Time/ Days of the Week Storytime

Understanding time, days of the week, and months in the year can be a difficult concept for kids.  Talking about time and ways we measure time (clocks and calendars) can start helping kids learn about such an intangible topic.

Opening Song: The More We Get Together

*We sing and clap to our opening song.  All Stillwater Public Library story times start with this song and the children learn that song means story time is starting.

Book: Bats Around the Clock by Kathi Appelt

Song: Hickory Dickory Dock

Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Song: Addams Family Days of the Week song

Book: One Lighthouse One Moon by Anita Lobel

Craft: Mouse ran up the clock- using a mouse on a string.

Beyond Storytime: http://www.timemonsters.com/

Other Books to Checkout:

Cluck O'Clock by Kes Gray

Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman

Why I Will Never ever ever ever have enough time to Read This Book by Remy Charlip

And for adults: 

Time management from the inside out: the foolproof system for taking control of your schedule-- and your life by Julie Morgenstern (650.1 MOR)

Time management for dummies by Jeffery Mayer (658.4 MAY)