Reindeer at the Library
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Get ready for winter by meeting some arctic wildlife! Traveling all the way from the North Pole (via Rooftop Landing Reindeer Farms), live reindeer will be visiting the library.
In addition to meeting some awesome live animals, you can make this a literacy opportunity for your child! "Reindeer" may be a new vocabulary word, or a concept he or she has never really seen before. Talk about them with your child and provide more adjectives to describe these new animals.
Perhaps a reindeer visit will put you in the mood to sing some carols! Like children's songs, carols have simple phrases and easy tunes that are great for kids. Hearing the variations in rhythm and melody, along with the rhyming verses, is great for your child's phonological awareness.
So come to the library and meet some reindeer! Find out where they'll be by calling 784-2016 or checking our online events calendar. Dress warmly and don't forget the camera!
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Nursery Nook
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Have fun developing rhyme skills with your child by playing this fun rhyme game. Rhyming is a great way to help develop phonological awareness. This is a skill all kids need to be ready to read.
Try one of the following riddles or have fun making up your own:
Say-
"I am thinking of something you drink out of, it rhymes with pup." (cup)
"I am thinking of something you wear on your head, it rhymes with cat." (hat)
"I am thinking of something you wear on your foot, it rhymes with glue." (shoe)
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Greetings!
The Kent District Library wants to help get your child ready to read and write! In this newsletter, you will find FUN and simple activities to do with your child that will help meet that goal. For more information on the skills your child needs before he or she learns to read, visit the Play-Grow-Read section of the KDL website. You can also stop by any KDL branch--our youth librarians would love to share their knowledge with you! |
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Holiday time is a great time to talk with children who and what they are thankful for. As easy and fun craft to do is creating a "thankful card". (This also doubles as a great decoration!) Use any blank piece of paper and fold it in half to make a card. Gather items like scissors, crayons, markers, old magazines, glue, stickers, etc. Talk with your child about the things that they are thankful for this year. Have them watch you write down the exact words that they use on the card. Then have them draw or cut out pictures to go with the words you have written. When the card is done, read the card together. This activity is great for helping kids learn that words have meaning and that teaches print awareness.
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Book Review
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Pocketful of posies : a treasury of nursery rhymes / {illustrated by} Salley Mavor
The very talented Salley Mavor brings us a new compilation of sixty-five well-known nursery rhymes. Each rhyme is accompanied by beautiful and intricate embroidered artwork. Children and adults will love to look a little closer and see her ingenious use of buttons, shells, beads etc. This collection includes all of our favorite nursery rhymes, from "Baa Baa Black Sheep" to "This Little Piggy". Because the rhymes are not very long, it is easy to get through this entire treasury in one or two sittings. Reciting and reading nursery rhymes is a great way to promote the early literacy skill of phonological awareness in your child. Phonological awareness is when children connect the sounds of words through rhymes, stories, songs, and play.
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Are you looking for a new musician to enjoy with your children? Elizabeth Mitchell is someone you need to hear. Her songs are whimsical, fun and easy to sing along to. Her folksy songs are fun for the whole family. Check our online catalog to find one of her albums today.
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