Fizz, Boom, Pop!: 8/5/14 and 8/6/14

Books read:
Big Bad Bubble by Adam Rubin
Animal Baths by Bob Barner

Other book suggestions:
Perfectly Percy by Paul Schmid

Three Bubbles (from Perry Public Library)
A small bubble (make circle with your hands)
A medium sized bubble (make larger circle with your hands)
A great big bubble I see (make large circle with your arms)
Now let's count them, are you read?
1-2-3 (make three circles again)
POP! (clap hands loudly)

Washing (to the tune of "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes", from Perry Public Library)
Wash your head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Wash your head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose.
Hands to dry and fingers and toes.
Wash your head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Library Balloons (from Harris County Library)
This is the way we blow up the balloon (act like you are blowing up a balloon)
Blow up the balloon,
Blow up the balloon.
This is the way we blow up the balloon,
At the library.

This is the way we bounce the balloon (pretend to bounce a balloon in the air)
Bounce the balloon,
Bounce the balloon.
This is the way we bounce the balloon,
At the library.

This is the way we pop the balloon (clap)
Pop the balloon,
Pop the balloon.
This is the way we pop the balloon,
At the library.

Popcorn Calling Me (on "Buzz, Buzz" by Laurie Berkner)

Literacy tip of the week: When reading to your child it helps if you move your finger along the text as you read. This can help your child recognize the purpose of text, and eventually words.

For more information on the science centers that followed this storytime please see Ms. Kelly at the Library.