Calling All Friends to MOCAKIDS Storytime!

Join us for a very special storytime about all kinds of friendships—stuffed-animal buddies and long-distance pals—as we sing and read our way through Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse and then Juna’s Jar. Afterwards, we’ll decorate friendship jars of our own. Feel free to bring a stuffed animal friend to read along with us!  WHEN: Thursday, September 24, from 4:00 - 4:30 P.M. EDT WHERE: via Zoom.   MOCAKIDS Storytime is free to the public.  To join, simply register here!   Please note that this program will be recorded via Zoom and posted on Facebook Live for 24 hours. CLICK TO REGISTER

 

 

MOCAKIDS Storytime is a lively, bilingual 30-minute combination of fun activities and language exploration designed to enhance your young child’s word skills and vocabulary. Best for ages 3-6, younger & older siblings welcome. Every 2nd & 4th Thursday from 4:00 - 4:30pm via Zoom.   欢迎参与华人博物馆讲故事时间活动。这是一个为时三十分钟的现场互动活动。届时，您的孩子将有机会参与一系列互动游戏，探索并提高儿童的词汇量及语言能力，为日后流利的中文阅读能力打下坚实的基础。本活动针对3-6岁的儿童设计，同时也欢迎各个年龄段的幼儿及以上儿童参与。每月的第二和第四个星期四。下午 4 点 00 分 至 4 点 30 分。 MORE WAYS TO LISTEN AND SUPPORT   FOR YOUR FAMILY Celebrity readers (above, Marley Dias from West Orange) share children's books by Black authors to spark kid-friendly conversations about empathy, equality, self-love and antiracism. Watch the entire season for free here! CLICK TO WATCH The Diverse BookFinder is a comprehensive collection of children's picture books featuring Black and Indigenous people and People of Color (BIPOC). The Diverse BookFinder has cataloged and analyzed trade picture books fitting this criteria, published since 2002. CLICK TO LEARN MORE Colorín Colorado is the premier national website serving educators and families of English language learners (ELLs) in Grades PreK-12. Colorín Colorado has been providing free research-based information, activities, and advice to parents, schools, and communities around the country for more than a decade.   Colorín Colorado's webpage, Talking About Racism and Violence with Students: Resources for Educators, provides resources that can help promote deeper understanding around the issues of racism and violence. They also can contribute to discussion of these topics with colleagues and students during this difficult time, even at a distance. CLICK TO LEARN MORE