Wednesday, December 7, 2016

December 12 - S is for Snow






Song:
Dance Like Snowflakes (sung to Are You Sleeping)
Dance like snowflakes
In the air
Whirling, twirling snowflakes
here and there...everywhere!


App Activity:
Using this website from your mobile device to create virtual snowflakes. Help a child see (in real time) how the cut outs he/she makes effects the form of the snowflake. Set setting to "auto update".


Extend Story Time:

Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin; illust. by Mary Azarian - Caldecott winner 1999. A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.

Make a "real" paper snowflake with the help of this step by step guide. Have them watch you fold and cut the paper to prepare the triangle shape for them to cut. Then have them make cuts out of the paper. For the older siblings joining in: Talk about how the paper is like the digital version and how it is different.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlQVkZA5j-A - show them this slow motion video of how a snowflake forms. Talk about the shape having 6 points.

Talk about SNOW, the letter S and other words that start with "S"....like "six".
Include science fact about snowflakes--made from water which is stuck and frozen to falling debris from the sky...: http://www.doublexscience.org/why-are-snowflakes-always-six-sided/

Have your child cut out and color lollipop covers using this template. Choose Elf, Santa, Snowman, Reindeer. Each template comes with a colored version and a black and white version. Choose the black and white version and have your child color them and write season's greetings to friends.

Create your own virtual snowflake with this website!
from your mobile or computer .


Saturday, November 19, 2016

November 28 - Wonder

Theme: Wonder

Stories:
The Night Gardener by Terry Fan and Eric Fan
Stars by Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated by Marla Frazee

Song:
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
"We Call it Fall" by Brian Vogan

App-tivity: SmartBoard  Draw a star.

Extend story time:
Discuss the wonders of stories. Choose your child's favorite. What does the story make you wonder about? Is it feelings? Is it place? Is it a wonder from one of senses? Ask wonder questions throughout the book. Look for "w" words and say the "w" letter sound.

I Wonder (Celebrating Daddies Doin' Work) by Doyin Richards. Dad's can wonder what their children think of the things they do for their kids.

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown. A child wonders what is on top of the old abandoned railway.
The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles by Michelle Cuevas and illustrated by Erin. E. Stead.

Thursday, November 3, 2016

November 14 - N is for Not

Theme: What Not

Stories:
Sometimes It's Turkey, Sometimes It's Feathers by Lorna Balian and Lecia Balian
Fall Mixed Up by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Chad Cameron

Song:
"Turkey Song" by the Kiboomers
"We Call it Fall" by Brian Vogan

App-tivity: SmartBoard (write the Word of the Day!)

Extend story time:
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert - use this story to talk about what you may NOT see at first. Then, go outside and find leaves to make your own Leaf Man!

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Oct. 24- S is for Shapes

Theme: Shapes

Book: 
The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin by Joe Troiano
Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin (ebook) by Tad Hills

Song: Preschool Shapes Song (Education.com subscription)


Extend the story time theme:
Books:
Pumpkin Day by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Shapes by Sara Pistoia
Bear in a Square by Stella Blackstone

Activity:
Learn and draw shapes

Additional Activities:
  • Call out sign shapes when you are driving.
  • Find shapes of household items by playing the "I spy..." game


Today's Apps:

DoodleMath: Shapes
by NCSoft
Shape Tracer by Red Ape Mobile


Here's an additional app to consider....


Edushape by Dollspot.com

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

October 10 - P is for Pumpkin

Theme: Seed counting

Book: How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? By Margaret McNamara
Song: 4 Seasons Song (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter...these are the seasons of the year. (Sung to derivative of "10 Little Indians".)
Song: "Counting by Twos" Brain Boogie Boosters Format: CD by The Learning Station

Extend the story theme:
Books:
Pumpkin Day by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills (Format: ebook. Try HBPL Overdrive).

Activity:
Explore numbers using the 100 number board provided. Place a seed on each square. Say the number as you place a seed on the next number. Use the board to count by 1's. Group seeds in 2's, Place the pair on the board and count by 2's.

Additional Activities:

  • Extend 100 Number board provided to 5's and 10's. Observe the number pattern visually. 
  • Create a Number Bingo game. Use your favorite word processor, or spreadsheet software to create a 4x4 or 6x6 table. Enter numbers you want your child to practice. Have fun!



