Book read: Charlie Chick by Nick Denchfield
ASL Sign of the Week: Dance
Way up high in the apple tree
Way up high in the apple tree, (lift baby)
A little apple I did see,
I shook that tree as hard as I could, (rock back and forth)
Down came the apple, (bring baby down)
Boy was it good!
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)
Clap, Clap, Clap (to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat, from Perry Public Library)
Clap, clap, clap your hands, clap them now with me,
Clap your hands, let me see,
Clap them now with me!
(other verses: tap your knees, shake your feet, touch your shoulders)
One bright scarf (adapted from Storytime Underground)
One bright scarf, waiting for the wind to blow,
Wave it high, wave it low,
Throw it high!
Where did it go?
We wave our scarves (adapted from "We Hit the Floor Together" by Abby Librarian)
We wave our scarves together, together,
We wave our scarves together, together,
We wave our scarves together,
Because it's fun to do!
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom (from Reading with Red)
Zoom, zoom, zoom! (bounce baby)
We're going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom!
We'll be there very soon.
5 ,4, 3, 2, 1! Blast off! (lift baby)
Giddyup, Giddyup (from King County Library System)
Giddyup, giddyup ride to town, (bounce baby on your lap)
Giddyup, giddyup, up and down.
Giddyup fast, (bounce quickly)
Giddyup slow, (bounce slowly)
Giddyup, giddyup, WHOA! (dip baby backwards)
I'm a little cuckoo clock (adapted from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (jump twice)
Wheels on the bus
Row, row, row your boat (with parachute)
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: Let your baby explore books as much as possible. Even a baby who is putting a book in their mouth is learning something about how the book works.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Movement Storytime 7/28/15 and 7/29/15
Books read:
Toddlerobics: Animal Fun by Nita Newcome
Hop, Hop, Jump! by Jarrett Krosoczka
Other book suggestions:
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Toucan Can by Juliette McIver
ASL Sign of the Week: Dance
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.
Walking, Walking
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.)
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)
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?
Jump up, Turn Around by Jim Gill
Body Rock by Greg and Steve (on Kids in Motion)
Rhyme Game: Say pairs of words. If they rhyme the group jumps, if they don't the group claps.
Movement Cube
Craft: We colored action cards to take home and and create our own movement cubes.
Literacy tip of the week: Awareness of rhyme is an important skill when children are learning to read. Rhyming games are a great way to practice this skill.
Toddlerobics: Animal Fun by Nita Newcome
Hop, Hop, Jump! by Jarrett Krosoczka
Other book suggestions:
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Toucan Can by Juliette McIver
ASL Sign of the Week: Dance
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.
Walking, Walking
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.)
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)
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?
Jump up, Turn Around by Jim Gill
Body Rock by Greg and Steve (on Kids in Motion)
Rhyme Game: Say pairs of words. If they rhyme the group jumps, if they don't the group claps.
Movement Cube
Craft: We colored action cards to take home and and create our own movement cubes.
Literacy tip of the week: Awareness of rhyme is an important skill when children are learning to read. Rhyming games are a great way to practice this skill.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Baby Storytime 7/23/15
Book read: How do you make a baby smile? by Philemon Sturges
ASL sign of the week: Thank you
Way up high in the apple tree
Way up high in the apple tree, (lift baby)
A little apple I did see,
I shook that tree as hard as I could, (rock back and forth)
Down came the apple, (bring baby down)
Boy was it good!
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)
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)
Giddyup, Giddyup (from King County Library System)
Giddyup, giddyup ride to town, (bounce baby on your lap)
Giddyup, giddyup, up and down.
Giddyup fast, (bounce quickly)
Giddyup slow, (bounce slowly)
Giddyup, giddyup, WHOA! (dip baby backwards)
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!
Itsy Bitsy Spider
If you're happy and you know it
I'm a little cuckoo clock (adapted from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (jump twice)
Wheels on the bus
Literacy tip of the week: Babies thrive on repetition, so repeating the same songs and books is never a bad thing!
ASL sign of the week: Thank you
Way up high in the apple tree
Way up high in the apple tree, (lift baby)
A little apple I did see,
I shook that tree as hard as I could, (rock back and forth)
Down came the apple, (bring baby down)
Boy was it good!
