It is fall and things are falling… raindrops, leaves, and sometimes even snow flakes. Take a walk together and collect leaves. At home child can sort by shape, color, or size. Together count each pile—which has the most? the least? Explore the changings brought by fall with story, song, and creative activities here!  Check out some of our great books

There are shapes all around us!  Let your child pick a different shape each day to spot on clothes, printed materials, vehicles, structures, etc. and practice making that shape. Learn all about shapes and sizes with story, song, and creative activities here!  Check out some of our great books that explore our geometrical world  HERE! RESERVE BOOKS BY LOGGING IN

What are we harvesting now?  See how food grows and try a new food! Visit an orchard, farm stand, or your garden and let your child choose, wash, and prepare fruits and vegetables. Talk together about the food’s name, color, shape, size, texture, and taste. Discover all the great things that we receive from the Earth with story, song, and

My brother or sister is at school all day, I miss them.  There is no one to play with. Talk to your child about how you are feeling and then ask them how they are feeling at different times.   Explore feelings with story, song, and creative activities here!  Check out some of our great books that explore feelings HERE!

The three little pigs provides the perfect backdrop for a finger puppet production.  Have fun creating your own play!

Stone soup is a classic fable… let’s pretend to make some today and maybe tomorrow we can enjoy the real thing!

Have your child color the attached finger puppets and retell the story in their own way. This adapted version is from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library System. View the telling of this story: https://digitalbranch.cmlibrary.org/storytime-train/gunniwolf/  

Let’s work on our counting skills using gingerbread people!