Miss Christi's Storytime Blog

6 by 6 Spotlight: Notice Print Everywhere
Noticing that print in the environment is meaningful and knowing how to handle a book doesn’t just happen.

The books we read:

Stomp, Stomp! A Dino Romp by Bob Kolar © 1997
Where?  by  Leo Lionni   © 2007
Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton © 2011

                                           Other books you could check out to share with your child: 
                   ...

1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy ©2010
Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum by Lisa Wheeler ©2004 
Trouble Gum by Matthew Cordell © 2009
Big Bad Bubble by Adam Rubin  © 2014

Booklist:
JoCoLibrary- Kids- Bubbles 

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​
Check out our Staff Picks for Talk, Talk, Talk.

4. TELL STORIES ABOUT EVERYTHING ​
Watch, read and learn with Bookflix, which pairs a fun book...

6 by 6 Spotlight: HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Having fun produces chemicals in the brain that actually aid in the forming of synapses – learning.
That is one of the reasons why having fun is so important.

The books we read:

Dog's Colorful Day: A Messy Story About Colors and Counting by Emma Dodd  2001
Bounce by Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin  2007
Hickory Dickory Dog by Alison Murray 2014

                                           Other books you could check out to share with...

1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd  © 2001
I Love My Pet Dog by Aaron Carr  © 2012
Dream Dog by Lou Berger & David Catrow © 2013
Pugs in a Bug by Carolyn Crimi © 2012

Booklist:
JoCoLibrary - Kids - Dogs

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
Check out our Staff Picks for Notice Print All Around You.

3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​
Check out our Staff Picks for Talk, Talk, Talk.

4. TELL STORIES ABOUT EVERYTHING ​
Watch, read and learn with ...

Check our calendar for the next Antioch or other JCL Location Storytime, hope to see you there!

1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood ©2015
The Great Balloon Hullaballo by Peter Bently & Mei Matsuoka ©2013
There was an Old Martian Who Swallowed the Moon by Jennifer Ward  ©2015
Green Wilma Frog in Space by Tedd Arnold  ©2009

                                                   Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Outer Space...

1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Is Everyone Ready for Fun?   by Jan Thomas © 2011​
Orchestra Pit by Johanna Wright © 2014
Wheels on the Bus by Jane Cabrera © 2011
Farmer Joe and the Music Show by Tony Mitton ©  2009

Book List:
 JoCoLibrary - Kids - Kansas Reads to Preschoolers

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
Check out our Staff Picks for Notice Print All Around You.

3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​
Check out our Staff Picks for Talk, Talk, Talk.

4. TELL...

1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas © 2011​
Wheels on the Bus by Jane Cabrera © 2011
​The Book with No Pictures by B. J. Novak © 2014

Book List:
JoCoLibrary - Kids - Kansas Reads to Preschoolers

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
Check out our Staff Picks for Notice Print All Around You.

3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​
Check out our Staff Picks for Talk, Talk, Talk.

4. TELL STORIES ABOUT EVERYTHING ​
Have you tried TumbleBooks, an online library of...

Books:

Dancin' in the Kitchen by Wendy Gelsanliter & Frank Christian © 1998
The Runawy Dinner by Allan Ahlberg  © 2006
Thanksgiving Rules by Laurie Goodman © 2009

Activity:

STEAM Activity: Dancing Raisins

Related Videos:

Books

Can you and your child retell what happened in one of these stories: 

Don't Push the Button by Bill Cotter © 2013
Go, Go Grapes: A Fruit Chant by April Pulley Sayre © 2012
Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue © 2012

STEAM Activities 

Monster Math: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/207658232793632316/
Dancing Raisins (Science): http://www.pinterest.com/pin/207658232793627443/
Sleep Calculators (Math): http://www.pinterest.com/pin/207658232793627244/

Songs

Welcome, Welcome everyone [tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, Welcome everyone,
to STEAM-y Storytime you've come.
We’ll read and sing and play and do.
We should have fun, I hope that’s true.
Welcome, welcome everyone,
to STEAM-y Storytime you've come.

Let’s Go Explore Our World ~ S-T-E-A-M [tune: BINGO]...

1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS
Can you and your child retell what happened in one of these stories: 

Before We Eat From Farm to Table by Pat Brisson © 2014
The Simples Love a Picnic by J.C. Phillipps © 2014
Jack and the Hungry Giant: Eat Right with MyPlate byLoreen Leedy © 2013
Chloe by Peter McCarty © 2012

Book Lists
JoCoLibrary-Kids-Food
JoCoLibrary-Kids-Family

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
Check out our Staff Picks for Notice Print All Around You.

3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​
Check out our Staff Picks for Talk, Talk, Talk.

4. TELL STORIES...