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)
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)
Giddyup, Giddyup (from King County Library System)
Giddyup, giddyup ride to town, (bounce baby on your lap)
Giddyup, giddyup, up and down.
Giddyup fast, (bounce quickly)
Giddyup slow, (bounce slowly)
Giddyup, giddyup, WHOA! (dip baby backwards)
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!
Itsy Bitsy Spider
If you're happy and you know it
I'm a little cuckoo clock (adapted from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (jump twice)
Wheels on the bus
Literacy tip of the week: Babies thrive on repetition, so repeating the same songs and books is never a bad thing!
Superheroes Storytime 7/21/15 and 7/22/15
Books read:
Supertruck by Stephen Savage
Princess Super Kitty by Antoinette Portis
Other book suggestions:
Mighty Max by Harriet Ziefert
Cows the the Rescue by John Himmelman
Do Superheroes Have Teddy Bears? by Carmela Lavigna Coyle
ASL Sign of the Week: Thank you
Did you ever see a hero? (adapted from Storytime Katie)
Did you ever see a hero, a hero, a hero?
Did you ever see a hero fly through the sky?
Fly this way and that way,
Fly this way and that way,
Did you ever see a hero fly through the sky?
Other actions: putting on cape, jumping to save the day, running on home
If you're super and you know it
Superhero (to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus", from Miss Meg's Storytime)
The superhero's arms flex and lift,
Flex and lift.
The superhero's arms flex and lift,
All through the town.
Other actions: legs run fast, flies zoom zoom, feet jump high
Super Silly Tango (on Yummy Yellow by Eric Litwin)
Super Pokey (from Miss Meg's Storytime)
You put your right glove in,
You take your right glove out,
You put your right glove in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the super pokey and you turn yourself about.
That's what's it's all about!
Other verses: left glove, right boot, left book, helmet, whole self)
Superhero, Superhero (adapted from Miss Meg's Storytime)
Superhero, superhero, turn around.
Superhero, superhero, touch the ground.
Superhero, superhero, reach up high.
Superhero, superhero, fly fly fly.
Superhero, superhero, touch your feet.
Superhero, superhero, take a seat.
Craft: We colored superhero masks.
Literacy tip of the week: Playing pretend is an important first step to developing the imagination needed in reading.
Supertruck by Stephen Savage
Princess Super Kitty by Antoinette Portis
Other book suggestions:
Mighty Max by Harriet Ziefert
Cows the the Rescue by John Himmelman
Do Superheroes Have Teddy Bears? by Carmela Lavigna Coyle
ASL Sign of the Week: Thank you
Did you ever see a hero? (adapted from Storytime Katie)
Did you ever see a hero, a hero, a hero?
Did you ever see a hero fly through the sky?
Fly this way and that way,
Fly this way and that way,
Did you ever see a hero fly through the sky?
Other actions: putting on cape, jumping to save the day, running on home
If you're super and you know it
Superhero (to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus", from Miss Meg's Storytime)
The superhero's arms flex and lift,
Flex and lift.
The superhero's arms flex and lift,
All through the town.
Other actions: legs run fast, flies zoom zoom, feet jump high
Super Silly Tango (on Yummy Yellow by Eric Litwin)
Super Pokey (from Miss Meg's Storytime)
You put your right glove in,
You take your right glove out,
You put your right glove in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the super pokey and you turn yourself about.
That's what's it's all about!
Other verses: left glove, right boot, left book, helmet, whole self)
Superhero, Superhero (adapted from Miss Meg's Storytime)
Superhero, superhero, turn around.
Superhero, superhero, touch the ground.
Superhero, superhero, reach up high.
Superhero, superhero, fly fly fly.
Superhero, superhero, touch your feet.
Superhero, superhero, take a seat.
Craft: We colored superhero masks.
Literacy tip of the week: Playing pretend is an important first step to developing the imagination needed in reading.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Baby Storytime 7/16/15
Book read: Lucy and Henry are Twins by Elizabeth Winthrop
ASL sign of the week: More
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)
Pop Goes the Weasel
Head, Shoulder, Knees and Toes
Hop along (to the tune of "Row, row, row your boat, found here)
Hop, hop, hop along,Or bounce on someone's knee.
