Book read:
All kinds of kisses by Nancy Tafuri
Let's All Do a Little Clapping
(Tune:"We Wish You a Merry Christmas", modified from Storytime Katie)
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
and spread love right here!
Other actions can include stomping, jumping, twirling, etc.
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Acka backa soda cracker (from Northport Library)
Acka backa soda cracker
Acka backa boo! (rock or bounce baby)
Acka backa soda cracker,
I love you! (give baby a hug)
Acka backa soda cracker,
Acka backa boo!
Acka backa soda cracker,
Up goes you! (lift baby)
Wheels on the bus
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song
Bouncing flannel "snowballs" on parachute
Row, row, row your boat (with parachute)
Literacy tip of the week: Encourage your baby to use their hands to do things like point to objects and pick up toys. This will help develop the strength and fine motor skills they will need for writing.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Things We Love Storytime 2/11/20 and 2/12/20
Book read:
I love bugs! by Emma Dodd
Can you move with me? (from Sunflower Storytime)
Can you wiggle like a worm?
Can you squiggle? Can you squirm?
Can you flutter? Can you fly like a gentle butterfly?
Can you crawl upon the ground?
Like a beetle that is round?
Can you move with me?
Let's All Do a Little Clapping
(Tune:"We Wish You a Merry Christmas", modified from Storytime Katie)
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
and spread love right here!
Other actions can include stomping, jumping, twirling, etc.
Give Mom a Hug (from Storytime Katie)
Roar like a lion, growl like a bear, (growl/roar)
Give Mom a hug, show her you care.
Hop like a bunny, flap like a bird, (hop, then flap arms like wings)
Quiet as a mouse now, don't say a word.
Everyone can shake (with shakers, modified from Jbrary)
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
And now it's time to stop.
Additional verses:
Everyone can tap, Everyone can clap, Everyone can wave, etc.
1, 2 Shake It On Your Shoe (from Jbrary)
1, 2, shake it on your shoe.
3.4 shake it on the floor.
5. 6 shake it really quick.
7, 8 hold it up straight.
9, 10 shake it with your friends!
Craft: We made a collage out of Valentine's Day stickers.
Literacy tip of the week: Demonstrate your love of books by making sure your child sees you reading!
I love bugs! by Emma Dodd
Can you move with me? (from Sunflower Storytime)
Can you wiggle like a worm?
Can you squiggle? Can you squirm?
Can you flutter? Can you fly like a gentle butterfly?
Can you crawl upon the ground?
Like a beetle that is round?
Can you move with me?
Let's All Do a Little Clapping
(Tune:"We Wish You a Merry Christmas", modified from Storytime Katie)
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
and spread love right here!
Other actions can include stomping, jumping, twirling, etc.
Give Mom a Hug (from Storytime Katie)
Roar like a lion, growl like a bear, (growl/roar)
Give Mom a hug, show her you care.
Hop like a bunny, flap like a bird, (hop, then flap arms like wings)
Quiet as a mouse now, don't say a word.
Everyone can shake (with shakers, modified from Jbrary)
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
And now it's time to stop.
Additional verses:
Everyone can tap, Everyone can clap, Everyone can wave, etc.
1, 2 Shake It On Your Shoe (from Jbrary)
1, 2, shake it on your shoe.
3.4 shake it on the floor.
5. 6 shake it really quick.
7, 8 hold it up straight.
9, 10 shake it with your friends!
Craft: We made a collage out of Valentine's Day stickers.
Literacy tip of the week: Demonstrate your love of books by making sure your child sees you reading!
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Baby Storytime 2/6/20
Book read:
Are you sleeping? by Constanze von Kitzing
Where is Lion? (adapted a variety of animal puppets from "Where is Brown Bear?" found on Preschool Education)
Where is Lion?
Where is Lion?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you this winter?
Very very tired.
Go to sleep, go to sleep.
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!
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)
I'm a little cuckoo clock
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)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song
Literacy tip of the week: Puppets are a fun way to change up the familiar stories and songs that you share with your child.
Are you sleeping? by Constanze von Kitzing
Where is Lion? (adapted a variety of animal puppets from "Where is Brown Bear?" found on Preschool Education)
Where is Lion?
Where is Lion?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you this winter?
Very very tired.
Go to sleep, go to sleep.
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!
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)
I'm a little cuckoo clock
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)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Floating Bubble Song
Literacy tip of the week: Puppets are a fun way to change up the familiar stories and songs that you share with your child.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
February Funnies Storytime 2/5/20
Book read:
Spunky Little Monkey by Brian Won
Other book suggestions:
The Serious Goose by Jimmy Kimmel
Cows to the rescue by John Himmelman
How to potty train your monster by Kelly DiPucchio
Monkey See, Monkey Do (from Perry Public Library)
Monkey see, monkey do
Little monkey in the zoo,
Monkey, monkey in the tree,
Can you jump around like me?
The Goldfish by Laurie Berkner
Jump Up, Turn Around by Jim Gill
The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Laurie Berkner
Craft: We colored silly socks and decroated them with circle sticker "spots".
Literacy tip of the week: Reading funny stories together helps your child associate fun with books!
Spunky Little Monkey by Brian Won
Other book suggestions:
The Serious Goose by Jimmy Kimmel
Cows to the rescue by John Himmelman
How to potty train your monster by Kelly DiPucchio
Monkey See, Monkey Do (from Perry Public Library)
Monkey see, monkey do
Little monkey in the zoo,
Monkey, monkey in the tree,
Can you jump around like me?
The Goldfish by Laurie Berkner
Jump Up, Turn Around by Jim Gill
The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Laurie Berkner
Craft: We colored silly socks and decroated them with circle sticker "spots".
Literacy tip of the week: Reading funny stories together helps your child associate fun with books!
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