Today's Apps:

Use the Montessori Numbers by L'Escapadou lescapadou.com ($2.99)
Use the app to "flip" every other number to count by 2's. Practice saying numbers by using the "Say the number" feature. Try turning every 5th number (5, 10, 15, 20). Observe and explain the number pattern. Show how skip counting is "faster" because you are saying less numbers by grouping your counts.Turn on the "Say the number" to help your child learn the new numbers. Then, skip count. Use the Tracing tool to learn to write the numbers 0-10.

Montessori Numbers by L'escapadou 

Thursday, September 15, 2016

September 26 - B is for Body and Bones

Theme: My Body, My Bones

Book: More Parts by Ted Arnold
Song: "Shake Dem Skeleton Bones" by Kiboomers

Extend the story theme:

Books:
Dem Bones by Bob Barner
I Love You Nose, I love you, toes! by Linda Davick

Articles:


Videos:


Activity:
Name dem bones like the clavicle, femur, or vertebrae (Worksheet)

Today's Apps:

Magnetic Alphabet
by Dot Next
My Body
by Urbn Pockets



Monday, September 5, 2016

Sept. 12 - F is for Fruit

Theme: Fruit or Vegetable?

Book: 1 Big Salad by Juana Medina
Song: "Fruit Salad Salsa" by Laurie Berkner

Extend the story theme:
Books:
Edible Numbers by Jennifer Vogel Bass
Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins

Articles:
"Difference Between Fruits and Vegetables" by Terynn Boulton

Videos:

Activity:
Color your fruit smoothie and follow the recipe. (Worksheet)

Today's Apps:

Smartboard
by GreenGar
Magnetic Alphabet
by Dot Next





Moose Math
by Duck Duck Moose

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

August 22 - F is for Farm

Story app:
Farmer's Lunch by Paul Shipton; illustrated by John Gordon. Collins Big Cat by Harper Collins Publishers Ltd.


App activity:
Magnetic Alphabet - Find today's letter and spell the word of the day. 
ABC Learning Letters by A3BGameLab Di Redaelli Angela & Co. SAS (GooglePlayiTunes)- practice writing today's letter on 'paper'. 


Songs: 
"Old MacDonald Had a Farm..." by BusSongs.com (YouTube)
Closing song: "I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)


Additional Reads:
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee 
Goose on the Farm by Laura Wall



Download today's storyapp for free! The added feature is that your child can retell the story with the embedded Story Creator feature. (iTunes only)
The Farmer's Lunch


The Stuffed Animal Sleepover 2016 video is now available! Click here to watch. See what the stuffed animals did in this year's camp-themed event.

Monday, August 1, 2016

August 8 - Z is for Zoo

Stories:
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead; illustrated by Erin E. Stead 
Down by the Station by Will Hillenbrand


App activity:
Magnetic Alphabet - Find today's letter and spell the word of the day. 
ABC Learning Letters by A3BGameLab Di Redaelli Angela & Co. SAS (GooglePlay, iTunes)- practice writing today's letter on 'paper'. (Recommendation: use only AFTER teaching the proper way to write the letter). Add more fun by changing the color per each stroke of the letter!


Songs: 
"Let's Go to the Zoo" by Super Simple Songs (YouTube)
Closing song: "I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)

Extend today's story time: Go to the Santa Ana Zoo, ride the "puffer belly" (train) and pretend to pick up the calf, joey, pup, chicks, and cubs! Pet and learn even more proper names of "baby animals" at the OC Fair! Learn more about animals here: www.animalfactguide.com

Additional Reads:
Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire
If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss

Today's App: Best if used in conjunction with a writing app that teaches how to write the letter. Children with older siblings may be more inclined to play with A3BGameLab's virtual "paper" version in order to imitate their older siblings writing. Recommended to first use Little Writer by Innovative Mobile Apps to teach the proper way to write the letters before they do it on their own. Add even more fun by changing the color per each new stroke of the letter build!


