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Your Favourites Are Back! Welcome to Gummy Bear Stories Revisited!

We heard from so many families who were sad to see Gummy Bear Stories come to an end — so we’re bringing back some of our favourites! Join Enza online on selected Sundays from 10:30–11:15 a.m. as she revisits these wonderful stories with you and your family. For added fun: Be sure to have some paper and something to colour with nearby so you can draw along with the Gummy Bear story!

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This fall, join us online for Gummy Bear Stories Revisited, featuring five stories families have enjoyed with us before. And there’s more! Our original Gummy Bear family resources are still available online, so families can continue the fun with activities, ideas and resources connected to each story:

OCT 18 – I Am Not a Dog Toy
OCT 25 – The Most Magnificent Thing
NOV 15 – Hedgehog Needs a Hug
NOV 29 – In My Heart
DEC 6 – Memoirs of a Goldfish

Sometimes the best stories are worth reading again!

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Seasonal Soundscapes

Explore the sounds and rhythms of every season with your child!

🌱 Growing Little Listeners

Spring is full of different sounds! Listening to rain and birds helps children learn to hear and compare sounds for early reading.

🍁 Sounds of Quebec

It’s sugar shack season! Hear the “tap-tap” of maple sap and clap along to the rhythm.

✨ Let’s Play!

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Go on a Sound Hunt

Go for a walk and listen for 3 spring sounds. Can you copy them with your voice?

2
Rainy Day Shaker

Fill a bottle with rice. Shake to make “pitter-patter” sounds while you sing.

Sing & Play Library
🌸 Hello Spring
🍯 Maple Rhymes
🌈 The Rainbow Parade
🦋 So Different
🥚 I Found an Egg
☀️ Growing Little Listeners

Summer is full of lively sounds! Listening outdoors helps children focus on different sounds and build strong listening skills.

⚜️ Sounds of Quebec

Celebrate Fête Nationale! Hear music, drums, and singing—clap along to the rhythm together.

✨ Let’s Play!

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Outdoor Echoes

Sing a line from a summer song and have your child echo it back like a game!

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Nature Rhythm Sticks

Find two sturdy sticks. Tap them together to keep a steady beat while you sing.

Sing & Play Library
🏖️ Hello Summer
😊 Feeling Happy
🍦 Woo Hoo! It’s Summer
🫧 Little Bubbles
🕶️ It’s So Sunny
🍉 Fruit Salad (Clap Along)
🍂 Growing Little Listeners

Clapping syllables (like “pump-kin”) helps children hear the beats in words—a key step for reading.

🍎 Sounds of Quebec

It’s apple picking season! Clap out names like “Mc-In-tosh” as you pick and play.

✨ Let’s Play!

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Leaf Rhythm Stomp

Crunch through leaves: stomp, stomp, clap! Match the beat to fall words.

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Syllable Drum

Use a plastic bowl as a drum. Tap out “ap-ple” (two taps) to build awareness.

Sing & Play Library
🧡 Hello Fall
🍎 Apple Rhymes
🚜 Old MacDonald
🥪 Grilled Cheese
🏴‍☠️ Pirate Life
❄️ Growing Little Listeners

Winter has soft and strong sounds! Copying “whoosh” and “crunch” helps connect sounds to experiences.

🧤 Sounds of Quebec

Celebrate at the Winter Carnival! Listen for music and dancing—move along to the beat.

✨ Let’s Play!

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Kitchen Band

Use pots and spoons. Play slow like falling snow or fast like the winter wind!

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Freeze Dance

Play a winter song and dance! When the music stops, freeze like an ice statue.

Sing & Play Library
⭐ Hello Winter
⛸️ Winter Fun
🧥 Winter Clothes
💤 The Snoring Song
Family Literacy Soundscapes Activities

Sing, Play & Imagine

Interactive ideas for family literacy through music and movement.

LISTEN CLOSELY!

