The first day of spring was yesterday (although it’s hard to tell by the weather!), so I thought it would be fun to talk about […]
Snowmen
Who doesn’t love a roly-poly snowman? Today we read books about snowmen and the children told me all about the snowmen they built this winter. […]
Tracks in the Snow
Tracks in the snow, tracks in the snow… Who made the tracks? Where do they go? Books: “Who’s Been Here? A Tale in Tracks” by […]
Dinosaur Stomp!
I hear there’s a stomp down at the swamp…today we had fun doing the Dinosaur Stomp! I introduced the theme with our fun T-Rex puppet […]
Hibernation
Today we read stories about bears (and a few other animals) settling down to hibernate for winter. Books: “Don’t Wake Up the Bear” by Marjorie Dennis […]
Building
Today’s Explorastory was a fun-filled discussion and practice of building. I love this theme because kids really get into it! Books: “Building With Dad” by Carol Nevius […]
Rocks
We had a rockin’ good time in today’s Explorastory! Books: “If Rocks Could Sing: a Discovered Alphabet” by Leslie McGuirk “If You Find a […]
Sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, a storytime full! Books: “Where is the Green Sheep?” by Mem Fox […]
Cats
Today we talked about beloved family pets: cats and fun, frisky kittens. I was amazed by how many young cat lovers were in attendance! Books: “Cat’s […]
Fall
As the last of the leaves fell from the trees, we gathered a bunch to make leaf art and do a storytime about this fun […]