ABC Learning Letters Toddlers by A3BGameLab
Little Writer by
Innovative Mobile Apps









Wednesday, July 20, 2016

July 25- G is for Gift...or Giraffe

Stories:
One Word for Sophia by Jim Averbeck; illus. by Yasmeen Ismail.
A Giraffe Goes to Paris by Mary Tavener Holmes and John Harris; illustrated by Jon Cannell

App activity:
Magnetic Alphabet - Find today's letter and write the word of the day. 
Mobile Montessori's Continents and Oceans- learn the names of the 7 continents!

Songs: 
"7 Continents" by Lina Valery
Closing song: "I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)

Extend today's story time: Talk about how letters make up words, how a name is a word. Things we name are words. Words are made up of letters. Find words that begin with the letter "G". The letter "g" makes 2 sounds. "gift" or "giraffe". Point out when a word starts with the letter of the day! Letters are "sound symbols". 

Additional Reads:
A Giraffe and a Half by Shel Silverstein

App of the day:
We used Mobile Montessori's Continents and Oceans to help children learn the setting for the story of A Giraffe Goes to Paris by Mary Tavener Holmes and John Harris.  Suggestion: When you read books with your child, reference a map and "pin" the book to a map. Today's stories took place in North America, and Africa and Europe.  iTunes $2.99, also available for Android.



If you attended today's story time, add these books to our online Summer Reading Program and collect prizes! Ends July 31st. Sign up now for the free online program here! Also available for year round tracking. Happy reading!

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

July 11 - L is for Lion

Stories:
Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen; illus. by Kevin Hawkes.

App activity:
Magnetic Alphabet - Listen for today's letter and word of the day. 

Music: 
"Dancing Bear" by Bari Koral
Closing song: "I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)

Adapt from story time: Put a large-sized letter "L"on your refrigerator. Have your child raise their left hand (hey, left is an "l" word!) and make the letter "L" with pointer and thumb. Be sure the tail of the "L" (thumb) follows the picture. Have them trace their "L" with their right pointer finger, just like we did in story time. 

Additional Reads:
The Loud Book by Deborah Underwood

App of the day:
We used Axel Scheffler's Flip Flap Safari (story app) to begin having children share aloud in front of others about their crazy mixed creature creation. There is also a print book version which is a rhyming book. The app includes the rhymes and in addition includes added animal sound effects. 

This is a great book to have a child begin listening to pronunciation word breakdown. If we cross a lion with an elephant we get a "li•ant". But, perhaps since it is British English you get "li-ra" for a cross between a lion and a zebra (zeb•ra).  iTunes $0.99

Axel Scheffler's Flip Flap Safari

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Don't forget to sign up for the Summer Reading Program online! Sign up now for the free online program here! Happy reading!

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

June 27 - B is for Bird

Stories:
Home for Bird by Philip C. Stead
Something Extraordinary by Ben Clanton

App activity:
Magnetic Alphabet - Listen for today's letter and word of the day. Spell your name. Switch with your neighbor and learn what letters are in their name!
SmartBoard by Greengar Studios - Practice writing the letter B. Draw a Bird! 

Music: 
"Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"  My variation for this week... "Beak, Wings, Tail and Feet"
"Dancing Bear" by Bari Koral
Closing song: "I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)

Additional activities:
Look at an image of a real bird and review parts of the bird. Additionally, remark on the names of the different parts of your family pet. Do the "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" body parts naming song and my variation of the song, "Beak, Wings, Tail and Feet". 

Additional Read:
Petites Choses by C'est Magnifique (iOS only, $1.99)
This is a wordless story app--at least that is how I would describe. Part puzzle and part story, your child goes on an adventure foraging for 6 matching colored keys to unlock the trapped bird in the cage when you first open the app.  There are no instructions so, experimentation is the key, (no pun intended) to collect each key. There is no specific order either. This app is great for an adult and a child to sit together and discuss colors and plan what to do together. It also gives a child plenty of opportunity to discover and explain (narrate) what he or she thinks is going on. If unsure of what to do next, a hand periodically helps by pointing at something. And, if you can't figure it out the first time, there is always tomorrow to try again at how to approach the problem in a different way. And, isn't that a great lesson!
Petites Choses by C'est Magnifique (iOS only, $1.99) Link to app in iTunes


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Have you signed up for the Summer Reading Program (June 11th - July 30th)? Provide incentives to make your child a life long reader! For more information click here.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

June 13 - M is for Make (and Magnificent)



Stories:
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

App activity:
Magnetic Alphabet - Learn your letters. (Consonants and vowels).  Listen for today's letter and word. Spell your name, count the letters in your name. Count the letters in words. How many letters are in your name?
MarcoPolo's Ocean  app- we build our submersible and we explore the ocean! 

