an early literacy newsletter from Coos Bay Public Library
Mother Goose on the Loose: Superstar!
At Mother Goose on the Loose, although we rely heavily on songs and nursery rhymes, we do crack open a book or two. We like to emphasize that a book is not simply words and images printed on paper. It is a powerful interactive learning device. One of the activities Rowan enjoys is our farm song. We flip through the pictures in Eric Carl's book The Very Busy Spider as we sing a song about the sounds farm animal make. Rowan loves books and, at 15 months old, she is already making connections between books and "real life". She knows the toothbrush in her bedtime book looks like the toothbrush she uses! Rowan is a MGOL Superstar!
Mother Goose on the Loose, a program for infants and toddlers, is offered twice a week at the library: Wednesdays & Thursdays at 9:30am.
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Build Skills Every Day
Little interactions every day can add up to a BIG foundation for learning.
- Talk: Take turns smelling containers of herbs or spices. Be creative and describe what you smell. Cinnamon could smell like pumpkin pie or it could smell like a dragon wearing a scarf!
- Sing: Rake fall leaves into a big pile in your yard or find them at the park. March through them while singing your favorite song or rhyme. Hear them crunch under your feet!
- Read: Read a book about thankfulness-- like this favorite by Mo Willems.
- Write: Make family thankfulness placemats for Thanksgiving. Write each person's name vertically and fill in horizontally something they are thankful for using each letter.
- Play: Does your child like playdoh? Let him play with real dough while you are making those Thanksgiving pies!