Let’s have some fun exploring a bunch of the holidays together! What will you learn about Diwali? Or Kwanzaa? Or have you ever seen the similarities between Christmas and St. Nicholas Day? Or how about how Hanukkah, St. Lucia Day, Chinese New Year, and all the others are really about the Festival of Lights and… Read More Festival of Lights of all the Winter Holidays
What a beautiful book written and illustrated by Matt Tavares! We enjoyed it and then learned all of the AMAZING facts about this year’s traditional piece of nature in NYC! The Rockefeller Center Tree! This year’s tree was from Florida, New York – that is 60 miles from NYC! Did you know that there are… Read More Red & Lulu – History behind the Rockefeller Center Tree 2019
Gingerbread Baby written and illustrated by Jan Brett A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a wild chase similar to the one in the familiar tale of the not-so-clever gingerbread man. With a partner, cut out the map pieces found HERE.… Read More Throwback from Ms. Eyer’s Library Critical Thinking Challenges: Gingerbread books and coding, Oh my!