Book read:
One Little Blueberry by Tammi Salzano
Hello Everybody (to the tune of from Jbrary)
Well hello everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose, touch your nose?
Well hello everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose?
Well hello everybody can you touch your toes, touch your toes, touch your toes?
Well hello everybody can you touch your toes?
(Other actions can include clap your hands, jump up high, stomp your feet, etc)
Roly Poly (from Reading with Red)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Up Up Up! (lift hands high)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly (roll hands)
Down Down Down! (stomp feet)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Clap Clap Clap! (clap hands)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Lap Lap Lap! (touch lap)
Wheels on the bus
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from KCLS)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (jump twice)
10 Little Bubbles (while popping bubbles, to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
One little,
Two little,
Three little bubbles,
Four little,
Five little,
Six little bubbles.
Seven little,
Eight little,
Nine little bubbles.
Ten little bubbles in the air.
Literacy tip of the week: Learning about numbers through books and rhymes helps kids understand sequences. This comes in handy later on when they must understand the order of events in a story.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Things That Fly Storytime 6/12/18
Books read:
I love planes! by Philemon Sturges
Other book suggestions:
Planes by Byron Barton
I love bugs! by Emma Dodd
ASL sign of the week: Plane
I'm a little airplane (to the tune of "I'm a little teapot", from here)
I'm a little airplane, in the sky!
Here is my left wing and here is my right (reach one arm up at a time)
First I speed to take off (run)
Then I fly!
I tip my wings as I soar by!
The airplane song by Laurie Berkner
1, 2, 3 (with scarf, from Library Village)
1,2, 3 there's a bug on me!
Where did it go!
I don't know!
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
Craft: We colored a picture of a kite.
Literacy tip of the week: Change up the tune to familiar songs as you sing with your child. It is a great way to add some variety and impart new information.
I love planes! by Philemon Sturges
Other book suggestions:
Planes by Byron Barton
I love bugs! by Emma Dodd
ASL sign of the week: Plane
I'm a little airplane (to the tune of "I'm a little teapot", from here)
I'm a little airplane, in the sky!
Here is my left wing and here is my right (reach one arm up at a time)
First I speed to take off (run)
Then I fly!
I tip my wings as I soar by!
The airplane song by Laurie Berkner
1, 2, 3 (with scarf, from Library Village)
1,2, 3 there's a bug on me!
Where did it go!
I don't know!
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
Craft: We colored a picture of a kite.
Literacy tip of the week: Change up the tune to familiar songs as you sing with your child. It is a great way to add some variety and impart new information.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Baby Storytime 6/7/18
Book read:
Giddy-up! Let's ride! by Flora McDonnell
Ride baby ride (from Jbrary)
Ride baby ride! ch ch ch (bounce baby)
Ride that horsey ride!
Ride baby ride! ch ch ch
Ride that horsey ride!
Other verses: clap baby clap, stomp baby stomp, etc.
The horses are walking (from Jbrary)
Horse are walking, they're walking along, (walk or bounce baby)
Walking along, walking along.
The horses are walking, they're walking along.
Woah, Woah, Woah! (lean back)
Other verses: Trotting, Galloping
Bippity Boppity Boo (with scarves, modified from Storytime with Ms. Tara)
Bippity Boppity Boo, a scarf is on my shoe!
Bippity Boppity Bed, a scarf is on my head!
Bippity Boppity Bee, a scarf is on my knee!
Wheels on the bus
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from KCLS)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (jump twice)
10 Little Bubbles (while popping bubbles, to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
One little,
Two little,
Three little bubbles,
Four little,
Five little,
Six little bubbles.
Seven little,
Eight little,
Nine little bubbles.
Ten little bubbles in the air.
Literacy tip of the week: Describe what you and your baby are doing as you go about your day. It is a great way to expose them to as many words as possible.
Giddy-up! Let's ride! by Flora McDonnell
Ride baby ride (from Jbrary)
Ride baby ride! ch ch ch (bounce baby)
Ride that horsey ride!
Ride baby ride! ch ch ch
Ride that horsey ride!
Other verses: clap baby clap, stomp baby stomp, etc.
The horses are walking (from Jbrary)
Horse are walking, they're walking along, (walk or bounce baby)
Walking along, walking along.
The horses are walking, they're walking along.
Woah, Woah, Woah! (lean back)
Other verses: Trotting, Galloping
Bippity Boppity Boo (with scarves, modified from Storytime with Ms. Tara)
Bippity Boppity Boo, a scarf is on my shoe!
Bippity Boppity Bed, a scarf is on my head!
Bippity Boppity Bee, a scarf is on my knee!
Wheels on the bus
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from KCLS)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (jump twice)
10 Little Bubbles (while popping bubbles, to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
One little,
Two little,
Three little bubbles,
Four little,
Five little,
Six little bubbles.
Seven little,
Eight little,
Nine little bubbles.
Ten little bubbles in the air.
Literacy tip of the week: Describe what you and your baby are doing as you go about your day. It is a great way to expose them to as many words as possible.
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Letter J Storytime 6/5/18
Book read:
Jazzy in the Jungle by Lucy Cousins
Other book suggestions:
Jump by Scott Fischer
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Hello (modified from "Goodbye" by Yogibrarian)
Bread and butter, toast and jam,
Let's say hello as quiet as we can!
Hello! (in high squeaky voice)
Other verses: loud, fast, slow, high, low, etc.
Jack in the Box (with scarves, from Jbrary)
Jack in the box,
Sits so still.
Will he come out?
Yes he will!
Mr. Eric's Jumping Song by the Learning Groove
Jump up, Turn Around by Jim Gill
Craft: We decorated parrots with torn paper and feathers.
Literacy tip: Talking about the illustrations of a story helps your child realize that books are illustrated in all different ways. It also draws their attention to how the pictures help tell the story.
Jazzy in the Jungle by Lucy Cousins
Other book suggestions:
Jump by Scott Fischer
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Hello (modified from "Goodbye" by Yogibrarian)
Bread and butter, toast and jam,
Let's say hello as quiet as we can!
Hello! (in high squeaky voice)
Other verses: loud, fast, slow, high, low, etc.
Jack in the Box (with scarves, from Jbrary)
Jack in the box,
Sits so still.
Will he come out?
Yes he will!
Mr. Eric's Jumping Song by the Learning Groove
Jump up, Turn Around by Jim Gill
Craft: We decorated parrots with torn paper and feathers.
Literacy tip: Talking about the illustrations of a story helps your child realize that books are illustrated in all different ways. It also draws their attention to how the pictures help tell the story.
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