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")