August 11, 2023, By Library Staff in Summer Experience.
Flow
Dive into the mesmerizing magic of water! Scoop, pour, splash and let the water fall.
Early Learners
Books Read:
- One-Dog Canoe
- by Mary Casanova ISBN: 9780374356385
- Bear Came Along
- by Richard Morris ISBN: 9780316464475
- Otter Out of Water
- by Kathy-jo Wargin IBSN: 9781585364312
Other Options:
- I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
- by Kevin Sherry, ISBN: 9780803731929
- Let’s Go Puddling
- by Emma Perry, ISBN: 9781536228496
- Over in a River: Flowing Out to the Sea
- by Marianne Berkes, ISBN: 9781584693291
- It Began with Lemonade
- by Gideon Sterer, IBSN: 9780735228283
- Whoosh! A Watery World of Wonderful Creatures
- by Marilyn Baillie, ISBN: 9781926973982
- Song of the River
- by Joy Cowley, ISBN: 9781776572533
- Jump!
- by Scott M. Fischer, ISBN: 9781416978848
Songs & Interactives:
- Flannelboard activity: One Little Red Fish (Bubble, Bubble, Pop!)
- “Octopus (Slippery Fish)” by Charlotte Diamond
- “All the Fish” by Sue Schnitzer
- “Baby Shark” by Pinkfong
- “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” by Rob Newhouse
- Pipe System
- plastic water pipes set in a shallow tub, with scoops
- Water Transfer Tables
- two water tables connected by pool noodles, tubes, and a pump, with scoops and rubber duckies
- Water Vortex
- lovingly built by former library staff Ann Brooks and her husband Lee
- Water Falls
- water tank, peg board, plastic cups with holes at various heights, with scoops
Activities:
Kids
Activity: Water Wheel
Create a working water wheel with just a few household objects: styrofoam plates, plastic cups, duct tape, and a skewer.