Storytime: Horses & Ponies
Did you know that horses can sleep standing up, they have excellent hearing, can run shortly after being born, have bigger eyes than any other mammal who lives on land, and that a pony is actually just a small horse? Why of course, it’s a horse! For more fun facts about horses, you might visit Science for Kids or come in to the library for some great books and videos about horses!
Join us Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. or Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
Ages 2-5
Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play
Tip
When you give your child positive reinforcement by clapping or telling them that they did a great job, you are encouraging them to act both independently and cooperatively. To encourage this at home, use activities that your child can do easily, and don’t forget to give a lot of positive encouragement. — Lambert
Activity
Pick some simple activities your child can do that will fill an entire day. After they do the activity, even if they fail, encourage them with clapping, hugs, and positive reinforcement. Then, at bedtime, talk about the things they accomplished that day.
Books Presented
A Field Full of Horses by Peter Hansard
Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey
Told in rhyme, Thelma the pony wants to be a unicorn–but when her wish comes true she discovers that there is a downside to fame, and realizes that she was happier at home with her friend.
The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton
Noni the Pony by Alison Lester
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
If Your Horse is the Color Blue
Tune: This Old Man
If your horse is the color blue,
Gallop it upon your shoe!
If you have a blue horse,
From McDonald’s farm
Come and put it by the barn.
yellow – gallop it upon your elbow
green – gallop it upon your knee
purple – gallop it in a great big circle
red – gallop it upon your head
Source: Anne’s Library Life
Clippity, Clippity, Clop
Clippity, clippity, clop,
The horses go clip, clop.
They gallop and gallop.
They start and they stop.
Clippity, clippity, clop. STOP!
Source: 1001 Rhymes and Fingerplays by Totline
Open Up the Barn Door
Open up the barn door, it’s a sunny day.
There’s a horse in the barn, saying, “Neigh, neigh, neigh.”
That’s not a horse, it’s a ___________.
Adapted from Storytime Katie
Crafts and Activities
Horse Coloring Page
Hobby Horse Craft
Additional Books
Horses by Gail Gibbons
Appaloosa Zebra: A Horse Lover's Alphabet by Jessie Haas
Moving through the alphabet, a girl ponders the many different kinds of horses she will have when she gets older, from Appaloosa to zebra.
This Way, Charlie by Caron Levis
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