Children who are able to read at any level are encouraged to participate in this program. Adult guardians are welcome to stay with the children while they read or wait in our lobby. Story Time LearnEnglish Kids Story Time The bird king This traditional story is about a race to become the bird king. Baby Lapsit Storytime (Ages 0-18mo) - Every Friday 10:30AM A storytime geared towards infants and pre-walking toddlers to introduce stories, rhymes, tickles, and songs to babies. The soothing sound of the human voice, combined with human interaction and companionship, also works to reduce stress in the shelter animals, ultimately promoting their health and adoptability and thus saving lives.īringing your own books from home is permitted, and we also have an array of animal-themed books available from which to choose. Kirstens Storytime - Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:45AM Enjoy interacting to stories, finger plays, rhymes, dancing, singing, and games with Ms. Reading aloud to shelter animals, without fear of judgement, enables children to practice necessary reading skills, while at the same time building confidence in their abilities. Story Tails enables children between kindergarten and eighth grade to visit the WAC animal shelter and read aloud to current adoptable shelter pets. Please continue to check back for announcements. Created with the goal of enhancing literacy, WAC has developed this program to be a safe space for both children and shelter animals to learn and grow.ĭue to the covid-19 pandemic and staffing capacity, the Story Tails program is currently on hiatus and we hope to re-launch the program in 2023.

Women's Animal Center (WAC) created the Story Tails Reading Program as a way to encourage the children of our community to become involved with the organization’s work in a unique and mutually beneficial way.

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