Book read: My Nose, Your Nose by Melanie Walsh
Hands are Clapping (from Reading With Red)
Hands are clapping,
Clap, clap, clap,
Hands are clapping,
Clap, clap, clap,
Hands are clapping,
Clap, clap, clap,
Clap your hands my darling!
Roly Poly (from Reading with Red)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Up Up Up! (lift baby)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly (roll hands)
Down Down Down! (stomp feet)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Clap Clap Clap! (clap hands)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Lap Lap Lap! (touch lap)
Pop goes the weasel (from Perry Public Library)
All around the mulberry bush, (bounce baby on your knees)
The monkey chased the weasel.
In and out and all about.
POP goes the weasel! (lift baby up)
All around the cobbler's bench, (bounce baby on your knees)
The monkey chased the weasel.
That's the way the money goes.
POP goes the weasel! (lift baby up)
All around the mulberry bush, (bounce baby on your knees)
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey stopped to scratch his head.
POP goes the weasel! (lift baby up)
Dump Truck (from ALSC listserv)
Dump truck, dump truck (bounce baby on lap)
Bumping down the road.
Spilling gravel as we travel (rock child back and forth)
with our heavey load.
Dump truck, dump truck (bouncing)
DUMP! (tip child backwards)
Motorboat, Motorboat
Toaster Song from Literary Commentary
I'm toast in the toaster and I'm getting really hot, (bounce baby)
Tick tock, Tick tock, (rock back and forth)
Up I pop! (lift baby)
Bouncing, Bouncing (adapted from NIEHS)
Bouncing, bouncing (bounce baby)
Hop, hop, hop! Hop, hop, hop!
Bouncing, bouncing bouncing,
Bouncing, bouncing,
Now we stop! (stop)
Other actions can include clapping, stomping, flying, etc)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
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: As your baby grows try to choose books that relate to their developing interests. This will help keep them engaged as you read together.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Alligator Storytime 11/18/14 and 11/19/14
Books read:
Snappy Little Jungle by Dugald Steer
Snip Snap! What's That? by Mara Bergman
Other book suggestions:
Frog in a Bog by Karma Wilson
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
Dangerous by Tim Warnes
I'd really like to eat a child by Sylviane Donnio
ASL Sign of the Week: Alligator
If You're an Alligator and You Know It
If you're an alligator and you know it stomp your feet.
If you're an alligator and you know it then you really want to show it.
If you're an alligator and you know it stomp your feet.
Other actions include moving your tail, snapping your jaws, etc.
The Alligator Jump (modified from Storytime with Ms. Tara)
Alligators jump, (jump)
Alligators slide, (slide back and forth)
All the alligators move from side to side.
Alligators jump, (jump)
Alligators giggle, (pretend to laugh)
All the alligators like to turn around and wiggle! (shake your behind)
Alligator Crawl (found at Storytime with Ms. Tara)
The alligator's jaws go snap, snap, snap! (snap arms in front of you)
The alligator's tail goes thwack, thwack, thwack! (shake behind)
And he's getting closer! (crawl)
Alligator, Alligator (from Harris County Library)
Alligator, alligator, turn around.
Alligator, alligator, touch the ground.
Alligator, alligator dance on your toes.
Alligator, alligator touch your nose.
Alligator, alligator, jump up now.
Alligator, alligator take a bow.
Alligator, alligator, stomp your feet.
Alligator, alligator, take your seat.
Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree
Craft: We colored a alligator face template and made paper bag alligator puppets.
Literacy tip of the week: Do crafts with your child as much as possible. It is a great way to develop the fine motor skills they will need for writing!
Snappy Little Jungle by Dugald Steer
Snip Snap! What's That? by Mara Bergman
Other book suggestions:
Frog in a Bog by Karma Wilson
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
Dangerous by Tim Warnes
I'd really like to eat a child by Sylviane Donnio
ASL Sign of the Week: Alligator
If You're an Alligator and You Know It
If you're an alligator and you know it stomp your feet.
If you're an alligator and you know it then you really want to show it.
If you're an alligator and you know it stomp your feet.
Other actions include moving your tail, snapping your jaws, etc.
The Alligator Jump (modified from Storytime with Ms. Tara)
Alligators jump, (jump)
Alligators slide, (slide back and forth)
All the alligators move from side to side.