Hum-mm • La-la-la • Do-Re-Mi

The Connection

Music is a wonderful way to connect! You don’t need a perfect voice—your child just loves hearing you sing to them.

Everyday Play

Try simple ideas to turn moments like walking or dressing into a playful musical adventure together.

Sing favourite songs with actions (clap, stomp, spin)
Change speed and volume (fast/slow, loud/quiet)
Sing during everyday routines (walking, dressing)

RHYTHM TIME!

Tap-Tap • Shake-Shake • Boom-Boom

Rhythm Skills

Exploring rhythm helps children develop coordination and listening skills while discovering unique sounds.

Simple Tools

Whether store-bought or a wooden spoon and a pot, making noise together is the best kind of learning!

Tap rhythm sticks to copy simple patterns
Tap beats in words (ba-na-na, child’s name)
Make simple instruments (rice shaker, bucket drum)

TELL A TALE!

Once upon a time… • Swoosh! • Pop!

Imagination

Bringing stories to life with music sparks imagination and language growth through sound connection.

Active Play

Use sound and movement to travel into the world of books and turn every page into a performance!

Act out stories and songs with simple movements
Add sound effects (tap for footsteps, shake for rain)
Make up short stories and add rhythm or music

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Seasons in Song

Seasons in Song

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Songs by Shawny Thicke
| An interactive learning experience

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As part of our Ready to Read, Write, Think project TLE has created Family Literacy Series videos:

Quick Links

Family Literacy Inside and Outside the HomeHow Reading Helps Kids GrowWays to Help Kids Love Reading
Learning Through Creative PlayHow to Raise-a-ReaderTLE Family Literacy Resources
1000 Books Before Kindergarten Resources

TLE Family Literacy Series

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Use these resources with your family to learn in the great outdoors! Get outside and exercise both your mind and body together as a family. You can make outdoor time fun family learning time all while enjoying the wonders of Canada’s Great Outdoors!

Use these resources below from ABC Life Literacy’s Family Literacy First program:

Family Outdoor Activity Book
Outdoor Scavenger HuntFamily Outdoor TimeLearning Outdoors Bookmark

Explore winter events and destinations as a family. Find free activities and special ticketed events happening near you:

The 10 Best Québec National Parks Near Montreal To VisitCentre de la nature (Saint-Vincent-de-Paul)Montreal Family Calendar
of Activities
Montréal en lumièreLuminothérapieCross Country Ski Trails

Outdoor activities to try with the family:

Make a Snow Maze20 Things to Do in the SnowSnow Paint
Make an ice sun catcherIdeas for Exploring Nature in WinterFamily Activity Calendar

Too cold outside? Try these fun ideas inside!

Stories | WinterWeird But True!: Winter FactsSnow Sculpture Photo Gallery
Funny Fill-In: On Thin IceWinter and Holiday ActivitiesFunny Fill-In: Snowed In
No-Sew Sock Penguin CraftHow to Draw: Winter CabinPaper Roll Snowman
Ways To Play With Snow Indoors

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Welcome to TLE’s Storytime with the featured story: Memoirs of a Goldfish

Day One I swam around my bowl. Day Two I swam around my bowl. Twice. And so it goes in this tell-all tale from a goldfish. With his bowl to himself and his simple routine, Goldfish loves his life..until one day… 

Story by Devin Scillian

Illustrations by  Tim Bowers

Read Aloud

MATERIALS

Goldfish craft templates (printable)
Goldfish template #2 (will make 2 fish)
Googly eyes 
Markers, coloured pencils or crayons
Scissors
Glue

Family Resources related to Memoirs of a Goldfish

📚More Stories

The Pout-Pout FishThe Rainbow FishLulah, The Fish and the Whale
What Pet Should I Get?
by Dr. Seuss		Not Norman, a Goldfish StoryFidgety Fish

✂️Craft & Activity Ideas + Resources

How To Draw A Cartoon FishOrigami Fish in 5 MINUTESBeginner Goldfish Care Guide
Find Letters with Elmo Fish
and Abby Fish		How Goldfish
Crackers Are Made		Go Fish Snack Bags

🎵Music and Songs

Goldfish in the Tank Slippery FishThe Goldfish
(Let’s Go Swimming)

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Welcome to TLE’s Storytime with the featured story: Snippets

You can change the world one snippet of kindness at a time.

