Useful information, tips and resources to grow young readers.
The Cedar Mill & Bethany Community Libraries are hosting free vision screenings for children ages 3-7 years through See to Read*, a statewide initiative focused [...]
Today we read books about cookies and had a little math fun, as well. Preschool age kids are learning math concepts all the time and [...]
We read picture books about snow. Even simple stories offer lots of opportunities to talk about basic STEM concepts. What is the weather outside today? [...]
These are some books that my own children have enjoyed as they were growing up and I wanted to share them with you. I hope [...]
As a youth librarian and a parent of a boy and girl, I have observed the books that my children enjoyed as they were growing [...]
We had fun with balloons this week, discussing what a balloon needs to float. We showed kids how to blow up a balloon with air [...]
We read about dinosaurs- Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegosaurus, Ankylosaurus and even Compsognathus! We learned that T-Rex’s eyes were as big as baseballs and its [...]
This week we focused on sizes (small, medium, large) and shark and ocean-themed stories. We talked about how fish breathe, what they eat, etc. We [...]
This week we shared stories about hibernation in storytime. Sleepy Bear by Lydia Dabcovich Hibernation by Margaret Hall Mina's White Canvas by Hyeon-Ju Lee Hibernation [...]
Welcome to Preschool Power and our STEM Storytime topic: Seeds This week we learned about seeds. We read about how a pumpkin seed grows into [...]