Music: 
"The Construction Worker Song" 
"Dancing Bear" by Bari Koral
Closing song: "I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)

Additional Activities for home:
1. Word awareness activities. 
Download the Ocean app by MarcoPolo (click on Ocean to learn more) and continue the journey of exploring the sea. Observe and talk about the differences of what you find at deeper levels in the ocean. (Don't forget to rebuild your submersible and name the parts, like "porthole" and "periscope" and materials like "metal".  Don't forget to mention how "magnificent" an invention such as a submersible is.

2. Build something at home. Use some of the tools we learned about: wrench, hammer, sand paper...
Here are some ideas from: Intstructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Wind-Up-Plastic-Bottle-Submarine/
and for the more ambitious: http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Baking-Powder-Submarine/

3. Use your library card to download ebooks and read on the go (for free) with the OverDrive App and your library card. For more information click here.

Summer Reading Program now online! Collect virtual badges, and earn tangible prizes by visiting the library during our Summer Reading Program! If you attend a story time, count it towards a book read! For Children 5 and under, set the books to count by "how many read". For children older than 5, set to "how many minutes" read. Sign up now for the free online program here! Happy reading!

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

May 23, 2016 - P is for Pets

Stories:
My Life With The Wave by Catherine Cowan 
Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown
This Book Just Ate My Dog! by Richard Byrne

App activity:
Magnetic Alphabet - Learn your letters. Listen for today's letter and word.
iBook app - This Book Just Ate My Dog! by Richard Byrne 

Music: 
"Hand Clapping Rap" by Liz Buchanan ($1.99)
"Dancing Bear" by Bari Koral
Closing song: "I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)

Additional Activities for home:
Identify words around the house that start with the letter "P".  (Petunias, patio, panda (stuff animal), purple, potato...).
Describe attributes of an object, (starting with the letter P). Have your child guess the object. Switch roles. "This object is: something green, it tastes sour, we put them in our hamburgers (or not put them on our hamburgers),--it's a pickle!

Additional Reads:
Sparky! by Jennie Offill 
What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss
Even Monsters Get Sick (story app for tablet/iPad $1.99) by Busy Bee Studios, written by by Michael Bruza.


Announcements:  We are having a Parent Workshop on June 2 @ 7 p.m. If you missed our last workshop in January, here's your chance to learn about how to use apps to encourage early literacy and learning. The workshop will be in the Talbert Room.

To download free ebooks with your library card, download the OverDrive App. For more information click here.

May 9, 2016 - W is for What and Wait

Stories:
"The Hunt for Spring" from Waiting-for-Spring Stories by Bethany Roberts
And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano
Waiting by Kevin Henke

App activity:
Magnetic Alphabet - used to emphasize each letter as we sing along with the "Letter Name Song" (a.k.a. ABC song) and to discover today's letter word! 
iBook app - read Kevin Henke's story on iPad. Each child turned the page on their iPad.

Music: 
"Seasons Song" by Dream English ($0.99). Check out his video too.
Closing song: "I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)

Additional Activities for home:
Watch the short (1 minute) "Spring is Here" video song from Lost in the Woods movie by Laura and Robert Sams of Sisbro Studios. Help your child name all the woodland animals--that is if you both can keep from giggling. I saw a  squirrel, hatchlings, field mouse, wild turkey, ducklings, chipmunk, painted turtle, warbler?, grasshopper, deer, fawn, and a toad. 
(Rainy day activity): Pull out some different weather clothes and mix them up in a pile and either you or your child pick a season and have him/her dress up in the appropriate clothing for that season--don't forget the shoes!