Higher and higher and higher,
Bunny hop with me!
One bright scarf (adapted from Storytime Underground)
One bright scarf, waiting for the wind to blow,
Wave it high, wave it low,
Throw it high!
Where did it go?
We wave our scarves (adapted from "We Hit the Floor Together" by Abby Librarian)
We wave our scarves together, together,
We wave our scarves together, together,
We wave our scarves together,
Because it's fun to do!
I'm a little cuckoo clock (adapted from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (jump twice)
Wheels on the Bus
Literacy tip of the week: Keep reading time short and fun so it is a positive experience for both you and your baby.
ASL sign of the week: More
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)
Pop Goes the Weasel
Head, Shoulder, Knees and Toes
Hop along (to the tune of "Row, row, row your boat, found here)
Hop, hop, hop along,Or bounce on someone's knee.
Higher and higher and higher,
Bunny hop with me!
One bright scarf (adapted from Storytime Underground)
One bright scarf, waiting for the wind to blow,
Wave it high, wave it low,
Throw it high!
Where did it go?
We wave our scarves (adapted from "We Hit the Floor Together" by Abby Librarian)
We wave our scarves together, together,
We wave our scarves together, together,
We wave our scarves together,
Because it's fun to do!
I'm a little cuckoo clock (adapted from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (jump twice)
Wheels on the Bus
Literacy tip of the week: Keep reading time short and fun so it is a positive experience for both you and your baby.
Community Heroes Storytime 7/14/15 and 7/15/15
Book read:
Bark George by Jules Feiffer
Other book suggestions:
The Police Cloud by Christoph Niemann
Hardworking Puppies by Lynn Reiser
Firefighters: speeding, spraying, saving! by Patricia Hubbell
ASL Sign of the Week: Help
Bumping up and down (adapted from "Bumping up and down in my little red wagon", from 2015 CLSP manual)
Bumping up and down in my little red fire truck,
Bumping up and down in my little red fire truck,
Bumping up and down in my little red fire truck,
Through the streets we go!
Bumping up and down in my blue police car,
Bumping up and down in my blue police car,
Bumping up and down in my blue police car,
Through the streets we go!
Swaying back and forth in my little tugboat,
Swaying back and forth in my little tugboat,
Swaying back and forth in my little tugboat,
Through the ports we go!
If you're a helper and you know it (adapted from "If you're happy and you know it")
If you're a firefighter and you know it spray the fire,
If you're a firefighter and you know it, then your uniform will show it,
If you're a firefighter and you know it spray the fire.
Additional verses: (police officer-show badge, soldier-give a salute)
Hurry, Hurry Drive the Firetruck (from childhood)
Hurry, hurry drive the firetruck (pretend to drive),
Hurry, hurry, drive the firetruck,
Hurry, hurry, drive the firetruck,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner (rock back and forth),
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner,
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
Hurry, hurry, squirt the water,
Hurry, hurry, squirt the water,
Hurry, hurry, squirt the water,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
Construction Worker Song (from Everything Preschool)
This is the way we pound out nails, pound our nails (pound fists)
This is the way we pound our nails, so early in the morning.
Other verses:
Saw wood (move arms in sawing motion)
Shake paint (shake hands up and down)
Drill a hole (move hands in a circle)
Paint the walls (move hands side to side)
My Daddy Works With One Hammer (from I Read to Relax)
My daddy works with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer (pound one fist)
My daddy works with one hammer, and then he works with two! (pound both fists)
My daddy works with two hammers, two hammers, two hammers,
My daddy works with two hammers, and then he works with three! (pound fists and stomp one foot)
My daddy works with three hammers, three hammers, three hammers,
My daddy works with three hammers, and then he works with four! (pound fists and stomp feet)
My daddy works with four hammers, four hammers, four hammers,
My daddy works with four hammers, and then he needs a nap! (pretend to sleep)
Hello, my name is Joe (from the Storytime Spot)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house, and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Do you mind stirring sauce with your right hand?" (stirring motion with right hand)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said "Then do you mind chopping these veggies with your left hand?" (add chopping motion with left hand)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Do you mind opening the trash with your right foot (add motion with right foot)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Could you open the door with your left foot?" (add motion with left foot)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Could you lick these stamps with your tongue?" (stick out tongue)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "YES!"
