I’m so excited to get back outside with Stories in the Park! And our wonderful volunteer Chelsea will be helping me make it as fun as can be – thanks, Chelsea!

We had a perfect day for our first Stories in the Park. It was great to see familiar faces, and many new folks, too! Park goers may have heard a lot of moo-ing, baa-ing, and cockadoodledoo-ing as the theme was “Over on the Farm”!

Here’s a song:

You Can Hear the Animals Down on the Farm
(Tune: She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain)

You can hear the roosters crowing on the farm “Cockadoodledoo!”
You can hear the roosters crowing on the farm “Cockadoodledoo!"
You can hear the roosters crowing, you can hear the roosters crowing,
You can hear the roosters crowing on the farm “Cockadoodledoo!”

You can hear the cows mooing on the farm…
You can hear the dogs barking on the farm…
You can hear the goats bleating on the farm…etc.!

Can you think of any other farm animals to sing about?

This movement is a favorite of mine:

Tiny Seeds

Tiny seed, planted just right,
Not a breath of air, not a ray of light.
Rain falls slowly to and fro,
And now the seed begins to grow.
Slowly reaching for the light,
With all its energy, with all its might.
The little seed’s work is almost done~
To grow up tall and face the sun!

Early literacy tip: Children need play as well as words to learn concepts. When children act out songs and poems, it helps them connect the concepts to the words!

Please check in with us at the library for booklists and any other storytime information you could possibly desire ; )

See you!

Kelly