Preschool Storytime
We said goodbye to the frogs and tadpoles this week. We got to see several of them grow up into itty bitty frogs that sat on my fingertip. A few tadpoles even went home with children. I hope they do well. They're pretty cheap pets!
Our theme this week was "Dragons." I have a fun storyprop for Purple Hair? I Don't Care, by Diane Young.
The books were:
There's No Such Thing as a Dragon, by Jack Kent. Kids think it's funny, but the lesson is really for us parents. When something (or someone) wants attention, it's only going to get bigger and bigger.
Where Did All the Dragons Go?, by Fay Robinson. I love the illustrations in this one. The dragons look awesome!
The Paper Bag Princess, by Robert Munsch. This is a fun story to read aloud. And you can see the five-year-olds' wheels turning when Ronald the prince is a jerk and Elizabeth the princess doesn't marry him.
The Best Pet of All, by David LaRochelle. They loved the dragon in the bathtub full of spaghetti.
Toddler Time
This week a woman brought her niece to Toddler Time for the first time on Tuesday at 9:30. They stayed for the 10:15 session too. The next day they were back at 11:30. Thursday at 10:15 there they were again! She said every morning the little girl says, "Are we going to the library today?" So cute!
We read:
Sleepy Bear, by Lydia Dabocovich. They seemed to have gotten the honey/bee connection.
Go Away, Big Green Monster, by Ed Emberley. The Tuesday 9:30 group was so quiet I had to enlist the parents. But the Wednesday crowd really got into the yelling.
Baby Time
More babies have been graduating lately to Toddler Time. Even if they're too young to actually participate in the finger plays and jumping up and down, they enjoy watching and hearing some familiar rhymes.
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