Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Farmer's Market/Fruits and Vegetables Storytime

Books read: 
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood
Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall

ASL Sign of the Week: Eat

Pea Soup (modified from What Happens in Storytime)
One little pea jumped into the pot (jump once)
And waited for it to get nice and hot.
Two little peas jumped into the pot (jump twice)
And waited for it to get nice and hot.
Three little peas jumped into the pot (jump three times)
And waited for it to get nice and hot.
Four little peas jumped into the pot (jump four times)
And waited for it to get nice and hot.

If you like veggies and you know it (modified version of "If you're happy and you know it")

We're going to the market (done with shakers, modified version of We're Going to the Zoo from ALA's 2014 Guerilla Storytime)
We're going to the market,
We're going to be there soon!
We're going to get some veggies, and other yummy food!
Shake it baby, shake it!
Shake it while you can!
Shake it like a milkshake, and pour it in the can!
Shake it to the bottom! Shake it to the top!
Shake it round and round and round!
Until I tell you stop!

Way up high in the apple tree (modified from Literary Commentary)
Way up high in the apple tree, (lift arms)
10 little apples smiled at me!
I shook that tree as hard as I could, (shake back and forth)
Down came the apple, (wave hands towards ground)
Boy was it good!

Fruit Salad Salsa by Laurie Berkner

Bananas Unite (from Jbrary)

Bananas unite! (hands connected above head)
Peel bananas, peel bananas! (move hands down)
Chop bananas, chop bananas! (chopping motion)
Mash bananas, mash bananas! (mashing motion)
Go bananas! Go bananas!

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)

Picking up the fruit (with parachute, modified from Storytime Katie)
Picking up the fruit (lift chute)
Putting it in the basket (drop chute)
Repeat with various fruits and vegetables.

Here We Go Round the Apple Tree (done with parachute, adapted from King County Library)
Here we go round the apple tree, apple tree. apple tree
Here we go round the apple tree so early in the morning.

This is the way we shake off the apples, shake off the apples, shake off the apples
This is the way we shake off the apples so early in the morning.

This is the way the leaves fall down, leaves fall down, leaves fall down,
This is the way the leaves fall down, so early in the morning.

Craft: We made collages out of cut out magazine pictures of fruits and vegetables.

Literacy tip of the week: Nonfiction picture books are a great choice for reading because they will prepare you child for the texts they encounter when they start school.
 

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Baby Storytime 9/24/15

Book read:
Hello Baby by Mem Fox

ASL Sign for the Week: Play

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)

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)


Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

If you're happy and you know it

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 (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

The Freeze by Greg and Steve (on Kids in Motion)


Literacy tip of the week: It is okay to stop reading when you child loses interest. Reading time should be a fun time so keep it as low stress as possible.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Fall Storytime 9/22/15 and 9/23/15

Books read: 
Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson
Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall

ASL Sign of the Week: Fall

Autumn Leaves (to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb, modified from Sunflower Storytime)
Autumn leaves are falling down, (wave hands towards floor)
Falling down, falling down,
Autumn leaves are falling down,
All over town.
Other actions can include spinning, dancing, flying, etc.

Way up high in the apple tree (modified from Literary Commentary)
Way up high in the apple tree, (lift arms)
10 little apples smiled at me!
I shook that tree as hard as I could, (shake back and forth)
Down came the apple, (wave hands towards ground)
Boy was it good!

The Freeze by Greg and Steve (on Kids in Motion)

Boing, boing, squeak (modified from Storytime Katie)
Boing, boing, squeak! Boing, boing, squeak!
A bouncing mouse is in my house, he's been there for a week.
He bounces in the kitchen, he bounces in the den,
He bounces very fast, as he counts to 10.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!

One bright leaf (adapted from Storytime Underground)
One bright leaf, waiting for the wind to blow,
Wave it high, wave it low,
Throw it high!
Where did it go?

We wave our leaves (adapted from "We Hit the Floor Together" by Abby Librarian)
We wave our leaves together, together,
We wave our leaves together, together,
We wave our leaves together,
Because it's fun to do!

Two little blackbirds (found at multiple sources)
Two little blackbirds, sitting on a hill,
One named Jack, the other named Jill.
Fly away Jack! Fly away Jill!
Come back Jack! Come back Jill!
Other pairs can include: soft/loud, fast/slow, high/low.

Craft: We decorated a leaf template with torn paper.

Literacy tip of the week: Songs like "The Freeze" are a great way to teach self regulation. This will come in handy when your child is learning to read!

