Storytime Ideas: Winter

Well, we can no longer avoid the fact that it is winter so have some fun with these books and activities!

Books:

Winter Games by Roger Paré
Elephants Cannot Dance by Mo Willems
Totally Polar by Marty Crisp
Snow by Manya Stojic
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Perfect Snow by Barbara Reid


Fun Movement Activity:

Get the kids all warmed up with this!

Have the kids repeat the rhyme after you -

Brr, Brr, Brr
It’s cold! cold! cold!
It’s time to warm up, by jumping.
Jump on one foot,
Now on the other foot,
Now with both feet.
Turn and turn, now stop!
Now we are warm.



Craft ideas:

Build a snowman:
http://www.daniellesplace.com/images/snowman-pattern.gif



Igloo craft:
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/winter/migloo.htm

Reading Resolutions for 2011

I do not generally make any sort of resolutions but this year I wanted to motivate myself to read books that have been piling up on my bedside table. I also wanted to venture back into reading books outside the Children's Department. So, here I am publicly declaring that I will clear all the books (and by that I mean read them, not put them away) piled up on my table. I also plan on reading 1 adult fiction book a month. So far, I have that one covered. I read Room by Emma Donoghue at the beginning of January. What a fantastic but horribly tragic book. If you have not read it, I highly recommend it! I also cleared off 2 books from my table - The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (which I did not like so did not venture past page 50) and I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak (absolutely incredible read).




Wish me luck!