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Fours and fives enjoy penguin tales
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Neighbors | Natalie Scott.Samantha Lenhart cut out pieces of her penguin craft at the Boardman library's story time for 4- and 5-year-olds Jan. 15.
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Neighbors | Natalie Scott.Boardman librarian Katherina Matasic sang How Much Is That Penguin, to the tune of How Much Is That Puppy in the Window, at the library Jan. 15.
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Neighbors | Natalie Scott.Helen Sinchak (left) enjoyed listening to the penguin stories with her granddaughter, Nina, at the Boardman library Jan. 15.
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Neighbors | Natalie Scott.Boardman librarian Katherina Matasic read Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere by Bob Barner at the story time for four- and five-yea-olds at the Boardman library Jan. 15.
By NATALIE SCOTT
Four- and 5-year-olds enjoyed a story time all about penguins at the Boardman library Jan. 15.
The event, led by librarian Katherina Matasic, focused on acting out parts of stories and talking about them so children understand and summarizing stories after they are read so that children understand the order of events in the story.
The story time began with the song “How Much Is That Penguin,” sung to the tune of “How Much Is That Puppy in the Window,” and continued with “I’m A Little Penguin,” sung to the tune of “I’m A Little Teapot.” Other songs sung at the story time included “The Penguin Pokey” and “Five Baby Penguins.”
Matasic also read several penguin books to children at the library. The first story, “Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere” by Bob Barner, was all about the different kinds of places that penguins can live. Many children were amazed to discover that not only do penguins live in the cold, but some penguins also live in warm, tropical environments. “Penguins” by Liz Pichon was an entertaining book about a family of penguins at the zoo that find a camera and play with it.
The last story read was “If You Were a Penguin” by Wendell Minor, which was about the different things you could do if you were a penguin and encouraged children to pretend they are penguins.
The story time ended with a craft where children could cut pieces of paper and gluing them together to make a penguin.
The story time for 4- and 5-year-olds at the Boardman library is a chance for children to come together to learn and play. It encourages pretend play and helps children form storyteller skills. To learn more about story times, visit www.libraryvisit.org.