STEAM Themed Thursday--Fun with Ice

Arctic Animals

Books

What's That Noise?

by Naomi Howarth 

Polar Opposites

by Erik Brooks

A Polar Bear in the Snow

by Mac Barnett; illustrated by Shawn Harris

Music and Movement

Two Little Polar Bears

    Hill--Jack and Jill

    Snow--Fast and Slow

    Cloud--Quiet and Loud

Very Simple Dance

If You're Happy and You Know It

Colors in Motion

Flannel Board

Five Little Polar Bears

Activity

Arctic Animal Scavenger Hunt

Sandra Boynton Baby Storytime

Books

Barnyard Dance

Dinosaur Dance!

Moo, Baa, La La La!

Good Night, Good Night

Bounces, Rhymes, Songs

You Ought to See My Baby

Good Morning

Old MacDonald had a Farm

On My Face

Bouncing Mouse

City Bus

Jack and Jill

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Toast

Jingle Bells

Socks and Shoes and Boots Storytime

Books

The Missing Pairs

by Yvonne Ivinson

A Pair of Socks

by Stuart J. Murphy; illustrated by Lois Ehlert

Whose Shoes?

Anna Grossnickle Hines; illustrated by LeUyen Pham

Music and Movement

Hello, Hello

I Can Walk on Two Feet

My Hands

BOOTS

Laurie Berkner, with clipart

Hop, Hop, Stop!

Let's Play!

Open Ended Activity

Snipping station (plastic straws were the favorite!)

Instead of A Pair of Socks I would rather read

Have You Seen My New Blue Socks

by Eve Bunting; illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier

Fast and Slow Storytime

Books

Hurry Up and Slow Down

by Layn Marlow

Turtle Walk

by Matt Phelan

Hurry Up! A Book about Slowing Down

by Kate Dopirak; illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal

Movement and Songs

Hello, Hello

Bread and Butter, Marmalade and Jam

with flannel pieces

I've Changed My Mind

Jim Gill; with scarves

Popcorn Kernels

with scarves

Head Shoulders Knees and Toes

Let's Play!

Open Ended Play

Pattern Blocks

Snow Storytime

We had a huge snow storm last Wednesday...yet by today the snow had all melted.  Oh, well!

Books

Froggy Gets Dressed

by Jonathan London; illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz

Just One Flake

by Travis Jonker

Not Now, Cow

by Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Troy Cummings

I've used this one before, but it fell kinda flat today...

Music and Movement

Snowy Day

The day is snowy and the wind is bold.

Dress up wormly, you mustn't get cold!

Put on your coat and zip it up tight,

Put on your left boot, put on your right.

Put on your scarf and put on your hat,

Put on your mittens and clap-clap-calp!

Go outside and play, play, play.

{make a snowball and throw it, make a snowman...}

Come in again, and then we'll say--

Take off your coat that was zipped up tight,

Take off your left boot, take off your right.

Take off your scarf, take off your hat,

Take off your mittens, and then take a nap!

Jingle Bells

Verse--bells slow and quiet

Chorus--bells fast and loud

Flannel Board

One Little Snowflake

One little snowflake with nothing to do

Along came another and then there were two.

Two little snowflakes flying past me

Along came another and then there were three.

Three little snowflakes looking for some more

Along came another and then there were four.

Four little snowflakes dancing a jive

Along came another and then there were five.

Five little snowflakes having so much fun

Out came the sun and then there were none!

Open Ended Art

White chalk on dark colored paper

(some of the ones that were left for our art wall)

1/15/26

I subbed in last minute at another library...

Instead of Froggy Gets Dressed I read:

So Much Snow

by Kristen Schroeder & Sarah Jacoby

And we did extra Jingles Bells and no 3rd story

More chalk art...

Hat Storytime

One of my favorite storytimes each year...

Books

Hooray for Hat!

Brian Won

Finders Keepers

by Keiko Kasza

Music and Movement

Hello, Hello

If You're Happy and You Know It

Run, Baby, Run

Caspar Babypants

My Hands Say, "Let's Play!"

Magnet Board Game

Curious George is playing hid and seek

Is he behind the _____ (color) hat?

Let's take a peek!

Open Ended Craft

Decorate a party hat

3rd Book if I'd had time

Hat Tricks

by Satoshi Kitamura