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Baby Storytime 9/17/15

Book read:
Daytime, Nighttime by William Low

ASL sign of the week: All done

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)

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

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)

Walking, Walking (to the tune of Frere Jacques, from NIEHS)
Walking, walking,
Walking walking.
Hop, hop, hop!
Hop, hop, hop!
Walking, walking, walking,
Walking, walking, walking,
Now we stop! Now we stop!
(Other actions could include swaying, running, flying, etc)

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)

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: Incorporate reading into your child's daily routine. For instance, read a book each night at bedtime.

Big and Little Storytime

Book read:
I'm the biggest thing in the ocean! by Kevin Sherry

Other book suggestions: 
Big smelly bear by Britta Teckentrup
The little mouse, the red ripe strawberry and the big hungry bear by Don Wood
Ten little fingers and ten little toes by Mem Fox

ASL Signs of the Week: Big and Little

This is Big (from Mel's Desk)
This is big, big, big. (arms wide)
This is small, small, small. (bring arms together)
This is short, short, short. (crouch down)
This is tall, tall, tall. (reach high)
This is fast, fast, fast. (run fast)
This is slow, slow, slow. (run slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (shake head yes)
This is no, no, no. (shake head no)

If You’re a Bug and You Know It (from Librarian Lisa's Storytimes)
If you’re a bee and you know it buzz like this “buzz, buzz”
If you’re a bee and you know it buzz like this “buzz, buzz”
If you’re a bee and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you’re a bee and you know it buzz like this “buzz, buzz”

Additional verses:
If you’re a grasshopper…hop like this…
If you’re a caterpillar… eat a leaf “chomp, chomp”…
If you’re a butterfly … flap your wings…

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? 

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) 

Popcorn (modified from Library Meow)
I'm a piece of popcorn (rock)
Put me in the pot (drop down)
Shake me, shake me (wiggle)
Watch me POP! (jump in the air)  

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)

Teasing Mr. Shark (from Canton Public Library)
Five Little Fish,
Swimming in the sea,
Teasing Mr. Shark,
You can't catch me,
You can't catch me,
Along came Mr. Shark,
As quiet as can be...
SNAP!
Four little fish swimming in the sea... (count down until all fish are gone) 

Craft: We made a collage of big and little circles.

Literacy tip of the week: Make up stories and play pretend with your child. This is a great way to develop their imaginative thinking!
 

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Baby Storytime 9/10/15

Book read: I went walking by Sue Williams

ASL Sign of the Week: Please

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)

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)


Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes 

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Pop goes the weasel (from Perry Public Library)
All around the mulberry bush, (bounce baby or have toddlers crouch down)
The monkey chased the weasel.
In and out and all about.
POP goes the weasel! (lift or jump)

All around the cobbler's bench, (bounce or crouch)
The monkey chased the weasel.
That's the way the money goes.
POP goes the weasel! (lift or jump)

All around the mulberry bush, (bounce or crouch)
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey stopped to scratch his head.
POP goes the weasel! (lift or jump)  

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 

Literacy tip of the week: Books with repeated refrains, such as "I went walking" will provide repetition that benefits your baby's cognitive development.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Horse Storytime 9/8/15 and 9/9/15

Books read: Noni the Pony by Alison Lester
Are you a horse? by Andy Rash

Other book suggestions: 
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee
Let's sing a lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas

ASL Sign of the Week: Horse

She'll be Coming Around the Moutain (from Jbrary)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift arms)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift arms)
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 a horse and you know it 
Actions include: Shake your tail, Stomp your hooves, Run so fast

My Little Horsey (to the tune of Shortin' Bread)
My little horsey loves running, running,
My little horsey loves running fast.
My little horsey loves jumping, jumping,
My little horsey loves jumping high.
Other actions can include: Neighing loud, Spinning around, Shaking quick

Horsey don't you stop (from Sunshine Preschool)
Horsey, horsey, don't you stop.
Let your feet go clippety clop! (run)
Your tail goes swish (shake tail)
As the wheels go round. (roll hands)
Giddyup we're homeward bound!

Cowboy Pokey (from Loudest Librarian)
Hokey Pokey but with boots in, hat in, lasso in, etc)

Craft: We decorated horse print outs with torn brown paper.

Literacy tip of the week: Books are one of the best ways to introduce your child to new words. They contain words you may not use very often in day to day life, and therefore expand your child's vocabulary.