Book read:
Flutterby Butterfly by Emma Parrish
Autumn leaves are falling down (adapted from Jbrary)
Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down, (flutter hands towards ground)
Autumn leaves are falling down, all around town.
The wind will blow them round and round, round and round, (spin)
The wind will blow them round and round, all around town.
Autumn leaves are dancing round, dancing round, dancing round (dance)
Autumn leaves are dancing round, all around town.
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)
Here we go up, up, up (from Reading With Red)
Here we go up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we go down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we go back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we go round and round! (turn around)
A Bouncing We Will Go (from Jbrary)
A bouncing we will go,
A bouncing we will go,
High ho the derry-o
A bouncing we will go!
Other verses include a hugging we will go, a rocking we will go, a clapping we will go, etc.
Patacake
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Where is Pumpkin? (to the tune of Frere Jacques" from Step by Step Childcare)
Where is pumpkin, where is pumpkin? (crouch low)
Here I am! Here I am! (jump up)
I am round and orange,
See my funny face? (make funny face)
Now you don't. (hide face)
Now you don't.
Wave your scarf (to the tune of "Frere Jacques" from Jbrary)
Wave your scarf up and down,
Up and down, up and down.
Wave your scarf up and down.
Wave your scarf!
Other verses can include: fast and slow, high and low, around and around, left and right, etc)
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: When you like a song or book your enthusiasm will carry over to your baby. Take the time to introduce them to your favorites!
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Pumpkins Storytime 10/13/15 and 10/14/15
Books read:
Pumpkin Heads by Wendell Minor
The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis
On our way to the pumpkin patch (from Storytimes and More, to the tune of "Here we go round the Mulberry Bush")
Here we go marching down the road, down the road,
Here we go marching down the road, on our way to the pumpkin patch!
Additional verses can include: running, tiptoeing, stomping, flying, etc.
I'm a Little Pumpkin (from Kid Activities, to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a little pumpkin, orange and round (hold arms in a circle)
Here is my stem, (place fist on your head)
There is the ground. (touch the ground)
When I get all cut up, don't you shout!
Just open me up and scoop me out! (pretend to scoop the pumpkin out)
Where is Pumpkin? (to the tune of "Frere Jacques", from Step by Step Childcare)
Where is pumpkin, where is pumpkin? (crouch low)
Here I am! Here I am! (jump up)
I am round and orange,
See my funny face? (make funny face)
Now you don't. (hide face)
Now you don't.
Once there was a Pumpkin (from Step by Step Childcare)
Once there was a pumpkin
And it grew (join fingers of each hand to make one pumpkin)
And grew (separate the hands keeping the pumpkin formation)
And grew (join hands before you, making a large pumpkin with your arms)
Now it's a Jack-O-Lantern and it smiles at you
And you, and you! (Move pumpkin shape around to greet each child)
If you're a pumpkin and you know it
If you're a happy pumpkin and you know it jump for joy!
If you're a happy and pumpkin and you know it jump for joy!
If you're a happy pumpkin and you know it then your face will surely show it.
If you're a happy pumpkin and you know it joy for joy!
Other verses can include different emotions and actions, such as: scared/run away, mad/stomp around, silly/make a face, etc
Pumpkin Count Jumping
Pumpkin cut outs are laid on the floor and labeled with 1-5. The children must jump from pumpkin to pumpkin in correct counting sequence. (Great for number recognition and especially good for kids who learn best through movement)
Pumpkin, pumpkin (from Storytime Themes)
Pumpkin, pumpkin siting on a wall,
Pumpkin, pumpkin tip and fall,
Pumpkin, pumpkin, rolling down the street,
Pumpkin, pumpkin, trick or treat!
Literacy tip of the week: Relating stories to you child's life helps build their understanding and keep them engaged with the story. When reading books about pumpkins talk about a trip you took to the pumpkin patch!
Pumpkin Heads by Wendell Minor
The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis
On our way to the pumpkin patch (from Storytimes and More, to the tune of "Here we go round the Mulberry Bush")
Here we go marching down the road, down the road,
Here we go marching down the road, on our way to the pumpkin patch!
