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Thursday August 3, 2017: 2:00pm to
3:00pm
Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
Grade K - Adult
Blog Post
PreK Bits - "M" is for MOON
by ryanikoglu
This week at Malletts Creek Branch Ms. Rachel and Ms. Allison introduced stories "under the moon".
SLEEPYHEADS is a story of where to find all of the sleepyheads ...
For action and music with Ms. Banjo Betsy we played "Wake Up You Sleepyheads and Go and find the cattle!". It's a fast and slow action musical game.
JUST RIGHT For TWO is a sweet story of a new friendship.
For more stories with the moon in them:
OWL BABIES … When will Mama be home ?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOON … Phases of the moon with little Moon Bear.
IF YOU WERE THE MOON … What would you do?
LITTLE WOLF’s FIRST HOWLING … Watch for this one. It is on-order and has not arrived yet.
MOONCAKES …a story of Chinese Moon Festival.
The MOON INSIDE … Ella overcomes darkness at night.
ARMSTRONG:The Adventurous Journey Of A Mouse To The Moon … A long time ago a mouse learned to fly.
The MOON’s ALMOST HERE … Creatures make their ways home as the day is ending.
SUN And MOON … be careful what you wish for.
YOU BELONG HERE … A rhyming bedtime story pace with all things in their places and “You belong here with me.”
FULL MOON LORE ... each month described by a phrase based on the full moon. Lovely illustrations too!
Blog Post
2017 “Write On!” Short Story Contest Winners!
by krayla
Congratulations to all of the writers in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade who participated in this year’s “Write On!” Contest. The judges enjoyed reading all of your stories- here are some of their comments:
“Color me impressed!”
“This has been so fun!! I loved reading all of them.”
“It was a pleasure to read these stories!”
This year’s contest results were announced today at the Final Celebration event featuring guest author Mark Crilley. Winners accepted their prizes and everyone received a certificate of participation. If you are a writer who couldn’t join us today, AADL will send your prize/certificate in the mail.
Thank you to all of this year’s writers, friends, family, and educators! Please email Kayla at youngwrite@aadl.org with any contest questions. Keep an eye out for next year’s writing contest, and as always, happy writing!
Blog Post
PreK Bits - "R" is for ROYAL
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel and Banjo Betsy brought Royal Friends to Storytime this week at Malletts Creek.
First Ms. Rachel cut out the Queen of Hearts while she told the story of the Queen's heart-shaped tarts.
We performed ”The Princess, The Frog And The Little Bird” ... an oral tradition passed from AADL storyteller to storyteller. It is told using only sound effects.
We marched up and down the mountain with "The Grand Old duke of York". You can march with the same song on Youth CD WHERE IS THUMBKIN? and Youth CD STORYTIME.
The MOST WONDERFUL EGG IN The WORLD causes a dilemma for three chickens and the Queen. It is decided ... Whoever lays “The Most Wonderful Egg” will be made a Princess !
For more stories with ROYAL characters try these favorites:
KING BIDGOOD’s In The BATHTUB … and he won’t come out !
QUEEN Of The FROGS … does a crown make “a Royal”?.
The BIG PRINCESS and The TINY KING … "large" and "small" stories by Taor Miura.
DARING PRINCE DASHING … a daredevil prince story.
The DUCHESS Of WHIMSY … is known to have “esoteric tastes” …
The PAPER BAG PRINCESS … a classic by Robert Munsch.
QUEEN VICTORIA’s BATHING MACHINE … a real Queen and a True Victorian Story.
The PRINCE’S BEDTIME … a Royal Bedtime story.
For a participation and action adventure check out KLIPPITY KLOP. Prince Krispin, and his horse Dumpling, discover a Dragon ! YIKES !! You can order this title through MelCat with your AADL card. A Library that still owns a copy will send it. Then ... right up close... YOU can study the adorable small intricate line drawings by Ed Emberley ... and repeat (as many times as you like !) the walking adventure of Prince Krispin and Dumpling.
Blog Post
NEW Themes !! - Stories-To-Go 2017
by ryanikoglu
NEW SETS are ready for check-out !
