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Children learn about hibernation
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Children and their caregivers danced to the song "Hands Go Up" to start the storytime. The children danced around and followed the instructions given by the song.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.The children and their caregivers ended storytime with a craft. The children glued cotton balls around a bear to create a bed so the bear could hibernate in the winter.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Poland librarian Vikki Peck played the "what can it be?" game with the children attending the Fun Time for 4s and 5s at the Poland Library on Nov. 12. Peck would put her hand in the bag and gives clues for the next animal and the children would have to guess what animal it would be.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.The hedgehog story got the children very engaged. The children had to guess what different animals were and how they helped the hedgehog get ready for her hibernation bed.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Four- and 5-year-olds went to the Poland library on Nov. 12 to enjoy Fun Times for 4s and 5s Storytime. The storytime, led by libarian Vikki Peck, was themed around hibernating animals with the winter months approaching.
After doing the introduction song, Peck read the book “Hibernation!” by Margaret Hall. The activity that followed the book was about a hedgehog getting ready to hibernate, but several tasks got in the way of her fitting in the bed she made for the winter. The hedgehog and other pieces of the activity were made out of felt that Peck would stick to the flannel story board. As the activity went along, the children identified the different animals that helped the hedgehog get small enough to fit back into her winter bed.
The “Freeze” song was next, which allowed the children to dance and then freeze in as soon as the song said “freeze.” Dancing around to this song wore the children out so they could sit through the last story and activity.
The last book to be read was “That Pup!” by Lindsey Barrett George, followed by the “what can it be?” activity. For this activity, the children were given clues to animals that hibernated and they had to guess which animal Peck would pull out of the bag.
The children and Peck sang “If You’re Happy and You Know It,” to finish storytime before the children went on to make their craft. The craft included the children gluing a picture of a bear to a plate and cotton balls around it, simulating snow.
While some of the children are regulars, for others it was their first time.
The Poland library encourages all children to attend their many different Baby Brilliant activities that are created for children of different ages.