Book read:
On the launch pad by Michael Dahl
Other book suggestions:
Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm off to the moon! by Dan Yaccarino
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
I'm a little rocket (from Mel's Desk, to the tune of "I'm a little teapot")
I'm a little rocket, tall and thin. (reach hands up high)
Here is my nose cone. (make triangle with hands)
Here are my fins. (touch feet)
When I get all fired up, launch begins.
Watch me rise and see me spin! (spin around)
Who is the astronaut (from CSLP manual, using puppets)
Who is the astronaut with ears so long and funny?
She hops around the rocket ship.
She's a bunny!
Who is the astronaut jumping on a long?
"Ribbit, Ribbit, Ribbit!"
It's a frog!
Who is the astronaut with the long tail of course?
"Neigh, neigh!"
It's a horse!
Who is the astronaut with four legs and a horn?
We rarely ever see one.
It's a unicorn!
Let's go riding in a rocket ship (modified from "Let's go riding in an elevator", with parachute)
Let's go riding in a rocket ship!
Let's go riding in a rocket ship!
Up, up, up we go!
Down, down, down we come!
Rocketship version of "Motorboat, motorboat" (with parachute)
Craft: We made space collages with space stickers.
Literacy tip of the week: Peeling stickers is a great way to help your child develop the fine motor skills needed for writing.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Baby Storytime 7/11/19
Book read:
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (big book)
Twinkle Little Star
Wheels on the Bus
I'm a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (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.
Pretending countdown and "blastoff" into space
Literacy tip of the week: Babies have eyesight that is still developing, so larger books are a great way to help them see the pictures as you read with them.
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (big book)
Twinkle Little Star
Wheels on the Bus
I'm a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (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.
Pretending countdown and "blastoff" into space
Literacy tip of the week: Babies have eyesight that is still developing, so larger books are a great way to help them see the pictures as you read with them.
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Moon and Stars Storytime 7/9/19
Book read:
Journey to the Moon: A pop up lunar adventure by Andy Mansfield
Other book suggestions:
Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson
Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm off to the moon! by Dan Yaccarino
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
ASL Sign of the Week: Stars
If you're going to the moon (from Mel's Desk)
If you're going to the moon wear your boots.
If you're going to the moon wear your boots.
If you're going to the moon, this is what you have to do.
If you're going to the moon wear your boots.
Other verses include: wear your gloves, wear your helmet, etc.
Bumpin' up and down
Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle, (bounce)
Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle,
Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle,
Won't you go to the moon with me?
Other verses: Flying all around among the stars, Stomping all around on the moon, etc.
When the moon comes up (from CSLP Early Literacy Manual)
The moon comes up when the night begins (make circle with arms)
Sometimes it's full (spread arms wide)
Sometimes it's thin (move arms close together)
It shines on the houses, it shines on the trees (flutter fingers)
It shines on you and it shines on me! (point)
Five Stars Counting (with flannelboard)
No little stars, next to the sun. One shoots by and then there is one.
One little star with nothing to do. Another shoots by and then there are two.
Two little stars, winking at me. Another shoots by and now there are three.
Three little stars, blinking once more. Another shoots by and then there are four.
Four little stars, wait for another to arrive. Another shoots by and now there are five.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Craft: We decorated a moon template with torn paper.
Literacy tip of the week: Made up words like "bloop" are fun way to help kids learn to recognize the sounds that make up words.
Journey to the Moon: A pop up lunar adventure by Andy Mansfield
Other book suggestions:
Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson
Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm off to the moon! by Dan Yaccarino
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
ASL Sign of the Week: Stars
If you're going to the moon (from Mel's Desk)
If you're going to the moon wear your boots.
If you're going to the moon wear your boots.
If you're going to the moon, this is what you have to do.
If you're going to the moon wear your boots.
Other verses include: wear your gloves, wear your helmet, etc.
Bumpin' up and down
Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle, (bounce)
Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle,
Bumpin' up and down in my little space shuttle,
Won't you go to the moon with me?
Other verses: Flying all around among the stars, Stomping all around on the moon, etc.
When the moon comes up (from CSLP Early Literacy Manual)
The moon comes up when the night begins (make circle with arms)
Sometimes it's full (spread arms wide)
Sometimes it's thin (move arms close together)
It shines on the houses, it shines on the trees (flutter fingers)
It shines on you and it shines on me! (point)
Five Stars Counting (with flannelboard)
No little stars, next to the sun. One shoots by and then there is one.
One little star with nothing to do. Another shoots by and then there are two.
Two little stars, winking at me. Another shoots by and now there are three.
Three little stars, blinking once more. Another shoots by and then there are four.
Four little stars, wait for another to arrive. Another shoots by and now there are five.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Craft: We decorated a moon template with torn paper.
Literacy tip of the week: Made up words like "bloop" are fun way to help kids learn to recognize the sounds that make up words.
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Baby Storytime 6/13/19
Book read:
Hello Day by Anita Lobel
Good Morning Everybody (adapted from Hello Everybody from Jbrary)
Well good morning everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose, touch your nose?
Well good morning everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose?
Well good morning everybody can you touch your toes, touch your toes, touch your toes?
Well good morning everybody can you touch your toes?
(Other actions can include clap your hands, jump up high, stomp your feet, etc)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Wheels on the Bus
I'm a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (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.
Hello Day by Anita Lobel
Good Morning Everybody (adapted from Hello Everybody from Jbrary)
Well good morning everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose, touch your nose?
Well good morning everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose?
Well good morning everybody can you touch your toes, touch your toes, touch your toes?
Well good morning everybody can you touch your toes?
