Watch the video below to learn some interesting facts about ground hogs! Below are five more facts about groundhogs and their special day! A groundhog’s life span is usually six to eight years. Litters are normally born mid-April or May, and by July the young animals are able to go out in the wilderness by… Read More February 2nd, Groundhog Day
Stage Left Children’s Theater is working with William O. Schafer’s second grade students to create an environment where the excitement of the theater is shared by all. Our students will experience a high quality, innovative, participatory theater arts event, taught by theater professionals and teaching artists. The participatory theater experience of A Year With Frog and… Read More Stage Left: A Year With Frog and Toad
2017 Chinese New Year falls on January 28th. It is the Year of the Rooster according to Chinese zodiac. Celebrating the Spring Festival is a great way to experience traditional Chinese folk customs! Chinese New Year has more than 4,000 years of history! Before the Spring Festival, every family will have a thorough house cleanup and go… Read More Chinese New Year 2017
Be Positive! Optimism is the ability to remain hopeful and confident about the future or successful outcome of something. Assembly Read Aloud: Pete the Cat I Like My White Shoes by Eric Litwin Books with Optimism Theme: Be Positive! A Book about Optimism by Cheri Meiners Wanda’s Roses by Pat Brisson Pete the Cat: I… Read More January Word of the Month: Optimism
Thanks to the “Snowflake Man” we know that every snowflake is unique. Wilson Bentley was the first person ever to photograph microscopic images of snowflakes. Watch the documentary and the news report about his life. Listen to the picture book written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. In 1925 Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley stated “Under the microscope, I… Read More How To Make A Snowflake
A folktale is a story that is passed down through generations by word of mouth. Storytellers recount folktales, adding their own personal touches to entertain listeners and to teach a moral, or lesson. Myths, tall tales, legends, fables, and fairy tales are all folktales. A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features… Read More FolkTales @398.2
Journey, written and illustrated by Aaron Becker and published by Candlewick Press Finding a magical red crayon, a bored and lonely girl draws a new door on her bedroom wall that leads her to a wondrous but perilous new world. Her drab, sepia-toned, humdrum reality gives way to sumptuous, lushly-hued watercolor and pen and ink… Read More Journey by Aaron Baker
Mouse is back in this ninth picture book… If You Give A Mouse A Brownie written by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond If you give a mouse a brownie, he’s going to ask for some ice cream to go with it. When you give him the ice cream, he’ll probably ask you for a… Read More If You Give… Series