Book read: Clip Clop by Nicola Smee
Bumpin' up and down (from Deschutes Library)
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon, (bounce baby)
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon,
Won't you be my darlin'?
One wheel's off and the axle's broken, (tilt baby to left)
One wheel's off and the axle's broken, (tilt baby to right)
One wheel's off and the axle's broken, (tilt baby to the left)
Won't you be my darlin'?
Clap, Clap, Clap (to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat, from Perry Public Library)
Clap, clap, clap your hands, clap them now with me,
Clap your hands, let me see,
Clap them now with me!
(other verses: tap your knees, shake your feet, touch your shoulders)
Bouncing on my knee (from Iowa City Library)
I'm looking at a baby that I'm bouncing on my knee (bounce baby)
And it is the cutest baby that I ever want to see!
I'll bounce you left, and bounce you right (tilt left and right)
And I'll bounce you out of sight! (lift baby)
I'm a Train (from Perry Public Library)
I'm a choo-choo train (roll baby's arms)
Chugging down the track,
First I go forward (lean forward)
Then I go back (lean back)
Now my bell is ringing,
Hear my whistle blow (toot like a train whistle)
What a lot of noise I make, (cover ears)
Everywhere I go! (stretch out arms)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Pop Goes the Weasel
All around the mulberry bush, (bounce baby)
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey thought was all in fun.
Pop goes the weasel! (lift baby up)
A penny for a spool of thread,
A penny for a needle,
That's the way the money goes,
Pop goes the weasel!
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (lift baby twice)
Literacy tip of the week: Your baby is absorbing words and language constantly. Talk them to as if they could respond, and point out things in the environment. This is the way babies learn and build their vocabulary.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Under the Sea Storytime 3/25/14 and 3/26/14
Book read:
Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins
I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Other book suggestions:
The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood
Way Down Deep In the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck
Slippery Fish (from Jbrary, found here)
Slippery fish, Slippery fish, (move hands together like a fish)
Sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, Slippery fish,
GULP, GULP. GULP! (clap three times)
Oh no! It been eaten by an..
Octopus, Octopus, (wiggle arms)
Wiggling in the water,
Octopus, Octopus,
GULP, GULP, GULP!
Oh no! It's been eaten by a...
Great white shark, Great white shark, (hand on head like shark fin)
Lurking in the water,
Great white shark, Great white shark,
GULP, GULP, GULP!
Oh no! It's been eaten by a...
Humongous whale, Humongous whale, (hands out to side)
Spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, Humongous whale,
GULP, GULP, GULP!
BURP!
The Waves in the Sea (to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus", from AnnesLibraryLife)
The waves in the sea go up and down, (bend knees up and down)
Up and down, up and down,
The waves in the sea go up and down,
Up and down, up and down,
The waves in the sea go up and down,
All day long.
Additional verses:
The shark in the sea goes snap, snap, snap (clap hands)
The fish in the sea go swish, swish, swish, (swish hands back and forth)
The boats in the sea go toot, toot, toot, (pretend to honk horn)
If You're a Sea Creature and You Know It (to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
If you're a fish and you know it flap your fins..
If you're a shark and you know it chomp your teeth..
If you're an octopus and you know it wiggle your arms...
Dance to "The Goldfish" by Laurie Berkner
Teasing Mr. Shark (from Canton Public Library)
Five Little Fish,
Swimming in the sea,
Teasing Mr. Shark,
You can't catch me,
You can't catch me,
Along came Mr. Shark,
As quiet as can be...
SNAP!
Four little fish swimming in the sea... (count down until all fish are gone)
Literacy tip of the week: Share your enthusiasm for books with your child by reading them one of your childhood favorites!
Craft:
We made jellyfish :)
Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins
I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Other book suggestions:
The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood
Way Down Deep In the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck
Slippery Fish (from Jbrary, found here)
Slippery fish, Slippery fish, (move hands together like a fish)
Sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, Slippery fish,
GULP, GULP. GULP! (clap three times)
Oh no! It been eaten by an..
Octopus, Octopus, (wiggle arms)
Wiggling in the water,
Octopus, Octopus,
GULP, GULP, GULP!
Oh no! It's been eaten by a...
