May Flowers Storytime
Poetry Month – A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk
Le Pire Livre Du Monde – The OJCS Celebrates La Semaine de la Francophonie
Storytime for Women’s History Month and Innovation Day
Meet Elsie MacGill by Elizabeth Macleod and illustrated by Mike Deas
March is Women’s History Month, and at the OJCS, it’s also when we hold our innovation day. This story feeds two birds with one scone by being an inspiring story about a Canadian woman who was a world renowned aeronautical engineer and a feminist.
The Better-Than-Best Purim Storytime
Black History Month Storytime Selections
Winter Fun Day 2023 Storytime
A Story For Tu B’Shevat – Our Tree Named Steve
Happy Tu B’Shevat! It is such a joy to celebrate and honour trees. Our story today is ‘Our Tree Named Steve’ by Alan Zweibel and David Catrow.
Activity: Make a Steve!
This lovely and simple craft uses just a paper towel roll and some cardboard and paint. Make sure to give your tree lots of personality… I recommend adding lots of colour, pompoms, and maybe even some Googly eyes!
JDAIM Storytime – We Belong
To help us celebrate Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, & Inclusion month, we are reading the book We Belong by Laura Purdie Salas and illustrated by Carlos Velez Aguilera.
Inclusion Activity: Poem Template
The author of We Belong, Laura Purdie Salas, has created a wonderful poem template activity that you can use in the classroom that will enable each student to compose their own poem. For younger students, you could work together as a class.