Book read:
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
Come along and march with me (from Storytime Underground)
Come and march along with me,
Along with me.
Come and march along with me,
So early in the morning.
(other actions can include spinning, hopping, bouncing, flying, etc)
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)
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.
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)
If You're Happy and You Know It
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
The Elevator Song (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: Singing is an important literacy practice (and a great way to hold a baby's attention), so fit it in wherever possible. For instance, you can turn "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" into a singable book by singing it to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Letter S Storytime 6/9/15 and 6/10/15
Books read:
Touch the brightest star by Christie Matheson
It's only Stanley by Jon Agee
Other book suggestions:
Sheep go to sleep by Nancy Shaw
Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes by Eric Litwin
ASL Signs of the Week: Star and Letter S
Come and stomp around with me (modified from Storytime Underground)
Come and stomp around with me,
Around with me.
Come and stomp around with me,
So early in the morning.
(other actions can include spinning, hopping, bouncing, flying, etc)
Everyone can shake (with shakers, modified from Jbrary)
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
And now it's time to stop.
Additional verses:
Everyone can tap, Everyone can clap, Everyone can wave, etc.
Shape Shake (to the tune of the Hokey Pokey, from Step by Step Childcare)
You put your triangle in,
You put your triangle out,
You put your triangle in and you shake it all about.
You do the shape shake and you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about!
Other shapes used for additional verses
Let's Go Swimming by the Wiggles
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)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Scat the cat story (found here)
Craft: We painted a yellow star.
Literacy tip of the week: Talk about the sounds in words as you read with your child. Identifying these sounds is an important step in learning to read.
Touch the brightest star by Christie Matheson
It's only Stanley by Jon Agee
Other book suggestions:
Sheep go to sleep by Nancy Shaw
Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes by Eric Litwin
ASL Signs of the Week: Star and Letter S
Come and stomp around with me (modified from Storytime Underground)
Come and stomp around with me,
Around with me.
Come and stomp around with me,
So early in the morning.
(other actions can include spinning, hopping, bouncing, flying, etc)
Everyone can shake (with shakers, modified from Jbrary)
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
And now it's time to stop.
Additional verses:
Everyone can tap, Everyone can clap, Everyone can wave, etc.
Shape Shake (to the tune of the Hokey Pokey, from Step by Step Childcare)
You put your triangle in,
You put your triangle out,
You put your triangle in and you shake it all about.
You do the shape shake and you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about!
Other shapes used for additional verses
Let's Go Swimming by the Wiggles
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)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Scat the cat story (found here)
Craft: We painted a yellow star.
Literacy tip of the week: Talk about the sounds in words as you read with your child. Identifying these sounds is an important step in learning to read.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Baby Storytime 6/4/14
Book read:
Nose to toes you are yummy! by Tim Harrington
ASL sign of the week: Eat
Come along and march with me (from Storytime Underground)
Come and march along with me,
Along with me.
Come and march along with me,
So early in the morning.
(other actions can include spinning, hopping, bouncing, flying, etc)
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)
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)
If You're Happy and You Know It
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Everyone can shake (with shakers, modified from Jbrary)
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
And now it's time to stop.
Additional verses:
Everyone can tap, Everyone can clap, Everyone can wave, etc.
1, 2 Shake It On Your Shoe (from Jbrary)
1, 2, shake it on your shoe.
3.4 shake it on the floor.
5. 6 shake it really quick.
7, 8 hold it up straight.
9, 10 shake it with your friends!
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: Shakers are a great way to help your baby feel the rhythm of language in a new way.
Nose to toes you are yummy! by Tim Harrington
ASL sign of the week: Eat
Come along and march with me (from Storytime Underground)
Come and march along with me,
Along with me.
Come and march along with me,
So early in the morning.
(other actions can include spinning, hopping, bouncing, flying, etc)
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)
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)
If You're Happy and You Know It
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Everyone can shake (with shakers, modified from Jbrary)
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
And now it's time to stop.
Additional verses:
Everyone can tap, Everyone can clap, Everyone can wave, etc.
1, 2 Shake It On Your Shoe (from Jbrary)
1, 2, shake it on your shoe.
3.4 shake it on the floor.
5. 6 shake it really quick.
7, 8 hold it up straight.
9, 10 shake it with your friends!
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: Shakers are a great way to help your baby feel the rhythm of language in a new way.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Monkey Storytime 6/2/15 and 6/3/15
Books read:
Do Monkeys Tweet? by Melanie Walsh
Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
ASL Sign of the Week: Monkey
Monkey See, Monkey Do (from Perry Public Library)
Monkey see, monkey do,
Little monkey in the zoo,
Little monkey in the tree,
Can you (insert action) like me?
If You're a Monkey and You Know It (from Library Village)
If you're a monkey and you know it scratch your fur,
If you're a monkey and you know it then your face will surely show it.
If you're a monkey and you know it scratch your fur.
Other actions can include: beat your chest, wave your arms, make monkey noises)
Monkey Dance by the Wiggles
5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Hap Palmer
Pop Goes the Weasel
Monkey, Monkey (adapted from Library Village)
Monkey, monkey turn around (turn around).
Monkey, monkey, touch the ground (touch the ground).
Monkey, monkey dance on your toes (dance).
Monkey, touch your nose (touch nose).
Monkey monkey touch your knees (touch knees)
Monkey, monkey, sit down please!
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!
Itsy Bitsy Monkey (from Preschool Education)
The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree.
Down came a coconut and hit him on his knee.
Out came a lion shaking his mighty mane.
And the itsy bitsy monkey, climbed up the tree again!
Craft: We glued yellow paper to decorate a banana cut out.
Literacy tip of the week: When reading with your child ask them to make predictions about what will happen in the story. This is a great way to build their understanding of a book and encourage their storytelling skills.
Do Monkeys Tweet? by Melanie Walsh
Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
ASL Sign of the Week: Monkey
Monkey See, Monkey Do (from Perry Public Library)
Monkey see, monkey do,
Little monkey in the zoo,
Little monkey in the tree,
Can you (insert action) like me?
If You're a Monkey and You Know It (from Library Village)
If you're a monkey and you know it scratch your fur,
If you're a monkey and you know it then your face will surely show it.
If you're a monkey and you know it scratch your fur.
Other actions can include: beat your chest, wave your arms, make monkey noises)
Monkey Dance by the Wiggles
5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Hap Palmer
Pop Goes the Weasel
Monkey, Monkey (adapted from Library Village)
Monkey, monkey turn around (turn around).
Monkey, monkey, touch the ground (touch the ground).
Monkey, monkey dance on your toes (dance).
Monkey, touch your nose (touch nose).
Monkey monkey touch your knees (touch knees)
Monkey, monkey, sit down please!
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!
Itsy Bitsy Monkey (from Preschool Education)
The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree.
Down came a coconut and hit him on his knee.
Out came a lion shaking his mighty mane.
And the itsy bitsy monkey, climbed up the tree again!
Craft: We glued yellow paper to decorate a banana cut out.
Literacy tip of the week: When reading with your child ask them to make predictions about what will happen in the story. This is a great way to build their understanding of a book and encourage their storytelling skills.
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