Book read:
Funny Face, Sunny Face by Sally Symes
ASL Signs of the Week: Mom and Dad
Let's Go Riding in an Elevator (from Jbrary)
Let's go riding in an elevator (hold baby in front of you)
An elevator, elevator. (rock back and forth)
Let's go riding in an elevator!
First floor (lift baby, raise up on each floor)
Second floor,
Third floor,
Fourth floor,
Down, down, down! (bring baby down to ground)
The Grand Old Duke of York
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby in the air)
And he marched them down again (lower baby)
And when they're up, they're up. (lift baby)
And when they're down their down. (lower baby)
But when they're only halfway up (raise baby halfway)
They're neither up nor down.
Where is Big Toe? (to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?", from Library Meow)
Where is big toe?
Where is big toe?
Here I am! Here I am! (touch baby's toe)
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe,
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe.
My big toe. My big toe.
Other verses can include:
Where is elbow...bendy, bendy elbow.
Where is tummy... tickle, tickle tummy.
Where are two eyes... peekaboo two eyes.
Where are two hands... happy clappy two hands.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
This Is The Way (from Mel's Desk)
This is the way we wash our arms,
Wash our arms, wash our arms.
This is the way we wash our arms,
When we're in the bathtub.
(repeat using legs, tummy, head, etc)
Peekaboo
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: Even though they may not understand their meaning, rhymes with number concepts will prepare you baby for the idea of counting.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Zoo Storytime 3/24/15 and 3/25/15
Books read:
Life Size Zoo by Teruyuki Komiya
Underpants Zoo by by Brian Sendelbach
Other book suggestions:
Animal Strike at the Zoo by Karma Wilson
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
Zoo-Looking by Mem Fox
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
ASL Sign of the Week: Monkey
Going to the Zoo (adapted from one of the 2014 ALA Conferences Guerilla Storytimes)
We're going to see some bears,
We're going to the zoo!
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!
Monkey Dance by the Wiggles
Monkey See, Monkey Do (from Perry Public Library)
Monkey see, monkey do,
Little monkey in the zoo.
Little monkey in the tree,
Can you jump around like me?
Additional actions can include, swing tail, clap hands, nod head, etc.
Kangaroo (from Preschool Education)
Jump, jump, jump, (jump)
Goes the kangaroo!
I thought only one, (hold out one finger)
but now I see two! (hold out two fingers)
Mommy and her baby, with his head popping out.
He holds on tight (hug self)
as they jump all about! (jump)
Elephant Goes Like This (from Preschool Education)
The elephant goes like this, like that (swing arms like a trunk)
He's terrible big (hold arms up high)
and very fat. (hold arms out)
He has no fingers. He has no toes. (wiggle fingers and toes)
But goodness gracious! What a nose! (swing arms like trunk)
Where is Tiger? (adapted from "Where is Brown Bear?" from Preschool Education)
Where is Tiger? Where is Tiger?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today sir?
Very, very sleepy.
Go to sleep. Go to sleep.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Literacy tip of the week: When you read books to your child don't forget that you can always skip words or modify the story to suit their attention span. This will help make reading time even more fun for you both!
Life Size Zoo by Teruyuki Komiya
Underpants Zoo by by Brian Sendelbach
Other book suggestions:
Animal Strike at the Zoo by Karma Wilson
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
Zoo-Looking by Mem Fox
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
ASL Sign of the Week: Monkey
Going to the Zoo (adapted from one of the 2014 ALA Conferences Guerilla Storytimes)
We're going to see some bears,
We're going to the zoo!
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!
Monkey Dance by the Wiggles
Monkey See, Monkey Do (from Perry Public Library)
Monkey see, monkey do,
Little monkey in the zoo.
Little monkey in the tree,
Can you jump around like me?
Additional actions can include, swing tail, clap hands, nod head, etc.
Kangaroo (from Preschool Education)
Jump, jump, jump, (jump)
Goes the kangaroo!