There are 11 new Stories To Go THEMES, 4 sets of each theme ... added in 2017.
Each Themed set includes 5-7 books, 1-2 DVDs, perhaps a CD ... especially for use with kids ages 2-7 years old.
These sets are for easy "Grab and CheckOut" by Parents, Grandparents, Child Care Providers, and Teachers.
Every SET includes an Activity Folder with songs, fingerplays and activities to extend the theme with your children.
The NEW 2017 themes are as follows:
ALPHABET ABC-XYZ ... Reading Readiness.
COUNTING ... especially beyond 10. Math Readiness.
NIGHT TIME ... what's going on while I am in bed? Early Science.
UNDER your FEET ... what's going on underground? Early Science.
SEQUENCING & PATTERNS ... Math Readiness.
SHAPES & COLORS ... School Readiness.
GOOD MANNERS ... Early Social Skills.
HEALTHY HABITS ... food, activity, teeth, hygiene. Early Science.
BUGS ... small living things. Early Science.
MOVING DAY ... when you are moving to a different place it is a Big Change. Social Skills.
RECYCLING/ GARBAGE ... Reduce ... ReUse ... Recycle. Early Social, Science and Ecology.
Blog Post
PreK Bits - "A" is for AFRICAN Stories
by ryanikoglu
“We Were In Deepest Africa” and Ms. Rachel rumbled with jungle stories in Storytime.
HEAD, BODY, LEGS: A Story From Liberia by the author/illustrator team Won-Ldy Paye & Margaret Lippert ... a story of how the final body design came to be.
We found our own body parts and did the "Hokey Pokey" to "Shake it all about".
LEOPARD’S DRUM: An Ashanti Tale From West Africa is a story of jealousy, sharing and problem-solving ... in the jungle.
Keep on rumbling in the jungle with more of Ms. Rachel’s favorite tales (and music) from Africa:
Zzzng ! Zzzng ! Zzzng !: A Yoruba Tale.
The HATSELLER And The MONKEYS with wonderful illustrations by Baba Wague Diakite.
ANANSI And The TALKING MELON and more by Janet Stevens.
WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE’S EARS in book format. Here is the same story on DVD narrated by James Earl Jones.
MUFARO’S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS in book format. Here is the same story on DVD by Reading Rainbow.
Putumayo recordings like the CD KID’S WORLD PARTY add wonderful African soundtracks to listen and dance.
The CD GIFT Of The TORTOISE offers more wonderful African music by Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Blog Post
PreK Bits - "Qu" is for QUESTIONS
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel and Ms. Betsy used "Qu" for questions throughout Storytime.
DUCK! RABBIT! …"What is it?" There are two opinions.
We participated in the action rhythm "A Quooty Qua" ... to repeat our "Qu" sound.
... We changed the sound from the action rhyme "A Tooty Ta". "What does 'Quooty qua' mean?"
TOO MUCH NOISE ... "What can I do about all this noise?" Peter asks the Wise Person.
For answers to more questions, try these favorites:
WHEN The WORLD Is DREAMING ... "What do little animals dream?"
CAN ONE BALLOON MAKE An ANIMAL FLY? ... and more questions asked at the zoo.
WHO DONE IT? ... follow visual clues to find an answer.
AH-HA to ZIG-ZAG ... If you were starting an Art Museum, what would you put in it ? Here is an "Artful" Alphabet.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ...? ... things are lost?
So MANY questions !
So little TIME !
Baby Playgroups
Dancing Babies with Monica Higman
Sunday August 13, 2017: 1:00pm to
1:40pm
Westgate Branch: West Side Room
Babies And Preschoolers, Up To Age 5
Baby Playgroups
Dancing Babies with Monica Higman
Sunday July 9, 2017: 1:00pm to
1:40pm
Traverwood Branch: Program Room
Babies And Preschoolers, Up To Age 5
Baby Playgroups
Dancing Babies with Dianne Dudley
Sunday July 23, 2017: 1:00pm to
1:40pm
Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
Babies And Preschoolers, Up To Age 5