Great white shark, Great white shark, (hand on head like shark fin)
Lurking in the water,
Great white shark, Great white shark,
GULP, GULP, GULP!
Oh no! It's been eaten by a...
Humongous whale, Humongous whale, (hands out to side)
Spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, Humongous whale,
GULP, GULP, GULP!
BURP!
The Waves in the Sea (to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus", from AnnesLibraryLife)
The waves in the sea go up and down, (bend knees up and down)
Up and down, up and down,
The waves in the sea go up and down,
Up and down, up and down,
The waves in the sea go up and down,
All day long.
Additional verses:
The shark in the sea goes snap, snap, snap (clap hands)
The fish in the sea go swish, swish, swish, (swish hands back and forth)
The boats in the sea go toot, toot, toot, (pretend to honk horn)
If You're a Sea Creature and You Know It (to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
If you're a fish and you know it flap your fins..
If you're a shark and you know it chomp your teeth..
If you're an octopus and you know it wiggle your arms...
Dance to "The Goldfish" by Laurie Berkner
Teasing Mr. Shark (from Canton Public Library)
Five Little Fish,
Swimming in the sea,
Teasing Mr. Shark,
You can't catch me,
You can't catch me,
Along came Mr. Shark,
As quiet as can be...
SNAP!
Four little fish swimming in the sea... (count down until all fish are gone)
Literacy tip of the week: Share your enthusiasm for books with your child by reading them one of your childhood favorites!
Craft:
We made jellyfish :)
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Baby Storytime 3/20/14
Book read: Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins
Acka Backa Soda Cracker (from Northport Library)
Acka backa soda cracker,
Acka back boo! (rock or bounce baby)
Acka backa soda cracker,
I love you! (give baby a hug)
Acka backa soda cracker,
Acka back boo!
Acka backa soda cracker,
Up goes you! (lift baby)
Motorboat, motorboat
Motorboat, motorboat go so slow, (move baby's legs slowly)
Motorboat, motorboat, go so fast, (speed up)
Motorboat, motorboat, step on the gas! (stretch baby's legs out)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Bumping up and down (from Deschutes Library)
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon, (bounce baby)
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon,
Won't you be my darling? (hug baby)
One wheel's off and the axle's broken (tilt to one side)
One wheel's off and the axle's broken (tilt to other side)
Won't you be my darling? (hug baby)
Pop goes the Weasel
All around the mulberry bush, (bounce baby)
The monkey chased the weasel,
The monkey thought was all in fun,
Pop goes the weasel! (lift baby)
Flying Man
Flying Man, Flying Man, (bounce baby)
Up in the sky! (lift baby)
Where are you going to, (bounce baby)
Flying so high? (lift baby)
Over the mountains and over the sea,
Flying man, Flying man,
Can't you take me? (hug baby)
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby back and forth)
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)
Wheels on the Bus
Literacy tip of the week: It is great to let babies turn the pages of books because it helps them learn how books work. Board books and plastic books are great for this purpose!
Acka Backa Soda Cracker (from Northport Library)
Acka backa soda cracker,
Acka back boo! (rock or bounce baby)
Acka backa soda cracker,
I love you! (give baby a hug)
Acka backa soda cracker,
Acka back boo!
Acka backa soda cracker,
Up goes you! (lift baby)
Motorboat, motorboat
Motorboat, motorboat go so slow, (move baby's legs slowly)
Motorboat, motorboat, go so fast, (speed up)
Motorboat, motorboat, step on the gas! (stretch baby's legs out)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Bumping up and down (from Deschutes Library)
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon, (bounce baby)
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon,
Won't you be my darling? (hug baby)
One wheel's off and the axle's broken (tilt to one side)
One wheel's off and the axle's broken (tilt to other side)
Won't you be my darling? (hug baby)
Pop goes the Weasel
All around the mulberry bush, (bounce baby)
The monkey chased the weasel,
The monkey thought was all in fun,
Pop goes the weasel! (lift baby)
Flying Man
Flying Man, Flying Man, (bounce baby)
Up in the sky! (lift baby)
Where are you going to, (bounce baby)
Flying so high? (lift baby)
Over the mountains and over the sea,
Flying man, Flying man,
Can't you take me? (hug baby)
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby back and forth)
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)
Wheels on the Bus
Literacy tip of the week: It is great to let babies turn the pages of books because it helps them learn how books work. Board books and plastic books are great for this purpose!
