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Susie Tallman and Rock Me Baby Records

Susie Tallman and Rock Me Baby Records

            We love rhymes!  Our favorite nursery rhyme CD, Susie Tallman’s Classic Nursery Rhymes, has [...]

Apr 22, 2013     No Comments
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Babies and Books: The Importance of Finger Plays

Babies and Books: The Importance of Finger Plays

Many people know about the great story time and puppet shows at the downtown library, but did you know that [...]

Apr 8, 2013     No Comments
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Sky Bear

Sky Bear

During the month of March, on Fridays and Saturdays, our own Wishing Chair Productions will be presenting a puppet show [...]

Mar 25, 2013     No Comments
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Play Footsie with Dr. Suess

Play Footsie with Dr. Suess

In honor of Theodore Geisel’s (Dr. Seuss to most of us) birthday on March 2nd read The Foot Book and then try [...]

Mar 4, 2013     No Comments
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Habits of Mind: Listening and Empathy

Habits of Mind: Listening and Empathy

The third Habit of Mind is listening to others with understanding and empathy. Some psychologists believe that the ability to [...]

Feb 21, 2013     2 Comments
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Got the Wiggles? Try these reading ideas!

Got the Wiggles? Try these reading ideas!

I was reading with a 4-year-old child this week who was a kinesthetic learner. In fact, she had a bad [...]

Feb 11, 2013     2 Comments
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Anansi the Spider

Anansi the Spider

This month on Fridays and Saturdays our own Wishing Chair Productions will be presenting  a colorful puppet play is based [...]

Feb 7, 2013     No Comments
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Sound Experiment: The Lion and the Mouse

Sound Experiment: The Lion and the Mouse

Try this listening challenge for preschoolers by inviting them to fill two shakers to help tell the story of The Lion [...]

Sep 20, 2012     1 Comment
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Sing Along with Books

Sing Along with Books

            Reading a picture book of a well-known song is a wonderful means to develop early literacy. There are [...]

Sep 10, 2012     No Comments
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Mother Goose: Quiet and Noisy Eggs

Mother Goose: Quiet and Noisy Eggs

An egg can be quiet or noisy!  You can enjoy talking with your child about eggs as you read the book Big Fat [...]

Jan 2, 2012     No Comments
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