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Storytime

A weekly program to build early literacy skills for kids, and model tools for parents. I emphasize interaction and opportunities for contextual personalization.

Storytime

May 10, 2022

Let's Go! Storytime

May 10, 2022

Book: I Really Want to See You, Grandma - Taro Gomi
Activity: Transportation Song - The Singing Walrus
Book: Diablote - Teresa Duran and Elena Val
Activity: Here, There, Everywhere! - play
Book: How Will We Get to the Beach? - Brigitte Luciani and Eve Tharlet
Activity: The Wheels on the Bus - Super Simple Learning
Book: Chugga Chugga Choo Choo - Emma Garcia

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May 10, 2022

March 8, 2019

Farm Storytime

March 8, 2019

Activity: Good Morning/Buenos Dias - Super Simple Learning/Español
Book: A Home in the Barn - Margaret Wise Brown
Activity: Clip Clop Puppets - from the book by Nicola Smee
Book: The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred - Samantha R Vamos
Activity: I Know a Chicken - Laurie Berkner
Book: Hattie and the Fox - Mem Fox
Activity: Old MacDonald Had a Farm - traditional
Book: Farmyard Beat - Lindsey Craig

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March 8, 2019

March 1, 2019

Letter XYZ Storytime

March 1, 2019

Book: Yo! Yes? - Chris Raschka
Activity: Do You Like… - Super Simple Learning
Book: “What is That?” Said the Cat - Grace Maccarone
Activity: Fox is In the Box - adapted from Hunting We Will Go
Book: Pete el Gato Me Gusto me Zapatos Blanco - James Dean
Activity: Ponte Tus Zapatos - Super Simple Español
Book: Pssst! - Adam Rex

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March 1, 2019

February 24, 2019

My Body Storytime

February 24, 2019

Book: I Got the Rhythm - Connie Schofield-Morrison
Activity: My Body Belongs to Me
Book: Don’t Touch My Hair - Sharee Miller
Activity: A Beautiful Girl - puppets, from the story by Amy Schwartz
Book: On the Ball - Brian Pinkney
Activity: Mi Cuerpo - song by Eric Litwin
Book: Love - My People - Langston Hughes

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February 24, 2019

February 21, 2019

Love You Storytime

February 21, 2019

Book: One Love - Cedella Marley
Activity: Two Little Lovebirds
Book: I Love You More Than… - Taye Diggs
Activity: There’s a Little Wheel Turning In My Heart - Laurie Berkner
Book: If You Plant a Seed - Kadir Nelson
Activity: A Circle is Not a Valentine
Book: Love - Amor

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February 21, 2019

February 8, 2019

Pets Storytime

February 8, 2019

Book: Looking for Bongo - Mahogany L Brown
Activity: I Have a Pet - Super Simple Learning
Book: No! - Marta Altés
Activity: Pet School
Book: Please, Puppy, Please - Spike and Tonya Lewis Lee
Activity: Dear Zoo
Book: Every Little Thing - Cedella Marley

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February 8, 2019

February 1, 2019

Black Voice Storytime

February 1, 2019

Book: Woke Baby - Mahogany L Brown
Activity: Days of the Week
Book: Freedom in Congo Square - Carole Baston Weatherford
Activity: Drum Circle
Book: We March - Shane W Evans
Activity: D-R-E-A-M tune of BINGO
Book: Hey Black Child- Useni Eugene Perkins

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February 1, 2019

July 6, 2018

River Storytime

July 6, 2018

With sounds A, F + U

Book: The Umbrella - Ingrid + Dieter Schubert
Activity: Umbrellas go Up
Book: One Lonely Fish - Andy Mansfield
Activity: Five Little Fishes
Book: Solomon Crocodile - Catherine Rayner
Activity: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Book: Con Locura - Emile Jadoul

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July 6, 2018

June 29, 2018

North Pole Storytime

June 29, 2018

With sounds P and Y

Book: When the Snow Comes - Jonathan Allen
Activity: Snowflakes Float
Book: Cubs Big World - Sarah L Thomson
Activity: Polar Bear, Polar Bear
Book: I’m Not Santa - Jonathan Allen
Activity: Silly Dance Contest - Jim Gill
Book: Snow Babies - Laura Ellen Anderson

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June 29, 2018

June 22, 2018

Savanna Storytime

June 22, 2018

With sounds E and Z

Book: The First Bear in Africa - Satomi Ichikawa
Activity: Elephants Have Wrinkles
Book: Soon - Patrick Benson
Activity: Pattern Song: Banana Banana Meatball - Blazer Fresh
Book: Hooray for Hat - Brian Won
Activity: Pig’s Picnic puppets - Keiko Kaszo
Book: Safari Animals - Simms Taback

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June 22, 2018

June 15, 2018

Mountain Storytime

June 15, 2018

With sounds B and N

Book: Bear Takes a Trip - Stella Blackstone
Activity: Bear Went Over the Mountain
Book: Just Me and My Dad - Mercer Meyer
Activity: Where is Bear
Book: Night Owl - Toni Yuly
Activity: Night Owl Nap
Book: Little Owl Lost - Chris Haughton

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June 15, 2018

June 8, 2018

Forest Storytime

June 8, 2018

With sounds D, R, and X.

