Baby Story Time - What Was Read - March 27

The snow is gone and flowers are starting to come up! We met for Baby Story Time today with new friends and old. Here is what we read:
 
Baby Story Time at Blue Bell is a story time session geared specifically toward babies (ages 6 months to 18 months). We'll read stories, sing songs, chant rhymes, and play with baby! Baby Story Time is also an event for parents and caregivers to learn about early literacy skills to help prepare baby for reading as well as to help foster a love of reading. We meet Thursdays, at 10:15 AM.

Theme: On the farm

What Was Read

• Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton. - JJ BOARD BOY
• The animals say certain things, but the pigs sing? That's not right!
•  Whose Toes Are Those? words by Sally Symes ; pictures by Nick Sharratt.:- JJ BOARD SYM
• A lift-the-flap book that follows a pattern and is a guessing game.
•  Busy Chickens / John Schindel and Steven Holt.: - JJ BOARD SCH
• Silly, busy chickens of all types are up to no good. Full color photos tell the story of what chickens are up to.
•  Farm by James Brown.:- JJ BOARD BRO
• A graphic designed book with a simple animal on one side and a tessellated pattern on the other.

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together."  
• Recited a rhyme about "5 Clean Pigs."
• Sang "Old MacDonald Had a Farm."
• Bounced to "This is the way a baby/farmer/jockey rides"

Early Literacy Tip

• Animal sounds are a great way to practice phonological awareness. The different, short sounds animals make help baby hear the shorter sounds that are in words. In play, make the animal noises as best as you can.
   
  Hope to see you next time!

Children's Events - Week of March 24

Here's what we have happening this week:

Monday, March 24

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 10:30 AM.

Tuesday, March 25

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 10:30 AM. 
• Let's Read Math! with Ms. Tegan at Blue Bell at 4:30 PM. Learn more and register here.

Wednesday, Marc 26

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 4:30 PM

Thursday, March 27

• Baby Story Time at 10:15 AM with Ms. Tegan at Blue Bell.
• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Ambler.
• Ambler Idol with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 7 PM. Learn more here.

Friday, March 28

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 10:30 AM.

Saturday, March 29

• New! Toddle Time with Miss Tegan at Blue Bell at 11:15 AM. Learn more here.

For these events and more, visit our Kids Page here! Or follow on Twitter @WVPLYouth

March Lego Club Photos!

Unfortunately, we missed Lego Club in February, but we're back! We had 2 meetings this month: March 13 and March 20 at 4:30 PM. Check out the slide shows below!

March 13: Theme: Flying Machines. Make a machine that flies!

March 20: Anything Goes (Free build)!

 

Our next Lego Club Sessions will be on: 

• April 10 at 4:30 PM
• April 17 at 4:30 PM

 I hope you'll join us!

Baby Story Time - What Was Read - March 20

Finally! It is the first day of Spring! During Baby Story Time, we read stories about Spring and only thought about warm weather, the flowers, rain, and more.

Baby Story Time at Blue Bell is a story time session geared specifically toward babies (ages 6 months to 18 months). We'll read stories, sing songs, chant rhymes, and play with baby! Baby Story Time is also an event for parents and caregivers to learn about early literacy skills to help prepare baby for reading as well as to help foster a love of reading. We meet Thursdays, at 10:15 AM.

Theme: Spring!

What Was Read:

•  Baby Loves Spring! by Karen Katz- JJ BOARD KAT
• In this lift the flap book, a baby dressed in a rain coat and rain boots explores the sights and sounds of spring. What's that?
•  Welcome Spring - illustrated by Nancy Davis ; written by Jill Ackerman. - JJ BOARD ACK
• Another baby dressed in a rain coat and boots explores sights and sounds of spring. Instead of flaps, this book has parts for baby to feel like a squishy flower.
•  Butterfly Colors and Counting by Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Shennen Bersani. - JJ BOARD PAL 
• Count up to 10 with ten different butterflies or just talk about the colors of the butterflies.

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together." 
• Recited a rhyme that starts with "I saw a little bird, hop, hop, hop."
• Recited a rhyme about "Two Little Black Birds" named Jack & Jill.
• Recited a rhyme about going "Up-up-up" and "Down-Down-Down."

 Early Literacy Tip

• Ah! Spring! The weather is changing and we'll be outside a lot soon! Spring is a great time to introduce more background knowledge, especially through play! Play in the dirt as you garden. Have baby check out the tools you use (supervise them, of course). The more they learn, the more they know.

Children's Events - Week of March 17

Here's what we have happening this week:

Monday, March 17

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michell at Blue Bell at 10:30 AM.

Tuesday, March 18

• Tooth Fairy Visit and Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 10:30 AM.

Wednesday, March 19

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 4:30 PM.
• Middle School Book Group at Ambler at 4:30 PM. Learn more here.

Thursday, March 20

• Baby Story Time at 10:15 AM with Ms. Tegan at Blue Bell.
• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 4:30 PM
• Lego Club at Blue Bell at 4:30 PM

Friday, March 21

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 10:30 AM.

Saturday, March 22

• Art with Miss Laura at Ambler at 10:30 AM. Sign up at Ambler. 
• New! Toddle Time at Blue Bell with Ms. Tegan. Learn more here!
• Tween/Teen Crafternoon! Duct Tape Bracelets! 2 PM at Blue Bell. Register and learn more here.

For these events and more, visit our Kids Page here! Or follow on Twitter @WVPLYouth

Toddle Time - What Was Read - Mach 15

I hosted my first Toddle Time today, Saturday, March 15 to a very small group, but we had lots of fun reading stories and moving around! Here's what we read!