I thought only one, (hold out one finger)
but now I see two! (hold out two fingers)
Mommy and her baby, with his head popping out.
He holds on tight (hug self)
as they jump all about! (jump)
Elephant Goes Like This (from Preschool Education)
The elephant goes like this, like that (swing arms like a trunk)
He's terrible big (hold arms up high)
and very fat. (hold arms out)
He has no fingers. He has no toes. (wiggle fingers and toes)
But goodness gracious! What a nose! (swing arms like trunk)
Where is Tiger? (adapted from "Where is Brown Bear?" from Preschool Education)
Where is Tiger? Where is Tiger?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today sir?
Very, very sleepy.
Go to sleep. Go to sleep.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Literacy tip of the week: When you read books to your child don't forget that you can always skip words or modify the story to suit their attention span. This will help make reading time even more fun for you both!
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Baby Storytime 3/19/15
Book read:
Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera
Where is Big Toe? (to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?", from Library Meow)
Where is big toe?
Where is big toe?
Here I am! Here I am! (touch baby's toe)
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe,
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe.
My big toe. My big toe.
Other verses can include:
Where is elbow...bendy, bendy elbow.
Where is tummy... tickle, tickle tummy.
Where are two eyes... peekaboo two eyes.
Where are two hands... happy clappy two hands.
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)
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!
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Motorboat, Motorboat
The Grand Old Duke of York
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby in the air)
And he marched them down again (lower baby)
And when they're up, they're up. (lift baby's legs)
And when they're down their down. (lower baby's legs)
But when they're only halfway up (raise legs halfway)
They're neither up nor down.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
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: Singable books provide your baby with familiarity and repetition. They also slow down the sounds of language, so as your baby grows they will be able to identify them.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera
Where is Big Toe? (to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?", from Library Meow)
Where is big toe?
Where is big toe?
Here I am! Here I am! (touch baby's toe)
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe,
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe.
My big toe. My big toe.
Other verses can include:
Where is elbow...bendy, bendy elbow.
Where is tummy... tickle, tickle tummy.
Where are two eyes... peekaboo two eyes.
Where are two hands... happy clappy two hands.
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)
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!
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Motorboat, Motorboat
The Grand Old Duke of York
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby in the air)
And he marched them down again (lower baby)
And when they're up, they're up. (lift baby's legs)
And when they're down their down. (lower baby's legs)
But when they're only halfway up (raise legs halfway)
They're neither up nor down.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
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: Singable books provide your baby with familiarity and repetition. They also slow down the sounds of language, so as your baby grows they will be able to identify them.
It's Not Easy Being Green Storytime: 3/17/15 and 3/18/15
Book read:
Where Is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox
Snip, Snap! What's That? by Mara Bergman
ASL Sign of the Week: Green
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."
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)
Funny, Funny, Froggy (from Perry Public Library)
Funny, funny froggy,
Hop, hop hop! (jump)
Funny, funny froggy,
Stop, stop, stop! (stop)
Funny, funny froggy,
Don't run away! (run)
Funny, funny froggy,
Stay and play!
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
Playing "Red Light, Green Light"
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: Books that involve searching for a certain character or object (such as the green sheep in "Where is the Green Sheep?", are a great way to engage young children in the reading process.
Where Is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox
Snip, Snap! What's That? by Mara Bergman
ASL Sign of the Week: Green
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."
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)
Funny, Funny, Froggy (from Perry Public Library)
Funny, funny froggy,
Hop, hop hop! (jump)
Funny, funny froggy,
Stop, stop, stop! (stop)
Funny, funny froggy,
Don't run away! (run)
Funny, funny froggy,
Stay and play!