Alligators jump, (jump)
Alligators giggle, (pretend to laugh)
All the alligators like to turn around and wiggle! (shake your behind)
Alligator Crawl (found at Storytime with Ms. Tara)
The alligator's jaws go snap, snap, snap! (snap arms in front of you)
The alligator's tail goes thwack, thwack, thwack! (shake behind)
And he's getting closer! (crawl)
Alligator, Alligator (from Harris County Library)
Alligator, alligator, turn around.
Alligator, alligator, touch the ground.
Alligator, alligator dance on your toes.
Alligator, alligator touch your nose.
Alligator, alligator, jump up now.
Alligator, alligator take a bow.
Alligator, alligator, stomp your feet.
Alligator, alligator, take your seat.
Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree
Craft: We colored a alligator face template and made paper bag alligator puppets.
Literacy tip of the week: Do crafts with your child as much as possible. It is a great way to develop the fine motor skills they will need for writing!
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Baby Storytime 11/13/14
Book read: A Kiss Means I Love by Kathryn Madeline Allen
ASL Sign of the Week: Diaper
Roly Poly (from Reading with Red)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Up Up Up! (lift baby)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly (roll hands)
Down Down Down! (stomp feet)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Clap Clap Clap! (clap hands)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Lap Lap Lap! (touch lap)
She'll be Coming Around the Moutain (from Jbrary)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift baby)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift baby)
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings.
We'll all eat chicken and dumpling.
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Roll, Roll, Sugar Babies (from Reading Chick via Mel's Desk)
Roll roll sugar babies, (roll baby's hands)
Roll roll sugar babies,
Push (lean forward)
Pull (lean back)
And clap, clap, clap! (clap, clap, clap)
(For additional verses, substitute other opposites for push and pull. We used "up" and "down" and "left"and "right".)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Flying Babies (found at Time for Storytime)
I'm a little baby and I fly high (lift baby and swing through the air).
Here is the ground (lower baby to the ground)
And here is the sky (lift baby high in the air)
Like a bird or a butterfly, (bounce baby)
I'm a baby and I fly high! (lift baby)
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)
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.
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: Playing with toys is a valuable learning experience for your baby! They are learning how the would works, and also developing fine motor skills. These skills will be needed when your child learns to read and write!
ASL Sign of the Week: Diaper
Roly Poly (from Reading with Red)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Up Up Up! (lift baby)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly (roll hands)
Down Down Down! (stomp feet)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Clap Clap Clap! (clap hands)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Lap Lap Lap! (touch lap)
She'll be Coming Around the Moutain (from Jbrary)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift baby)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift baby)
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings.
We'll all eat chicken and dumpling.
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Roll, Roll, Sugar Babies (from Reading Chick via Mel's Desk)
Roll roll sugar babies, (roll baby's hands)
Roll roll sugar babies,
Push (lean forward)
Pull (lean back)
And clap, clap, clap! (clap, clap, clap)
(For additional verses, substitute other opposites for push and pull. We used "up" and "down" and "left"and "right".)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Flying Babies (found at Time for Storytime)
I'm a little baby and I fly high (lift baby and swing through the air).
Here is the ground (lower baby to the ground)
And here is the sky (lift baby high in the air)
Like a bird or a butterfly, (bounce baby)
I'm a baby and I fly high! (lift baby)
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)
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.
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: Playing with toys is a valuable learning experience for your baby! They are learning how the would works, and also developing fine motor skills. These skills will be needed when your child learns to read and write!
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Music Storytime 11/11/14 and 11/12/14
Books read:
If you're happy and you know it by James Warhola
Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes by Eric Litwin
Other book suggestions:
If you're a monster and you know it by Rebecca Emberly
Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler
Babies on the Bus by Karen Katz
ASL Sign of the Week: Music
Dance Your Fingers Up from Stories with Ms. Jenna
Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down.
Dance your fingers to the side, dance them all around.
Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on your head.
Dance them on your tummy and put them all to bed.
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Can't Wait to Celebrate on Jim Gill's CD "Irrational Anthem"
Shaking Everywhere on Jim Gill's CD "Irrational Anthem"
Bouncing, Bouncing (adapted from NIEHS)
Bouncing, bouncing (bounce)
Hop, hop, hop! Hop, hop, hop!
Bouncing, bouncing bouncing,
Bouncing, bouncing,
Now we stop! (stop)
Other actions can include clapping, stomping, flying, etc)
Hokey Pokey
Playing "Conductor" (found at Storytime Songs)
Craft: We decorated a printout of a music note with torn black paper.
Literacy tip of the Week: Sing with your child whenever possible. Singing slows down the sounds of language, making them easier for kids to identify.