Whose Tool Is This Flannelboard
Craft: We decorated police hats and badges.
Literacy tip of the week: Reading is a great way to introduce new vocabulary to your child. For instance, while reading "Bark, George" I brought up the word "veterinarian")
Bark George by Jules Feiffer
Other book suggestions:
The Police Cloud by Christoph Niemann
Hardworking Puppies by Lynn Reiser
Firefighters: speeding, spraying, saving! by Patricia Hubbell
ASL Sign of the Week: Help
Bumping up and down (adapted from "Bumping up and down in my little red wagon", from 2015 CLSP manual)
Bumping up and down in my little red fire truck,
Bumping up and down in my little red fire truck,
Bumping up and down in my little red fire truck,
Through the streets we go!
Bumping up and down in my blue police car,
Bumping up and down in my blue police car,
Bumping up and down in my blue police car,
Through the streets we go!
Swaying back and forth in my little tugboat,
Swaying back and forth in my little tugboat,
Swaying back and forth in my little tugboat,
Through the ports we go!
If you're a helper and you know it (adapted from "If you're happy and you know it")
If you're a firefighter and you know it spray the fire,
If you're a firefighter and you know it, then your uniform will show it,
If you're a firefighter and you know it spray the fire.
Additional verses: (police officer-show badge, soldier-give a salute)
Hurry, Hurry Drive the Firetruck (from childhood)
Hurry, hurry drive the firetruck (pretend to drive),
Hurry, hurry, drive the firetruck,
Hurry, hurry, drive the firetruck,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner (rock back and forth),
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner,
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
Hurry, hurry, squirt the water,
Hurry, hurry, squirt the water,
Hurry, hurry, squirt the water,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
Construction Worker Song (from Everything Preschool)
This is the way we pound out nails, pound our nails (pound fists)
This is the way we pound our nails, so early in the morning.
Other verses:
Saw wood (move arms in sawing motion)
Shake paint (shake hands up and down)
Drill a hole (move hands in a circle)
Paint the walls (move hands side to side)
My Daddy Works With One Hammer (from I Read to Relax)
My daddy works with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer (pound one fist)
My daddy works with one hammer, and then he works with two! (pound both fists)
My daddy works with two hammers, two hammers, two hammers,
My daddy works with two hammers, and then he works with three! (pound fists and stomp one foot)
My daddy works with three hammers, three hammers, three hammers,
My daddy works with three hammers, and then he works with four! (pound fists and stomp feet)
My daddy works with four hammers, four hammers, four hammers,
My daddy works with four hammers, and then he needs a nap! (pretend to sleep)
Hello, my name is Joe (from the Storytime Spot)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house, and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Do you mind stirring sauce with your right hand?" (stirring motion with right hand)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said "Then do you mind chopping these veggies with your left hand?" (add chopping motion with left hand)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Do you mind opening the trash with your right foot (add motion with right foot)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Could you open the door with your left foot?" (add motion with left foot)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Could you lick these stamps with your tongue?" (stick out tongue)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "YES!"
Whose Tool Is This Flannelboard
Craft: We decorated police hats and badges.
Literacy tip of the week: Reading is a great way to introduce new vocabulary to your child. For instance, while reading "Bark, George" I brought up the word "veterinarian")
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Baby Storytime 7/9/15
Book read: Where is my Mommy? by Julie Downing
I'm a little cuckoo clock (adapted from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (jump twice)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
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)
Dump Truck (adapted from ALSC listserv)
Dump truck, dump truck (rock back and forth)
Bumping down the road.
Spilling gravel as we travel (rock back and forth)
with our heavy load.
Dump truck, dump truck (bouncing)
DUMP! (fall down)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Wheels on the Bus
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 drop 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: Ask your baby simple questions as you read to them, even if they can't respond. The more you engage with your baby in this manner the more words they will learn to understand.
I'm a little cuckoo clock (adapted from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (jump twice)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
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)
Dump Truck (adapted from ALSC listserv)
Dump truck, dump truck (rock back and forth)
Bumping down the road.
Spilling gravel as we travel (rock back and forth)
with our heavy load.
