Tuesday Summer Reading Program 

10 a.m. Ages 2-6

Our Story Is: One Enchanted Evening by Mark Moulton.
For ages 4-8. A delightful fairy tale written by Mark Kimball Moulton and illustrated by nationally acclaimed artist Karen Hillard Crouch. In a magical land of dragonflies, spiders, mice and ladybugs, the power of true love is unveiled in this new tale. Features original Lang artwork with a laminated cover and matching dust jacket.

This is the last week of our Summer Reading Program.  We are celebrating the last day with a special story about a queen spider and a knight field mouse.  Our every child ready to read theme is Phonological Awareness and Narrative Skills.

Weather permitting we will have our story time outside and we will play games, sing silly songs and time permitting do our craft inside.  Special awards will be given to all children for their participation. 

Please come and help celebrate our last day of our Summer Reading Program.  For further information please call 705-295-6814.

Tuesday July 17th
Pre School Summer Reading Program
Prince and Princess Summer Reading Fun 10 a.m.

The Princess Elizabeth is slated to marry Prince Ronald when a dragon attacks the castle and kidnaps Ronald. In resourceful and humorous fashion, Elizabeth finds the dragon, outsmarts him, and rescues Ronald --- who is less than pleased at her un-princess-like appearance. 

 Come and enjoy our special story of the day.  We will be playing fun games outside if weather permits, sing silly songs and make a special craft.  

Our Every Child Ready to Read theme this week is Print Motivation.  This is how is all begins.  Being interested in and enjoying books. No matter what book you read to
your child you are encouraging Print Motivation.          

We look forward to seeing you and your little ones.  There is a small fee of $2.00 per child.      

Pre-School Story Time Tuesday May 15th

Story time Tuesday May 15th 10 a.m.

Our story this week is "Zinnia's Flower Garden" by Monica Wellington

Planting is such fun!

Zinnia plants a garden, eagerly waits for the plants to grow, sells the beautiful flowers, then gathers seeds to plant the following year.

Our Every Child Ready To Read this week is Narrative Skills.  
Choose titles that repeat or predict to encourage telling or retelling.






We will be planting sunflower seeds with the children this week.  So make sure your little one is in older clothes.

We will be singing wonderful songs like Baby Bumble Bee, Mr. Sun, I Hear Thunder, I'm A Firefighter.


Please come and join us as we explore planting with Zinnia and we sing our silly songs. 

Pre-School Story Time Tuesday May 8, 2012

Story Time Tuesday May 8th 10 a.m.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL MOTHERS!

Our Story this week is Mommy's Hands by Kathryn Lasky & Jane Kamine

To a small child, a mother's hands are almost magical. Mommy's hands can draw and bake, comfort and cuddle, point out the stars in the night sky and plant a beautiful garden. This charming book, told from the point of view of three different young children, is sure to bring smiles of joy and recognition to both moms and their little ones. 

This week our every child ready to read theme is Vocabulary.  

 This is how is all begins.  Knowing the name of things.  Talk with your child and ask them to name the different things at home or while you are shopping. Verbal interaction with your child at any age is very important.

We will be making something very special for all Mom's and grandmother's during craft time.  

We will be singing wonderful songs such as:  Baby bumble bee, Mr. Sun, If you are happy and you know it, Baa Baa black sheep and many many more.  

Please feel free to come and join us as we hear wonderful stories, sing silly songs and make special crafts.  

Pre School Story Time - March 22, 2011- This week's book...

A Flock of Shoes by Sarah Tsiang

At the end of summer, Abby refuses to give up her sandals despite all her mother’s reasons for letting them go. But while Abby’s playing at the park, swinging higher and higher, her flip-flops slip off her feet and fly away, joining other sandals headed southward in a V formation. At first, she grudgingly puts on boots and wears them all winter, though she imagines her sandals vacationing at the beach and sending her fond postcards. Spring brings two more footwear-related surprises for Abby.

This book promotes phonological awareness.