If you're happy and you know it by James Warhola
Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes by Eric Litwin
Other book suggestions:
If you're a monster and you know it by Rebecca Emberly
Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler
Babies on the Bus by Karen Katz
ASL Sign of the Week: Music
Dance Your Fingers Up from Stories with Ms. Jenna
Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down.
Dance your fingers to the side, dance them all around.
Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on your head.
Dance them on your tummy and put them all to bed.
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Can't Wait to Celebrate on Jim Gill's CD "Irrational Anthem"
Shaking Everywhere on Jim Gill's CD "Irrational Anthem"
Bouncing, Bouncing (adapted from NIEHS)
Bouncing, bouncing (bounce)
Hop, hop, hop! Hop, hop, hop!
Bouncing, bouncing bouncing,
Bouncing, bouncing,
Now we stop! (stop)
Other actions can include clapping, stomping, flying, etc)
Hokey Pokey
Playing "Conductor" (found at Storytime Songs)
Craft: We decorated a printout of a music note with torn black paper.
Literacy tip of the Week: Sing with your child whenever possible. Singing slows down the sounds of language, making them easier for kids to identify.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Baby Storytime 11/6/14
Book read: Leo Loves Baby Time by Anna McQuinn
She'll be Coming Around the Moutain (from Jbrary)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift baby)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift baby)
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings.
We'll all eat chicken and dumpling.
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Toaster Song from Literary Commentary
I'm toast in the toaster and I'm getting really hot, (bounce baby)
Tick tock, Tick tock, (rock back and forth)
Up I pop! (lift baby)
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!
Bouncing, Bouncing (adapted from NIEHS)
Bouncing, bouncing (bounce baby)
Hop, hop, hop! Hop, hop, hop!
Bouncing, bouncing bouncing,
Bouncing, bouncing,
Now we stop! (stop)
Other actions can include clapping, stomping, flying, etc)
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.
(Other verses can include touching shoe for two and touching knee for three.)
Baby Goes Bouncy Boo from Jbrary
Baby goes bouncy boo, (bounce baby on knees)
Baby goes bouncy by,
Baby goes bouncy be,
All upon my knee.
I'll bounce you to the left, (bounce to the left)
I'll bounce you to the right, (bounce to the right)
I'll bounce you up, (lift baby)
I'll bounce you down, (bring baby down)
I'll bounce you out of sight. (lift baby)
Baby goes bouncy boo, (bounce baby on knees)
Baby goes bouncy by,
Baby goes bouncy be,
All upon my knee.
I'll bounce you very fast, (bounce quickly)
I'll bounce you very slow, (slow down)
I'll bounce you up,
I'll bounce you down,
Then far back we go! (lean back)
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)
Wheels on the Bus
Literacy tip of the Week: Books about other babies and common daily activities (like "Leo Loves Baby Time") are great choices to read to your baby.
She'll be Coming Around the Moutain (from Jbrary)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift baby)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift baby)
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings.
We'll all eat chicken and dumpling.
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Toaster Song from Literary Commentary
I'm toast in the toaster and I'm getting really hot, (bounce baby)
Tick tock, Tick tock, (rock back and forth)
Up I pop! (lift baby)
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!
Bouncing, Bouncing (adapted from NIEHS)
Bouncing, bouncing (bounce baby)
Hop, hop, hop! Hop, hop, hop!
Bouncing, bouncing bouncing,
Bouncing, bouncing,
Now we stop! (stop)
Other actions can include clapping, stomping, flying, etc)
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.
(Other verses can include touching shoe for two and touching knee for three.)
Baby Goes Bouncy Boo from Jbrary
Baby goes bouncy boo, (bounce baby on knees)
Baby goes bouncy by,
Baby goes bouncy be,
All upon my knee.
I'll bounce you to the left, (bounce to the left)
I'll bounce you to the right, (bounce to the right)
I'll bounce you up, (lift baby)
I'll bounce you down, (bring baby down)
I'll bounce you out of sight. (lift baby)
Baby goes bouncy boo, (bounce baby on knees)
Baby goes bouncy by,
Baby goes bouncy be,
All upon my knee.
I'll bounce you very fast, (bounce quickly)
I'll bounce you very slow, (slow down)
I'll bounce you up,
I'll bounce you down,
Then far back we go! (lean back)
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)
Wheels on the Bus
Literacy tip of the Week: Books about other babies and common daily activities (like "Leo Loves Baby Time") are great choices to read to your baby.