Dump truck, dump truck (bouncing)
DUMP! (fall down)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Wheels on the Bus
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 drop 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: Ask your baby simple questions as you read to them, even if they can't respond. The more you engage with your baby in this manner the more words they will learn to understand.
Heroes In My Family Storytime 7/7/15 and 7/8/15
Books read:
Where is my Mommy? by Julie Downing
The Family Book by Todd Parr
Other book suggestions:
Families by Shelley Rottner
One Family by George Shannon
Sign of the Week: Mom and Dad
If you have a brother (from Abby the Librarian)
If you have a brother,
A brother, a brother,
If you have a brother, please stand up!
Repeat with other family members
My Family Likes (to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus", adapted from Johnson County Library)
My grandma likes to bounce me up and down,
Up and down, up and down.
My grandma likes to bounce with me because she loves me so.
Repeat with other combinations of family members and actions (jump, clap, stomp etc.)
I'm Mommy's little cuckoo clock (adapted from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a Mommy's little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm Mommy's little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (jump twice)
My Daddy Works With One Hammer (from I Read to Relax)
My daddy works with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer (pound one fist)
My daddy works with one hammer, and then he works with two! (pound both fists)
My daddy works with two hammers, two hammers, two hammers,
My daddy works with two hammers, and then he works with three! (pound fists and stomp one foot)
My daddy works with three hammers, three hammers, three hammers,
My daddy works with three hammers, and then he works with four! (pound fists and stomp feet)
My daddy works with four hammers, four hammers, four hammers,
My daddy works with four hammers, and then he needs a nap! (pretend to sleep)
I have a little heart (from Delta Township Library)
I have a little heart (place hand over heart)
That goes thump, thump, thump. (pat chest three times)
It keeps right on beating when I jump, jump, jump. (jump three times)
I get a special feeling when I look at you.
It makes me want to blow you a kiss or two. (blow kisses)
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
My Grandfather Clock by Bob McGrath (with rhythm sticks)
Craft: We used stickers to decorate this heart.
Literacy tip of the week: Spending time reading with family helps your child develop positive associations with books.
Where is my Mommy? by Julie Downing
The Family Book by Todd Parr
Other book suggestions:
Families by Shelley Rottner
One Family by George Shannon
Sign of the Week: Mom and Dad
If you have a brother (from Abby the Librarian)
If you have a brother,
A brother, a brother,
If you have a brother, please stand up!
Repeat with other family members
My Family Likes (to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus", adapted from Johnson County Library)
My grandma likes to bounce me up and down,
Up and down, up and down.
My grandma likes to bounce with me because she loves me so.
Repeat with other combinations of family members and actions (jump, clap, stomp etc.)
I'm Mommy's little cuckoo clock (adapted from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a Mommy's little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm Mommy's little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (jump twice)
My Daddy Works With One Hammer (from I Read to Relax)
My daddy works with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer (pound one fist)
My daddy works with one hammer, and then he works with two! (pound both fists)
My daddy works with two hammers, two hammers, two hammers,
My daddy works with two hammers, and then he works with three! (pound fists and stomp one foot)
My daddy works with three hammers, three hammers, three hammers,
My daddy works with three hammers, and then he works with four! (pound fists and stomp feet)
My daddy works with four hammers, four hammers, four hammers,
My daddy works with four hammers, and then he needs a nap! (pretend to sleep)
I have a little heart (from Delta Township Library)
I have a little heart (place hand over heart)
That goes thump, thump, thump. (pat chest three times)
It keeps right on beating when I jump, jump, jump. (jump three times)
I get a special feeling when I look at you.
It makes me want to blow you a kiss or two. (blow kisses)
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
My Grandfather Clock by Bob McGrath (with rhythm sticks)
Craft: We used stickers to decorate this heart.
Literacy tip of the week: Spending time reading with family helps your child develop positive associations with books.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Baby Storytime 7/2/15
Book read:
Clip-Clop by Nicola Smee
ASL Sign of the Week: Hungry
Popcorn (from Library Meow)
I'm a piece of popcorn (rock baby)
Put me in the pot (drop baby down)
Shake me, shake me (wiggle baby)
Watch me POP! (lift baby in the air)
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)
Giddyup, Giddyup (from King County Library System)
Giddyup, giddyup ride to town, (bounce baby on your lap)
Giddyup, giddyup, up and down.
