Monthly Archives: September 2012

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  Show Me a Story

  Posted on September 25, 2012 by Rachel in Activities, Crafts, Storytelling

  Telling stories is one important aspect of early literacy. Show Me a Story by Emily Neuburger, a new book in our Parent’s Shelf collection, is full of good ideas to prompt children young and old to participate in storytelling. This would be a great resource for parents to use with their preschoolers, for people who [...]

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  Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel

  Posted on September 22, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Books & Reading, Letters & Writing

  When her owners are out of cat food Bad Kitty is fed an atrocious variety of fruits and vegetables. The book tells us all the horrid, healthy foods that Bad Kitty has to eat, and then all the terrible things that she does to show her displeasure—one for each letter of the alphabet. Then Bad [...]

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  Muddy Dog Song

  Posted on September 11, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Rhymes & Songs

  Children love pretending to be animals, and this song will get them wiggling just like a frisky little puppy! I’ve used this song in bathtime and pet-themed preschool storytimes. Try it out at home with your wiggly little ones, too! The Muddy Dog Song (Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat) Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle your body [...]

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  Six-Dinner Sid by Inga Moore

  Posted on September 10, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Books & Reading

  Six-Dinner Sid is one of my favorite pet books.  Sid reminds me of a few “stray” neighborhood cats I’ve known.  Somehow they managed to stay plump and sleek despite having no official home.  Sid is like that.  He lives at number one Aristotle Street.  Also number two, number three, number four, number five and number [...]

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  Paper bag puppets

  Posted on September 5, 2012 by Jennifer in Crafts, Storytelling

  Animal stories can easily be acted out using simple paper bag puppets, which is also a really fun craft.  The website abcteach.com has some cute paper bag puppet patterns you can print for free.  Paper bags are inexpensive, and children may learn some new fine motor skills when they figure out how to move their [...]

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