Creating Full Brain Activities
You’ve probably heard that our brains have a left and a right side. The left…
Learning
Let’s Grow Readers this Summer!
The best thing about summer reading is the weather. The longer and sunnier days make…
Parents are a Child’s First and Most Important Teacher
This blog post originally appeared on CO4Kids.org The early years — from a child’s birth…
The 5 Early Literacy Practices: Talk
“This post is one in a series about the five literacy practices of sing, play,…
Getting Ready for Kindergarten With My Library : Language Development
Getting Ready for Kindergarten using the “Colorado Day by Day Family Literacy Calendar“ And our…
Reading Aloud at Home: Connecting books with Early Literacy Activities
We talk so much about the five early literacy practices: Read, Talk, Write, Sing and…
The 5 early Literacy Practices: PLAY
“This post is one in a series about the five literacy practices of sing, play,…
To be Bilingual; Benefits of knowing two languages
In this country where I’m living now, or to be more specific, the state where…
Getting Ready for Kindergarten with My Library (Part 1)
Getting Ready for Kinder using the “Colorado Day by Day Family Literacy Calendar” And…
The 5 Early Literacy Practices: Sing
“Gallina=chicken, puerta=door, ventana=window y pluma=pen” Those are words of a traditional rhyme back in my…
“The Library” or La Biblioteca (English version)
For those who don’t know me, my name is Pamela Mejia. I was born and…
“The Library” or La Biblioteca (Spanish version)
Para aquellos que no me conocen, mi nombre es Pamela Mejia, nací y viví toda…
New Year, New Challenge: 500 books before 5!
Parents and caregivers are the first education providers during the 0-5 early critical years. Reading…
Bedtime Storytime
Bedtime is a great time for adult caregivers to read books and comfort children before…
CHNC News! Historic African American Newspapers Now Available
In a few short years CHNC has grown tremendously and made some exciting changes. We…
Early Literacy and Math
Cognitive development is the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem-solving, language learning and decision-making…
Going to a Pumpkin Patch or Apple Picking?
No matter which one you are doing this year, or even if you’re doing both,…
Trick or Treat? Sing with me!
As a caregiver and/or parent, you can have fun with your little ones this Halloween…
Family Members, Friends, and Neighbors (FFN) Child care providers
FFN caregivers present many challenges to any library wishing to serve them. They might not…
Topics in History: Dearfield, Colorado
The town of Dearfield, located 30 miles east of Greeley, was established on May 5,…