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Story Time At Home with I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison

12 Feb

Develop your little ones early literacy skills with story time at home! Early literacy refers to the foundational skills that our little ones learn about reading and writing before they formally learn to read and write. By focusing on these  five aspects of early literacy – reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing – you can develop your little one’s early literacy skills.

I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison

On a trip to the park with her mother, a young girl hears a rhythm coming from the world around her and begins to move to the beat, finally beginning an impromptu dance in which other children join her.This is a highly interactive book and is a great way to introduce elements of movement and play into your story times at home.

When reading the book, ask the your little one to complete an action with each sequence of the story: 

THINK, THINK (find your head) – BEAT, BEAT (find your ears) – BLINK, BLINK (find your eyes) – SNIFF, SNIFF (find your nose) – CLAP, CLAP (clap hands along to the beat) – SNAP, SNAP (snap or wiggle your fingers) – SHAKE, SHAKE (shake your hips) – KNOCK, KNOCK (find your knees) – STOMP, STOMP (stomp your feet) -TIP, TAP (tap your toes)

Read each page more than once to encourage your little one to participate in the action. 

This book has limited text on each page. Ways to extend your reading can include describing the city scenes outlined on pages or asking questions about the illustrations. How many friends do we see playing in the park? 

Is one of our friends chewing bubble gum? 

Point out the radio, the skateboard, the bench. 

Talk about the blue skies and the green grass and trees.

Movement and action in story time increases your little ones engagement, attention, and comprehension.

If you’re reading this story to a baby you can show baby the action that goes along with the story and tickle the corresponding body part on baby.

Learn more about story times at the library here: https://hobokenlibrary.org/kids/ 

Written by:
Valerie Coughlin
Youth Services Librarian

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Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month with HPL

14 May

Jewish American Heritage Movies from Kanopy
–David (Mistaken for a Jewish student, Daud finds unlikely friendship and faces a dilemma of identity and belonging.)

–Shoelaces (After years of estrangement, a son with special needs fights to donate a kidney to his ailing father.)

–Holy Lands (A Jewish American doctor shocks his family and community by moving to Israel to become a pig farmer.)

–Liberty Heights (In 1950s MD, a Jewish family faces generational conflict amid shifting views on race, religion, and class.)

–Minyan (In 1980s NYC, a Russian Jewish teen discovers love, identity, and loss through new friendships during the AIDS crisis.)

–Esther (Esther risks everything to stop a genocide and save her people in ancient Persia.)

Jewish American Heritage Movies from Hoopla
–Latter Day Jew (A gay ex-Mormon comedian prepares for his bar mitzvah after converting to Judaism.)

–Praying with Lior (A boy with Down syndrome prepares for his bar mitzvah, revealing a journey of faith, family, and community.)

Genealogical Research
–Ancestry (in library access only)
–Heritage Hub
–Heritage Quest

Language Learning
–Pronunciator -Hebrew, Yiddish
–Mango Languages– Hebrew, Yiddish

Check out our downloadable/printable Brochure featuring these digital resources plus suggested books for kids and teens and upcoming Jewish American Heritage Month Events at the Library:

JAMH Month BrochureDownload

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