Children's Room Newsletter
Paper copies of our Children's Room Newsletter are available in the lobby of the library. If you'd like to be added to the GFPL Children's Room Newsletter email list, please email Janice McArdle at janicemcardlegpl@gmail.com.
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CFCE Playgroup
Ages Birth - 5
CFCE Playgroup
Every Wednesday and Friday at 10:30am
Ages Birth - 5
Parents & caregivers, join Marti for a free playgroup, where you and your child can play and enjoy an activity, stories and songs! Don't wear your best - we get messy and have fun.
Saturday Playgroup Dates:
December 21st, January 25th
No Playgroup on the following dates:
December 25th - January 3rd
February 19th and 21st
April 23rd and 25th
*There is no Playgroup when Granby Schools are closed.
Playgroup is made possible with funding from a Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant from the MA Department of Early Education and Care, administered by the Collaborative for Educational Services.
Read to a Dog! Reading Buddies
Thursdays from 3:30pm - 5pm
Give your kids a fun, laid back chance to practice by reading to a dog. Our friendly, certified therapy pooch is ready to listen (along with their human teammate). A child's reading improves with practice – and the dog vocabulary will benefit, too!
Dog + kid + book = fun! Pencil in a pup appointment!
Children in Kindergarten & up ~ Sign up to reserve a 20 minute spot to read to Gwen, the sweetest greyhound, she loves to be read to!
Thursdays 3:30 -5pm
December 26th
January 9th and 23rd
February 6th and 20th
To pre-register, stop in or call the library during open library hours. 413-467-3320
Nature Times with Ranger Tasha
Story, Crafts & Hands on - Tuesdays at 10:30am
"It's like a museum visiting the library! Ranger Tasha brings fun natural resources and lots of nature knowledge!"
Drop-in! Ages 3-5 years, siblings & homeschoolers
Enjoy a nature theme story, learn hands on and make a craft about the world around us in New England.
January 7th - Living Under the Snow
January 14th - Fur, What is it Good for?
February 4th and 11th
Presented by Tasha Daniels, Park Ranger/Visitor Services Specialist at the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Take Home Craft Kits
December - Gingerbread People
Book Club Bookworms
A Book Group for Ages 8-12
Meetings include an ice breaker activity, discussion and activity. Join us! Add your name to the email list for updates.
Our Book Club will be on break until after the holidays!
January 10th at 3:30pm - Stop in to grab a copy of Just Gus by McCall Hoyle and join us for an icebreaker, book chat, a craft and goodies! Add your name to our sign up list for updates and join.
February 14th at 3:30pm - Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Patereson
Oh, Ginger Snap! Hide and Seek Scavenger Hunt
Run, run as fast as you can! Let's see if you can catch the whole gingerbread clan!
The gingerbread people all escaped from the oven, so make sure you search everywhere for the missing dozen. They are hiding all around. Will they stay missing or all be found? Turn in your find sheet for a little treat.
Read for Treats
December Gingerbread Man
Read 5 picture books or one chapter book, then write the book title(s) on the lines. Add a face and decorations to the gingerbread man and return to the library to redeem for a treat by December 28th.
Scholastic Teachables
The Granby Library has Scholastic Teachables for you to use for free from any device! Tons of printables, lessons and more for students through grade 6. You do not need to have a Granby library card (other communities welcome). Go to the following link: https://digital.scholastic.
On Teachables:
Username – granbypl
Password – granbypl
*You must go though our link – the picture on our library Children’s tab/ page*
Help Navigating
There are a couple of great YouTube videos that walk you through Scholastic Teachables. These videos help you navigate Teachables for it’s full potential and show you how to reach your specific needs.
Search YouTube for:
eResources Review: Scholastic Teachables
Volusia Reads: Scholastic Teachables Tutorial
Remember to use OUR library link, username & password (no library card needed).
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Make sure your child is as ready as they can be for one of the biggest moments of their little life - starting school. Read them 1,000 books before kindergarten & keep track with this nation-wide program.
Program Overview:
The concept if simple, but the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, or toddler. The goal is to read 1,000 books (yes, you can repeat books) before your child starts kindergarten.
Sound hard? Not really if you think about it: If you read just 1 book a night, you will have read 365 books in one year - that's 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years. If you consider that most children start kindergarten at around five, you have more time thatn you think (to get started)!
How to participate:
Read with your child. Keep track of how many books you've read by filling in the shapes on your log. Books read at storytime count too! When each log sheet is completed, bring it back to the Youth Services Desk and receive your next log! You will get a sticker for every 100 books read.
When your child reaches 1,000 books, they will have their photo taken for our Wall of Fame, they will get a certificate and a medal, and may pick out a free book!
You may read (and re-read) ANY book. We do have a list of book suggestions if you need help choosing books.
www.1000booksbeforekindergarten.org
ABC Mouse at the Library
ABCmouse.com helps kids learn to read through phonics and teaches lessons in math, social studies, art, music and much more! For kids ages 2 - 7+. Use it on the computers in the Children's Room of the Library!
Children's Resources
Great online resources offered free of charge
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Teach Your Monster To Read! The groundbreaking game that makes learning to read fun! |
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Learning apps and games. |
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Make any room a classroom. |
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An online hub for literacy and reading that features many lesson plans, activities, and printable materials such as book-themed word searches, crosswords, and memory games. |
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Get printable worksheets, at-home lesson plans, craft ideas, and activities. |
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STEM experiments and space themed storytimes. |
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Activate your kids' imagination with podcasts, audiobooks, and music. |
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Join the PBS Kids newsletter for access. |
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The publisher offers writing and drawing activities, puzzles, games and mazes, word searches, and coloring pages themed around picture books, nonfiction books, and chapter books. |
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Candlewick Press has produced a myriad of resources featuring some of our favorite characters like Stink and Mercy Watson. Click on "Resources" and then "Activity Sheets and Reproducibles." |
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Fun printables based on picture books published by Harper Collins. Also some great storytime tips! |
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Resources, downloadable activities, bookslists and more! Click on "Activities and Printables" to find printable learn-at-home activities. |
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Resources for Parents and Caregivers
Advocates for Home Education in Massachusetts, Inc. - Resources for Homeschooling in Massachusetts