Color books are great fun, and lead to endless varieties of art projects! Books: “Kitten Red Yellow Blue” by Peter Catalanotto “Color Dance” […]
Transportation
Today we did a storytime about cars and trucks and things that go. There are so many fun books on this theme! Books: “Don’t […]
Stories That Go Nowhere (Circular Stories)
Today we learned about circular stories, which are stories where the plot comes full circle, and the story ends as it began. Just for fun, […]
Sweets and Treats
Today we talked about delicious sweets and treats, with a particular emphasis on cupcakes! Books: “Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake” by Thomas Taylor […]
Dot the Fire Dog
Today we read the picture book “Dot the Fire Dog”, and other stories about the work firefighters do. Books: “Dot the Fire Dog” by Lisa […]
Kings and Queens
Who wouldn’t want to be a prince or princess, ruling a far away land? During this week’s Explorastory we talked about royalty. Books: The King’s […]
Ladybugs
Today we talked about the cute, colorful ladybug! Through an exciting nonfiction story, “Bright Beetle”, kids learned facts about the life of this neat insect, […]
Flower Garden
Today we read books about the fun of gardening and growing beautiful flowers! I introduced the theme with a cute watering can puppet. Books: […]
Caterpillars
Today we talked about caterpillars- crawling, eating, and turning into butterflies! Books: “The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pop-Up Book” by Eric Carle “The Crunching Munching […]
Wind
As part of the weather-themed storytimes I have been doing lately, I did a wind theme for our first week of April’s ExploraStory. Books: “Wind […]