Baby Story Time - October 10 - What Was Read

I'm getting over a cold, which I talked about before we started. I talked about how I couldn't smell because of my cold and guess what? Today's theme was SENSES!

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.

What Was Read

• Show me! by Tom Tracy ; pictures by Darcia Labrosse.- JJ BOARD TRA
• Not necessarily a senses book, but Mom points out on baby all the wonderful parts that make up baby. A great interactive book too in that you can mimic the actions in the story.
• I Hear by Helen Oxenbury - (Request from another library)
• What does Baby hear on this particular day?
• I See by Helen Oxenbury. - JJ BOARD OXE
• What does Baby see on this particular day?
• I Touch by Helen Oxenbury. - JJ BOARD OXE
• What does Baby touch on this particular day?
• Baby Happy, Baby Sad by Leslie Patricelli. - (Request for another library)
• Things that make baby happy or baby.

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 how two eyes see, two ears hear, one nose smells, and one mouth eats yummy treats.
• Sang "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" as we pointed to each part.
• Recited a bounce rhyme called "Trot, Trot to Boston."

Early Literacy Tip

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  Background Knowledge: Children are learning through their sense from day 1 and all of that learning is setting up a foundation for them as they grow older. This background knowledge is important for child. While it may not seem they understand the concept of senses, they do recognize that the floor feels different (carpet vs. wood) and that something looks different. Talk to them about their world. Talk about what they may be hearing, seeing, or touching (“Oh, that feels soft”). The descriptors you use help lay the foundation for reading and understanding their world.
• Talk! Talk! Talk! Talk to your baby. Narrate the day or talk about what is going on or think out loud as you make a meal and they watch. Use “I feel,” “I hear,” as jumping off points to introduce new words and reinforce old ones. Talk in specifics in an attempt to identify things. Baby doesn’t always know that “it” means the chair or phone.

Baby Story Time - What Was Read - October 3

We've had a great group coming to Baby Story Time! This week's theme has easily become one of my favorites and I hope your favorite as well. We talked about COLORS!

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.

What Was Read

• Flaptastic Colors [text, Charlie Gardner ; U. S. editor, Jennifer Quasha].:  - JJ BOARD GAR
• Bright colors and flaps with pictures of every day objects.
• Blue hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton.:- (Request from another library)
• Repeating colors, four animals, but there is a very silly turkey!
• I Love Colors by Margaret Miller.:- (Request from another library)
• Bright photographs, baby faces, and colors!
• Colors by Emily Bolam - JJ BOARD BOL
• A textured book highlighting things of different colors.

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 "Baa Baa Black Sheep" using different colors and ending with a ZEBRA.
• Sang "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" as we pointed to each part.
• Recited a bounce rhyme about "Bumping up and down in my little [color] wagon." We used different colors.

Early Literacy Tip

• Color books are a great way to introduce books to children and bring about print awareness. Use books to show them familiar things and how the picture can represent that familiar thing. Later, they will understand that the printed words represent real things.
• Read! Point in books and talk about what is there. Look at the item and talk about the texture, the color and maybe even introduce the real thing. Or point at the word and talk about the word. You’re helping them to differentiate between things.

Children's Events - Week of October 7

Here's what's coming up this week:

Monday, October 7

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 10:30 AM.
• The Friends of the WVPL Library Book Sale starts to wrap up.

Tuesday, October 8

• Story Time at Morris Arboretum with Ms. Tegan at 10:30 AM.
• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 10:30 AM. 
• Middle School Book Group at Blue Bell at 4:30 PM. For those in grades 6-8. Learn more and register here.

 Wednesday, October 9

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

Thursday, October10

• Baby Story Time with Ms. Tegan at 10:00 AM. Learn more and sign up here!
• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Ambler.
• Blue Bell Lego Club at 4:30 PM at Blue Bell.

Friday, October 11

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

Saturday, October 12

• Art with Benita  at 10:30 AM at Ambler.
• 2nd Saturday, Family Matinee Movie at 1:30 PM at Blue Bell.

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

Children's Events - Week of September 30/October 1

Here's what's coming up this week:

Monday, September 30

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 10:30 AM.
• Ambler Marble Club Demo at 4 PM.

Tuesday, October 1

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

 Wednesday, October 2

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

Thursday, October 3

• Baby Story Time with Ms. Tegan at 10:00 AM. Learn more and sign up here!
• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Ambler.

Friday, October 4

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

Saturday, October 5

• The Friends of the WVPL Library Book Sale starts! Find new-to-you books and new-to-the-family books here! Children, teen, and adult reads available from 50 cents to $3.00 each! Maybe even do a little Holiday shopping. The Friends of the Library, with your help from book sales, donated the two new children's computers at Blue Bell.

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

Children's Events - Week of September 23

Here's what's coming up this week:

Monday, September 23

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

Tuesday, September 24

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 10:30 AM.
• Dr. Steve is BACK tonight at 7 PM at Blue Bell to talk about Daily Life in Ancient Egypt. For ages 6-up.

 Wednesday, September 25

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

Thursday, September 26

• Baby Story Time with Ms. Tegan at 10:00 AM. Learn more and sign up here!
• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Ambler.
• Magic Show at Ambler featuring Mike Scanzello happening at 7 PM.

Friday, September 27

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

Saturday, September 28

• Art with Laura at Ambler at 10:30 AM.

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

Baby Story Time - September 19, 2013 - What Was Read

Today marked the start of a five week Baby Story Time Session! There were four babies and their caregivers in attendance. There were stories and songs and lots of fun to be had. The theme today was BABIES!

Baby Story Time at Blue Bell is a story time session geared specifically toward babies (ages 6 months to 23 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.

What Was Read

• You and Me, Baby / concept and words by Lynn Reiser ; photographs by Penny Gentieu.: - JJ REI
• With repetitive words, this book goes through normal activities that a baby does with his or her caregiver.
• Peekaboo Baby / Sebastien Braun.:- JJ BOARD BRA
• Under familiar objects, someone is hiding. Who could it be?
• Oops! / David Shannon.:- JJ BOARD SHA
• Diaper David is learning words! Here are his first words throughout the day.

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 a song to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," but changed the words to highlight an activity such as clapping, waving, patting knees, and hugging. Many of today's babies enjoyed this one!
•  Sang "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" as we pointed to each part.
• Recited a bounce rhyme about "Popcorn!" where gently wiggled baby and lifted up on each pop!

Early Literacy Tip

• Background knowledge is all about helping to build knowledge and build a firm foundation upon which all information is organized. The more experiences, the more knowledge babies will gain. In a little while, I’ll tell you how talking to a baby can help build that background knowledge.
• Talk! Talk! Talk! Talk to your baby. Narrate the day or talk about what is going on or think out loud as you make a meal and they watch. Use “I feel,” “I hear,” as jumping off points to introduce new words and reinforce old ones. Talk in specifics in an attempt to identify things. Baby doesn’t always know that “it” means the chair or phone.

Children's Events - Week of September 16

Here's what's coming up this week:

Monday, September16

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

Tuesday, September 17

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

 Wednesday, September 18

• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell.
• Middle School Book Group! Join us for our first meeting for readers in grades 6-12 at 4:30 PM at Ambler. Visit here for more.

Thursday, September 19

• Baby Story Time with Ms. Tegan at 10:00 AM. Learn more and sign up here!
• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Ambler.
• Blue Bell Lego Club at 4:30 PM! Join us to make a Lego Creation. For ages 3-12 (parents/caregivers of those 5 and under must attend with child).

 Friday, September 20

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

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