Storytime break

We are taking a few week break from our storytimes. They will resume the week of March 10th-14th. We hope to see you then!

Baby Storytime 2/19/14

Book read: Can you growl like a bear by John Butler

Hippity Hop (to the tune of "Row, row, row your boat", From Perry Public Library)
Hip, hip, hippety hop (bounce baby on knees)
Hippitty, hippety hop,
We'll hop around the room today,
Until it's time to stop! (stop)

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Rickety Rocking Horse (from Perry Public Library)
Rickety, rickety rocking horse, (bounce baby)
Over the fields we go (lift baby)
Rickety, rickety rocking horse,
Giddy up, Giddy up, (bounce baby)
WHOA! (lean backwards)

Motorboat
Motorboat, motorboat go so slow, (bicycle baby's legs)
Motorboat, motorboat, go so fast, (speed up)
Motorboat, motorboat, step on the gas! (stretch out baby's legs)

Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes

I'm a little cuckoo clock (from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby on your lap)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (lift baby once)

Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (lift baby twice)

Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's three o'clock! (lift baby three times)

Wheels on the Bus

Literacy tip of the week: Make sure to point out and name objects in the pictures as you read to your baby. It is a great way to build their vocabulary!

Ms. Kelly's Favorites 2/18/14 and 2/19/14

Books read: 
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood
Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin

Other book suggestions
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
The Cow Love Cookies by Karma Wilson

I'm a little cuckoo clock (from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock from foot to foot)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)

Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (jump twice)

Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's three o'clock! (jump three times)

Head Shoulders Knees and Toes

Green Says Go
Green says "Go!" (march quickly or run)
Go! Go! Go!
Yellow says "Slow!" (march slowly)
Slow! Slow! Slow!
Red says "Stop!" (freeze)
Go! Go! Go! (march quickly)
Slow! Slow! Slow! (march slowly)
and STOP! (stop)

Freeze song on "Kids in Motion" by Greg and Steve

We can jump, jump, jump (from Athens Library)
We can jump, jump, jump. (jump)
We can hop, hop, hop. (hop)
We can clap, clap, clap. (clap)
We can stop, stop, stop. (stop)
We can nod our heads for yes. (nod)
We can shake our heads for no. (shake head)
We can bend our knees a little bit,
and we can sit down slow. (sit down)

Wheels on the Bus

Hello, my name is Joe (from the Storytime Spot)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house, and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me
"Are you busy?" 
I said "No."
The cook said, "Do you mind stirring sauce with your right hand?" (stirring motion with right hand)

Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said "Then do you mind chopping these veggies with your left hand?" (add chopping motion with left hand)

Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Do you mind opening the trash with your right foot (add motion with right foot)

Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
 I said "No."
The cook said, "Could you open the door with your left foot?" (add motion with left foot)

Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Could you lick these stamps with your tongue?" (stick out tongue)

Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "YES!"

Literacy tip of the week: Some children learn best through movement, so it is always a great idea to sing songs that get your child up and moving around!

Craft: Torn paper bears

Baby Storytime 2/12/14

Book read:
How do you make a baby smile? by Philemon Sturges

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Pat a Cake
Pat a cake, pat a cake, (clap baby's hands)
Baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it (roll baby's hands over each other)
Pat it, (pat baby's lap)
And mark it with a B,
And put it in the oven for baby and me!

My Pony Macaroni (from Born to Read)
I have a little pony, (bounce baby on your lap)
His name is Macaroni,
He trots and trots and then he stops, (stop bouncing)
Silly little pony!

Acka backa (from Northport Library)
Acka backa soda cracker, (bounce baby on your lap)
Acka backa boo!
Acka back soda cracker
I love you! (give baby a hug)

Acka backa soda cracker,
Acka backa boo!
Acka backa soda cracker,
Up goes you! (lift baby up)

Literacy tip of the week:
Talk to your baby about what you are doing as you go about your day. This builds vocabulary and also helps create connections between words and events.