Additional Reads:
The Wind's Garden by Bethany Roberts
When Spring Comes by Kevin Henke - not in collection yet
Bear Wants More by by Karma Wilson
Abracadabra, It's Spring! by Ann Sibley O'Brien  - not in collection

Monday, April 25, 2016

April 25 - H is for Help, House and Home

Stories:
On Meadowview Street by Henry Cole
Clouds by Eric Carle

App activity:
Magnetic Alphabet - used to emphasize each letter as we sing along with the "Letter Name Song" (a.k.a. ABC song) and to discover today's word! 
Felt Board ($2.99)- build a garden. Have child use specific words when describing his/her making of a garden using this felt board app. Ask child to describe what kind of day it is. (Cloudy, rainy, sunny?). What kind of flowers are in the garden? How many trees? What kind? Who has made a home in your garden?

Music: 
"The Dancing Bear" by Bari Koral
Closing song: "I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)

Additional Activities:
Use the Feltboard app to have your child retell today's first story: On Meadowview Street by Henry Cold
Reinforce the use of the word "preserve".
Garden this weekend name the names of the flowers and trees growing in your yard. 
Visit your local nursery, or garden center. Look at and learn the names of some of the flowers you like, or have seen.
Look for clouds! Spend some time admiring them and discussing what you see. 
Visit the Cloud Appreciation Society website (www.cloudappreciationsociety.org) for more real images of clouds in formations of amazing things.  


Hurry the Spring Reading Program (ages 0 -12) ends on April 30! Collect virtual badges, raffle tickets, and a seed book mark! If you attended today's Story Time, count it towards a book read! For Children 5 and under, set the books to count by "how many read". For children older than 5, set to "how many minutes" read. Sign up for the free online program here! Happy reading!


To download free ebooks with your library card, download the OverDrive App. For more information click here.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

April 11, 2016 - R is for Rain

Stories:
James and the Rain by Karla Kuskin
Rain by Manya Stojic

App activity:
Magnetic Alphabet - used to emphasize each letter as we sing along with the "Letter Name Song" (a.k.a. ABC song) and to discover today's word! 
Smartboard by Greengar Studios**- practice writing numerals 1-5. To download free app, click on the link to above. Select Google Play or iTunes version. From there you will need to look for "more by this developer" in iTunes. You will want the following icon version to your left. It is ad free.



Music: 
"The Rain Song" by Cathy Gehr. audio only with lyrics (free);  video (prefer audio to focus on sound and rhythm, but video can be used to talk about and help in comprehension, since the song is quite fast).

Closing song: "I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)


Additional Activities:
Use the Smartboard app (free) and draw a picture of "What do you do in the rain? Do you have any excellent rainy day games?"
Reread one of today's stories and ask your child which was their favorite part of the story and why?
Have your child narrate a story to the wordless picture book, for example, "Float" by Daniel Miyares.  Ask your child how does the boy in the story feel? How did the artist show this? 

Additional reading on the subject of rain, or, things to do when it rains:
Puddle by Hyewon Yum - creative activity for when it's raining outside.
Float by Daniel Miyares
My Side of the Car by Kate Feiffer - funny book about imaginative perspective.
Puddle by Johnathan London w/ pictures by G. Brian Karas
The Deep, Deep Puddle by Mary Jessie Parker and illustrated by Deborah Zemke- a counting book
Rain Song by Leslie Evans - rain as rhythm.
The Rain Came Down by David Shannon - great sequence book

Sign up for our Spring Reading Program (ages 0 -12). Sign up today and get a raffle ticket for a chance to win a Kindle! If you attended today's Story Time, it counts! For Children 5 and under, set the books to count by "how many read". For children older than 5, set to "how many minutes" read. Sign up for the free online program here! Happy reading!

To download free ebooks with your library card, download the OverDrive App. For more information click here.

**Download procedure for the Smartboard. The link gets you to the page where you can choose Google Play or iTunes version. From there you will need to look for "more by this developer" in iTunes. You will want the following icon version below. It is ad free.



Wednesday, March 23, 2016

March 28, 2016 - H is for Hat, Helmet

Stories:
"Little Bear Goes to the Moon" by Else Holmelunde Minark
"A Trip To Mars" by Ruth Young

Learning apps:
Magnetic Alphabet - used to emphasize each letter as we sing along with the "Letter Name Song" (a.k.a. ABC song) and to discover today's word! 