Snippets is a story that reveals the power of kindness and the beauty of being unique. 

Story and illustrations by  Diane Alber

Read Aloud

MATERIALS

Snippets craft frame (printable)
Paper snippets 
Assorted shapes 
Sticky embellishments 
Markers, coloured pencils or crayons 
Scissors 
Glue 

Family Resources related to Snippets

📚More Stories

I’m NOT just a ScribbleHope the BoatMichael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug

✂️Craft & Activity Ideas + Resources

10 Easy Paper Crafts for KidsShape CollageUsing Paper Scraps
11 Books About Why It’s OK
to be Different		Sesame Street: Murray Visits a Recycling CenterHow to Make a Paper Family

🎵Music and Songs

Fun Recycling GamePaper HeartScribble Song
Sesame Street: Use it Again, Recycling SongReduce Reuse Recycle
Song for Kids
The Kiboomers		Tearing Paper Song

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Family Reading Club

Families joined our story host Enza for an engaging morning of virtual stories, songs, and crafts! Each week, families were guided through interactive storybook sessions designed to spark imagination and creativity.

5 SUNDAY MORNING SESSIONS

AGE RANGE: 2-10 years old (family members are all welcome)

ACTIVITIES: Each session includes live story reading, music, and guided craft activities using materials from the Gummy Bear Activity Kit.

GUMMY BEAR ACTIVITY KIT: Each registered participant received a special activity kit.

Featured stories:

All materials for the Gummy Bear crafts were included in the mailed activity kit.

You can enjoy Gummy Bear’s previous virtual featured stories here.

I Am A Gummy Bear Song Versions

Gummy Bear Song
Gummy Bear | Short Version
10th Anniversary Gummy Bear Song

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#RLPRÉ #TLEBooksForTheHolidays #LoveTLEbooks #TLELaval #SWLSB

The Learning Exchange is busy distributing 1000’s of books as well as family literacy resources to families, daycares and elementary schools in the Laval area as part of this year’s Storytime project.

Check out our family fun ideas on the Winter and Holiday Activities pages and go to our Family Literacy section to look for other great resources over the holidays!

Happy Holidays to all!

Also, look for exciting family literacy and community events in the New Year on our calendar.

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Use TLE’s Collection of resources with your clientele, families, and staff. We have organized resources and family literacy planning ideas to help you quickly find resources and ideas to use and share.

IDEAS TO SHARE RESOURCES

1. Social Media: Use platforms parents use to share resources.
2. Pinterest Boards: Curate specific boards with resources.
3. DIY Learning Resource Kits: Prepare kits with materials for home learning.
4. Workshops: Organize learning sessions for parents.
5. Parent-teacher meetings: Share resources and discuss child’s progress.
6. Sharing Apps: Suggest apps which offer educational games and activities.
7. Newsletters or Emails: Send regular communications including resources.
8. Interactive Family Literacy Events: Engage parents and children together.
9. Book Clubs: Create a family book club to promote reading.
10. Online Portals: Use educational platforms and websites to share resources.

RESOURCES & TIPS

The right Family literacy resources are useful as they foster positive educational habits at home, create stronger bonds between families and schools, enrich parents’ understanding of child development and education standards and encourage a child’s overall academic success.


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FAMILY LITERACY VIDEO SERIES		MOVE INTO LITERACY STORY VIDEOS

FAMILY LITERACY INFOGRAPHICS
READING STRATEGIES
ABC SHAPE & NUMBER ACTIVITIES
COLOUR ACTIVITY IDEAS
STORY COLLECTIONS & ACTIVITIES
GUMMY BEAR STORIES 2023-2024

1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN
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