Additional verses can include: running, tiptoeing, stomping, flying, etc.
I'm a Little Pumpkin (from Kid Activities, to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a little pumpkin, orange and round (hold arms in a circle)
Here is my stem, (place fist on your head)
There is the ground. (touch the ground)
When I get all cut up, don't you shout!
Just open me up and scoop me out! (pretend to scoop the pumpkin out)
Where is Pumpkin? (to the tune of "Frere Jacques", from Step by Step Childcare)
Where is pumpkin, where is pumpkin? (crouch low)
Here I am! Here I am! (jump up)
I am round and orange,
See my funny face? (make funny face)
Now you don't. (hide face)
Now you don't.
Once there was a Pumpkin (from Step by Step Childcare)
Once there was a pumpkin
And it grew (join fingers of each hand to make one pumpkin)
And grew (separate the hands keeping the pumpkin formation)
And grew (join hands before you, making a large pumpkin with your arms)
Now it's a Jack-O-Lantern and it smiles at you
And you, and you! (Move pumpkin shape around to greet each child)
If you're a pumpkin and you know it
If you're a happy pumpkin and you know it jump for joy!
If you're a happy and pumpkin and you know it jump for joy!
If you're a happy pumpkin and you know it then your face will surely show it.
If you're a happy pumpkin and you know it joy for joy!
Other verses can include different emotions and actions, such as: scared/run away, mad/stomp around, silly/make a face, etc
Pumpkin Count Jumping
Pumpkin cut outs are laid on the floor and labeled with 1-5. The children must jump from pumpkin to pumpkin in correct counting sequence. (Great for number recognition and especially good for kids who learn best through movement)
Pumpkin, pumpkin (from Storytime Themes)
Pumpkin, pumpkin siting on a wall,
Pumpkin, pumpkin tip and fall,
Pumpkin, pumpkin, rolling down the street,
Pumpkin, pumpkin, trick or treat!
Literacy tip of the week: Relating stories to you child's life helps build their understanding and keep them engaged with the story. When reading books about pumpkins talk about a trip you took to the pumpkin patch!
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Baby Storytime 10/8/2015
Book read:
Hands can by Cheryl Willis Hudson
ASL sign of the week: Water
Autumn leaves are falling down (adapted from Jbrary)
Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down, (flutter hands towards ground)
Autumn leaves are falling down, all around town.
The wind will blow them round and round, round and round, (spin)
The wind will blow them round and round, all around town.
Autumn leaves are dancing round, dancing round, dancing round (dance)
Autumn leaves are dancing round, all around town.
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.
If you're happy and you know it
Here we go up, up, up (from Reading With Red)
Here we go up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we go down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we go back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we go round and round! (turn around)
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)
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)
Itsy bitsy spider
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: Doing rhymes like the Itsy Bitsy Spider is great to help with your child's fine motor control. This will come in handy when they are learning to write!
Hands can by Cheryl Willis Hudson
ASL sign of the week: Water
Autumn leaves are falling down (adapted from Jbrary)
Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down, (flutter hands towards ground)
Autumn leaves are falling down, all around town.
The wind will blow them round and round, round and round, (spin)
The wind will blow them round and round, all around town.
Autumn leaves are dancing round, dancing round, dancing round (dance)
Autumn leaves are dancing round, all around town.
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.
If you're happy and you know it
Here we go up, up, up (from Reading With Red)
Here we go up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we go down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we go back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we go round and round! (turn around)
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)
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)
Itsy bitsy spider
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: Doing rhymes like the Itsy Bitsy Spider is great to help with your child's fine motor control. This will come in handy when they are learning to write!
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Cat Storytime 10/6/15 and 10/7/15
Books read:
I love cats by Sue Stainton
Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes by Eric Litwin
ASL Sign of the Week: Cat
If you're a cat and you know it (version of "If you're happy and you know it")
If you're a cat and you know it pounce like this,
If you're a cat and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a cat and you know it pounce like this.
Other actions can include stretching, shaking tail, meowing, etc.