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
Playing "Red Light, Green Light"
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: Books that involve searching for a certain character or object (such as the green sheep in "Where is the Green Sheep?", are a great way to engage young children in the reading process.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Baby Storytime 3/12/15
Book read:
Baby Party by Rebecca O'Connell
ASL Sign of the Week: Sleep
Where is Big Toe? (to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?", from Library Meow)
Where is big toe?
Where is big toe?
Here I am! Here I am! (touch baby's toe)
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe,
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe.
My big toe. My big toe.
Other verses can include:
Where is elbow...bendy, bendy elbow.
Where is tummy... tickle, tickle tummy.
Where are two eyes... peekaboo two eyes.
Where are two hands... happy clappy two hands.
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.
Rock the Baby (from Read, Sing, Play)
Rock the baby, rock the baby, 1-2-3. (rock baby back and forth)
Watch the baby, watch the baby, smile at me.
Bounce the baby, bounce he baby, on your lap. (bounce)
Don't forget the teach the baby how to clap! (clap)
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)
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)
If You're Happy and You Know It
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)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
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: Between the ages of 0-3, new neural pathways are being built in your child's brain. The more time a pattern is repeated, the stronger these connections become. This is why repetition is so important when interacting with little ones.
Baby Party by Rebecca O'Connell
ASL Sign of the Week: Sleep
Where is Big Toe? (to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?", from Library Meow)
Where is big toe?
Where is big toe?
Here I am! Here I am! (touch baby's toe)
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe,
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe.
My big toe. My big toe.
Other verses can include:
Where is elbow...bendy, bendy elbow.
Where is tummy... tickle, tickle tummy.
Where are two eyes... peekaboo two eyes.
Where are two hands... happy clappy two hands.
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.
Rock the Baby (from Read, Sing, Play)
Rock the baby, rock the baby, 1-2-3. (rock baby back and forth)
Watch the baby, watch the baby, smile at me.
Bounce the baby, bounce he baby, on your lap. (bounce)
Don't forget the teach the baby how to clap! (clap)
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)
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)
If You're Happy and You Know It
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)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
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: Between the ages of 0-3, new neural pathways are being built in your child's brain. The more time a pattern is repeated, the stronger these connections become. This is why repetition is so important when interacting with little ones.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Lions and Lambs Storytime 3/10/15 and 3/11/15
Books read:
Roar! A Noisy Counting Book by Pamela Duncan Edwards
No Sleep for the Sheep by Karen Beaumont
Signs of the Week: Lion and Sheep
My thumbs are starting to wiggle (from Storytime Allstars, To the tune of “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow”)
My thumbs are starting to wiggle.
My thumbs are starting to wiggle.
My thumbs are starting to wiggle,
At the library today!
Continue with other body parts.
If you're a lion and you know it
If you're a lion and you know it stomp your paws (stomp feet).
If you're a lion and you know it stomp your paws.
If you're a lion and you know it and you really want to show it,
Stomp your paws!
Other actions involve wave your tail, roar out loud, shake your mane, etc.
Going to the Zoo (adapted from one of the 2014 ALA Conferences Guerilla Storytimes)
We're going to see some lions,
We're going to the zoo!
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!
I Love Sheep (from Perry Public Library)
I Love sheep.
I count them in my sleep (count on fingers)
They jump all night over fences high (swing arm over head)
They jump so high they reach the sky (point to sky)
They help me sleep and that is why (rest head on hands)
I love sheep!
Winding Wool (modified from Perry Public Library, with parachute)
Help me wind my ball of wool (pretend to wind)
Hold it gently, do not pull
Lift it high, Drop it low,
Reach down and touch your toes!
Five White and Fluffy Sheep (from Hubbard's Cupboard)
Five white and fluffy sheep (hold up five fingers)
In the pasture fast asleep (hands under head, lean over)
Their wool kept them cozy all night long (hug yourself)
Snore! Snore! (make snore sounds)
The farmer slipped away with one (hold up one finger)
And sheared the wool till he was done (clap)
Then there were 4 white fluffy sheep (hold up four fingers)
Baa! Baa! (baa!)
