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Showing posts with label Kindness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kindness. Show all posts

Friday, November 13, 2020

World Kindness Day


RHYME-TIME
  • Hello Song



STORYTIME:
Kindness is My Superpower 
by Alicia Ortego
What Does it Mean To Be Kind   
by Rana DiOrio; illustrated by Stephane Jorisch


ACTIVITY
  • A TO A KINDNESS CHART




Look for more stories and activities every week from Monday through Saturday. 
Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!



Saturday, October 24, 2020

Make a Difference Day


RHYME-TIME
  • We Can Make A Difference



STORYTIME:
Making a Difference 
by Cheri J. Meiners

Hey Wall!   
by Susan Verde; illustrated by John Parra



ACTIVITIES
  • YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE




Look for more stories and activities every week from Monday through Saturday. 
Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!



Monday, September 28, 2020

National Good Neighbor Day


RHYME-TIME
  • Good Morning Song  | Jack Hartmann



STORYTIME:
Good Morning Neighbor 
by Davide Cali; illustrated by Maria Dek

Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor Too   
by Jennifer Grant; illustrated by Benjamin Schipper


CRAFT:
  • MAKE A CARD FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR



Look for more stories and activities every week from Monday through Saturday. 
Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!



Saturday, August 22, 2020

Be an Angel Day

"If you want to lift yourself up, lift someone else up.Booker T. Washington 



RHYME-TIME
  • Kindness is a Muscle | Universal Kids



STORYTIME:
One Good Deed 
by Terri Fields; illustrated by Deborah Melmon


Clifford's Good Deeds   
written and illustrated by Norman Bridwell



ACTIVITIES:


Look for more stories and activities every week 
from Monday through Saturday. 
Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!



Wednesday, August 12, 2020

World Elephant Day

"I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful one-hundred percent!" – Dr. Seuss 



RHYME-TIME
  • Elly the Elephant



STORYTIME:
The Ant and the Elephant 
written and illustrated by Bill Peet

Elephants   
by author Victoria Marcos


CRAFT
  • MILK JUG ELEPHANT



Look for more stories and activities every week 
from Monday through Saturday. 
Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!



Monday, June 1, 2020

Say Something Nice Day

"Make someone's day. Say something nice" Unknown 



RHYME-TIME
  • "Be Kind and Brighten Up Each Day" by Dany Rosevear



STORYTIME:
The Word Collector 
written and illustrated by Peter Hamilton Reynolds


Max's Words   
by Kate Banks; illustrated by Boris Kulikov


CRAFT:
  • COLOR SURPRISE HEARTS 


    "Simply draw hearts on a paper towel with washable markers. Then, cover the hearts using a black permanent marker. Finally spray water on the hearts and watch the surprise colors burst through."


Look for more stories and activities in the coming days. 
Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!



Saturday, May 23, 2020

Kindness Rocks Challenge

"Little acts of kindness
Trifling though they are,
How they serve to brighten
This dark world of care!
Little acts of kindness,
Oh, how potent they,
To dispel the shadows
Of life’s cloudy day!

                                – Anonymous



RHYME-TIME
  • KINDNESS by the Juicebox Jukebox

    Written, recorded, and animated by Bradley James Skistimas (ASCAP)
    Copyright 2019 Seven Places Music



STORYTIME:
Scribble Stones 
written and illustrated by Diane Alber


Kindness Rocks   
by Sonica Ellis; illustrated by Fx and Color Studio


ACTIVITY:
  • DIY How to Paint Rocks | The Kindness Rocks Project | Easy Kids Craft


  • KINDNESS ROCKS CHALLENGE: Now it is your turn! Get your grownup's permission to go outside and find a few special rocks. Clean, paint, and decorate them, and put the rocks out around your neighborhood (and in Clymer Library's garden, please) where they can brighten someone else's spirit. Don't forget to take a picture of your rock(s) and share these on the library's Facebook page. Thank You!




Look for more stories and activities in the coming days. 
Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!



Friday, May 8, 2020

Fish Stories

"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." Mark Twain 


STORYTIME:


Jangles: A Big Fish Story 
written andillustrated by David Shannon

 

The Magic Fish:    
by Freya Littledale; illustrated by Winslow Pinney Pels    


MOVEMENT ACTIVITY
  • SQUISH THE FISH: COSMIC YOGA STORY




Look for more stories and activities in the coming days. 
Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!