Category: Wednesday Sing-a-Long (Page 2 of 4)

Join me in singing, “There Was a Crocodile.”

This is a fun one where we practice our memory and listening skills.  Each time we restart the song, we will drop “singing” the animal but still do the actions for them.  It’s tricky but really fun!

Click HERE to sing-a-long with me.

Community Resource and Support with Anita Olson:

Burnaby Neighbourhood House is facilitating an online English Language group focusing on self-care! If you would like to practice English, learn about self-care and meet new folks mark Tuesdays from 6:30 – 8 PM February 9^th – March 16^th . For more information or to register check out the attachment or email volunteer@burnabynh.ca.

If you like dumplings, this workshop is for you! Learn about nutrition and healthy eating on Zoom with Mosaic between Jan 25^th and Feb 10^th– Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 – 11 AM. Try different recipes and meet friends from different cultures. This workshop will be about: healthy snacks and beverages, savvy shopping and dumplings and wraps from around the world! Please email Lily at lfung@mosaicbc.org to receive an online invitation.

The Power of Play – Book a Wednesday morning one-on-one play session with me, Anita – Enjoy a private play space with your little one as I coach and model child-led play, establishing healthy boundaries, turn taking and so much more with parents/caregivers and their child. Call/text or email, 604-723-9548 or email aolson@fsgv.ca to see availability.

Anita Olson (she/her) ECE, BA, MEd, Early Childhood Community Consultant

www.fsgv.ca

A HUGE Thank you to Anita for providing us with all of these great resources!

2021 is here! My continued hopes for everyone is to stay safe, healthy and to continually find little bits of joy in our everyday.  I look forward to reconnecting with you all here and back in our classroom.  For more information about registering for in class StrongStart sessions, you’ll find more information HERE.

Who is ready to sing-a-long with me?  Over the winter-break, I remembered a very old song called, “We Built this City”. I first learned this song in my first year as an Early Childhood Educator, over 20 years ago!

Click HERE to sing with me.

We Built This City

We built this city, yes we did!

We built this city, yes we did!

We built this city, yes we did, all with human hands.

Black hands, white hands, yellow hands, brown.

All together we built this town.

Black hands, white hands, yellow hands, brown.

All together makes the world go around!

Community Resource:

Information Children is offering “New Parents Group,” a 6 part series for new parents.  Click HERE to find more information.

Also available through Information Children is “Online Family Storytime” for ages 18 months – 5 years old.  Click HERE for more information.

Hello Friends,

Join me in singing, “I am a Pizza!”

Click HERE to sing-a-long with me.

Community Resource:

Put on your witches hat and sing-a-long with me.

Click HERE 

There was an old witch, sat stirring her pot.

Oooooh, oooooh, oooooh, oooooh.

Three little ghosts, asked, “What has she got?”

Oooooh, oooooh, oooooh, oooooh.

Tip toe, tip toe, tip toe………BOO!

I would also like to introduce you to Ashley Dunne from the Bob Prettie Metrotown Library.  Some of you may recognize her from her monthly visits to our StrongStart centre last year for our circle time.

The Burnaby Public Library is open and ready to help parents find the right books to read with their kids! We’ve missed talking to parents and helping them support their child’s early literacy skills. All four Burnaby Public Library locations are open 7 days a week, and there is always someone ready to help with whatever you need. Our services over the pandemic occasionally change, so the best place to check for our updated hours and services is https://www.bpl.bc.ca/news/covid19.

Parents who don’t feel comfortable spending time in the library can call us or use our website to put books on hold, so you only need to come in to pick up what we’ve put aside for you. We love getting questions from parents by phone (604-436-5400) and email, and we have lists of great books on our website as well (including a bunch of great ones for each age from 0 to 5). If you and your child don’t have your free library cards yet, just give us a call at 604-436-5400 and we can make one for you over the phone. We also have a new No Late Fees policy: we do not charge fines if you return items late anymore! We know busy families will drop off their books when they find time.

Even though we are not doing storytime programs right now, we can help you find free storytimes and other things to do with young ones in Burnaby this fall. We are here to support you and your little ones through this strange time. I hope you contact us soon!

I’ll sign off on this blog post with a recommendation for a fun story with lots of repetition about a cat who feels grumpy and learns to find the good in every day: Pete the Cat and his Magic Sunglasses. The story teaches kids how to change their mood if they don’t like how they are feeling, and the repetition is great for preparing your child to be a reader!

More recommendations and reading tips are just a call/email/library visit away 🙂

Burnaby is located on the ancestral and unceded homelands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, and we are grateful for the opportunity to provide library services to everyone on this territory.