Welcome back to Preschool Storytime! Summer is a fun but busy time, so it is was nice to get back to our regular schedule. We jumped right in with our welcome song " Clap Everybody and Say Hello ." The consistent use of a welcome song provides...
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Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015
This past Saturday, I took an early morning trip to the Iowa City Farmer's Market to do a special storytime. I had been worried about rain, but the day started off nice and sunny. I sat under the trees in Chauncey Swan Park and spread out some...
Sunday, May 31, 2015
As I did storytime on both Wednesday and Saturday this past week, this is a combined recap of both storytimes. With summer vacation just around the corner, both days were all about travel and taking trips. As usual storytime began with our welcome...
Thursday, May 14, 2015
This was my first storytime back after attending the Kids First conference last week. I was happy to be able to share some of the early literacy information I had learned. In support of phonological awareness, hearing the sounds that make up words,...
Wednesday, Apr 22, 2015
Today I was joined by our intern Amanda in showing off some of the Bridge to Reading award nominees. The Bridge to Reading award is designed to promote early literacy through quality read-aloud picture books. Engaging children in the voting process...
Wednesday, Apr 8, 2015
I was in the mood to introduce some dinosaurs with the recent news that Brontosaurus (formerly part of the Apatosaurus family) would officially be its own dinosaur again. I saw some new faces in the crowd this morning, but they learned quickly to...
Friday, Apr 3, 2015
Would you like to read books to your children in Chinese? Are you learning to read simplified Chinese? The Iowa City Public Library has what you need. Recently the library received a donation of new Chinese books to our children's collection.
Wednesday, Mar 25, 2015
Spring is officially here, and today at Preschool Storytime we did our best to welcome all things spring. To start we talked about how you can tell spring is here with the changes in the weather. Which conveniently led into our welcome song " Clap...
Wednesday, Mar 11, 2015
Today's Preschool Storytime was all about saying good morning to a beautiful day. To start, we talked about the sun coming up and how the weather is warm enough that we don't need our coats anymore. Then we sang our welcome song "Clap Everybody and...
Thursday, Mar 5, 2015
Do you love the magic and mystery of Harry Potter ? Did you find something to think about in The Casual Vacancy ? Have you found a new detective sleuth along with in Cormoran Strike ? Would you like to help bring J.K. Rowling in Iowa City next...
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About Morgan
Morgan previously worked at the Iowa City Public Library.