Thursday, November 19, 2015

Baby Storytime 11/19/15

Book read: 
Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins

ASL Sign of the Week: Cat

They're a part of me (to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus", from Miss Meg's Storytime)
I can make my hands go
Clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap.
Because they're a part of me.
Other verses: Feet go stomp, lips go kiss, etc.

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. 

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) 

My Little Baby (to the tune of Shortin' 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)

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)

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.

Wheels on the bus

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)

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Literacy tip of the week: When your baby turns pages of the book as you read, they are actually showing their knowledge of how a book works!
 

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Pet Storytime 11/17/15 and 11/18/15

Books read: 
Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins
My Dog Bob by Richard Torrey

ASL Signs of the Week: Cat and Dog

If you're a pet and you know it (modified from Miss Meg's Storytime)
If you're a dog and you know it shake your tail!
If you're a dog and you know it shake your tail!
If you're a dog and you know it and you really want to to show it,
If you're a dog and you know it shake your tail!  
Other verses can include: cat/pounce like this, fish/move your fins, hamster/run in place)

Tiptoe soft (from SuraLune Storytime)
Tiptoe soft as a pussy cat,
Soft on little cat feet,
Flap your wings like a baby bird,
Open your beak for a treat!
Clomp, clomp, clomp, like a big old horse,
Pick up a hoof and then,
Tip, tip, tip, on the tips of your toes,
Soft as a cat again.  

The Goldfish by Laurie Berkner

We are the Dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner
(for a funny pet!)

I've got a cat on my knee (to the tune of "Skip to My Loo", using cat cut outs, modified from Storytime Kids)
I've got a cat on my knee,
Cat on my knee,
Cat on my knee,
Meow, meow, meow, meow!
Time to move him now!
Repeat with cat on various body parts.

Puppies in the dog house 
Using the parachute as our "dog house" the kids pretended to be puppies and go in and out of it while adults lifted the chute.

Craft: We decorated paper plate fish with construction paper.

Literacy tip of the week:  Dancing is a great way for kids to explore the rhythm in language!

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Baby Storytime 11/12/15

Book read: Wake up me! by Marni McGee

They're a part of me (to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus", from Miss Meg's Storytime)
I can make my hands go
Clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap.
Because they're a part of me.
Other verses: Feet go stomp, lips go kiss, 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)


Bumping up and down my little red fire truck (modified from 2015 CSLP manual)
Bumping up and down my little red fire truck, (bounce on lap)
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!

Rolling down the street in my blue police car, (roll hands around)
Rolling down the street in my blue police car,
Rolling down the street in my blue police car,
Through the streets we go!

Swaying back and forth in my little tugboat, (rock back and forth)
Swaying back and forth in my little tugboat,
Swaying back and forth in my little tugboat,
Through the waves we go!

Peekaboo (with scarves, from Jbrary
Peekaboo, peekaboo,
I see you! I see you!
I see your button nose.
I see your tiny toes.
Peekaboo! Peekaboo!

Here we go up, up, up (with scarves, modified from Reading With Red)
Here we go up, up, up! (lift scarf)
Here we go down, down, down! (lower scarf)
Here we go back and forth! (sway scarf from side to side)
And here we go round and round! (spin scarf in a circle)

Itsy bitsy spider

Wheels on the bus

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)

Literacy tip of the week: It is perfectly normal for your baby to explore books with their mouth. Board books and tub books are great for this purpose!

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Red Storytime 11/10/15 and 11/11/15

Books read: 
Lemons are not red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh

ASL Sign of the Week: Red

Bumping up and down my little red fire truck (modified from 2015 CSLP manual)
Bumping up and down my little red fire truck, (bounce on lap)
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!

Rolling down the street in my blue police car, (roll hands around)
Rolling down the street in my blue police car,
Rolling down the street in my blue police car,
Through the streets we go!

Swaying back and forth in my little tugboat, (rock back and forth)
Swaying back and forth in my little tugboat,
Swaying back and forth in my little tugboat,
Through the waves we go!

Baby Fell Into the Bathtub (modified from Perry Public Library)
Baby fell into the bathtub, (tip baby back as if falling)
Baby fell onto the bed (repeat)
Baby fell into the raspberry jam (repeat)
And came out red! (lift baby up)

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)

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!

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.

Hurry, hurry (to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
Hurry, hurry drive the fire truck, (x3) (pretend to drive)
Hurry, hurry ring the bell (x3)
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
Hurry, hurry climb the ladder (x3) (pretend to climb)
Hurry, hurry squirt the water (x3) (pretend to spray water) 

I know a chicken by Laurie Berkner

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 of red items cut from newspapers.

Literacy tip of the week: Books are a great way to introduce your child to concepts such as shapes and colors.