Winter 2021/2022
 Early Literacy Newsletter
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Winter 2021/2022 Early Literacy Newsletter
Library News
Featured Booklist: Winter - What Do Animals Do?
What's the Opposite? Early learning through read, talk, sing, write, and play.
Audio Resources for Young Children
Library News
Winter Storytime Online
Join the Youth Services staff for stories, songs, rhymes and fun!
 
Facebook Live Storytime:
Tuesdays, January 4, 11, 18, 25
10:30 a.m.
All ages, no registration or Facebook account necessary. Watch here: https://www.facebook.com/cbcpl/live.
 
Virtual Baby Storytime:
Wednesday, January 5th
9:30 a.m. via Zoom
Join a Youth Services Librarian as they shares books, rhymes, songs, and fun for babies and their caregivers! This 20-minute storytime is offered over Zoom and is adapted for babies ages 0-12 months and their needs. Staff will introduce infants to reading short stories and lead parents and caregivers in early literacy activities they can do with their baby. Register to reserve your child's spot in this event, and to get the event link. 
 
Virtual Sensory Storytime:
Wednesday, January 19th
9:30 a.m. via Zoom
This 20-minute storytime is offered over Zoom and is adapted for children with different abilities to support their sensory needs. Staff will use more visual aids and include activities for sensory experiences. Sensory storytime is ideal for children of all abilities, with or without sensory sensitivities, and is enjoyable for all families. Each storytime will include: a visual schedule, an opening song, a movement rhyme, a short story, a song or rhyme, a movement activity, a short story, and a closing song. These activities will be led at a more relaxed pace than other storytimes. Register to reserve your child's spot in this event, and to get the event link.
 
Stay-At-Home Storytime
Enjoy more online storytimes from the Youth Services Librarians on our YouTube Channel Stay-At-Storytimes.
 
First Readers Book Club
Online registration begins on the 15th of each month for the following month's kit.
 
The First Readers Book Club is for kids who are reading early reader books. The First Readers Book Club features a new book club kit each month featuring a paperback copy of an early reader book, discussion questions, and a craft. If you are beginning to read and love books like Elephant and Piggie, Frog and Toad, Biscuit, and Fly Guy – this book club is for you!
 
January's First Readers Book Club Title:
Cece Loves Science: Push and Pull by Kimberly Derting
 
Cece and her friend Isaac conduct an experiment using the forces of push and pull to deliver a treat to Cece's dog, Einstein. Includes glossary and activities using hte forces of push and pull.
 
February's First Readers Book Club Title:
Baloney and Friends by Greg Pizzoli

Meet Baloney! He's the star of this book, along with his best buddies: empathetic Peanut the horse, sensible Bizz the bumblebee, and grumpy Krabbit - he'd rather not be here, but what can you do? Meet four funny animal friends in this early reader graphic novel from award-winning author and illustrator Greg Pizzoli.
 
March's First Readers Book Club Title:
Interrupting Cow by Jane Yolen
 
Knock, knock...
Who's there?
It's Interrupting Cow.
Interrupting Cow wh-?
Well, you know how the joke goes...or do you? Read this side-splitting book to discover the true, surprisingly heartwarming story of the one and only Interrupting Cow.
 
Available while supplies last. Books and supplies are provided by the Friends of the Library. 
 
Free Early Literacy Weather Kit - coming January 2022.

Reserve your kit for pick up or delivery*.
For ages 3-6. Includes instructions and materials for making a weather wheel and a "rain" experiment.
 
Sign-up begins January 4th, 2022 on Facebook.
 
*Available while supplies last.
 
Featured Booklist: Winter - What Do Animals Do?
Winter - What Do Animals Do?
 
Explore the season through the eyes of animals! Check out these picture books and non-fiction titles for a great winter storytime!

 
What's the Opposite? 
Early learning through read, talk, sing, write, and play.
Children who understand opposites understand the characteristics of different objects or concepts such as heavy versus light. Teaching opposites can help children make observations and comparisons, develop critical thinking skills, and vocabulary.
 
