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Preschoolers receive visit from traveling librarian
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Romie Policy, a children’s librarian with the Public Library of Youngtown and Mahoning County, focused on the snowy, cold winter during her visit to the Canfield United Methodist Church Preschool 4-year-old class school as part of the traveling librarian program Jan. 28.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Romie Policy, a children’s librarian with the Public Library of Youngtown and Mahoning County, visited the Canfield United Methodist Church Preschool 4-year-old class school as part of the traveling librarian program Jan. 28.
BY ABBY SLANKER
Children in the 4-year-old class at Canfield United Methodist Church Preschool welcomed a special visitor to their classroom Jan. 28. Romie Policy, a children’s librarian with the Public Library of Youngtown and Mahoning County, visited the school as part of the traveling librarian program.
Sticking with the what was going on with the weather outside, Policy’s theme for the story time was snowy, cold weather, about which she brought many books and activities.
Policy started with an interactive activity for the children, during which she began a discussion about what types of activities are fun to do outside in the snow. The children came up with such ideas as building a snowman and making snow angels.
Policy then read the children “Hello, Snow” and moved into a movement activity which focused on counting and during which the children used their fingers to emulate snowflakes.
Policy then chose the book “Mouse’s First Snow” to read to the children. The book also focused on fun things to do out in the snow.
Policy led the children in an interactive version of “I’m a Friendly Snowman” and then read them “The Snowmen,” which is a pop-up book. Policy gave each of the students a chance to get an up-close look at the book and they were able to also get a hands-on perspective.
When Policy announced a game was next, the children were ready to play. Policy explained the game was a seek and find with paper mittens and a paper snowball.
While Policy hid the snowball behind one of the mittens on the board, the children played along and covered their eyes so they couldn’t see. The children even voted as a group as to which color mitten they thought the snowball was behind.
To end the story time, Policy read “Snow Day!” to the children, which focused on rhyming.
As she was saying goodbye to the children, Policy asked them their favorite way to warm up after they had been outside playing in the snow, to which she received the unanimous answer of “Hot chocolate!”
For more information, contact Janet Williams at 330-533-4370 or visit preschool@canfieldmethodist.org.