Mother Goose – APS

Mother Goose – APS

For infants through age 3 and their families. This is a fast-paced program designed to keep babies engaged with rhymes, songs, short books, puppets, baby games, and more.

The basic Mother Goose on the Loose program seamlessly combines music, movement, art, picture books, and puppets in a fun way while helping introduce nursery rhymes to young children. This program develops early literacy and school readiness skills in young children. A typical session basic  Mother Goose on the Loose session incorporates the most effective practices for using books with young children, the LISTEN, LIKE, LEARN approach for teaching music, and activities designed to encourage brain-based learning. It lasts 30 minutes but can be formatted to fit the needs of individual groups; designed to encourage participants to listen, to like, and to learn during storytime. Originally designed for children from birth to age two accompanied by parents or caregivers in a library setting, the basic program has been successfully adapted for specific audiences and has been presented in many settings.