(Other actions can include clap your hands, jump up high, stomp your feet, etc)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Wheels on the Bus
I'm a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (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.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Let's Fly Storytime 6/11/19 and 6/12/19
Book read:
A plane goes ka-zoom by Jonathan London
Other book suggestions:
Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek
I love planes! by Philemon Sturges
I love bugs! by Emma Dodd
Here we fly up, up, up (modified from Reading With Red)
Here we fly up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we fly down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we fly back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we fly round and round! (turn around)
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!
We're going on vacation in a plane (from Laura Armstrong)
Oh we're going on vacation in a plane (walk)
Oh we're going on vacation in a plane (walk)
Oh we're going on vacation!
Oh we're going on vacation!
Oh we're going on vacation in a plane.
Other verses: Flying oh so high, flying very low, landing very gently
Butterfly, Butterfly (from Perry Public Library)
Butterfly, butterfly dancing all around (hook thumbs and fly fingers up and down)
Butterfly, butterfly now you're on the ground (flutter fingers to the floor)
In a tree hard to see, now you've flown away (flutter fingers up and behind back)
Butterfly, butterfly please come back and play (flutter fingers to the front again)
Craft: We made "planes" out of Popsicle sticks and decorated a picture with cotton ball clouds.
Literacy tip of the week: Imagining in songs and games is great preparation for the imagining required when reading.
A plane goes ka-zoom by Jonathan London
Other book suggestions:
Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek
I love planes! by Philemon Sturges
I love bugs! by Emma Dodd
Here we fly up, up, up (modified from Reading With Red)
Here we fly up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we fly down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we fly back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we fly round and round! (turn around)
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!
We're going on vacation in a plane (from Laura Armstrong)
Oh we're going on vacation in a plane (walk)
Oh we're going on vacation in a plane (walk)
Oh we're going on vacation!
Oh we're going on vacation!
Oh we're going on vacation in a plane.
Other verses: Flying oh so high, flying very low, landing very gently
Butterfly, Butterfly (from Perry Public Library)
Butterfly, butterfly dancing all around (hook thumbs and fly fingers up and down)
Butterfly, butterfly now you're on the ground (flutter fingers to the floor)
In a tree hard to see, now you've flown away (flutter fingers up and behind back)
Butterfly, butterfly please come back and play (flutter fingers to the front again)
Craft: We made "planes" out of Popsicle sticks and decorated a picture with cotton ball clouds.
Literacy tip of the week: Imagining in songs and games is great preparation for the imagining required when reading.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Baby Storytime 6/6/19
Book read:
Baby Party by Rebecca O'Connell
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)
Popcorn, Popcorn (with parachute, from Storytime Katie)
Popcorn, popcorn, put it in the pot.
Shake it up! Shake it up! (shake baby)
Pop pop pop! (bounce three times)
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.
Pop Goes the Weasel (with parachute)
Motorboat (with parachute)
Baby Party by Rebecca O'Connell
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)
Popcorn, Popcorn (with parachute, from Storytime Katie)
Popcorn, popcorn, put it in the pot.
Shake it up! Shake it up! (shake baby)
Pop pop pop! (bounce three times)
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.
Pop Goes the Weasel (with parachute)
Motorboat (with parachute)
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Beach Fun Storytime 6/4/19 and 6/5/19
Book read:
Beach Day by Karen Roosa
Other book suggestions:
Sandy Feet, Whose Feet? by Susan Wood
Penguin on vacation by Salina Yoon
On our way to the beach (modified from Storytimes and More, to the tune of "Here we go round the Mulberry Bush")
Here we go marching down the road, down the road,
Here we go marching down the road, on our way to the beach today!
Additional verses can include: running, tiptoeing, stomping, flying, etc.
Waves at the Beach (to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus") (from Preschool Education)
The waves at the beach go up and down, up and down, (move up and down)
The waves at the beach go up and down, all day long.
Other verses:
The crabs at the beach crawl back and forth, (crawl)
The lobsters at the beach go snap, snap, snap, (clap hands together)
The jellyfish at the beach go wibble, wobble wobble, (sway back and forth)
One little fish (with bubbles, from Jbrary)
One little fish,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble,
Pop, pop, pop!
Sand Castle (from Pasadena Library)
Sand Castle at the beach, (hands over head)
I built you big and strong,
A wave washed up on the sand,
Whoosh! You were gone. (swing arms)
Craft: We decorated a seahorse template with torn paper.
Literacy tip of the week: Ask your child what they see in the pictures as you read together. It is a great way to promote conversation about the story.
Beach Day by Karen Roosa
Other book suggestions:
Sandy Feet, Whose Feet? by Susan Wood
Penguin on vacation by Salina Yoon
On our way to the beach (modified from Storytimes and More, to the tune of "Here we go round the Mulberry Bush")
Here we go marching down the road, down the road,
Here we go marching down the road, on our way to the beach today!
Additional verses can include: running, tiptoeing, stomping, flying, etc.
Waves at the Beach (to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus") (from Preschool Education)
The waves at the beach go up and down, up and down, (move up and down)
The waves at the beach go up and down, all day long.
Other verses:
The crabs at the beach crawl back and forth, (crawl)
The lobsters at the beach go snap, snap, snap, (clap hands together)
The jellyfish at the beach go wibble, wobble wobble, (sway back and forth)
One little fish (with bubbles, from Jbrary)
One little fish,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble,
Pop, pop, pop!
Sand Castle (from Pasadena Library)
Sand Castle at the beach, (hands over head)
I built you big and strong,
A wave washed up on the sand,
Whoosh! You were gone. (swing arms)
Craft: We decorated a seahorse template with torn paper.
Literacy tip of the week: Ask your child what they see in the pictures as you read together. It is a great way to promote conversation about the story.
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