MandiChildren's Librarian for the Coeur d'Alene Library Hello, hedgehogs! This week in Preschool Story Time Online we will talk all about hedgehogs. You can pick up our hedgehog craft kit at the Coeur d'Alene Library beginning Saturday, September 26th. This week's craft is all about nature. Gather leaves, sticks, and grass and glue them on to make the spikes of your friendly little hedgehog! Have you registered for the Zoom link to Preschool Story Time Online? Do so here. Our letter of the week is "H." Use this as an opportunity to talk about "H." What sound does "H" make? What words begin with "H"? Interested in reading the books we read in story time? You can find them here! We also have fun extension activities for you this week. You can download them here:
Keep the learning going with these fun hedgehog rhymes, songs, and fingerplays:
Hedgehog Friends (Count Up Rhyme) One little hedgehog looking for something to do, Along came another and that made two. Two little hedgehogs snuffling near a tree, Along came another and that made three, Three little hedgehogs searching for one more, Along came another and that made four. Four little hedgehogs waiting for one to arrive, Along came another and that made five. Source: Library Story Time ABCs I'm a Little Hedgehog (Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot") I'm a little hedgehog, short and round. Here is my smile, here is my frown. When I get scared, I roll around. Just watch me spin across the ground. Source: Library Story Time ABCs Hedgehog, Hedgehog (Adapted from "Teddybear, Teddybear, Turn Around") Hedgehog, Hedgehog, turn around. Hedgehog, Hedgehog, touch the ground. Hedgehog, Hedgehog, stretch up high. Hedgehog, Hedgehog, search the sky. Hedgehog, Hedgehog, search down low. Hedgehog, Hedgehog, touch your toes. Hedgehog, Hedgehog, sit on the ground. Hedgehog, Hedgehog, curl up small and round. Source: Library Story Time ABCs
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Welcome to week 2 of autumn story time. This week we are talking all about dragons! We have a fun dragon craft available for pick-up at the library. We also have two extension activities this week. The first helps your preschooler practice their pre-writing and fine motor skills. The second is a counting activity. They are available in PNG format and PDF. Click the file icon below to download the PDFs! Here are some fun dragon rhymes, songs, and fingerplays for you to keep the learning going: Swing Your Dragon Tail Turn around once and swing your dragon tail. Turn around twice and flap your wings like sails. Turn around three times, stomp your feet and roar. Jump up high and then sit down on the floor. Source: Jacksonville Public Library 5 Green Dragons Five green dragons making such a roar. One danced away and then there were four. Four green dragons dancing around a tree. One danced away and then there were three. Three green dragons dancing around you. One danced away and then there were two. Two green dragons dancing in the sun. One danced away and then there was one. One green dragon having lots of fun She danced away and then there were none. Source: Barberton Public Library Dragon, Dragon Dragon, Dragon, swoop and sway, Dragon, Dragon, fly away. Dragon, Dragon, fly even higher, Dragon, Dragon, breathe your fire! Source: Storytime Magic
MandiChildren's Librarian for the Coeur d'Alene Library Hello and happy fall! This week we are talking all about autumn. We will be making nature bracelets, which are available for you to pick up at the Coeur d'Alene Library. Here are the instructions: Nature Bracelet Instructions: You can create your nature bracelets in two different ways! Nature Walk Bracelet Start by peeling the paper backing from the foam sheet. Wrap the foam sheet around your wrist with the sticky side facing out. Overlap the ends to make a bracelet. Now you are ready for your walk! With a grown-up’s help, go for a walk and stick the different beautiful things you find to your bracelet as you find them on your walk. You could choose autumn leaves, green grass, herbs and flowers, even small sticks! Use the bracelet to talk about your walk when you get home. To preserve the bracelet, you can sprinkle cornstarch on the sticky parts that aren’t covered by your items. or Nature Art Bracelet Before putting on your bracelet, start by gathering the beautiful items you want to put on your bracelet. It could be leaves, flower petals, herbs--anything you want. Then peel the paper backing from the foam sheet. Wrap the foam sheet around your wrist with the sticky side facing out. Overlap the ends to make a bracelet. Now you are ready to create your art! Place the beautiful items you have gathered on your bracelet and admire the art you have created! To preserve the bracelet, you can sprinkle cornstarch on the sticky parts that aren’t covered by your items. Worksheets This week's extension activities are all about fall. Go on a texture walk around your home or out in nature. Discuss opposites, sense of touch, and vocabulary words on how things feel. The other worksheet is designed to help your child practice counting and writing numbers. You can pick up the worksheets at the library or download them here. Here they are in both PNG and PDF format:
Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays:
Fingerplay: “This Little Squirrel” This little squirrel said, “Let’s run and play!” This little squirrel said, “Let’s hunt nuts today!” This little squirrel said, “Yes, nuts are good.” This little squirrel said, “Yes, my favorite food.” This little squirrel said, “Come climb this tree.” (run fingers up other arm, quickly) And crack these nuts: one, two, three! (clap hands three times) Credit: Sunflower Storytime “The Leaves are Falling Down” The leaves are falling down The leaves are falling down Red, yellow, green, and brown The leaves are falling down Tune of “The Farmer in the Dell” Action Rhyme: “Pumpkin, Pumpkin” Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground) How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle) Once you were a seed so small, (pinch fingers together) Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle) Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground) How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle) By Miss MandiMandi is the children's librarian for the Coeur d'Alene Public Library Hello, kids and families! This page is where you will find extension activities and crafts for our Preschool Story Time Online! Wednesday, Spetember 16th is our first Preschool Story Time Online. We will be talking all about shapes and colors, so I have a shapes and colors worksheet for you, as well as a scavenger hunt for you to do around the home together! I have provided the worksheets as images as well as PDFs you can download. You can also pickup printouts at the library. Are you looking for the books we read in story time? Here is a link to our Preschool Story Time Online booklist. You can use this list to see the books we read each week. This list also allows you to place the books on hold! On Wednesday, September 23rd, we will be talking about dragons. The dragon craft for September 23rd's story time will be available to pick up at the library on Saturday, September 19th. If you would prefer not to enter the library, we have curbside pickup available.
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