Credit: Hubbard’s Cupboard
Wheels on the Bus with Animal Sounds
(ex. "The sheep on the farm go baa baa baa! Baa baa baa! Baa baa baa! All day long!)
Literacy tip of the week: When you read with your child point out choices the authors and illustrators and have made, and explain what they might mean. For example, the large colored text used in "No Sheep for the Sheep" means the animals are being loud. Explaining things like this helps your child understand a little more about a story, as well as about how the process of writing works.
Roar! A Noisy Counting Book by Pamela Duncan Edwards
No Sleep for the Sheep by Karen Beaumont
Signs of the Week: Lion and Sheep
My thumbs are starting to wiggle (from Storytime Allstars, To the tune of “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow”)
My thumbs are starting to wiggle.
My thumbs are starting to wiggle.
My thumbs are starting to wiggle,
At the library today!
Continue with other body parts.
If you're a lion and you know it
If you're a lion and you know it stomp your paws (stomp feet).
If you're a lion and you know it stomp your paws.
If you're a lion and you know it and you really want to show it,
Stomp your paws!
Other actions involve wave your tail, roar out loud, shake your mane, etc.
Going to the Zoo (adapted from one of the 2014 ALA Conferences Guerilla Storytimes)
We're going to see some lions,
We're going to the zoo!
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!
I Love Sheep (from Perry Public Library)
I Love sheep.
I count them in my sleep (count on fingers)
They jump all night over fences high (swing arm over head)
They jump so high they reach the sky (point to sky)
They help me sleep and that is why (rest head on hands)
I love sheep!
Winding Wool (modified from Perry Public Library, with parachute)
Help me wind my ball of wool (pretend to wind)
Hold it gently, do not pull
Lift it high, Drop it low,
Reach down and touch your toes!
Five White and Fluffy Sheep (from Hubbard's Cupboard)
Five white and fluffy sheep (hold up five fingers)
In the pasture fast asleep (hands under head, lean over)
Their wool kept them cozy all night long (hug yourself)
Snore! Snore! (make snore sounds)
The farmer slipped away with one (hold up one finger)
And sheared the wool till he was done (clap)
Then there were 4 white fluffy sheep (hold up four fingers)
Baa! Baa! (baa!)
Credit: Hubbard’s Cupboard
Wheels on the Bus with Animal Sounds
(ex. "The sheep on the farm go baa baa baa! Baa baa baa! Baa baa baa! All day long!)
Literacy tip of the week: When you read with your child point out choices the authors and illustrators and have made, and explain what they might mean. For example, the large colored text used in "No Sheep for the Sheep" means the animals are being loud. Explaining things like this helps your child understand a little more about a story, as well as about how the process of writing works.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Baby Storytime 3/5/15
Book read:
Tuck-in Time by Carole Gerber
ASL Sign of the Week: Eat
Where is Big Toe? (to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?", from Library Meow)
Where is big toe?
Where is big toe?
Here I am! Here I am! (touch baby's toe)
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe,
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe.
My big toe. My big toe.
Other verses can include:
Where is elbow...bendy, bendy elbow.
Where is tummy... tickle, tickle tummy.
Where are two eyes... peekaboo two eyes.
Where are two hands... happy clappy two hands.
We Hit the Floor Together (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Abby Librarian)
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
Because it's fun to do!
Repeat with different actions: clap hands, nod heads, sway side to side, say hello, etc.
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!
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)
Wake up Feet (modified from Jbrary)
Wake up feet and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
Wake up feet and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
Wake up and wiggle in the morning!
(for additional verses use different body parts)
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.
If You're Happy and You Know It
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: Babies love to look at faces. By four or five months they are even able to distinguish between different facial expressions! Try reading a picture book with photographs of faces to your baby, or even just looking through a photo album with them!
