Can you see fireworks in the daytime? Can you see the sun at night? Check out this week's events and activities as you explore what you can see during the daytime and nighttime.
#READ: Hooray for Today! by Brain Won
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When the moon is up, Owl is wide awake and ready for fun: "Hooray for today! Would you like to play?" But everyone says, "Not now! I'm sleepy!" Owl's playday gets lonely fast as each friend turns her away--until sunrise, when Owl discovers a friendly surprise.
Increase pre-literacy skills as you read together:
- Run your finger under the title as you read it. Whenever owl says, "Hooray for today!" run your fingers under the words and ask your little learner to repeat them.
- Prompt your little one to guess what will happen in the story by asking if they think owl will find friends to play with.
- Before reading about each of owl's friends, ask your little learner to identify the animal and the sound or motion the animal makes.
#SING : Day & Night
(Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It)
Oh, the sun shines in the sky, in the sky.
Oh, the sun shines in the sky, in the sky.
Oh, the sun shines in the sky.
You can see it way up high.
Oh, the sun shines in the sky, in the sky.
Soon the day will turn to night, turn to night.
Soon the day will turn to night, turn to night.
Soon the day will turn to night
And I will curl up tight.
Soon the day will turn to night, turn to night.
Stars are twinkling in the sky, in the sky.
Stars are twinkling in the sky, in the sky.
Stars are twinkling in the sky.
I can see them way up high.
Stars are twinkling in the sky, in the sky.
#EXPLORE: Day or Night?
Materials:
- plain paper plate
- water-soluble paint and paintbrush or crayons
Ways to explore:
- Paint or draw the sun on one side of the plate and the moon on the other side. Allow painted sun and moon pictures to dry.
- Ask whether we see things such as stars or rainbows in the daytime or nighttime. Continue the activity by naming more things seen during the day and at night. Have your little one paint or draw their answers on the appropriate side of the plate.
#JOIN: Learn more about day and night when you join us for our virtual or in-person programs.
Pop-Up Storytime
Join us for a storytime either outside of our library or in the community! Your child loves singing, dancing, playing, and reading! Gather them around for a storytime they won’t forget featuring Squeak! by Laura McGee Kvasnosky and Daytime Nighttime by William Low.
Little Readers
D is for day! N is for night! This literacy-based program is for children from birth to pre-K and their families. We will sing, talk, read, write, and play together to develop the pre-literacy skills your little ones need to get ready to read and write. We will share Squeak! by Laura McGee Kvasnosky and Daytime Nighttime by William Low
Virtual Little Movers & Shakers
Let’s get the wiggles out! This music-based program is for children from birth to pre-K and their families. Through books, songs, and movement activities we will build pre-literacy skills. Get moving with Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood and A Parade of Elephants by Kevin Henkes.
