Have you read your summer reading assignment book yet?

The realization that school is less than a month away is beginning to set in which leads to the inevitable panic....I HAVEN'T READ MY SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT BOOK YET!!!!

I've had several parents and kids call and come in today looking for the books on their reading lists, and I've had to tell them that there is a waiting list.  In all honesty, they are still ahead of the game and will probably get the books with some time to actually read them.  My advice to parents with children of summer reading age is to be prepared.  Don't wait until the last minute.

Here are links to some articles I found about how to help your child beat procrastination.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/vanessaloder/2016/04/15/10-scientifically-proven-tips-for-beating-procrastination/#2ad21213296a

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/stress-better/2015/04/4-steps-to-help-your-child-defeat-procrastination-illustrated/

http://www.parents.com/kids/development/behavioral/stop-wasting-time/

https://www.familyeducation.com/life/procrastination/help-your-child-beat-procrastination

My kids will be entering preschool and kindergarten this year, and there is a bunch of stuff on my to-do list to get them ready.  I am already stressing, yet knowing full well it just gets tougher as they get older.  Hats off to the parents with to-do lists as long as their arms!  You are my heroes!

Woohoo! We made the news!

We made the news!  Thanks to a local news publication we are getting the word out about our kindergarten readiness programs as well as our library!  Hurray!

http://westlife.northcoastnow.com/2017/07/library-offers-kindergarten-readiness-series/

Sumemr 2017 Music & Movement Preschoolers & Early Elementary 7-26-17

Summer 2017 Music & Movement

Preschool & Early Elementary

10:30 – 11:00 am

Week:  July 26, 2017

Opening Song:  “Shakin’ It” (Track #9 Shakin’ It / Parachute Express)

Opening Rhyme:  “We Clap and Sing Hello” (with activity mats)

Yoga Activity:  Good Morning Yoga / Mariam Gates, illustrated by Sarah Jane Hinder

Book:  Down By the Station / Jennifer Riggs Vetter; illustrations by Frank Remkiewicz

Song:  “Mr. Eric’s Jumping Song” (Track #1 The Big Silly with Mr. Eric / Eric Litwin)

Egg shakers song:  “The Shaker Hop” (Track #14 Dancing Feet / Carole Peterson)

Book:  Cock-a-Doodle-Doo-Bop! / Michael Ian Black, drawn by Matt Myers

Scarves song:  “Balloons” (Laurie Berkner Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwZapVgQ1Z8)

Parachute song:  “Alabama Mississippi” (Track #5 Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song)

Closing Song:  “Boogaloo Song” (Track #6 Action! Fun! Dance! / The Learning Station)

Goodbye Rhyme:  “Open Shut Them”

Summer 2017 Music & Movement Infants & Toddlers 7-26-17

Summer 2017 Music & Movement

Infants & Toddlers

9:45 – 10:15 am

Week: July 26, 2017

Opening Song:  “Good Morning” (Track #1 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Song:  “Open Shut Them” (Track #13 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Song:  “If You’re Happy and You Know It” (Track #6 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Yoga Activity:  I Am Yoga / Susan Verde, art by Peter H. Reynolds

Song:  “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” (Track #1 Early Childhood Classics / Hap Palmer)

Book:  Old MacDonald / Jane Cabrera

Egg shakers song:  “The Shaker Hop” (Track #14 Dancing Feet / Carole Peterson)

Song:  “Going on a Bear Hunt” (Track #17 Yummy Yellow / Eric Litwin)

Scarves song:  “Balloons” (Laurie Berkner Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwZapVgQ1Z8)

Song:  “Skinnamarink” (Track #24 The Elephant Show / Sharon, Lois and Bram)

Closing Song:  “Goodbye” (Track #38 Songs for Wiggleworms)

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Summer 2017 Preschool Storytime 7-25-17

I can't believe that this is the last preschool storytime of Summer 2017!  Where did the time go?  I guess it's true that time flies when you're having fun!

Summer 2017 Preschool Storytime

July 25, 2017

10:00 – 10:30 am

Opening Song:  “When I Woke Up Today” (Track #9 Superhero / Laurie Berkner Band)

Feelings Game

Rhyme:  “If You’re Ready for a Book”

Book:  Ninja Boy Goes to School / N.D. Wilson, illustrated by J.J. Harrison

Song:  “Mr. Eric’s Jumping Song” (Track #1 The Big Silly with Mr. Eric / Eric Litwin)

Book:  If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, DON’T! / Elise Parsley

Rhyme Activity:  Eat the Alphabet with animal puppet “chef”

Song:  “Balloons” w/scarves (Laurie Berkner Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwZapVgQ1Z8)

Book:  I’m Smart! / Kate & Jim McMullan

Song:  “Shaker Hop” (Track #14 Dancing Feet / Carole Peterson)

Closing Song:  “Happy Trails” (Track #21 Fisher Price Fun in the Sun disc 2)

Closing Rhyme:  “Open Shut Them”