Farm Storytime 11/4/14 and 11/5/14
Book read:
Cock-A-Moo-Moo! by Juliet Dallas Conte
Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin
Other book suggestions:
Cows the Rescue by John Himmelman
Barnyard Song by Rhonda Gowler Greene
Barnyard Song (to the tune of "If You're Happy And You Know It")
If you're a chicken and you know it flap your wings..
If you're a cow and you know it stomp your hooves...
If you're a pig and you know it wiggle your tail...
Farm Chores (from Preschool Education)
This is the way we _____,
This is the way we ______,
So early in the morning.
Insert actions such as: seeds grow high (reach high), drive the tractor (pretend to drive), pull the weeds (reach down), rake the field (pretend to rake)
We're Going to the Farm (modified from We're Going to the Zoo, which was adapted from one of the 2014 ALA Conferences Guerilla Storytimes)
We're going to the farm,
And you are going too!
To look at all the animals and everything they do.
Shake it, baby, shake it!
Shake it if you can!
Shake it like a milkshake and pour it in a can!
Shake it to the bottom!
Shake it to the top!
Shake it round and round and round,
Until I tell you STOP!
Barnyard Dance (from Perry Public Library)
The barnyard dance is about to begin.
So hitch up your pants and jump right in!
Pick the apples! Husk the corn!
Crow with the rooster in the early morn!
Bow to your partner! Wave hello!
Clap your hands and tap your toe!
Feed the chickens! Milk the cow!
Hoe the weeds and push the plow!
The barnyard dance has come to an end,
So kick up your heels and start again!
Run Little Ducks (from Athens County Library)
Run little ducks,
Run like a flash! (run)
Jump in the water with a splash, splash, splash! (jump three times)
Paddle your feet all around, (kick feet)
Waddle on home when you hear this sound: Quack, Quack, Quack!
Farm Song (That's What I Did On The Farm) by Laurie Berkner (on CD "Rocketship Run")
Old MacDonald Had a Farm (sung while bouncing animal puppets on our parachute)
Craft: We decorated print outs of baby chicks with feathers.
Literacy tip of the week: Animal sounds are a great way for your child to experiment with the sounds that make up language! Books and songs that include them are great for developing your child's awareness of these sounds.
Cock-A-Moo-Moo! by Juliet Dallas Conte
Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin
Other book suggestions:
Cows the Rescue by John Himmelman
Barnyard Song by Rhonda Gowler Greene
Barnyard Song (to the tune of "If You're Happy And You Know It")
If you're a chicken and you know it flap your wings..
If you're a cow and you know it stomp your hooves...
If you're a pig and you know it wiggle your tail...
Farm Chores (from Preschool Education)
This is the way we _____,
This is the way we ______,
So early in the morning.
Insert actions such as: seeds grow high (reach high), drive the tractor (pretend to drive), pull the weeds (reach down), rake the field (pretend to rake)
We're Going to the Farm (modified from We're Going to the Zoo, which was adapted from one of the 2014 ALA Conferences Guerilla Storytimes)
We're going to the farm,
And you are going too!
To look at all the animals and everything they do.
Shake it, baby, shake it!
Shake it if you can!
Shake it like a milkshake and pour it in a can!
Shake it to the bottom!
Shake it to the top!
Shake it round and round and round,
Until I tell you STOP!
Barnyard Dance (from Perry Public Library)
The barnyard dance is about to begin.
So hitch up your pants and jump right in!
Pick the apples! Husk the corn!
Crow with the rooster in the early morn!
Bow to your partner! Wave hello!
Clap your hands and tap your toe!
Feed the chickens! Milk the cow!
Hoe the weeds and push the plow!
The barnyard dance has come to an end,
So kick up your heels and start again!
Run Little Ducks (from Athens County Library)
Run little ducks,
Run like a flash! (run)
Jump in the water with a splash, splash, splash! (jump three times)
Paddle your feet all around, (kick feet)
Waddle on home when you hear this sound: Quack, Quack, Quack!
Farm Song (That's What I Did On The Farm) by Laurie Berkner (on CD "Rocketship Run")
Old MacDonald Had a Farm (sung while bouncing animal puppets on our parachute)
Craft: We decorated print outs of baby chicks with feathers.
Literacy tip of the week: Animal sounds are a great way for your child to experiment with the sounds that make up language! Books and songs that include them are great for developing your child's awareness of these sounds.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Halloween Storytime 10/31/2014
Book read:
If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley
Other book suggestions:
Click Clack Boo by Doreen Cronin
Mouse's First Halloween by Lauren Thompson
Go Away Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
If you're a ghost and you know it
If you're a ghost and you know it, just say "Boo"! (shout BOO!)