Tuck-in Time by Carole Gerber
ASL Sign of the Week: Eat
Where is Big Toe? (to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?", from Library Meow)
Where is big toe?
Where is big toe?
Here I am! Here I am! (touch baby's toe)
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe,
Wiggle, wiggle, big toe.
My big toe. My big toe.
Other verses can include:
Where is elbow...bendy, bendy elbow.
Where is tummy... tickle, tickle tummy.
Where are two eyes... peekaboo two eyes.
Where are two hands... happy clappy two hands.
We Hit the Floor Together (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Abby Librarian)
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
We hit the floor together,
Because it's fun to do!
Repeat with different actions: clap hands, nod heads, sway side to side, say hello, etc.
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!
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)
Wake up Feet (modified from Jbrary)
Wake up feet and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
Wake up feet and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
Wake up and wiggle in the morning!
(for additional verses use different body parts)
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.
If You're Happy and You Know It
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: Babies love to look at faces. By four or five months they are even able to distinguish between different facial expressions! Try reading a picture book with photographs of faces to your baby, or even just looking through a photo album with them!
M is for March Storytime
Books read:
If you're a monster and you know it by Rebecca and Ed Emberley
Betty Goes Bananas by Steve Antony
ASL Sign of the Week: Letter M
The Monkey Dance by the Wiggles (on their CD "Yummy, Yummy")
Monkey See, Monkey Do (from Perry Public Library)
Monkey see, monkey do
Little monkey in the zoo,
Monkey, monkey in the three,
Can you jump around like me?
Five Little Monkeys (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!
We will Stomp by Mr. Eric and Mr Michael
If you're a monster and you know it
If you're a monster and you know it,
Wave your claws! (wave hands in the air)
If you're a monster and you know it,
Wave your claws!
If you're a monster and you know it,
and you really want to show it,
If you're a monster and you know it,
Wave your claws!
(Additional verses can include "chomp your teeth", "stamp your paws", "twitch your tail" and "give a roar")
Walking, Walking (because M is for moving!)
sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques", from NIEHS
Walking, walking, walking, walking,
Hop, hop, hop! Hop, hop, hop!
Running, running, running, running,
running, running,
Now we stop! Now we stop!
(You can substitute other actions for walking and running, such as swaying, swimming or tapping.)
Movement cube
Craft: We used torn white paper to decorate pictures of the moon I traced on black paper.
Literacy tip of the week: When you are out and about with your child, point out signs, symbols and words in your environment. This will help your child develop print awareness, or the knowledge that print has meaning.
If you're a monster and you know it by Rebecca and Ed Emberley
Betty Goes Bananas by Steve Antony
ASL Sign of the Week: Letter M
The Monkey Dance by the Wiggles (on their CD "Yummy, Yummy")
Monkey See, Monkey Do (from Perry Public Library)
Monkey see, monkey do
Little monkey in the zoo,
Monkey, monkey in the three,
Can you jump around like me?
Five Little Monkeys (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!
We will Stomp by Mr. Eric and Mr Michael
If you're a monster and you know it
If you're a monster and you know it,
Wave your claws! (wave hands in the air)
If you're a monster and you know it,
Wave your claws!
If you're a monster and you know it,
and you really want to show it,
If you're a monster and you know it,
Wave your claws!
(Additional verses can include "chomp your teeth", "stamp your paws", "twitch your tail" and "give a roar")
Walking, Walking (because M is for moving!)
sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques", from NIEHS
Walking, walking, walking, walking,
Hop, hop, hop! Hop, hop, hop!
Running, running, running, running,
running, running,
Now we stop! Now we stop!
(You can substitute other actions for walking and running, such as swaying, swimming or tapping.)
Movement cube
Craft: We used torn white paper to decorate pictures of the moon I traced on black paper.
Literacy tip of the week: When you are out and about with your child, point out signs, symbols and words in your environment. This will help your child develop print awareness, or the knowledge that print has meaning.
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