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First friday storytime: Iggy Peck, Architect

10/4/2022

 

Hey friends! 

This month we have a great story called Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty with pictures by David Roberts. We also have a fun STEM activity for the whole family! Below you will find the instructions for Tooth Pick Tower. Have Fun!
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First Friday STorytime:  I will be FiercE!

9/2/2022

 

Hi friends!

I hope you liked I Will Be Fierce! by Bea Birdsong with pictures by Nidhi Chanani. I thought this was a great book for back to school time. I hope all of you have a wonderful school year!

This month's activity is making rice krispie treats!

Rice Krispie Treats were one of my favorite after school snacks! I thought you might like to make and eat them too! Make sure to have an adult help you with this activity. 
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First Friday STorytime: We are water Protectors

8/5/2022

 

Hi Friends!

Did you like W​e are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom with pictures by Michaela Goade? The pictures are absolutely stunning! 

This month's Activity

This month's activity is making a water filter! This is a fun way to learn how our earth naturally filters water. In nature, water is filtered through layers of soil, sand, rock, and other natural materials like leaves.

For this activity I used things around my house to build my filter. I used cotton balls, soil, and decorative pebbles in my filter. To make polluted water I used rice, chips, and pieces of paper. I often see food and paper on the ground and I wanted to see if these materials would get filtered out of the water. 
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Children's Book Week: Chromatography Butterflies

5/6/2022

 

Thank you, Ms. Barb

for reading Never Tease a Weasel! It was a really good book to wrap up our celebration of Children's Book Week! 

Today's Activity is Chromatography Butterflies!

I had a LOT of fun making my chromatography butterflies! They are now taped to my office window to brighten up my days. You can find the instructions below or you can download and print out the instructions here. Have Fun!
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Children's Book WEek: Monster Book Marks

5/5/2022

 

Thank you, Ms. Dru

for reading Dragons Love Tacos 2 The Sequel! It was such a fun book! Now I want to go eat some tacos. 

Today's activity is Monster bookmarks

We all need a friend to keep us company as we read so today we're making Monster Bookmarks! ​You can find the instructions below or you can download and print out the instructions here. Have Fun!
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Children's Book Week: Book Bingo

5/4/2022

 

Thank you, Ms. Karla

for reading My Lucky Day by Keiklo Kaszu! The piglet is very tricky! 

Today's activity is book bingo!

How to Play: Print out a copy of the bingo board. To start check off the free space. Then spend the next week completing different activities on the bingo board. To win you need to get a bingo which is 5 in a row. The row can be up and down, across, or diagonal. 
For extra fun ask someone to play Book Bingo with you and see who gets a bingo first!
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Children's Book Week: Z is for Moose!

5/3/2022

 
Hi Everyone! I hope you enjoyed Z is for Moose! It is one of my favorite silly books to read with my nephew. 

Today we are going to make sure that everyone knows M is for MOOSE! That's why today's activity is making the letter "M" into a moose! Check out the instructions below!
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I hope you have fun making your Moose!

First Friday Storytime: Elmer's Special Day

7/2/2021

 
I hope you were able to join us for Elmer's Special Day by David McKee. This is such a fun book to read and look at! It was very nice of Elmer to invite the other animals to join the Elephant Parade. It helped all of the animals become friends with each other! Elmer showed us that a great way to make new friends is to ask others to play with you. 
I was inspired by this book and thought we should all make Elephant Masks! Ask a grown-up to help you print out this elephant mask template. ​
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What you need:

  • elephant mask template
  • scissors
  • markers or crayons or colored pencils
  • (OPTIONAL) popsicle stick and glue or a whole punch and elastic string

Directions:

  1. Have fun coloring your mask
  2. Ask an adult to help you cut out the mask and the eyeholes
  3. (Optional) Attach the mask to the popsicle stick using glue or punch two holes near the ears and tie the elastic on to the mask
  4. Have fun at your Elephant Parade!
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A Family is a family is a family

6/4/2021

 
I hope you enjoyed A Family is a Family is a Family by Sara O'Leary with art by Qin Leng. I loved getting to learn about all the different kinds of families! I thought that since we read a book about families this month's craft should be doing a family activity!
This month's activity is Making Art with Nature! You and your family can go for a nature walk and gather supplies to use for your art project! Remember to only grab leaves, twigs, flowers, pinecones, acorns, and other objects that have fallen off their tree or plant. 
You Will Need:
  • paper
  • glue
  • paint
  • the items you found on your nature walk
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Here are the items Ms. Cathy and I found on our walk!



​For my first art project I painted using the supplies I found! I really liked the patterns that the different items made. The pine needles were my favorite item to paint with. 
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 HERE IS MY FINISHED PAINTING!
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For my next nature art piece I used glue and my nature items to create a picture! Since I had a bunch of nature items I decided to make a BIG TREE with little trees, bushes, and some flowers in front of it! 
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​For this painting I used a weed to make the grass. It was really fun using a weed as a brush!
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After you and your family go on your nature walk will you come back and tell me everything you found? Can you show me pictures of YOUR ARTWORK? I'm SO EXCITED to see what you create!

Children's Book Week: The Little Mouse, the Red ripe strawberry, and the big hungry bear

5/7/2021

 
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