was I doing again?), “Mom, what’s for dinner? When is it going to be ready?”. It seems the… More Get outside!
Beatrix is our book bunny. Beatrix loves children and of course loves books and story time. Beatrix is a rescue bunny. I was told Beatrix was a female bunny so I named her Beatrix (after Beatrix Potter). A few months ago, I took her to the vet to get her fixed and they informed me… More Well of course you need to know all about Beatrix…