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.