Book: Deer Dancer - Cindy Jenson-Elliott
Activity: Dancing
Book: Dinnertime - Betty Ann Schwartz
Activity: Hunting We Will Go
Book: Not a Box - Leo Lionni
Activity: Something in my Box
Book: El Bosque - Bob Barner

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June 8, 2018

June 1, 2018

Garden Storytime

June 1, 2018

With sounds S and I

Book: Dig in - Cindy Jenson-Elliott
Activity: Something in My Garden
Book: Splended Spotted Snake - Betty Ann Schwartz
Activity: Snake Shapes
Book: Inch by Inch - Leo Lionni
Activity: Inés The Inchworm
Book: I Have a Garden - Bob Barner

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June 1, 2018

January 22, 2015

Letters XYZ Storytime

January 22, 2015

Book: My Mom Has X-Ray Vision – Angela McAllister
Activity: X Marks the Spot
Book: Yellow is My Color Star – Judy Horace
Activity: Do You Like… (Yum/Yuck)
Book: Yum Yum! What Fun! – Mara Bergman
Activity: I Went to the Zoo
Book: Z is for Moose – Kelly Bingham

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January 22, 2015

January 15, 2015

Away We Go

January 15, 2015

Book: One-Dog Canoe – Mary Casanova
Activity: Row Row Row Your Boat
Book: Duck on a Bike – David Shannon
Activity: Green Says Go
Book: Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus – Mo Willems
Activity: Wheels On the Bus
Book: Itsy Mitsy Runs Away – Elanna Allen

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January 15, 2015

Art Afternoon

October 1, 2018

Art Afternoon: Bubble Snake

October 1, 2018

cups, felt squares, and rubber bands make a unique bubble blower.

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October 1, 2018

September 24, 2018

Art Afternoon: Tin Bracelet

September 24, 2018

cardboard tubes and tinfoil squares are decorated to make bracelets.

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September 24, 2018

September 3, 2018

Art Afternoon: Clothespin Puppets

September 3, 2018

Clothespins make perfect little jaws.

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September 3, 2018

August 27, 2018

Art Afternoon: Sidewalk Water Painting

August 27, 2018

Brushes and water are all you need for this one!

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August 27, 2018

August 20, 2018

Art Afternoon: Back Pack Tag

August 20, 2018

duct tape, transparencies, and clips. This had so much prep.

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August 20, 2018

August 13, 2018

Art Afternoon: Emoji Pop-Up Card

August 13, 2018

Scissors, glue sticks and paper!

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August 13, 2018

August 6, 2018

Art Afternoon: Laughing Chick

August 6, 2018

Plastic cups, yarn and a little wet felt make this fun noisemaker.

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August 6, 2018

July 30, 2018

Art Afternoon: Twist Drums

July 30, 2018

Yarn and beads make a percussive beat on the cardboard circles.

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July 30, 2018

July 23, 2018

Art Afternoon: Drone Display (24th of July)

July 23, 2018

Scratch cards to make a firework alternative.

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July 23, 2018

July 16, 2018

Art Afternoon: rubber band guitar

July 16, 2018

A rubber band banjo with paint sticks and paper bowls.

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July 16, 2018

Dance Party

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August 12, 2019

Dance Party 1/6

August 12, 2019

Dance Party 5
Hello Song
Dancing Bear
I Can Shake My Shaker Egg
Signing Song
Walking Walking
We Are Monsters

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August 12, 2019

Dance Party 2/6

August 12, 2019

Dance Party 5
Hello Song
Como Vamos
Bumblebee
Signing Song
One, Two, Three, Whee!
Run Baby Run

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August 12, 2019

Dance Party 3/6

August 12, 2019

Dance Party 5
Hello Song
Freeze Dance
The Goldfish
Signing Song
The Popcorn Song
Left and Right Robot

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August 12, 2019

Dance Party 4/6

August 12, 2019

Dance Party 5
Hello Song
Baby Shark
Driving In My Car
Signing Song
Walk Along the River
Mi Cuerpo, My Body

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August 12, 2019

Dance Party 5/6

August 12, 2019

Dance Party 5
Hello Song
Milkshake
The Builder Song
Signing Song
Make a Circle
We Are the Dinosaurs

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August 12, 2019

Book Babies