Activity Room

Location: Room attached to the Youth Department, Main Library, 2800 Tremont Rd.

 

Tales for Twos and Threes Class

Date: 

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 11:15am to 12:00pm

Age Group: 

For children ages 2-3 and their caregivers. Songs, rhymes and stories teach children how sounds and letters relate to reading and will build a foundation for future learning. Interaction with instructors and other children encourages social development and allows caregivers to connect.

Babytime Class

Date: 

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 10:15am to 10:45am

Age Group: 

For children 0-24 months and their caregivers. Caregivers will learn songs, stories and rhymes to enhance personal reading time. These skills will help children build vocabulary, recognize objects, and build a foundation for reading and learning.

Babytime Class

Date: 

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 11:15am to 11:45am

Age Group: 

For children 0-24 months and their caregivers. Caregivers will learn songs, stories and rhymes to enhance personal reading time. These skills will help children build vocabulary, recognize objects, and build a foundation for reading and learning.

Preschool Storytime Class

Date: 

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 10:15am to 10:45am

Age Group: 

For children ages 3 ½ to 6 and their caregivers. Children and caregivers will learn pre-reading skills through stories, songs and rhymes to help prepare them for their Kindergarten Readiness Assessment in Literature Test (KRAL). Kindergarteners will continue to strengthen their skills. Skills include answering questions, repeating sentences, rhyming words and identifying sounds and letters.

Tales for Twos and Threes Class

Date: 

Monday, June 10, 2013 - 10:15am to 11:00am

Age Group: 

For children ages 2-3 and their caregivers. Songs, rhymes and stories teach children how sounds and letters relate to reading and will build a foundation for future learning. Interaction with instructors and other children encourages social development and allows caregivers to connect.

Youth Chess Club

Date: 

Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 4:00pm to 4:45pm

Age Group: 

For students in grades 3-6. Checkmate! Chess lovers of all levels are welcome to join our Youth Chess Club. Our local teen experts will moderate, help beginners and suggest strategies to players. Registration is required and begins two weeks prior. (45 min.)
Related Reading: Chess in Action: From First Attack to Checkmate by Paul Mantell

Books & Blocks

Date: 

Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 10:30am to 11:15am

Age Group: 

Children and caregivers join us for stories, building and fun! Each month we’ll read a couple of stories to start, then the building will begin with our LEGO Duplo blocks. We provide books and blocks as inspiration, then your child gets hands-on building time. Please note, children will not be able to keep their creations. Registration is required and begins two weeks prior.
Related Reading: LEGO Duplo: on the farm

DIY Comic Modge Podge Madness

Date: 

Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Age Group: 

Give your boring old folders and notebooks, shoes, accessories or containers some awesomeness with comics! You bring the items to Modge Podge and we’ll provide the comics and other supplies. Registration is required and begins April 27, 2013.
Related Reading: Recyclo-gami: 40 crafts to make your friends green with envy! by Laurie Goldrich Wolf

Tales for Twos and Threes Class

Date: 

Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 10:15am to 11:00am

Age Group: 

For children ages 2-3 and their caregivers. Songs, rhymes and stories teach children how sounds and letters relate to reading and will build a foundation for future learning. Interaction with instructors and other children encourages social development and allows caregivers to connect.

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