Music: 
"Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" (Click for lyrics)
Closing song: "I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)

Activities:
Watch Scott Kelly from the International Space Station. Water behaves differently in space. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLbhrMCM4_0

Additional Activities:
Make a space helmet for you and your child with foam, glue, paint and a hairdryer, among other supplies...
Watch the inspiring video here.   (Helmet pattern only: $4.99)
Color the planets in order from sun to Mars and beyond.
Free coloring sheets of the solar system:  Color in the "red planet" and Earth. Count the planets from the sun to Mars and beyond. 
Review and discuss "gravity" with video from Scott Kelly. (see above).
Look for "h" words everywhere!
Reread today's stories and ask your child which was their favorite part of the story and why?

Additional reading on space:
"Otter in Space" by Sam Garton
"Zoo Zoom" by Candace Ryan illustrated by Macky Pamintuan
"Beyond the Milky Way" by Cecile Schoberle
"Roaring Rockets" by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker

KEEP READING for a chance to win a Kindle! Sign up for our Spring Reading Program (ages 0 -12). Sign up today and get a raffle ticket for a chance to win a Kindle! If you attended today's Storytime it counts! For Children 5 and under, set the books to count by how many read. For children older than 5 - 12, books should be tracked by how many minutes read. Sign up for the free online program here! Happy reading!

To download free ebooks with your library card, download the OverDrive App. For more information click here.

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
(place palms of hands together to form the space shuttle, move back and forth--to avoid asteroids and other space debris)
We’re going to the moon. (shoot off one hand as if taking off in the direction of the sky)
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip, (left hand becomes the rocket launch pad)
Climb aboard my rocket ship. (walk fingers up the rocket launch)
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
We’re going to the moon.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
(hold 5 or 10 fingers up and count down)
Blast off! (jump! here!)

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

March 14, 2015 - C is for Compare

Storyapps:
“The 3 Pandas” by Valeri Mih from See Here Studios, LLC.


Learning apps:
Magnetic Alphabet - used to emphasize each letter as we sing along with the "Letter Name Song" (a.k.a. ABC song) and to discover today's word! 

Music: 
"Ant Comparison Song" by Miss Jenny from Common Core KinderMath
Transition song: Bari Koral's "Dancing Bear" from Bari Koral Family Rock Band
Closing song: "I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)

Activities:
Compare lengths. Using a string measure different stuffed animals. Is it shorter or longer? 

Additional Activities:
Read a child's version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." Talk about how "The 3 Pandas" version is the same and different. Take your string home and measure things! Shorter or longer? Smaller or Taller? 

To download free ebooks with your library card, download the OverDrive App. For more information click here.

Monday, February 22, 2016

February 22, 2015 - G is for Go

Storyapps:
“Oh the Places You'll Go” by Dr. Seuss from Oceanhouse Media
“I Am Going” by Mo Willems 

Learning apps:
Magnetic Alphabet - used to emphasize each letter as we sing along with the "Letter Name Song" (a.k.a. ABC song)

Music: 
"Go Song - Sight Word Go" by Have Fun Teaching
Transition song: Bari Koral's "Dancing Bear" from Bari Koral Family Rock Band
Closing song: "I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)

Activities:
Spot how many times you see or hear the word "go" in "Oh the Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss.

Additional Activities:
Read "Go, Dog.  Go!" by P.D. Eastman available in our Digital book collection. Download OverDrive App. Find the Huntington Beach Public Library, input your card number and you can check out Ebooks, audio books, and other digital media free from your library! For more information click here.

Friday, February 12, 2016

February 8, 2016 - The Letter B

Storyapps:
The Very Cranky Bear” by Nick Bland
Angus the Irritable Bull” by Dean Proudfoot & Daron Parton 

Learning apps:
Magnetic Alphabet - used to emphasize each letter as we sing along with the "Letter Name Song" (a.k.a. ABC song)
SmartBoard by Greengar Studios - used for little fingers to practice letter writing

Music: 
Bari Koral's "Dancing Bear" from Bari Koral Family Rock Band
"I Am a Mountain" (artist unknown)