Giddyup fast, (bounce quickly)
Giddyup slow, (bounce slowly)
Giddyup, giddyup, WHOA! (dip baby backwards)
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)
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.
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!
Twinkle, Twinkle
Patacake
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: Bouncing rhymes help your baby begin to recognize the sounds that make up language.
Clip-Clop by Nicola Smee
ASL Sign of the Week: Hungry
Popcorn (from Library Meow)
I'm a piece of popcorn (rock baby)
Put me in the pot (drop baby down)
Shake me, shake me (wiggle baby)
Watch me POP! (lift baby in the air)
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)
Giddyup, Giddyup (from King County Library System)
Giddyup, giddyup ride to town, (bounce baby on your lap)
Giddyup, giddyup, up and down.
Giddyup fast, (bounce quickly)
Giddyup slow, (bounce slowly)
Giddyup, giddyup, WHOA! (dip baby backwards)
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)
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.
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!
Twinkle, Twinkle
Patacake
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: Bouncing rhymes help your baby begin to recognize the sounds that make up language.
H is for Hero Storytime 6/30/15 and 7/1/15
Book read:
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee
Hiccupotamus by Steve Smallman
Other book suggestions:
My Heart Is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Hop! Hop! Jump! by Lauren Thompson
ASL Sign of the Week: Letter H and Horse
Giddyup, Giddyup (from King County Library System)
Giddyup, giddyup ride to town, (bounce child on your lap)
Giddyup, giddyup, up and down.
Giddyup fast, (bounce quickly)
Giddyup slow, (bounce slowly)
Giddyup, giddyup, WHOA! (dip backwards)
My hands say hello (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Abby the Librarian)
My hands say hello
My hands say hello
Every time I see my friends
My hands say hello
Repeat using other body parts.
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!
Walking, Walking
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.)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
I have a little heart (from Delta Township Library)
I have a little heart (place hand over heart)
That goes thump, thump, thump. (pat chest three times)
It keeps right on beating when I jump, jump, jump. (jump three times)
I get a special feeling when I look at you.
It makes me want to blow you a kiss or two. (blow kisses)
Hokey Pokey
Humpty, Dumpty (with scarves)
Bunny in the hole (with scarves, adapted from "Jack in the Box" by Jbrary)
Bunny in the hole,
Sits so still,
Will he come out?
Yes he will!
Craft: We decorated a print out of the letter H.
Literacy tip of the week: Talking about letters and the sounds they make is a great way to prepare your child for recognizing the sounds in language.
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee
Hiccupotamus by Steve Smallman
Other book suggestions:
My Heart Is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Hop! Hop! Jump! by Lauren Thompson
ASL Sign of the Week: Letter H and Horse
Giddyup, Giddyup (from King County Library System)
Giddyup, giddyup ride to town, (bounce child on your lap)
Giddyup, giddyup, up and down.
Giddyup fast, (bounce quickly)
Giddyup slow, (bounce slowly)
Giddyup, giddyup, WHOA! (dip backwards)
My hands say hello (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Abby the Librarian)
My hands say hello
My hands say hello
Every time I see my friends
My hands say hello
Repeat using other body parts.
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!
Walking, Walking
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.)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
I have a little heart (from Delta Township Library)
I have a little heart (place hand over heart)
That goes thump, thump, thump. (pat chest three times)
It keeps right on beating when I jump, jump, jump. (jump three times)
I get a special feeling when I look at you.
It makes me want to blow you a kiss or two. (blow kisses)
Hokey Pokey
On my head, I wear my hat.
It is such a silly hat
That my head will wiggle waggle to and fro
Where else can my silly hat go?
(Repeat using foot, elbow and knee)
It is such a silly hat
That my head will wiggle waggle to and fro
Where else can my silly hat go?
(Repeat using foot, elbow and knee)
Bunny in the hole (with scarves, adapted from "Jack in the Box" by Jbrary)
Bunny in the hole,
Sits so still,
Will he come out?
Yes he will!
Craft: We decorated a print out of the letter H.
Literacy tip of the week: Talking about letters and the sounds they make is a great way to prepare your child for recognizing the sounds in language.
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