Are you ready to read this week? This week we’re going to explore some Tails & Tales of Baby Animals!
Our summer reading program is now in full swing and you can read, log, and win with a new theme each week. Head to HandleyRegional.org/YouthSummerReading for all the details on how you can earn virtual raffle tickets towards prizes and free books from the library as you log your reading through the Beanstack App.
We also have another badge challenge you can complete throughout the summer for more chances to win.For this week’s Tales of Baby Animals challenge, log on to Beanstack, go to the Summer 2021-Tails & Tales for Pre-Readers challenge, scroll down a bit and click on "Badges", then click on "Activity Badges." You'll then look for the Baby Animal badge:
Click on the badge and choose any three of the following challenges to earn this week’s badge and a raffle ticket! Once you earn it, the badge will show in color and be added to your growing list of earned badges! Plus, you will earn a virtual ticket you can then use to select the prize drawing you wish to enter.
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Baby animals are often called something different than the adult animal. You and your child talk about the names of baby animals. How many can you name?? If you need some help check out this website https://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/baby-animal-names.html
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Baby animals are everywhere this time of year! Here is a song about a bluebird family, written by Jean Warren, and it goes nicely to the tune, “Up on the Housetop.” Use it to sing while you look for birds in the area. You can switch out the colors for the birds you see. TWO LITTLE BLUE BIRDS Two little blue birds Up in a tree Built a nest For all to see. Along came the babies, One, two, three. Now they're all A happy family!
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Check out and read any book from this week’s search tag: #talesofbabyanimals
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Head over to TurtleDiary.com and print out and complete a worksheet matching farm animals to their babies!
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Download a free memory game matching baby animals to their mammas. Print out on heavy cardstock, cut out and play!
Baby Animal Names -
Attend a program this week at any Handley Regional Library branch or watch one online. Check the calendar for the perfect program for you! You can also see virtual programs on the Youth Services YouTube playlist.
Baby Animals Storytime programs
Looking for more songs to sing? Try one of these!
Two Little Blue Birds
(Sung To: Up on the Housetop)
Two little blue birds
Up in a tree
Built a nest
For all to see.
Along came the babies,
One, two, three.
Now they're all
A happy family!
Animal Baby Names
(Sung to: If You're Happy and You Know It)
There are mamas and babies on the farm,
There are mamas and babies on the farm.
I see the mama horse
With a foal near by, of course.
There are mamas and babies on the farm.
There are mamas and babies on the farm,
There are mamas and babies on the farm.
There's the mama cow
And the calf is by her now.
There are mamas and babies on the farm.
Three Little Kittens
The three little kittens
They lost their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Oh, mother dear, we sadly fear
Our mittens we have lost
What? Lost your mittens,
You naughty kittens!
Then you shall have no pie.
Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.
We shall have no pie.
Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack"
But only four little ducks came back.
Count down to 4, 3, 2, 1...
Sad mother duck went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack"
And all of five little ducks came back
Read those books and earn those badges all week long and I’ll see you next week for a new theme.