Miss Christi's Storytime Blog

6 by 6 Spotlight:

TELL STORIES ABOUT EVERYTHING ​
It's great to ask your child open ended questions while reading. This encourages fun, involvement, thinking about stories,
understanding cause and effect, and it helps build vocabulary.

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The books we read:

Goose on the Farm by  Laura Wall © 2016
Chooky-Doodle-Doo by Jan Whiten ©  2014 
Quackers by Liz Wong © 2016

The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle ]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's have some fun.
First we'll clap...

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:

The Not-So-Perfect Penguin by Steve Smallman © 2013
Ella and Penguin Stick Together by Megan Maynor © 2016
Virgil & Owen Stick Together by Paulette Bogan © 2016
Polar Bear's Underwear by Tupera Tupera © 2015

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Polar Animals

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​
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6 by 6 Spotlight:

TAKE TIME TO RHYME, SING AND PLAY WORD GAMES
Rhymes and rhyming games are a great way to help babies enjoy language. Don’t be afraid to be silly

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The books we read:

Ten Little Toes, Two Small Feet by Kristy Dempsey © 2016
Love From the Very Hungry Caterpiller by Eric Carle © 2015 
Title by author ©

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The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's have some fun...

6 by 6 Spotlight:

NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU 
Looking at books where the words themselves are interesting is a great way to get babies to notice print.

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The books we read:

Stretch by Doreen Cronin © 2009
Wiggle by author © 2005
Bounce by author © 2007

The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's have some fun.
First we'll clap our hands just so.
Then let's reach and touch our toes.
Welcome...

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:

How to Get a Job by Me the Boss by Sally Lloyd-Jones © 2011
Sally Gets a Job  by Stephen Huneck © 2008
Pig Pig Gets a Job by Davud McPhail © 1990
LMNO Peas by Keith Baker © 2010

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Jobs People Do

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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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:

Love, Splat by Rob Scotton © 2008
T.L.C. by M.H. Clark © 2014
Mr. Pusskins: A Love Story by Sam Lloyd  © 2007
The Secret Life of Squirrels: A Love Story by Nancy Rose © 2016

Booklists:

JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Friendship
JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Love
JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Valentine's Day

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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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.

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The books we read:

Me Too! by Valeri Gorbachev © 2013
Red Sled by Lita Judge © 2011 
Snow Dog, Go Dog by Deborah Heiligman © 2013

The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's have some fun...

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:

Waiting for Snow by Marsha Arnold © 2016
Toys Meet Snow by Emily Jenkins © 2015
The Snow Blew Inn by Dian Curtis Regan © 2011
The Little Snowplow by Lora Koehler © 2015
 

Booklist: Bring some more fun reading home! 

JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Snow
JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Snowmen
JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Winter

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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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:

Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith © 2016
Don't Wake Up the Tiger by Britta Teckentrup © 2016
Crash of Rhinos by Greg Danylyshyn © 2016
Hiccupotamus by Steve Smallman © 2015

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool -  Tigers

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​...

6 by 6 Spotlight: NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU 
Looking at books where the words themselves are interesting is a great way to get babies to notice print.

Check out our Staff Picks for Notice Print All Around You.

The books we read:

Roar by Jonathan Litton © 2014
Look, Look Again by Agnese Baruzzi © 2016
The Big Book of Silly! by Natalie Marshall  © 2015

The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's have some fun.
First we'll clap our hands just...