Parenting Resources:
  • Why Teach Opposites? (Montessori Plus)
  • What's the Opposite? Activity Plan (Scholastic)
READ:
Explore CBCPL's Opposites booklist for book suggestions to share with children.
 
 
TALK:
 Point out things around you and talk about the opposites - foods that are gooey versus crunchy, things that are wet versus dry, etc. It may help to describe the objects or materials by encouraging your child to use their senses - what they see, hear, smell, taste, and feel.
 
SING:
This is Big, Big, Big 
This is big, big, big. (move hands to side)
This is small, small, small. (move palms slowly closer towards each other)
This is short, short, short. (move palms towards each other, one from top and one from bottom)
This is tall, tall, tall. (palms together, move one hand up)
This is fast, fast, fast. (roll two fists around each other quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow. (roll fists slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (make a fist with one hand facing down and "nod")
This is no, no, no. (shake finger side to side and shake head "no")
 
Two Little Black Birds (shown in this video as "red birds")
Two little black birds sitting on a hill (hold up 2 fingers)
One named Jack, the other named Jill 
Fly away Jack, fly away Jill. (move 1 finger away from body, then move the other finger away from body)
Come back Jack, come back Jill. (bring 1 finger back to the front of your body and then the other finger)
 
Continue the rhyme with the following verses:
Two little black birds flying in the sky.
One named Low and the other named High...
 
Two little black birds sitting on a pole.
One named Fast and the other named Slow...
 
WRITE:
Use small muscles to cut and glue and practice writing the alphabet.Fun crafts help develop fine motor skills, which prepares a child to learn to read and write and can demonstrate an early learning concept like opposites!
 
Accordion Fish Craft (concept of long versus short)
Supplies needed:
colorful paper
scissors
glue
crayon or marker
 
PLAY:

Sensory Play:
Fill a container with materials such as packing peanuts, kinetic sand, dirt, or water. Then hide things that have opposite characteristics in it. Some examples to look for are objects that are hard vs. soft; smooth vs. bumpy; big vs. small; heavy vs. light; bright vs. dark; long vs. short; loud vs. quiet; transparent vs. opaque, etc.
 
Games to play:
Red Light Green Light Game
How to play: 
  1. One person is chosen to be "it" (the traffic light) and he/she stand a good distance away from the other players (5+ metres) with his or her back to them. The other players stand in a line facing "it". 
  2. When "it" calls, "Green Light," the other players move towards her or him until she or he spins around, calling, "Red Light!" When they hear the red light command, the other players must freeze on the spot. Any child seen moving must return to the starting line. The children must remain frozen until the next, "Green Light!" command is given.
  3. Play continues in this manner until someone reaches and tags "it". The tagger becomes the new "it" and the game begins again.
Opposites Board Game (printable)
 
Audio Resources for Young Children
E Kits
(Read-alongs)

Explore picture books with accompanying read-along CDs. (Search term in catalog: "title of book" CD, collection: "juvenile kit")
VOX Picture Books
These do not require a CD player and the kit comes with a charger. 
(Search term: "book that talks", collection: "juvenile kit")
CloudLibrary:
e-audiobooks

Books need to be downloaded to your computer or mobile device.
 
The collection includes books in English and Spanish.
(From library website, click on "collections" -> "downloadables" -> "browse" -> "kids fiction"
or head to 
https://cbcpubliclibrary.net/downloadables-collections/)
 
Playaway Launchpads

Preloaded audio resource contained within a tablet. Some titles include books while others contain educational games.
 
In the library catalog, search term: "tablet", collection: "juvenile launchpad".)
 
Scholastic BookFlix

Video storybooks that are paired with nonfiction ebooks designed for preschool through 3rd grade. Collection includes book sin English and Spanish. Free for CBCPL patrons!
 
Access BookFlix today! 
 
Looking for more to do? See all programs on our online calendar.