If you're a ghost and you know it, just say "Boo"!
If you're a ghost and you know and you really want to show it,
If you're a ghost and you know it, just say "Boo"!
If you're a bat and you know it, flap your wings! (flap your arms like wings)
If you're a bat and you know it, flap your wings!
If you're a bat and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a bat and you know it, flap your wings!
If you're a werewolf and you know it, give a howl! (howl)
If you're a werewolf and you know it, give a howl!
If you're a werewolf and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a werewolf and you know it give a howl!
Monster Pokey (to the tune of the Hokey Pokey, from Storytime with Miss Mollie)
You put your claws in, you take your claws out.
You put your claws in and you shake them all about.
You do the wild rumpus and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!
Additional verses: big feet, horns, tail, hairy self.
There's a Spider on the Floor (from Mel's Desk)
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor...
There's a spider on my leg, on my leg...
There's a spider on my tummy, and he feels kind of funny...
There's a spider on my head, my face is really red...
But he jumps off!
The Monster Boogie (by Laurie Berkner, on her CD "Buzz, Buzz")
We will Stomp by Mr. Eric and Mr Michael
Little Ghost (from Perry Public Library)
Little ghost, little ghost, flying through the air. (move hands through air)
Little ghost, little ghost, tickling my hair. (tickle head)
Little ghost, little ghost, flying way down low. (bow down)
Little ghost, little ghost, tickling my toe. (touch toes)
Little ghost, little ghost circling all around. (spin in circle)
Little ghost, little ghost, please sit down. (sit down)
Boiling Hot (done with parachute, from Step by Step Childcare)
Boiling hot, boiling hot,
What will we put in the witch's pot?
Boiling hot, boiling hot,
We'll put some (insert animal or object) in the witch's pot!
Craft: We colored pictures and pasted them on paper "Trick Or Treat" Bags.
Literacy tip of the week: Stories that can be sung, such as "If You're A Monster and You Know It" are a great way to incorporate singing into reading time. Singing helps slow down parts of language so your child can begin to recognize the parts that make up words.
If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley
Other book suggestions:
Click Clack Boo by Doreen Cronin
Mouse's First Halloween by Lauren Thompson
Go Away Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
If you're a ghost and you know it
If you're a ghost and you know it, just say "Boo"! (shout BOO!)
If you're a ghost and you know it, just say "Boo"!
If you're a ghost and you know and you really want to show it,
If you're a ghost and you know it, just say "Boo"!
If you're a bat and you know it, flap your wings! (flap your arms like wings)
If you're a bat and you know it, flap your wings!
If you're a bat and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a bat and you know it, flap your wings!
If you're a werewolf and you know it, give a howl! (howl)
If you're a werewolf and you know it, give a howl!
If you're a werewolf and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a werewolf and you know it give a howl!
Monster Pokey (to the tune of the Hokey Pokey, from Storytime with Miss Mollie)
You put your claws in, you take your claws out.
You put your claws in and you shake them all about.
You do the wild rumpus and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!
Additional verses: big feet, horns, tail, hairy self.
There's a Spider on the Floor (from Mel's Desk)
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor...
There's a spider on my leg, on my leg...
There's a spider on my tummy, and he feels kind of funny...
There's a spider on my head, my face is really red...
But he jumps off!
The Monster Boogie (by Laurie Berkner, on her CD "Buzz, Buzz")
We will Stomp by Mr. Eric and Mr Michael
Little Ghost (from Perry Public Library)
Little ghost, little ghost, flying through the air. (move hands through air)
Little ghost, little ghost, tickling my hair. (tickle head)
Little ghost, little ghost, flying way down low. (bow down)
Little ghost, little ghost, tickling my toe. (touch toes)
Little ghost, little ghost circling all around. (spin in circle)
Little ghost, little ghost, please sit down. (sit down)
Boiling Hot (done with parachute, from Step by Step Childcare)
Boiling hot, boiling hot,
What will we put in the witch's pot?
Boiling hot, boiling hot,
We'll put some (insert animal or object) in the witch's pot!
Craft: We colored pictures and pasted them on paper "Trick Or Treat" Bags.
Literacy tip of the week: Stories that can be sung, such as "If You're A Monster and You Know It" are a great way to incorporate singing into reading time. Singing helps slow down parts of language so your child can begin to recognize the parts that make up words.
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