Night and Day Storytime 9/18/17 and 9/19/17

Books read: 
Hello Day! by Anita Lobel
The Napping House by Audrey Wood (big book version)

ASL Signs of the Week: Morning and Night

This Is The Way
This is the way we stretch in bed,
stretch in bed, stretch in bed.
This is the way we stretch in bed,
so early in the morning.
(repeat with brushing teeth, combing hair, etc)

Good Morning Everybody (adapted from Hello Everybody from Jbrary)
Well good morning everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose, touch your nose?
Well good morning everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose?

Well good morning everybody can you touch your toes, touch your toes, touch your toes?
Well good morning everybody can you touch your toes?
(Other actions can include clap your hands, jump up high, stomp your feet, etc)

Mama's Sleeping (with rhythm sticks, from Getting Giggles)
Mama's sleeping, don't wake her up. (tap sticks quietly)
Mama's sleeping, don't wake her up.
Mama's sleeping don't wake her up.
Mama's sleeping don't wake her up.
We must be very quiet!

Wake up Mama! It's time to play! (tap sticks loudly)
Wake up Mama! It's time to play!
Wake up Mama! It's time to play!
Let's be very noisy! 

I'm a little cuckoo clock
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)

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle Stars (from King County Library)
Twinkle, twinkle, little stars (wiggle fingers)
Stand and twinkle where you are (stand and wiggle fingers)
Twinkle high and twinkle low (hands in air then at your feet)
Twinkle fast and twinkle slow (shake hands fast then slowly)
Twinkle, twinkle little stars
Now sit and twinkle where you are (sit down)

Ten in the Bed (traditional)

Hey Diddle Diddle (with stuffed cow on our parachute) 

Craft: We glued torn paper onto a template of the sun.  

Literacy tip of the week: Bedtime stories are a great way to incorporate books into your child's daily routine. The quality time you spend reading together now will help your child develop positive associations with books.