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
It's Not Easy Being Green Storytime 3/18/14 and 3/19/14
Book read:
Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox
Other book suggestions:
Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
Green by Laura Seeger Vaccaro
The Widemouthed Frog: A Pop Up Book by Keith Faulkner
If You're Wearing Green Today (To the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
(from Sunflower Storytime)
If you're wearing green today, dance a jig, (dance)
If you're wearing green today, dance a jig,
If you're wearing green today,
Dance a jig, smile and say "Happy St. Patrick's Day!"
If you're wearing green day dance a jig.
Additional verses:
"If you're wearing green today, clap your hands."
"If you're wearing green today, spin around."
"If you're wearing green today shout Hooray!"
"If you're wearing green today, stomp your feet."
Dance Leprechaun Dance (to the tune of "Skip to my Lou", from Jen in the Library)
Dance, dance, leprechaun dance. (dance)
Dance, dance, leprechaun dance.
Dance, dance, leprechaun dance.
Do a dance for me.
Clap, clap, leprechaun clap. (clap)
Clap, clap, leprechaun clap.
Clap, clap, leprechaun clap.
Clap your hands to me.
Other actions: Bow, Jump, Skip, Search for Gold, Sit
Jumping between numbered paper Lilly Pads like a frog
Alligator, Alligator (from Jbrary)
Alligator, alligator, long and green. (one arm out, run fingers over the other)
Alligator, alligator, teeth so mean (snap or wiggle fingers like teeth)
Alligator, alligator, snapped at a bee (snap hands together)
Alligator, alligator can't catch me! (shake finger)
Five Little Monkeys (remembered from childhood)
Five little monkeys, swinging in a tree, (swing 5 fingers back and forth)
Teasing Mr. Alligator,
"Can't catch me, no you can't catch me!" (shake finger)
Along came Mr. Alligator,
Quiet as can be,
And SNAPPED a monkey right out of the tree! (snap both hands together)
Four little monkeys swinging in a tree, (swing 4 fingers back and forth)
Teasing Mr. Alligator,
"Can't catch me, no you can't catch me!"
Along came Mr. Alligator, quiet as can be,
And SNAPPED a monkey right out of the tree!
Count down till all monkeys are gone.
Five Green Peas (from Storytime Katie)
Five green peas in a peapod pressed, (make fist)
One grew, two grew and so did the rest. (raise fingers one at a time)
They grew and grew and did not stop. (stretch fingers)
Till one day that peapod just had to go POP! (clap)
Literacy tip of the week:
Share songs with your child! They are a fun way to build new vocabulary. For instance, this week I introduced the kids to the word "jig" through "If You're Wearing Green Today".
Craft: We decorated shamrocks :)
Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox
Other book suggestions:
Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
Green by Laura Seeger Vaccaro
The Widemouthed Frog: A Pop Up Book by Keith Faulkner
If You're Wearing Green Today (To the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
(from Sunflower Storytime)
If you're wearing green today, dance a jig, (dance)
If you're wearing green today, dance a jig,
If you're wearing green today,
Dance a jig, smile and say "Happy St. Patrick's Day!"
If you're wearing green day dance a jig.
Additional verses:
"If you're wearing green today, clap your hands."
"If you're wearing green today, spin around."
"If you're wearing green today shout Hooray!"
"If you're wearing green today, stomp your feet."
Dance Leprechaun Dance (to the tune of "Skip to my Lou", from Jen in the Library)
Dance, dance, leprechaun dance. (dance)
Dance, dance, leprechaun dance.
Dance, dance, leprechaun dance.
Do a dance for me.
Clap, clap, leprechaun clap. (clap)
Clap, clap, leprechaun clap.
Clap, clap, leprechaun clap.
Clap your hands to me.