Theme: Buggy Bugs!

What Was Read

• I Love Bugs! by Emma Dodd.:- JJ DOD
• This child loves all kinds of bugs but one particular bug is his favorite.
• Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr. ; illustrated by Lois Ehlert.:- JJ MAR
• Count up to 10 with these different caterpillars and see what kind of butterfly the 10th caterpillar is!
•  Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
• In this interactive book the reader is asked to pretend they have a tiny bug on their nose!  

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together."
• Recited a rhyme about Beehives.
• Sang and marched around the room to "The Ants Go Marching One by One..."
• Recited "Flutter, Flutter." A rhyme about a butterfly.

I hope you'll join me for our next Toddle Time on March 22 at 11:15 AM!


Toddle Time is for ages 18 months to 3 years (walkers). We'll read stories, move around, and recite rhymes.
 

Children's Events - Week of March 10

Here's what we have happening this week:

Monday, March 10

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 10:30 AM. 
• Critters for Kids - We welcome Briar Bush Nature Center to Ambler at 4:30 PM. Learn more here. Registration required. Learn more here. 

Tuesday, March 11

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 10:30 AM.  
• Rockin' Thru History at 7 PM at Blue Bell! No registration. Learn more here.

Wednesday, March 12

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 4:30 PM.

Thursday, March 13

• Baby Story Time at 10:15 AM with Ms. Tegan at Blue Bell
• Blue Bell Lego Club at 4:30 PM at Blue Bell.
• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Ambler.

Friday, March 14

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 10:30 AM.

Saturday, March 15

• New! Toddle Time with Ms. Tegan at 11:15 AM at Blue Bell. Learn more here.

For these events and more, visit our Kids Page here! Or follow on Twitter @WVPLYouth

Baby Story Time - What Was Read - March 6

We met again with a great group for Baby Story Time today! We enjoyed stories that go zoom and toot and honk. What was our theme?

Baby Story Time at Blue Bell is a story time session geared specifically toward babies (ages 6 months to 18 months). We'll read stories, sing songs, chant rhymes, and play with baby! Baby Story Time is also an event for parents and caregivers to learn about early literacy skills to help prepare baby for reading as well as to help foster a love of reading. We meet Thursdays, at 10:15 AM.

Theme: Things that go!

What We Read

• Llama Llama Zippity-Zoom by Anna Dewdney.: - JJ BOARD DEW
• Llama Llama goes on adventures with swooshing and swishing, zipping and zooming.
•  Go, Go, Boats! [illustrated by Simon Hart].: - JJ BOARD HAR
• Boats! Lots of boats and different boats!
•  Blue bus, red balloon : a book of colors / Brian Biggs.: - JJ BOARD BIG
• The red balloon escapes the hand of a little girl and goes on an adventure past various vehicles.

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together." 
• Sang "The Wheels on the Bus." We acted out wheels, wipers, horns, and bouncing babies!
• Recited a Sea Rhyme
•  Here is the sea, the wavy sea (wave your hands from side to side)

  Here is my boat, (wrap arms around baby like a boat)

  And here is me. (Point to baby)

  All of the fishes (wiggle fingers)

  Down below (point down)

  Wiggle their tails, (wiggle fingers)

  And away they go! (wiggle fingers away)
• Recited a bounce rhyme:
• I’m bouncing, bouncing everywhere, (bounce child on knees)

  I bounce and bounce into the air.

  I’m bouncing, bouncing like a ball,

  I bounce and bounce, then down I fall. (let child slip through) 
  
  

Early Literacy Tip

• Car and trucks provide a rich environment for phonological awareness. Make vroom noises and try to imitate trucks. Screech with a toy car as it makes a turn or stops on a dime. Do this all with play!

What Was Read - Morris Arboretum Story Time - March 3

It was as cold day on Tuesday, March 3rd, bu that didn't stop everyone from joining us for some stories in the warm library.

Please watch Morris Arboretum's website regarding whether or not we'll be back there in April. You can see me (Ms. Tegan) there in April! I hope you'll join me!

The theme today was seasons! Just think, spring is right around the corner...

What Was Read
 

• A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann.:- JJ ROH
• Four kittens have never seen the snow. Three are scared, but one "can't wait!"
•  The Stars Will Still Shine by Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke.:- JJ RYL
• In this poem/book, readers travel through the year with the constant reminder that "the stars will still shine."
•  Here Comes Spring, and Summer and Fall and Winter by Mary Murphy
• A puppy and doggy parent talk about what each season will bring.

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If you'd like to hear a story" and "The more we read together."
• Recited a rhyme about "Seasons."
• Recited a rhyme called "Tiny Seeds" which we acted out.

I hope you'll join me next month!

Children's Events - Week of March 3

Here's what we have happening this week:

Monday, March 3

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 10:30 AM. 

Tuesday, March 4

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 10:30 AM.  
• Morris Arboretum Story Time with Ms. Tegan @WVPL at 10:30 AM at Blue Bell. 
• Have you been attending our Story Times at Morris Arboretum? Due to construction, the librarians who visit are hosting it at their libraries! Check out Morris Arboretum for more info.

Wednesday, March 5

• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell.

Thursday, March 6

• Baby Story Time at 10:15 AM with Ms. Tegan at Blue Bell.
• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Ambler.

Friday, March 7

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 10:30 AM.

Saturday, March 8

• Art with Benita at Ambler at 10:30 AM. Register at Ambler. 
• Family Movie Matinee at 1:30 PM at Blue Bell. Learn more here.

For these events and more, visit our Kids Page here! Or follow on Twitter @WVPLYouth