Great Outdoors Storytime
Camping, gardening, animals...Time to think about the great outdoors!
A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee
by Chris Van Dusen
Ages 4 - 8
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Mr. Magee and his trusty dog, Dee, are enjoying a peaceful camping trip when all of a sudden they find themselves plunging down a mountain and teetering on the edge of a huge waterfall! How will they find their way out of this slippery situation?
Diary Of A Fly
by Doreen Cronin
Ages 4 - 8
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This is the diary...of a fly. A fly who, when she's not landing on your head or swimming in your soup, is trying to escape her 327 brothers and sisters who are driving her crazy!
Tops and bottoms
by Janet Stevens
Ages 4 - 8
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An Uncle Remus style story that pits tricky rabbit against lazy bear. Who eats what depends on what you pick, tops or bottoms.
Forest Songs
by Everything Preschool
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Songs about owls, leaves and more.
Animals in Colorado
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife has information and photographs about all the animals found in Colorado.
Audubon Society Coloring Pages
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Some great coloring pages of different types of animals from the Audubon Society.
Butterfly Mobile from Enchanted Learning
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Make a butterfly mobile and always have a small part of the outdoors inside!
Great Outdoors Literacy Tip
Phonological Awareness sounds complicated, but it's just being able to play with the sounds in words--being able to tell if two words rhyme, or being able to say the syllables of a word separately, or what sound a word starts with. Playing with animals sounds is a great way to increase phonological awareness. Walk and talk like an animal or try these animal sounds books.
