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Preschool Fun: Bugs!
What’s more exciting than bugs? Let’s celebrate our creepy crawly friends today! QUESTIONS What do bugs look like? Do you like bugs? Do they crawl? Do they fly? How many legs do they have? (Obviously there are different answers to this!) READ Read any book you may have that mentions bugs. If you don’t have…
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Preschool Fun: Fruit!
This week, we’re celebrating fruit, and what better way to start than with a joke? What fruit is green and square? A lemon in disguise! Ha ha! With that, let’s get started. LEARN Fruits are healthy foods that you can eat! They grow on a plant, and contain seeds. QUESTIONS What is your favorite fruit? …
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Preschool Fun: Fairies!
Since we’re continuing to celebrate all types of magical creatures this summer, let’s continue this week with fairies! Let’s start with some questions: What does a fairy look like? Are fairies big or little? Are they kind? Can you name a fairy? What would you name a fairy? READ Read any book you…
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Preschool Fun: Dragons!
Since it’s a magical and mythological summer at Orange County Library System, let’s talk about dragons this week! Let’s start with some questions: What does a dragon look like? What does a dragon sound like? Are dragons big or little? Are they kind? Read: Read any book you may have that mentions dragons. If you don’t…
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Preschool Fun: Ocean Animals!
Let’s have some fun under the sea today! Let’s start with some questions: What are some ocean animals? What does a dolphin sound like? What’s your FAVORITE ocean animal? Can you swim like a whale? Now, let’s read a book! Read any book you may have that mentions ocean animals. If you don’t have…
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The Adventure Comes to You!
While our Summer Reading Program looks a bit different this year, staff are as committed as ever to putting their talents and creativity toward our new Virtual Summer Reading Program. Typically, we would encourage our families to come into our libraries to make crafts with us, to dance and sing with us, and to make memories with us over the summer. But given the still-present concerns about COVID-19, we are…
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Three Fun Science Experiments to Do at Home
Science is an essential tool for understanding how the world works. It is the process of analyzing data through experimentation and predictions. It can also give a middle school student the ability to make a paper-mache volcano that can spew vinegar, baking soda, and food coloring all over a nice kitchen floor. In this article,…
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Preschool Fun: Robots!
Beep. Boop. Bop. Today we’re talking robots! Let’s start with some questions: What is a robot? What does a robot sound like? What does a robot look like? What kind of robot would you build? Now, let’s read a book Read any book you may have that mentions robots. If you don’t have one, try…
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Preschool Fun: Bubbles!
Today we’re going to have some fun with bubbles! Don’t have any bubbles? No worries – we’ll make some in the end! Let’s start with some questions: Do you like blowing bubbles? Can you show me how you blow bubbles? Can you dance in the bubbles? What color are bubbles? Now, let’s read…
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Art 101: Ancient Greek Pottery
I normally teach our Art 101 events in-person, but since we’re unable to do that for the time being in this post I would like to share a little bit of information about ancient Greek pottery and how you can create your own Greek style flowerpot for your home. Pottery served many functions in ancient Greek…
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