November Teen Dungeons and Dragons
November Teen Dungeons and Dragons
Sign up or RSVP for our November’s session of Teen Dungeons and Dragons! We’re playing November 18th at 4:00 PM.
Book Babies: Dino Snores
Book Babies: Dino Snores
Start off Dinovember with these fun books and activities! Learn how to help your child relax and take time out with lullabies.
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Ages 2-5
Welcome Songs
Here We Are Together
Here we are together, together, together! Oh, here we are together in our library. There’s (sing names)… Here we are together in our library!
Hello Everybody
Hello everybody let’s clap our hands*, clap our hands, clap our hands. Hello everybody let’s clap our hands today! *pat our head, stretch up high, wiggle our fingers, tickle our knees, kick our feet, bounce up high!
S, T, R, W, P
(Sing while pointing to each finger on your child’s hand.) Sing, talk, read, write, play! Sing, talk, read write, play! Sing, talk, read, write, play! Sing, talk, read, write, play each day!
Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play
Tip
Singing a lullaby while holding your child and rocking together is a great way to help him relax. Knowing how to take time out and relax is very important. Sharing quiet moments with your child builds a relaxation routine for both of you. Next time your child has a temper tantrum, try rocking him to a lullaby and see how quickly he calms down!
Activity
Learn a new lullaby or refresh your mind on a classic one and take moments to relax with your child while singing it.
Books Presented
I Love My Dinosaur by Caroline Jayne Church
A boy describes how much he loves his dinosaur, in a book with touch-and-feel panels.
How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Dogs? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
Anyone who loves dogs will be highly entertained when America’s favorite little dinosaurs learn how to take care of their muddy pups and handsome hounds.
Dinosnores by Sandra Boynton
Ah, all those dinosaurs look so cute in their pajamas. See them yawn and stretch and brush their teeth. Soon they’ll be sound asleep, and . . . OH NO! SNORING!!!
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Giddy Up Dinosaur
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up dinosaur. (bounce child on knees)
Giddy-up, giddy-up, go, go, go.
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up dinosaur.
Giddy-up, giddy-up, Whoa! (let child slip through knees)
– Pasadena-library.net
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
– Traditional
Are You Sleeping (Spanish Adaptation)
Buenas noches, buenas noches,
Duérmete, duérmete,
Cierra los ojos, cierra los ojos,
Duérmete, duérmete.
– Spanishplayground.net
Signing
Dad
Mom
Walk
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Story Time: “D” is for Dinosaur
Story Time: “D” is for Dinosaur
“D” is for dinosaur, and November is for Dinovember! Start off Dinovember with these great books and activities.
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Ages 2-5
Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play
Tip
Learning through play is relaxed, fun, and creative. Through a single enjoyable activity, your child can learn about following directions, taking turns, and showing appreciation to others, all skills that are necessary for healthy development.
Activity
Help your child practice taking turns by playing a hide and seek game with a favorite toy. Show them how you appreciate their efforts to find the toy, even if it might be hard to spot at first.
Books Presented
Dinoshapes by Jo Ryan
Identifies different dinosaurs using illustrations comprised of finger and thumb prints.
Hello Dinosaurs by Joan Holub
Join a herd of dinosaurs waiting for eggs to hatch in this action-packed next-step-concept book about comparisons.
Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart
From renowned pop-up masters Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart comes an awe-inspiring tribute to the world’s most beloved extinct animals and their 180-million-year reign on our planet.
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Dinosaur Song
(Tune: Go Tell Aunt Rhody)
A dinosaur’s hiding, hiding. A dinosaur is hiding in this room.
– adapted from Library Story Hour from A to Z by Ellen K. Hasbrouck
Flannel Activity: Dino, Dino, Dinosaur
(Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Dino, dino, dinosaur, stomping on the ground.
Now we add one and two, till we have a herd.
– Artsy Toddler Storytimes by Carol Garnett Hopkins
Shake My Dino Head
(Tune: Shake My Sillies Out)
I’m going to shake, shake, shake my dino head, (shake head)
Shake, shake, shake my dino head, shake shake, shake my dino head,
And then go stomping about. (stomp feet)
Scratch, scratch, scratch my dino claws… (shape hands like claws and scratch them in the air)
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle my dino foot… (wiggle one foot)
Wag, wag, wag my dino tail… (move bottom side to side)
– Artsy Toddler Storytimes by Carol Garnett Hopkins
Crafts and Activities
Coloring Page
Print out this coloring page!
Build a Dinosaur
Make this cool dinosaur craft!
Additional Books
Dinosaurs by Dougal Dixon
Readers set out on a time-traveling adventure through six prehistoric narrative scenes that cover everything from the gentle giants to the bloodthirsty predators and along the way examine what dinosaurs looked like, where they lived, what they ate, and why they disappeared.
How to Grow a Dinosaur by Jill Esbaum
Provides practical advice for a young dinosaur when a baby brother arrives, such as the good news that he will be toddling soon, but the bad news that he will not know what is dangerous.
More Story Times
November Teen Anime Club
November Teen Anime Club
This month we’ll be meeting on Monday, November 16th at 4:30 p.m to watch the final showdown between Aang and Firelord Ozai on Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Books for Boys in November
Books for Boys in November
This month we will be reading Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. We will meet via Zoom.
For boys ages 8-11 and accompanying adult. It’s a party about a book! Play games, make a cool craft, and eat a tasty snack.
Read, Look, Learn Episode 2: Halloween with Paradise Donuts
Read, Look, Learn Episode 2: Halloween with Paradise Donuts
Join us for episode 2 of Read, Look, Learn!
About twice a month we’ll take a look at a topic with books from our catalog, then go out into our neighborhood and see if we can find someone to tell us more about it.
This time we’re talking about Halloween and making donuts! Many thanks to Paul Scholes of Paradise Donuts & Gelato for sharing with us.