I'm Hungry Storytime 11/26/19

Book read: 
Who's Hungry? by Dean Hacohen and Sherry Scharschmidt

Other book suggestions: 
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood
Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson

If you're hungry and you know it

I feel so crazy I jump in the soup by Laurie Berkner

Milkshake Song (with shakers, from Jbrary)
You take a little a little milk, pour some milk.
And you take a little cream, pour some cream.
You stir it all up,
You shake and you'll sing..a 1,2,3,4..

Milkshake, milkshake, shake it all up!
Milkshake, milkshake, shake it all up!
Milkshake, milkshake, shake it all up! 

Pea Soup (with parachute, modified from What Happens in Storytime)
One little pea jumped into the pot (bounce once)
And waited for it to get nice and hot.
Two little peas jumped into the pot (bounce twice)
And waited for it to get nice and hot.
Three little peas jumped into the pot (bounce three times)
And waited for it to get nice and hot.
Four little peas jumped into the pot (bounce four times)
And waited for it to get nice and hot.

Craft: We made a collage of food pictures.

Literacy tip of the week: Water is vital for neurotransmission. Keeping the brain hydrated boosts learning!

Baby Storytime 11/21/19

Book read:
Big fat hen by Keith Baker

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.

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Mother and Father and Uncle John (from Mother Goose on the Loose Workshop)
Mother and Father and Uncle John (child on adult's knees)
Went to town one by one. (bounce)
Father fell off (lean to one side)
Mother fell off (lean to other side)
But Uncle John rode on and on! (bounce)

Swing me over the ocean (from Jbrary)
Swing me over the ocean,
Swing me over the sea,
Swing me over the garden,
And have me home for tea! 

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song

Wheels on the Bus 

I'm a little cuckoo clock (from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (lift baby once)

Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (lift baby twice)

Literacy tip of the week: Experiences that involve several senses (like bubbles) help strengthen brain connections.

Ms. Kelly's Favorites 11/19/19 and 11/20/19

Book read: 
Plinka Plinka Shake Shake by Emma Garcia

Other book suggestions: 
Dance Party Countdown by Eric Litwin
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson

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. 

The Jingle Song (from Pasadena Library)
We jingle up high,
We jingle down low,
We jingle fast,
We jingle slow,
We jingle to the ceiling,
We jingle to the ground,
We jingle and we jangle and we dance all around!

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)

Do as I'm doing (from Jbrary)
Do as I'm doing, follow, follow me!
Do as I'm doing, follow, follow me!
Follow with a variety of actions

Wheels on the bus 

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

Craft: We made fall trees with tree printouts and toilet paper rolls.

Literacy tip of the week: Share your childhood favorites with your little one. It will help demonstrate to them a love of reading!