PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR
2024 Preschool Story Hour Dates, Sessions & Costs
Join us on Saturday mornings from 10am-11am throughout the year!
- Non-Member cost: $100 per 4 week session (1 child/1 adult), one additional sibling/child $90 (must be age 3-5 years old).
- Members receive 10% off ticket prices.
- Small class sizes- space is limited.
- Ticket includes admission to the Farm for remainder of the day.
Our program offers fun and engaging farm experiences paired with the best in children’s literature. Each class begins with a story and activity(song/craft) component indoors and continues with a trip outside to the gardens or farmyard. This program is designed for emergent readers ages 3 – 5 years and one adult caregiver. The curriculum for this program is based on the following goals:
- Building tangible connections between pictures in books and caring for farm animals, growing food, and using farm tools.
- Developing early literacy skills including print motivation and awareness, vocabulary, narrative skills, and letter knowledge.
- Using hands-on activities for a child/caregiver team that encourage active participation.
- Building early STEM skills by encouraging observations, focusing on sensory experiences, and categorizing plants and animals based on shared characteristics.
- Fostering a comfort in nature by creating positive experiences outdoors in colder weather and encouraging hands-on outdoor experiences.
Each session will vary in content depending on the season, so that families will enjoy attending multiple sessions. Familiar animals will recur in each session, such as chickens, equines, sheep and rabbits.
SPRING SESSIONS
April 6, 13, 20, 27
May 4, 18, 25 & June 1
SUMMER SESSIONS
June 8, 15, 22, 29
July 6, 13, 20, 27
(No August session)
FALL SESSIONS
September 7, 14, 21, 28
October 12, 19, 26, Nov 2
November 9, 16, 23, Dec 7
(No 11/30 due to Thanksgiving holiday)