Library Littles
an early literacy newsletter from Coos Bay Public Library
2022 January
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Winter Reading Challenge
Start the new year off right with a Winter Reading Challenge! Track your challenge progress at coosbaylibrary.beanstack.org OR use a game piece and turn in to the Coos Bay Public Library by March 1 (game pieces also available at the Library). Complete activities that encourage you to read, get outside and explore what the Coos Bay Public Library has to offer. Prizes include gift cards for Pottery Company, a tote bag filled with literary swag, and cool Lego sets. See game piece for more details on how to participate!
Bright Star/Lucero
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
Big Feelings
Written by Alexandra Penfold and illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman www.coosbaylibrary.org.
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Every child under the age of five living in Coos County is eligible to receive a free book every month in the mail through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. The program is made possible through the support of generous donors and the Dolly Parton Foundation. Signing up is easier than ever for Coos Bay residents-you can sign up online. Sign up today!
Jump Into a New Routine
You probably some of the healthy benefits of jump roping...but did you realize that it's also a great way to build pre-literacy skills? Jump rope rhymes are a great way for pre-readers (and beginning readers) to hear the parts of words and build phonological awareness. The rhythm of jump roping helps kids naturally break down words and gives them valuable practice (plus, it's a fun exercise habit).
Here are a few rhymes to try:
Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
All dressed in black, black, black
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
All down her back, back, back
She asked her mother, mother, mother
For fifty cents, cents, cents
To see the elephants, elephants, elephants
Jump the fence, fence, fence.
They jumped so high, high, high
They reached the sky, sky, sky
And didn't come back, back, back
Till the 4th of July-ly-ly!
Buckle My Shoe
One, two, Buckle my shoe;
Three, four, Shut the door;
Five, six, Pick up sticks;
Seven, eight, Lay them straight:
Nine, ten, A big fat hen.
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