Category: Story Time
Fall is my favourite season. My senses go wild. My nose with the smell of wet soggy leaves, my eyes love the beautiful colours with a blue sky as the back drop and my ears love the crunch of the leaves under my feet! I love looking for vibrant coloured leaves that have fallen and decorating my dining table. I have fond memories of collecting things in nature with my boys and making piles of leaves to jump in and hide in.
Maybe the stories below will inspire you to play in the leaves . Take along a bag or bucket on your walks so that you can bring natural materials home, they are FREE! Wonder with your child what you might do with these materials. Could you sort them, order them, glue them, cut them?
I know that many are limiting their children’s use of screen time. So here are some ideas of what you could do with the stories I suggest below:
1. Watch the stories yourself .
2. Borrow them from the library.
3. Watch the stories with your child.
Fresh Fall Leaves by Betsy Franco
My Autumn Book by Wong Herbert Yee
Burnaby Public Library is launching their
Summer Reading Club June 15, 2020
Check out the details and how to register here:
https://bpl.bc.ca/kids/kids-events-and-programs/summer-reading-club
The Burnaby Librarians have created a video of 3 helpful tips when reading to your child.
They made it for children going into Kindergarten but it is very applicable for preschoolers!
Please take a look here:
If you are needing some book recommendations here is
Jamie from Tommy Douglas Library!
Pete the Cat is definitely a favourite in my classroom!!
Children love the repetitive nature of Eric Litwin’s I Love My White Shoes.
His simple catchy song allows you and your child to participate!
At Second Street we are so lucky to have Ms. Su as our librarian. She has welcomed StrongStart into her Library on Monday mornings. We have enjoyed her reading to us and gifting us with songs new and old. Her love of books is evident in the way she lights up each and every time she reads aloud. Ms. Su is not reading stories from her classroom right now but rather can be found reading from home and her backyard!! She has created a website for students and families to experience books being read out loud. She has been so kind to include stories for little ones and those can be found under her StrongStart tab! Here is the link to her website!
http://www.elainesu.com/books2020.html
I am honoured to work, play and learn on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples of Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish First Nations.
