Gardening

THE PLAN

Playtime
We colored using only blue crayons for playtime today.  We drew lots of fish!

Two Little Hands
We stretched out our limbs and shook out our wiggles before doing our rhyme.  See this post for our Two Little Hands rhyme

Beginning Song

See this post for our Beginning Song.

All About Today

Friday's weather was warm and sunny!   

Learning Time:

Today we read the tongue twister, "Peter Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers".  Each week during this Storytime session will feature a different nursery rhyme.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

We said the tongue twister over and over, and by the end the kids were pretty good at it!.

Read & Listen:

We read two books today!  First we listened to Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens.  

Then we read Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert.

Learning Time:

We tasted fruit!  We taste-tested peaches, pineapple, pears, mandarin oranges, and cherries.  Most of the kids liked all of the fruit, although I did have one that didn't like the mandarin oranges.  The majority of kids picked the cherry as their favorite!

Read to Your Pet Event!

Toby would love for someone to come read to him!

Pets are more than adorable fuzzy faces--they're also effective promoters of childhood literacy. Children can relax, have fun, and gain confidence as they read to animals that are as nonjudgmental as they are cute.

Interested? Come to the library's Read to Your Pet event on Saturday, September 28, from 1-3 pm. Pets--both real and stuffed--are welcome in the library on this special day. Children will have a storytime with Samma and then be able to choose from a wide variety of animal-themed books that they can read to their pets. Please note that all pets should be on a leash or in a carrier, and owners are responsible for their pets while they're in the library.

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Samma Johnson at johnson@augustalibrary.org or call (715) 286-2070.

Monster Bash!

When school is out, the library does the bash!  The monster bash!

*Feel free to dress up!

Don't forget!

Celebrate Cherry Jubilee Day!

Today is Cherry Jubilee Day!  

Cherry Jubilee is a cherry dessert served over ice cream.  Instead of eating Cherry Jubilee, why not enjoy a nice slice of cherry pie instead?

Title: How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A. by Marjorie Priceman

Call Number: PIC PRIC

Since the Cook Shop is closed, the reader is led around the United States to gather coal, cotton, granite, and other natural resources needed to make the utensils for preparing a cherry pie.

Dana McCarthy

Don't forget that Dana McCarthy is coming to Augusta!

*Interested parents can attend a free program on the importance of reading before kindergarten while the children's program is being held.

Stars!

THE PLAN

Playtime
We colored using only green crayons for playtime today.  We drew lots of tractors, apples, and leaves.

Two Little Hands
We stretched out our limbs and shook out our wiggles before doing our rhyme.  See this post for our Two Little Hands rhyme

Beginning Song

See this post for our Beginning Song.

All About Today

Friday's weather was cool and windy!   

Learning Time:

Today we read the nursery rhyme, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".  Each week during this Storytime session will feature a different nursery rhyme.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

How I wonder what you are.

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

How I wonder what you are.

I talked to the kids about melodies, and how the ABC song and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star have the same tunes.

Read & Listen:

We read Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Caldecott Medal winner Jerry Pinkney.  After the first verse, the kids were surprised to see that there are more verses to the song.

Learning Time:

I hid a bunch of shapes with numbers on them around the library.  The kids had to find all of the shapes and put them into number order.  

Celebrate Citizenship and Constitution Day!

Title: If I Were the President by Thomas Kingsley Troupe

Call Number: J 352.2 TROU

Dream big and see what fun it is to be president.

Title: We the People: The Story of Our Constitution by Lynne Cheney

Call Number: J 342.7 CHEN

In May 1787 delegates from across the country--including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin--gathered in Philadelphia and, meeting over the course of a sweltering summer, created a new framework for governing: the Constitution of the United States.

Clouds!

THE PLAN

Playtime
We brought out a lot of toys for playtime today.

Two Little Hands
We stretched out our limbs and shook out our wiggles before doing our rhyme.  See this post for our Two Little Hands rhyme

Beginning Song

See this post for our Beginning Song.

All About Today

Friday's weather was cool and sunny!   

Learning Time:

Today we read the nursery rhyme, "Hey Diddle, Diddle".  Each week during this Storytime session will feature a different nursery rhyme.

Hey, diddle, diddle,

The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon;

The little dog laughed

To see such sport,

And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Then the kids and I talked about jumping cows, and if they've ever watched a dish run away with a spoon.

Read & Listen:

We read It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw.  The words are really repetitive, so by the end, the kids were helping me read the book!

Learning Time:

We played with shaving cream today!  The kids got messy and played with shaving cream on a very large piece of plastic.  We practiced writing some letters and we also drew different shapes that we saw from the book.

Celebrate Sewing Machine Day!

Did you know that today celebrates sewing machines?  Check out these crafty titles!

Title: Crafty Chloe by Kelly DiPuccio

Call Number: PIC DIPU

Chloe is very good at sewing and crafts and when her best friend's birthday approaches, she creates a fabulous gift but also saves the day for a classmate who had been unkind to her.

Title: My First Sewing Book

Call Number: 746.4 MY

Learn to sew with these simple projects!

Storytime is Coming!

Storytime is coming!  Storytime is coming!

Fridays, starting September 13

Beginning at 9:30am

Come enjoy stories, songs, and sillies with Cassie at the library!

Celebrate Skyscraper Day!

Today is Skyscraper Day!  Celebrate by checking out these awesome books!

Title: Building Things by Charlotte Guillain.

Call Number: 670 GUIL

This book talks about all of the different careers associated with construction.

Another thing you can use to build things?  Legos!

Title: The Lego Ideas Book by Daniel Lipkowitz

Call Number: 688.7 LEGO

Features tips to supplement and enhance your LEGO creations with expert advice from LEGO Master Builders.