Phonological awareness is the awareness of all of the sounds of language. It is the ability to hear and distinguish sounds. This includes: Recognizing sounds, Adding sounds, Taking apart sounds, Moving sounds around.  

Why is it important for children to have these skills? Phonological and phonemic awareness help children become prepared to learn how letters and sounds go together into words. This makes it much easier for someone to learn to read and write!

Weak skills in phonological awareness are a primary cause for reading difficulties. 

Please visit this website for helpful hints http://www.idealcurriculum.com/early-phonemic-awareness.html

Reading List

Barnyard Banter Denise Fleming
Vibrant illustrations and all the noises of the barnyard to share together. Watch out – this will encourage everyone to bray, neigh, cluck and oink!
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear Nancy White Carlstrom
A rhyming story full of everyday activities that preschoolers will love to share.
My Very First Mother Goose Iona Opie
Packed with rhymes and songs that you can sing and act out with fingerplays or puppets. This book has lovely bright colorful pictures.
The Baby’s Game Book Isabel Wilner
Baby Goes Beep Rebecca O’Connell
Bee-Bim Bop! Linda Sue Park
Big Week for Little Mouse Eugenie Fernandes
Diddle Diddle Dumpling Tracey Campbell Pearson
Easy Street Rita Gray
Fire, Fire said Mrs. McGuire Bill Martin Jr
A Frog in the Bog Karma Wilson
Giraffes can’t dance Giles Andreae
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? Jane Yolen
Hush: A thai Lullaby Minfong Ho.
Little White Dog Laura Godwin
Mortimer Robert Munsch
One of Each Mary Ann Hoberman
Orange Pear Apple Bear Emily Gravett
Please, Baby, Please Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
Raise the Roof! Anastasia Suen
Tickle Tum Nancy Van Laan
Time for Bed Mem Fox
What Will We Do with the Baby-O Theo Heras

Pre School Story Time @ Keene Library

Pre School Story Time @ Keene Library

The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever! by Teddy Slater

Its March 17th, and the leprechauns are gathered for their favorite day of the year. Young readers can join them as they celebrate St. Patrick's Day with music, dancing, and a parade.

This book promotes phonological awareness.

Phonological awareness is the awareness of all of the sounds of language. It is the ability to hear and distinguish sounds. This includes: Recognizing sounds, Adding sounds, Taking apart sounds, Moving sounds around.  

Why is it important for children to have these skills? Phonological and phonemic awareness help children become prepared to learn how letters and sounds go together into words. This makes it much easier for someone to learn to read and write!

Weak skills in phonological awareness are a primary cause for reading difficulties.

Book list

Babies:
Chicky Chicky Chook Chook by Cathy MacLennan
Buzzy’s Boo Boo by Harriet Ziefert
Overboard by Sarah Weeks
10 Rubber Duckies by William Winburn
Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Annie Kubler

Toddlers:
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
Toot Toot Beep Beep by Emma Garcia
My Baby and Me by Lynn Reiser
Bunny Fun by Sarah Weeks
Tanka Tanka Skunk by Steve Webb

Preschoolers:
Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! by Maureen Wright and Will Hillenbrand
A Boy and His Bunny by Sean Bryan
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont
How Do You Wokka-Wokka by Elizabeth Bluemle
All The World by Liz Garton Scanlon

Children's Books that promote Print Motivation

March 8th, 2011 Story Time

                        Home Sweet Home by Norman Junge

A delightfully mixed-up household is full of surprises when Mr. Knorps comes to "fix" the kitchen appliances and creates confusion when the oven starts washing dishes, people are talking on the dishwasher, and the refrigerator takes up elevator service. 

Print Motivation is a child's interest in and enjoyment of books.  Children who enjoy books and reading at an early age will read more and be interested in reading as they get older. 
 

Develop your child’s print motivation by:

• Reading together often and making it fun

• Making sure you and your child are in good moods before reading

• Stopping the story when your child becomes tired or loses interest

• Modelling reading for pleasure by reading a book, magazine or 
   newspaper that you enjoy