Other actions: Bow, Jump, Skip, Search for Gold, Sit
Jumping between numbered paper Lilly Pads like a frog
Alligator, Alligator (from Jbrary)
Alligator, alligator, long and green. (one arm out, run fingers over the other)
Alligator, alligator, teeth so mean (snap or wiggle fingers like teeth)
Alligator, alligator, snapped at a bee (snap hands together)
Alligator, alligator can't catch me! (shake finger)
Five Little Monkeys (remembered from childhood)
Five little monkeys, swinging in a tree, (swing 5 fingers back and forth)
Teasing Mr. Alligator,
"Can't catch me, no you can't catch me!" (shake finger)
Along came Mr. Alligator,
Quiet as can be,
And SNAPPED a monkey right out of the tree! (snap both hands together)
Four little monkeys swinging in a tree, (swing 4 fingers back and forth)
Teasing Mr. Alligator,
"Can't catch me, no you can't catch me!"
Along came Mr. Alligator, quiet as can be,
And SNAPPED a monkey right out of the tree!
Count down till all monkeys are gone.
Five Green Peas (from Storytime Katie)
Five green peas in a peapod pressed, (make fist)
One grew, two grew and so did the rest. (raise fingers one at a time)
They grew and grew and did not stop. (stretch fingers)
Till one day that peapod just had to go POP! (clap)
Literacy tip of the week:
Share songs with your child! They are a fun way to build new vocabulary. For instance, this week I introduced the kids to the word "jig" through "If You're Wearing Green Today".
Craft: We decorated shamrocks :)
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Baby Storytime 3/13/14
Book read:
Toot Toot, Beep Beep by Emma Garcia
Giddyup, Giddyup (from King County Library System)
Giddyup, giddyup ride to town, (bounce baby on your lap)
Giddyup, giddyup, up and down.
Giddyup fast, (bounce quickly)
Giddyup slow, (bounce slowly)
Giddyup, giddyup, WHOA! (dip baby backwards)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
My Pony Macaroni (from Born to Read)
I have a little pony,
His name is macaroni.
He trots and trots and then he STOPS.
My funny little pony!
Pop Goes the Weasel (from Perry Public Library)
All around the mulberry bush, (bounce baby)
The monkey chased the weasel.
In and out and all about.
POP goes the weasel! (lift baby)
All around the cobbler's bench, (bounce baby)
The monkey chased the weasel.
That's the way the money goes.
POP goes the weasel! (lift baby)
All around the mulberry bush,
The monkey chased the weasel,
The monkey stopped to scratch his head.
POP goes the weasel! (lift baby)
Put your finger on your nose (from Perry Public Library)
Put your finger on your nose, on your nose,
Put your finger on your nose, on your nose. (touch baby's nose)
Put your finger on your nose,
Put your finger on your nose,
Put your finger on your nose, on your nose.
Repeat using other body parts: hand son head, tap knees with hands, clap hands.
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
It's two o'clock! (lift baby twice)
Wheels on the Bus
Hickory dickory dock (from Perry Public Library)
Hickory dickory dock, (tickle hands up baby's body)
The the mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one, (clap once)
The mouse ran down.
Hickory dickory dock. (tickle hands down baby's body)
Literacy tip of the week: Rhymes are so important to baby's language development. One of the many benefits of bouncing rhymes is that they help your baby feel the rhythm of language.
Toot Toot, Beep Beep by Emma Garcia
Giddyup, Giddyup (from King County Library System)
Giddyup, giddyup ride to town, (bounce baby on your lap)
Giddyup, giddyup, up and down.
Giddyup fast, (bounce quickly)
Giddyup slow, (bounce slowly)
Giddyup, giddyup, WHOA! (dip baby backwards)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
My Pony Macaroni (from Born to Read)
I have a little pony,
His name is macaroni.
He trots and trots and then he STOPS.
My funny little pony!
Pop Goes the Weasel (from Perry Public Library)
All around the mulberry bush, (bounce baby)
The monkey chased the weasel.
In and out and all about.
POP goes the weasel! (lift baby)
All around the cobbler's bench, (bounce baby)
The monkey chased the weasel.
That's the way the money goes.
POP goes the weasel! (lift baby)
All around the mulberry bush,
The monkey chased the weasel,
The monkey stopped to scratch his head.
POP goes the weasel! (lift baby)
Put your finger on your nose (from Perry Public Library)
Put your finger on your nose, on your nose,
Put your finger on your nose, on your nose. (touch baby's nose)
Put your finger on your nose,
Put your finger on your nose,
Put your finger on your nose, on your nose.