Hugs and Kisses Storytime 2/11/14 and 2/12/14

Book read: A Kiss Like This by Mary Murphy

Other book suggestions:
Mommy Hugs by Karen Katz
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

Give Mom a Hug (from Storytime Katie)
Roar like a lion, growl like a bear, (growl/roar)
Give Mom a hug, show her you care.
Hop like a bunny, flap like a bird, (hop, then flap arms like wings)
Quiet as a mouse now, don't say a word.

If you love someone and you know it (to the tune of "If you're happy and you know it")
If you love someone and you know it clap your hands, (clap hands)
If you love someone and you know it clap your hands,
If you love someone and you know it then your face will surely show it,
If you love someone and you know it clap your hands.

If you love someone and you know it blow a kiss (blow kisses)
If you love someone and you know it blow a kiss,
If you love someone and you know it then your face will surely show it,
If you love someone and you know it blow a kiss.

If you love someone and you know it give a hug, (hug)
If you love someone and you know it give a hug,
If you love someone and you know it then your face will surely show it,
If you love someone and you know it give a hug.

I have a little heart (from Delta Township Library)
I have a little heart (place hand over heart)
That goes thump, thump, thump. (pat chest three times)
It keeps right on beating when I jump, jump, jump. (jump three times)
I get a special feeling when I look at you.
It makes me want to blow you a kiss or two. (blow kisses)

I can hug (from SuraLune Storytimes)
I can hug, hug, hug, (hug)
I can hop, hop, hop, (hop)
I can kiss, kiss, kiss, (blow kisses)
I can stop, stop, stop, (stand still)
I can nod my head for yes, (nod)
I can shake my head no, (shake head no)
I can sit down very slow. (sit down)

Literacy tip: 
When you read to your child make sure to talk about the pictures in the story. This will help build their understanding of the story. It will also help them make a connection between the words and pictures.

Craft:
We colored "Hugs and Kisses" pictures :)

Baby Storytime 2/5/14

Baby Storytime was not held on Wednesday, February 5th, 2014 due to weather.

Winter Animals Storytime 2/4/14

Book read:
In the snow by Sharon Phillips Denslow

Other book suggestions:
Cub's Big World by Sarah Thomson
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson

If You're a Penguin and You Know It (to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
(From Carnegie Library)
If you're a penguin and you know it flap your wings (flap arms like wings)
If you're a penguin and you know it flap your wings.
If you're a penguin and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a penguin and you know it flap your wings.

If you're a penguin and you know it waddle your feet. (waddle)
If you're a penguin and you know it waddle your feet.
If you're a penguin and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a penguin and you know it waddle your feet.

If you're a penguin and you know it go for a swim. (pretend to swim)
If you're a penguin and you know it go for a swim.
If you're a penguin and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a penguin and you know it go for a swim.

Bears are Sleeping (to the tune of "Frere Jacques") (from King County Library System)
Bears are sleeping,
Bears are sleeping (pretend to sleep)
In their lairs,
In their lairs.
Soon it will be springtime,
Soon it will be springtime.
Wake up bears! Wake up bears! (pretend to wake up)

Did you ever see a Penguin? (from Perpetual Preschool)
Did you ever see a penguin, a penguin, a penguin? (pretend to waddle)
Did you ever see a penguin waddle this way and that?
Waddle this way and that way, waddle this way and that way,
Did you ever see a penguin waddle this way and that?

Other verses could include:
Did you ever see a bear roar this way and that?
Did you ever see a bird fly this way and that?
Did you ever see a rabbit hop this way and that?

Dance to Wiggles "Rockabye a Bear"

Musical "Hibernation" Dancing (kids hibernate when music stops)

Where is Brown Bear? (from Preschool Education)
Where is Brown Bear?
Where is Brown Bear?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you this winter?
Very very tired.
Go to sleep, go to sleep.

Literacy tip of the week: Make sure your child knows that you enjoy reading too. Tell them how much you enjoy reading stories to them! As they get older, let them see you reading for pleasure. If you provide a positive role model your child is more likely to grow up to love reading.

Craft:
We painted winter animals :)