With Diwali celebrated recently, we are sharing one of our favorite board books Diwali Lights. Join us for our Baby Storytime on Fridays at 10:00am for more books. Also check out the benefits of reading for children under 1 year old in this video and in our storytime!
Missed Storytime? Check Out These Tips
Kissy Kissy Fingers
Kissy Kissy Fingers
kissy kissy toes
I love to kiss my baby
on her kissy kissy nose
Weekly Storytime Tip! Little Red Wagon
Tip: Repetition is key for learning language and a key part of developing good literacy habits. This rhyme is a good example, along with re-reading books. Sign up for 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten for more information.
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
Won’t You Be My Baby?
Missed Storytime This Week? Learn Apple Themed Tips and Tricks
With the fall season approaching, take a look at Apple Themed Storytime activities, including an apple and worm lacing activity, using a paper plate, markers, crayons, scissors and yarn! Most all of our crafts can be replicated at home for more fun and convenience. Also take a look at our Afternoon Family (Slightly) Scary Storytime in October!
Tip: Using simple stories combined with rhythm can be a great way to introduce kids to stories and help them remember.
Missed Storytime This Week? Check Out Our Special Fall Storytime Walk and Author Visit
Last week, we featured a special Fall-themed “Do-It-Yourself” Storytime, with stories, sensory materials, and crafts that you can do with your child at any time. Take a look on our Instagram page, and be sure to check back in the winter for another Storytime walk. We also had a special Storytime with author Dahlia Richards. Take a look at her book about moving from Jamaica to the Chicagoland area.
Bounce and bounce and bounce and stop (X3)
Bounce, bounce, bounce to the top
tip: showing the contrast between movement and stopping is a valuable skill to incorporate into rhymes or songs and will allow children to understand the difference when they are older
Missed Storytime This Week? Check Out Our Dots and Circles Theme!
To celebrate International Dot Day, our Storytime week featured dots and circles. We also have a passive activity in our Youth area to promote creativity and individualism that allows you to create freely. Feel free to take a look at additional activities online, or in our handouts, which features Process-Based Circle Painting.
Acka Backa Soda Cracker
Acka Backa Soda Boo
Acka Backa Soda Cracker
Up Goes You (raise child up!)
(repeat)
Tip: Nonsense words can help children make new and complicated sounds!
Missed Storytime This Week? Check out our Emotions Theme!
Check out our Storytime featuring different emotions! Speaking of emotions, we are excitedly launching our new 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program, which can help you build strong early literacy skills and bonding. The library will have lots of storytimes and special programs to give you tips and encouragement along the way! Check out our Mood of the Day cups on this week’s craft!
“Slowly, Very Slowly”
Tip: This is one that engages the sense of touch, while also teaching opposites. Engaging multiple senses can help a child learn new things.
slowly,very slowly creeps the garden snail
slowly, very slowly, up the wooden rail
quickly, very quickly, runs the little mouse
quickly, very quickly, around the house
Missed Storytime This Week? Learn More About Opposites!
Take a look at all of the different rhymes, books, or make your own DIY Opposites Puzzle! Also, if you’re not already, be sure to sign up for our new 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program and earn prizes for books in Storytime and the reading you do at home. You can register using Beanstack, which is the same program used for Summer Reading.
You’re my little baby
soft and sweet
here are your hands
here are your feet
I love my baby so soft and sweet
here are your hands
here are your feet
tip: song does not have to rhyme and is great for body parts. It is easy to interchange body parts in the song.
Missed Storytime this week?Check out these activities on School
With school coming up, check out our activities, songs and making a paper backpack. Also take a look at our bookmarks on going back to school resources, so both children and adults can be prepared for the change in going back to school!
Participate in Storytime at Home with Weekly Videos
The Baby Hokey-Pokey
This tickle rhyme is great for body learning body parts and can be easily changed and adopted to learn new parts!
Put your arms in,you put your arms out, you put your arms in and you shake them all about
you wiggle, wiggle, wiggle (wiggle baby’s whole body)
and you tickle, tickle, tickle, (tickle baby)
that’s how the baby hokey-pokey goes!
(repeat as many times with different body parts as you want!)
Missed Storytime? Check Out What’s happening!
Check out some of the themes above, including crafts you can do at home!
Interested in our upcoming programs? Take a look at our newsletter and programs for September and October. We have several special all-ages storytimes as well as a new time for our Musical Storytime.
Interested in reading recommendations? Check out our bookmarks that you can take when you’re in the library, or ask one of the librarians for more options!