Thursday, July 26, 2018

Baby Storytime 7/26/18

Book read: 
10 Tiny Tickles by Karen Katz

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.

This is a Choo-Choo Train
This is a choo-choo train (bounce)
Puffing down the track.
Now it's going forward. (lean forward)
Now it's going back. (lean back)
Now the bell is ringing.
And the whistle blows.
What a lot of noise it makes,
Everywhere it goes!

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: Let your baby play with and touch books. That is the way they learn how books work!

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Let's Make Noise Storytime 7/24/18

Book read: 
Can you growl like a bear? by John Butler

Other book suggestions:
Dog's Noisy Day by Emma Dodd
Toot toot beep beep by Emma Garcia

Hands are Clapping (from Reading With Red)
Hands are clapping,
Clap, clap, clap,
Hands are clapping,
Clap, clap, clap,
Hands are clapping,
Clap, clap, clap,
Clap your hands my darling!
Other actions can include stomping, spinning, jumping etc. 

We are the dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner  

We're Marching to the Beat (modified from Storytime Out Loud, done with shakers)
We're marching to the beat!
We're marching to the beat!
Hi-ho the derry-o,
We're marching to the beat!
Other actions can include shaking, jumping, clapping, etc.

We went to the zoo one day (from 2018 CSLP manual, with animal puppets, to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb")
We went to the zoo one day, zoo one day, zoo one day.
We went to the zoo one day, and this is what we saw (name of animal).  

Literacy tip of the week: Playing with noises is an important way your child will explore the sounds in language.

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Baby Storytime 7/19/18

Book read: 
Hello Baby by Mem Fox

ASL sign of the week: Hello

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)

We bounce and stop (from Jbrary)
We bounce and bounce and bounce and stop.
We bounce and bounce and bounce and stop.
We bounce and bounce and bounce and stop.
Bounce your baby right to the top!

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)

The Wheels on the Bus

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

If you're happy and you know it (with parachute) 

Literacy tip of the week: Running your finger along text as you read helps little ones learn what direction we read in.

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Let's Move Storytime 7/17/18

Book read:
I got the rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison

ASL sign of the week: Dance

The Elevator Song (from Jbrary)
Oh the city is great and the city is grand. (march)
There's a whole lot of people on a little piece of land.
And we live way up on the 57th floor. (reach up)
This is what we do when we go out the door:
We take the elevator up and the elevator down. (reach up and down)
We take the elevator up and the elevator down.
And we turn around. 

Put your hands up high (from 2016 CSLP Manual)
Put your hands up high,
Put your hands down low,
Put your hands to the side,
And wiggle just so.
Put your elbows to the front.
Put your elbows in back.
Put your elbows to the side,
And "Quack, Quack, Quack!"

Do as I'm doing (from Jbrary)
Do as I'm doing, follow, follow me.
Do as I'm doing, follow, follow me.
If I do it high or low, If I do it fast or slow...
Do as I'm doing, follow, follow me.

Movement Cube

Craft: We decorated a bingo dauber printout of a boat.

Literacy tip of the week: Dance and music both help your child get a better understanding of the rhythm of language.

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Baby Storytime 7/12/18

Book read: 
Fiesta Babies by Carmen Tafolla

Friend of Mine (to the tune of "Mary Had A Little Lamb", from Kelly's Kindergarten)
Will you be a friend of mine, friend of mine, friend of mine?
Will you be a friend of mine and (insert action) around with me?

We bounce and stop (from Jbrary)
We bounce and bounce and bounce and stop.
We bounce and bounce and bounce and stop.
We bounce and bounce and bounce and stop.
Bounce your baby right to the top!

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

Row, row, row your boat with parachute

The chute is on my head (to the tune of "Farmer in the Dell", from Laughter and Literacy)
The chute is on my head, the chute is on my head!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the chute is on my head!
The chute goes up and down, the chute goes up and down!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the chute goes up and down!
The chute goes fast and slow, the chute goes fast and slow!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the chute goes fast and slow!
The chute is on my head, the chute is on my head!
Hi ho the dairy-o the chute is on my head!

Literacy tip of the week: Your baby develops positive associations with books when they spend time reading with you and other loved ones.

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Let's Sing Storytime 7/10/18

Book read: 
The Little Ice Cream Truck by Margery Cuyler

Other book suggestions:
Old MacDonald's things that go by Jane Clarke
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Car by Kate Dopirak

ASL Sign of the Week: Music 

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)

The Grand Old Duke of York
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift arms in the air)
And he marched them down again (touch ground)
And when they're up, they're up. (lift arms)
And when they're down they're down. (touch ground)
But when they're only halfway up (raise hands halfway)
They're neither up nor down. (reach up then down)  

Dino Ditty (to tune of "Do Wah Ditty", from Miss Meg's Storytime)
Here he comes just stomping down the street. (stomp)
Singing "Dino Ditty, ditty dum ditty do!"
Looking around for something good to eat. (look around)
Singing "Dino Ditty, ditty dum ditty do!"
He's big! He's strong! (flex muscles)
Won't be hungry very long! 

See the Little Bunnies Sleeping (adapted from Jbrary)
See the bunnies sleeping til it's nearly noon.
Come and let us gently wake them with a merry tune!
(sing softly, then repeat singing loudly to "wake up" the "bunnies") 

Craft: We decorated star templates with star stickers to use to sing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".

Literacy tip of the week: Singing allows kids to more easily hear the syllables in words because the syllables often fall on different notes.