Repeat using other body parts: hand son head, tap knees with hands, clap hands.
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
It's two o'clock! (lift baby twice)
Wheels on the Bus
Hickory dickory dock (from Perry Public Library)
Hickory dickory dock, (tickle hands up baby's body)
The the mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one, (clap once)
The mouse ran down.
Hickory dickory dock. (tickle hands down baby's body)
Literacy tip of the week: Rhymes are so important to baby's language development. One of the many benefits of bouncing rhymes is that they help your baby feel the rhythm of language.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Dr. Seuss Storytime 3/11/14
Book read:
Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can you? by Dr. Seuss
Other book suggestions:
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seussy (version of the Hokey Pokey, found here)
You put one fish in (lift 1 finger, then put in in front of you)
You put one fish out (put finger behind you)
You put one fish in and you shake it all about. (shake finger)
You do the Dr. Seussy and you turn yourself about. (turn in a circle)
That's what it's all about!
Additional verses include two fish, cat hat and tail.
Dr. Seuss Is On the Loose (done like BINGO, found here)
Dr. Seuss is on the loose and this is how we know it.
Cats, hats, eggs and ham.
Cats, hats, eggs and ham.
Cats, hats, eggs and ham.
And this is how we know it!m (replace saying 1 item with a clap each time you repeat)
If you like Dr. Seuss (adapted from version here)
If you like Dr. Seuss, clap your hands! (clap hands)
If you like Dr. Seuss, clap your hands!
If you like Dr. Seuss and the Grinch is on the loose,
If you like Dr. Seuss clap your hands!
If you like Green Eggs and Ham stomp your feet! (stomp feet)
If you like Green Eggs and Ham stomp your feet!
If you like Green Eggs and Ham and that silly Sam I Am,
If you like Green Eggs and Ham stomp your feet!
If you like the Cat in the Hat shout "Hooray!"
If you like the Cat in the Hat shout "Hooray!"
If you like the Cat in the Hat because he's silly like that,
If you like the Cat in the Hat shout "Hooray!
Colored Eggs and Ham Game (found at Jen in the Library)
I am Sam.
Sam I am.
I do so like (insert color) eggs and ham.
Literacy tip of the week: Share rhymes with your child. Rhymes help a child learn that words are made up of different parts. For instance, rhyming cat and hat teaches them how the "c" and "h" sounds differ.
Craft: Decorating Dr. Seuss Hats with torn paper.
Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can you? by Dr. Seuss
Other book suggestions:
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seussy (version of the Hokey Pokey, found here)
You put one fish in (lift 1 finger, then put in in front of you)
You put one fish out (put finger behind you)
You put one fish in and you shake it all about. (shake finger)
You do the Dr. Seussy and you turn yourself about. (turn in a circle)
That's what it's all about!
Additional verses include two fish, cat hat and tail.
Dr. Seuss Is On the Loose (done like BINGO, found here)
Dr. Seuss is on the loose and this is how we know it.
Cats, hats, eggs and ham.
Cats, hats, eggs and ham.
Cats, hats, eggs and ham.
And this is how we know it!m (replace saying 1 item with a clap each time you repeat)
If you like Dr. Seuss (adapted from version here)
If you like Dr. Seuss, clap your hands! (clap hands)
If you like Dr. Seuss, clap your hands!
If you like Dr. Seuss and the Grinch is on the loose,
If you like Dr. Seuss clap your hands!
If you like Green Eggs and Ham stomp your feet! (stomp feet)
If you like Green Eggs and Ham stomp your feet!
If you like Green Eggs and Ham and that silly Sam I Am,
If you like Green Eggs and Ham stomp your feet!
If you like the Cat in the Hat shout "Hooray!"
If you like the Cat in the Hat shout "Hooray!"
If you like the Cat in the Hat because he's silly like that,
If you like the Cat in the Hat shout "Hooray!
Colored Eggs and Ham Game (found at Jen in the Library)
I am Sam.
Sam I am.
I do so like (insert color) eggs and ham.
Literacy tip of the week: Share rhymes with your child. Rhymes help a child learn that words are made up of different parts. For instance, rhyming cat and hat teaches them how the "c" and "h" sounds differ.
Craft: Decorating Dr. Seuss Hats with torn paper.
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