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Thursday, October 3, 2013

On the Farm Storytime




Although many of us no longer live on farms, our need to stay connect to our rural roots is evident in the many children's songs and books that feature farm animals.  We love to teach babies how to make animal sounds and ask children to act or move like animals. On the farm storytime could only present a small fraction of the fun farm stories at the library. 

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:  Old MacDonald Drives a Tractor by Don Carter

Song: Old MacDonald Had a Farm



Book: There's a Cow in the Cabbage Patch by Clare Beaton

Song: Farmer in the Dell



Book: Cow That Went Oink by Bernard Most

Craft: Make a tractor.  The children made tractors with wheels that spin using construction paper shapes and brads on the wheels.

Beyond Storytime: Has your child had a chance to see animals on a farm?  If you can't get out to a farm you can visit chickens at our local Botanical Gardens


Other books to checkout:
Old MacDonald by Amy Schwartz
Down on the Farm by Merrily Kutner
My Farm Friends by Wendell Minor
Nonfiction farm books can be found in 630 and by each farm animal type.

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