Bathtime!

For Parents & Caregivers: Help your pre-reader become aware of the smaller sounds that make up words.  Play rhyming games, sing songs,  and say words with the sounds left out.  Example:  BAT - the "buh" sound = at
Article: March Kindergarten Readiness Skills

Storytime Books
Harry the Dirty Dog
Big Red Tub
Pet Wash
What Next, Baby Bear?
To Bathe a Boa
Is It Time?

Rhymes

Music CDs: "This Is the Way You Take a Bath" Wee Sing for Baby; "Everybody Wash" Sesame Street Splish Splash and "If You Don't Take a Bath" Wave Your Hands

Bath Storytime Booklist

Sniffles, Sneezes and Get Well Wishes

For Parents & Caregivers: School readiness skills, listening and following directions, are developed during storytimes.
Article: Getting Your Child Ready to Read

Storytime Books
Next Please
I Wish I Was Sick, Too!
How to Heal a Broken Wing
Get Well Soon Book
Dear Daisy, Get Well Soon
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?

Rhymes

Music CDs: "Five Little Joeys" Dance Party and "Body Rock" Kids in Motion.

Storytime Booklist

Go! Go! Go!

For Parents & Caregivers: Children learn letters in stages: 1. the names of letters, 2. recognize the shapes of different letters, and 3. match the letters with their sounds.
Article: Alphabet Learning Activities

Storytime Books
Frieght Train
Duck on a Bike
Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud
The Bus for Us
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
The Big Trip
The Little Engine That Could

Rhymes

Music CDs: "Stomp and Clap" Physical Ed; "The Train" Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays; "Walk & Stop" & "Zoom-e-Oh" Away We Go "Riding in the Buggy/Tideo" Sing A to Z

Transportation Storytime Booklist

Happy Valentine's Day!

For Parents & Caregivers: Why are you so important?  You know your child best! Children learn by doing things and they love doing things with you. Take every opportunity you have to read, talk, and play with your child.

Article: February Kindergarten Skills Development

Storytime Books

The Secret

A Hug for You

The Cuddle Book

Secret Valentine

Rhymes

Music CD: "Skidamarink" Wiggleworms We Love You

Valentine Storytime Booklist

Black History Month

Special celebration of African-American heritage and families!

Storytime Books
Storytelling: Anansi tale, "The King's Drum"
My People
Feast for Ten
Our Children Can Soar

Music CDs: "Che Che Kule" & "John the Rabbit" Come and Make a Circle; "Shortin' Bread" Come and Make a Circle 2 and "Do What the Spirit Say Do" Experience 101.

African-American Character Storytime Booklist

Forest Friends

For Parents & Caregivers: Children who enjoy books will want to learn how to read.  Make book-sharing time a special time for closeness for you and your child.
Article: Creating a Reading Environment at Home

Storytime Books
The Wild Woods
Sally Goes to the Mountains
Counting on the Woods
In the Snow

Rhymes

Music CDs: "Anilae\Chipmunk" Wee Sing Around the World; "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain" Whaddaya Think of That?; "Baby Bird" Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays and "Skunk" Stories with a Twist