From the youngest age, children learn through all 5 senses. They are touching different textures, tasting different books, hearing the cadences of their language, refining the images they see in front of them, and smelling new aromas of the world. Fremont provides two programs that focus on the sense of touch and allowing an infant… Continue reading Hands-On Ones & Twos: Crafts for Very Teeny Tiny Hands
Category: Programs
Curious Kitties Launches – STEAM at Play
I put STEAM into play with our first class on weather for ages 2-5.
Ya’ll Can’t Stop These Babies
Another session of Baby Bounce comes to a close and I am itching to start planning again. For my past two sessions I was working with this structure. It was an excellent framework for a freshly released graduate student because it allowed room for flexibility. It identified rhymes by what they accomplished, not by theme.… Continue reading Ya’ll Can’t Stop These Babies
Stop…Baby Time: Creating an Early Literacy Program for Babies
I employ the Every Child Ready to Read 2nd edition into my early literacy baby programs for the library, ages 6 weeks to 2-years-old. This post is about the process of developing a program and my final mock-up. I will describe its success in a later post.
Math, Science, Literacy, and a Child’s Curiosity
Over the past months, I have been delightfully assisting my teacher and local librarian, Christina, in her preschool math and science programs. There's so much fun to be had! These programs are meant to ignite curiosity and nurture early learning by exposing children to the world of math and science that exists in every-day activities… Continue reading Math, Science, Literacy, and a Child’s Curiosity
Library Bonanza 