Thursday, June 12, 2014

Baby Storytime 6/12/14

Book read:
Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig

Lift one foot and then the other (from Jbrary)
Lift one foot and then the other, (lift baby's legs)
Lift one foot and then the other,
Lift one foot and then the other,
Lift them both together!

Lift one hand and then the other, (lift baby's arms)
Lift one hand and then the other,
Lift one hand and then the other,
Lift them both together!

Clap your hands and keep on clapping, (clap baby's hands)
Clap your hands and keep on clapping,
Clap your hands and keep on clapping,
Clap them both together!

Itsy Bitsy Spider

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'?

A Bouncing We Will Go (from Jbrary)
A bouncing we will go,
A bouncing we will go,
High ho the derry-o
A bouncing we will go!
Other verses include a hugging we will go, a rocking we will go, a clapping we will go, etc.

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)

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

The Elevator Song (done with parachute, from Jbrary)
Oh the city is great and the city is grand.
There's a whole lot of people on a little piece of land.
And we live way up on the 57th floor.
This is what we do when we go out the door:
We take the elevator up and the elevator down.
We take the elevator up and the elevator down.
And we turn around.

If you're happy and you know it (with parachute, from Laughter and Literacy
If you're happy and you know it, lift it high!
If you're happy and you know it, shake it fast!
If you're happy and you know it, shake it slow!
If you're happy and you know it shake it low! 

The chute is on my head (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Laughter and Literacy)
The chute is on my head, the chute is on my head!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the chute is on my head!
The chute goes up and down, the chute goes up and down!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the chute goes up and down!
The chute goes fast and slow, the chute goes fast and slow!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the chute goes fast and slow!
The chute is on my head, the chute is on my head!
Hi ho the dairy-o the chute is on my head!

Literacy tip of the week: It is fine to skip pages when reading to your baby. Accommodating their attention span is more important than reading every word of the story.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Beach Storytime 6/10/14 and 6/11/14

Book Read:
Beach Day by Karen Roosa

Other Book Suggestions: 
One Hot Summer Day by Nina Crews
Sea, Sand and Me by Patricia Hubbell

Summer Days (from Hummingbird Educational Resources)
In the summer, when days are hot (wipe forehead)
I like to find a shady spot (sit)
And hardly move a single bit (stay still)
And sit, and sit, and sit, then ZIP! (jump up)

Swimming (from Hummingbird Educational Resources)
Swimming in the water cool and bright (pretend to swim)
I kick my feet with all my might (kick feet)
And when I'm tired I turn and float (lie on back)
Pretending that I'm a boat.
I like to hold my breath and dive (pretend to take breath and dive)
I swim beneath the water and count to five. (count to five on fingers)
Wow! What a dive!

Waves at the Beach (to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus") (from Preschool Education)
The waves at the beach go up and down, up and down, (move up and down)
The waves at the beach go up and down, all day long.

Other verses:
The crabs at the beach crawl back and forth, (crawl)
The lobsters at the beach go snap, snap, snap, (clap hands together)
The jellyfish at the beach go wibble, wobble wobble, (sway back and forth)

Beach Balls (from Perry Public Library)

A little beach ball (make small circle with hands)
A bigger beach ball (make a bigger circle)
A great big beach ball (make even bigger circle)
Now let's count them.
Are you ready?
One, two three (make three circles again)
Throw the balls!

Let's Go Swimming by the Wiggles

If you're happy and you know it (with parachute, from Laughter and Literacy
If you're happy and you know it, lift it high!
If you're happy and you know it, shake it fast!
If you're happy and you know it, shake it slow!
If you're happy and you know it shake it low!

Literacy tip of the week: 

Using imagination (like many of the songs we do in storytime require) is an important literacy skill. Being able to imagine is a critical element of reading and writing. 

Craft: We used bingo daubers and turned paper plates into beach balls.



Thursday, June 5, 2014

Baby Storytime 6/5/14

Book read: 
We've All Got Bellybuttons! by David Martin

Lift one foot and then the other (from Jbrary)
Lift one foot and then the other, (lift baby's legs)
Lift one foot and then the other,
Lift one foot and then the other,
Lift them both together!

Lift one hand and then the other, (lift baby's arms)
Lift one hand and then the other,
Lift one hand and then the other,
Lift them both together!

Clap your hands and keep on clapping, (clap baby's hands)
Clap your hands and keep on clapping,
Clap your hands and keep on clapping,
Clap them both together!

Did you ever see a baby? from Birth2Six
Did you ever see baby, a baby, a baby?
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lift baby up and down)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way,
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that?
Repeat with moving baby side to side and to the front and back

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!

Hickory Dickory Dock (from Intellidancing)
Hickory, dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock. (move hands upwards on baby)
The clock struck one, (clap once)
The mouse ran down,
Hickory dickory dock.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear (from Round Rock Library)
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around (roll baby's hands)
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground (touch ground)
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, hug me tight (hug baby)
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, say goodnight!

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

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Space Storytime 6/3/14 and 6/4/14

Book read: Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm off to the moon! by Dan Yaccarino

Other book suggestions:Higher, Higher! by Leslie Patricelli
Light up the Night by Jean Reidy
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers

Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle (from Jbrary)
Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle,
Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle,
Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle,
Won't you go to the moon with me?

Other verses:
My space suit's on and my boots are too...
We step on the moon and we bounce up and down...

We're Flying to the Moon (Verse 1 and 2, from Preschool Education )
We're flying to the moon,
We're flying to the moon,
Blast off, away we go,
We're flying to the moon!

We're landing on the moon,
We're landing on the moon,
Blast off, away we go,
We're landing on the moon!

Astronaut, Astronaut (from Anne's Library Life)
Astronaut, astronaut, turn around (turn around)
Astronaut, astronaut, touch the ground (touch ground)
Astronaut, astronaut, jump up high (jump)
Astronaut, astronaut, touch the the sky (reach up)
Astronaut, astronaut, tie your shoe (pretend to tie shoe)
Astronaut, astronaut, that will do!

Moon Bounce Race (from So Tomorrow)

We're Flying to the Moon (verse 3 and 4, from Preschool Education)
We're flying back to Earth,
We're flying back to Earth,
Blast off, away we go!
We're flying back to Earth.

We're landing on the Earth,
We're landing on the Earth,
Blast off, away we went!
We're landing on the Earth.

Twinkle Stars (from King County Library)
Twinkle, twinkle, little stars (wiggle fingers)
Stand and twinkle where you are (stand and wiggle fingers)

Twinkle high and twinkle low (hands in air then at your feet)
Twinkle fast and twinkle slow (shake hands fast then slowly)
Twinkle, twinkle little stars
Now sit and twinkle where you are (sit down)

5 Little Stars
In the night sky, as dark as can be 5 (4,3,2,1) little stars shone down on me/
The sun started rising turning night into day, and one little star twinkled away!

Literacy tip of the week: Ask your child questions about the pictures as you read books to them. This can help engage your child in the story. It will also allow you to make sure they understand what is going on in the book.

Craft:
We made spaceships!