My Little Kitty (to the tune of Shortin' Bread)
My little kitty loves running, running,
My little kitty loves running fast.
My little kitty loves jumping, jumping,
My little kitty loves jumping high.
Other actions can include: Spinning around, Shaking quick, etc.
Paws, whiskers, ears and tails (from Carol Simon Levin, version of "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes")
Paws (curl hands in front)
Whiskers (make whiskers on face)
Ears (touch ears) and tails (touch bottom).
We will like our fur and nap right here.
Paws, whiskers, ears and tails,
Ears and tails!
Pin the shoe on Pete the Cat
I've got a cat on my knee (with scarves, from Storytime Kids, to the tune of "Skip to my Loo")
I've got a cat on my knee,
I've got a cat on my knee,
I've got a cat on my knee,
Meow, meow, meow, meow!
Move to other body parts for additional verses.
Little Kittens (done with scarves, from Suralune Storytime)
Little kittens, snuggled tight,
Sleeping soundly through the night,
Meow, meow, meow, meow!
Time to get up now!
Literacy tip of the week: Moving your finger along the words as you read to your child is a great way to teach them that print goes right to left.
I love cats by Sue Stainton
Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes by Eric Litwin
ASL Sign of the Week: Cat
If you're a cat and you know it (version of "If you're happy and you know it")
If you're a cat and you know it pounce like this,
If you're a cat and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a cat and you know it pounce like this.
Other actions can include stretching, shaking tail, meowing, etc.
My Little Kitty (to the tune of Shortin' Bread)
My little kitty loves running, running,
My little kitty loves running fast.
My little kitty loves jumping, jumping,
My little kitty loves jumping high.
Other actions can include: Spinning around, Shaking quick, etc.
Paws, whiskers, ears and tails (from Carol Simon Levin, version of "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes")
Paws (curl hands in front)
Whiskers (make whiskers on face)
Ears (touch ears) and tails (touch bottom).
We will like our fur and nap right here.
Paws, whiskers, ears and tails,
Ears and tails!
Pin the shoe on Pete the Cat
I've got a cat on my knee (with scarves, from Storytime Kids, to the tune of "Skip to my Loo")
I've got a cat on my knee,
I've got a cat on my knee,
I've got a cat on my knee,
Meow, meow, meow, meow!
Move to other body parts for additional verses.
Little Kittens (done with scarves, from Suralune Storytime)
Little kittens, snuggled tight,
Sleeping soundly through the night,
Meow, meow, meow, meow!
Time to get up now!
Literacy tip of the week: Moving your finger along the words as you read to your child is a great way to teach them that print goes right to left.
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Baby Storytime 10/1/15
Book read:
Spots, Feathers and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri
Here we go up, up, up (from Reading With Red)
Here we go up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we go down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we go back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we go round and round! (turn around)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
If you're happy and you know it
My Little Baby (to the tune of Shortnin' Bread, modified from Verona Storytime)
My little baby loves bouncing, bouncing,
My little baby loves bouncing round.
My little baby loves bouncing, bouncing,
My little baby loves bouncing round.
Lean to the left, lean to the right, now hug that baby nice and tight!
Other actions include: jumping high, spinning round, dancing fast, flying high, 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)
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)
Where is Big Toe? (with scarves, 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.
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: Play is an important part of your baby's literacy development. It is how they will learn how the world works, and how they will develop their imaginative thinking skills.
Spots, Feathers and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri
Here we go up, up, up (from Reading With Red)
Here we go up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we go down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we go back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we go round and round! (turn around)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
If you're happy and you know it
My Little Baby (to the tune of Shortnin' Bread, modified from Verona Storytime)
My little baby loves bouncing, bouncing,
My little baby loves bouncing round.
My little baby loves bouncing, bouncing,
My little baby loves bouncing round.
Lean to the left, lean to the right, now hug that baby nice and tight!
Other actions include: jumping high, spinning round, dancing fast, flying high, 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)
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)
Where is Big Toe? (with scarves, 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.
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: Play is an important part of your baby's literacy development. It is how they will learn how the world works, and how they will develop their imaginative thinking skills.
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